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Air Series™ A50 CPU Cooler

You’ve invested a lot into your Intel or AMD CPU. Now’s the time to protect it and make it run better.

Excessive heat is the deadly enemy of high-performance silicon, and the Air Series A50 CPU cooler can extend the lifetime of your CPU by quietly and efficiently drawing that heat away.

You’ll get faster performance, too. Intel Core™ i5 and Core™ i7 processors can be easily configured to automatically overclock when conditions are right. Lowering your CPU’s operating temperature one of the best ways to do this – your CPU will detect that it’s running cooler, and instantly boost its speed when you need it. Of course, if you’re not using a Core i5 or Core i7 or if you prefer to adjust your overclocking settings manually, the Air Series A50 will give you the temperature headroom you need.

The superior engineering of the Air Series A50 makes it dramatically outperform your CPU’s stock heatsink: three 8mm copper heatpipes directly contact your CPU and instantly pull heat up into the aluminum cooling fins. A 120mm fan, mounted on rubber studs to reduce noise and vibration, quietly draws cool air through the fins.

Spend 15 minutes replacing your CPU’s stock heatsink and enjoy years of better performance.

Features

  • Compatible with Intel and AMD systems
  • Three 8mm copper direct-contact heatpipes
  • Aluminum fins
  • Low-noise, low-vibration 120mm fan mounted on rubber studs
  • Selectable 1,600 or 2,000RPM fan allows you to select the cooling performance you want
  • Two-year warranty
Warranty Two years
Cold Plate Material Direct-contact copper heatpipes
Fan Specification 120mm (x1)
Socket Support AMD AM2, AMD AM3, Intel LGA 1155, Intel LGA 1156, Intel LGA 1366, Intel LGA 775
Radiator Material Aluminium
Tubing Three 8mm copper heatpipes

Blog

Corsair H50s in Clash of the Titans

By Mike Clements, on April 30th, 2013

NVIDIA has unleashed a Titan among us mortals. The new NVIDIA GTX Titan GPU offers amazing graphics processing power while consuming up to 250w of power. The stock cooling setup on these cards looks pretty impressive but of course, there are always people out there that are not content with stock.

Recently, I stumbled across a system build thread over at the EVGA forums. Member "dustingg" has taken two Hydro Series H50 CPU coolers and with some slight tubing modifications, he's attained cooling results rivaling much more expensive custom cooling solutions. We applaud dustingg for his ingenuity and we also really like his choice of PSUs.

 

Modded H50s on GTX Titans

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Weekly Review Round-Up — Twice the Video Edition

By Michael Valera, on February 4th, 2011

Legit Reviews, Air Series™ A50 CPU Cooler review — " With the Corsair A50 doing as well as it does and costing what it does, I feel it would make for a nice budget cooler because it will get the job done and not break the bank in the process. The documentation is very easy to follow, it was easy to install, and will fit all the popular sockets out today -- even the new Intel LGA1155 socket for 'Sandy Bridge' processors as that socket same hole pattern as the LGA1156 socket. The Corsair A50 even comes backed by a 2-year warranty, which is nice for the price you pay. Not too many things can go wrong on a HSF, but you never know one of the three 8mm heatpipes might blow up or something! :)"

TweakTown, Gaming Audio Series™ SP2500 Speakers review — "What we really liked almost of all was that Corsair have covered everything that's important. And let it be said we have never seen a system in this class do that. There's always something that's been missed; the quality of the cables, the size of the sub or not having a tweeter; maybe even poor amplification. But that's just the thing, they've got everything right! - We almost had to rub our eyes to make sure it was true."

That's all from me this week... have a good weekend!

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The Corsair Air Series A70/A50 Mounting Guide for Intel Systems

By Mike Clements, on November 18th, 2010

Over the past year or two, we have greatly expanded the Corsair product line. One of these new additions is our new Air Series™ line of CPU coolers, which we proudly debuted at CEBIT in March 2010. We are offering two models at this time, the Air Series A70 and Air Series A50.

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The Corsair Air Series A70/A50 Mounting Guide for AMD Systems

By Mike Clements, on November 3rd, 2010

Over the past year or two, we have greatly expanded the Corsair CPU Cooler product line. One of these new additions is our new Air Series™ CPU coolers which we proudly debuted at CEBIT in March 2010. We offer two models at this time, the Air Series A70 and Air Series A50.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Top Questions

  • Where can I find replacement parts for my Corsair CPU cooler?

    Please submit a case in Tech Support Xpress (TSX), and let us know which cooler you have and what parts you need.

  • What are the dimensions of the A70 and A50 heatsinks?

    Dimensions of Heatsink only (not including fans)

    A50
    Height: 160mm
    Length: 120mm
    Width: 54mm

    A70
    Height: 160mm
    Length: 120mm
    Width: 70mm

  • Is there a detailed guide to help with installation of the A50/A70?

    Yes, you can find a link to both an Intel and AMD specific guide on our forum here: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=90110

  • Which CPU sockets are the A70 and A50 compatible with?

    Both the A50 and A70 are compatible with the following CPU socket types:

    Intel

    LGA 775, LGA 1156, LGA 1366

    AMD

    AMD Core AM2, AMD Core AM3

SKU# CAFA50

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Reviews and Awards

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    LegitReviews - January, 2011

    Air Series A50 wins Value award at ...

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    Tweaknews - December, 2010

    Air Series A50 wins Top Rank Award at ...

  • Think Computers - August, 2010

    Corsair A50 gets 9 out of 10 at Think ...

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    Overclockers Club - August, 2010

    Overclockers CLub looks at the A50 and ...

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