Today we're talking a quick look at the Corsair A500 dual fan CPU cooler, a return to the manufacturer's massive air cooling heatsink designs that supports modern Intel and AMD sockets (Intel LGA115x, LGA20xx, and AMD AM4, AM3, FM2). The A500 boasts four direct-contact copper heat pipes to transfer heat away from the CPU, as well as a new "slide and lock" fan mounting system that makes use of magnetic caddies to hold either the stock or other 120mm fans in place without clips.

This thing is HUGE, and that isn't a bad thing... unless it doesn't fit in your system. It is extremely easy to set up, if you have access to the back of your motherboard — as most modern cases do — you can be up and running in under five minutes! All you have to do is attach the mounting hardware to the motherboard, mount the cooler to that, and plug in the fans — it really is that easy!