Packaging

Deepcool sticks with their bright green packaging for the AS500. The front of the box gives a good view of the cooler and lists support for various motherboard ARGB synchronization solutions, including MSI, ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte, and Razer. Turning to the left side, you will find the cooler's dimensions along with some mechanical drawings as reference. Another turn to the back gives us a quick look at the cooler's features, listed in various languages. These features include its five 6 mm heatpipes shown as capable of handling up to 220 watts, a slim fin design for 100% memory compatibility, and its top plate with ARGB, to name a few.


Moving on to the right side, Deepcool lists a few more features, including the cooler's low noise output, 164 mm height, 100% RAM compatibility, and previously noted 220-watt TDP. Finally, the top just has the Deepcool logo and nothing else.

Contents

Opening the box, you will be greeted by the mounting hardware packaged in a smaller box. Beneath that sit the cooler and fan encased in foam, which is nice to see. Overall, the packaging is good, providing more than enough protection for the product.


When it comes to the mounting hardware, Deepcool's AS500 uses a tried and true design that is very simple and straightforward to where this style of mounting hardware is nearly industry standard at this point. I will also give them credit for including an ARGB controller and extension cable for good measure. It should be noted that the company has also included an extra set of fan clips for a dual-fan configuration for those who want to take that route.

Common parts supplied for mounting include:

• 4x Fan clips
• 4x Phillips head mounting nuts
• 4x Intel LGA2011/2066 screw pillars
• 4x Intel 115X/1200 screw pillars
• 4x AMD screw pillars
• 2x AMD mounting arms
• 2x Intel mounting arms
• 1x Intel backplate
• 1x 140 mm fan
• 1x Tube of thermal paste
• 1x Heatsink
• 1x Installation manual