Cheap Coolers Are Getting Crazy: Deepcool AK400 CPU Cooler Review

Sponsor: Lian Li O11D Evo on Amazon The affordable Deepcool AK400 tower cooler is the next in a recent trend of cheap, high-performing CPU air coolers. If you’re building a new gaming PC soon, our CPU cooler benchmarks will help you pick the best air cooler (or liquid cooler) for the job. The AK400 air cooler competes vs. the Vetroo V5, Thermalright’s Assassin Spirit, and higher-end coolers like the Arctic Freezer 34 Esports. Check out our Cooler Review Playlist to see full reviews of these coolers and more: We have an entire video on our Cooler Testing Methodology here: The best way to support our work is through our store! We currently have 3D coaster packs, tear-down toolkits, Modmats, shirts, and more in stock: Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] DeepCool AK400 on Amazon: Arctic Freezer 34 Esports Duo on Amazon: Scythe Fuma 2 on Amazon: Vetroo V5 on Amazon: Noctua NH-U12S Redux on Amazon: Or if you want some liquid cooling there’s the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 on Amazon: TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - DeepCool AK400 CPU Cooler 03:20 - Best Budget CPU Cooler Alternatives 04:26 - Mechanical Design 06:20 - Fan Design 08:13 - Dimensions & Case Compatibility 09:25 - Packing & Mounting Hardware 10:32 - Installation Process & Packaging 11:48 - Pressure Scanner Results 12:51 - Cold Plate Surface Flatness 13:52 - Thermals: 68W Noise-Normalized Benchmark 15:31 - Thermals: 68W 100% Fan Speed Test 16:32 - Thermals: 123W Noise-Normalized Benchmark 17:47 - Thermals: 123W 100% Fan Speed Test 18:48 - Conclusion & Best CPU Coolers ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video (“this video is brought to you by“) and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or “sponsored content“ (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: f: w: Host, Test Lead, Writing: Steve Burke Testing: Mike Gaglione Writing: Michael Kerns Additional Editing: Andrew Coleman