Even Corsair Knows Air Cooling is Better - A500 Review

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It’s been 10 years since Corsair was in the air-cooler game, so why come back? Can Corsair compete with the huge selection of already excellent CPU coolers from competitors like Noctua and Deepcool? Let's benchmark it and find out!

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