Vertical Heatsinks are without a doubt the logical choice when it comes to PC cooling but we are seeing a shift towards computers that start off with a case that’s too small for ANY vertical heatsink in no small part thanks to the recent wave of Mini ITX cases that are in tune with the times being that we longer need 2 GPUs and even if we do it doesn’t make sense to pair 2 low-end or mid range GPUs and those who do it usually have very high resolution display setups or just outright badly optimized games like the recent wash of games from Ubisoft
AIO Liquid Coolers like the Deepcool Maelstrom 120 and 240*offers relief for troubled cases but even then some cases are still too small for AIOs and you’re looking at spending 79$ for something like a Deepcool 120K. The 120K is supposedly designed for SFF PCs but it is only 5mm thinner than the Maelstrom 120 so that is rather baffling.
Thankfully quite a number of manufacturers have made Low Profile heatsinks to get round this problem and Deepcool released a while back the Gabriel to add to the raft of options.
What will convince you though is the price at just 59$ it is a lot cheaper than it’s rivals like the Silverstone AR06 which is a lot smaller width wise.
Deepcool is not exactly a old name in Singapore nor is it new as it has been in the stores for some time now but I have always been impressed with their coolers.
Their coolers usually offer exceptional value, great performance with the noise profile of a Noctua. The Deepcool Lucifer actually colored me impressed due to how silent it was and it’s ability to run passive even when I overclocked my LGA1366 Xeon Hexa-core CPU
Somehow it looks a lot more opposing than a Silverstone HR06 which is … It is. It’s a lot bigger width wise because it uses a 120mm fan not a 92mm fan but they are equally tall at 60mm with it’s 20mm fan on the Gabriel and 15mm on the HR06. The nickel plating is actually very properly done, not that they are hard to screw up but I have seen badly done nickel plating flake off before (EKWB).
The heatsink fins are rather dense but it is so well-made I struggled to believe it was that cheap and it’s compact enough to clear standard DIMMs easily and above that even installed with the smaller portion facing the motherboard CPU power plug it easily clears the PCIE slots and the VRM heatsinks if it has any.
Of course the fan clips look rather ugly having being bent when installed but it’s not an expensive heatsink so that isn’t a minus. It is quite tight though so it may be wiser to install it on the motherboard before placing the motherboard into the ITX chassis
Actually this heatsink+fan package is the first Deepcool Gamer Storm heatsink that isn’t doused in green or with a terrifying outlook. That is not to say I don’t like the normal Deepc
The installation is outright simple that said but it’s*rather*prone to missing bits of it. First you you install the arms onto the Gabriel with small screws then you install the metal standoffs which are already have plastic pads tacked on to prevent the motherboard from getting scratched. After that the rubber standoffs goes onto the motherboard between the standoffs and the bigger screw that is used to tighten the heatsink to the*motherboard
Specifications
- Compatibility Intel: Intel: LGA115x, AMD: AM3+, AM3, AM2+, AM2, FM2, FM1, FM2, FM2+
- Weight 426g
- Heatsink size (mm) 120 x 120 x 60 (W x D x H)
- Fan(s) 1 x 120mm (PWM), 900-1,800RPM
- Stated Noise 18-32dBA
Testing
The rig we’re using for this review consists of these parts :
AMD FM2+ Platform
- AMD A10-7850K overclocked to 4.2GHz with 1.45v
- ASUS A88XM-A
- 2 x 4GB Kingston HyperX Genesis
- Plextor M5S 128GB
- CoolerMaster G750M
It is placed under full load with prime95 Small FFT and it is in a Deepcool Steam Castle with a Sapphire R9 270X Toxic. It is tested also with side panels attached and the standard 200mm fan in the front and 120mm fan in the rear. It should at least be very realistic by simulating*an actual machine’s conditions
(Lower is better)
With a smaller fan and a smaller heatsink it is no surprise it is louder than Deepcool’s own Gammaxx 400 but it is also cooler due to the heatsink fins being soldered to the heatpipes and the nickel plated base.
However, the same cannot be said for the Cooler Master’s Hyper 212 EVO as that managed to be MUCH louder than the others but was only in the middle of the pack and the noise difference between the Gammaxx 400 and the Hyper 212 EVO was actually very appreciable.
Conclusion
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