Cooler Master Masterair MA610P and MA410P Review

Peter Donnell / 7 years ago

Final Thoughts

Pricing

I’ve actually surprised myself a little here, as I wrote this review blind to the knowledge of the MSRP of each cooler. The smaller MasterAir MA410P is just £39.99 while the larger MasterAir MA610P is £64.99. They’re both very competitive prices given their respective performance and the fact they come with those gorgeous premium MasterAir RGB fans and a controller.

Overview

Both of the new Cooler Master coolers are a very welcome addition to their already award-winning range of air coolers. While both don’t offer much in the way of game-changing innovation, they mix things up just enough to be relevant, cool, and interesting.

The most important part of any CPU cooler is the performance, and I’m more than happy with how each of them performed. The MA410P didn’t fare too well in our overclocking test but given we ran it on a 5 GHz 7700K, we got what we expected from a cooler of its size. Run this on a more efficient 8th Gen CPU, and I doubt you’ll have the same issue, as their TDP is much lower. The larger MA610P did a much better job while overclocked, giving us some very competitive temperatures for a CPU of this price range.

Build Quality

Both of these coolers are very well made. The chunky contact plate with thick direct content heat pipes is nicely constructed, as is the adjoining mounting kits that are provided. Both coolers have a densely packed fin stack that promotes great heat dissipation and good airflow, plus they look very nicely finished, with clean edges and a nice mixture of silver and black surfaces. I must admit that I prefer the look of the Ma6, with its more enclosed design and top panel guard, but the MA4 is hardly the ugly one of the pair.

RGB

I really do feel that Cooler Master is coming out as the leader in the RGB fan race. There are many on the market, but the MasterAir lighting effects and colours feel more refined and stylish than some of the disco twirlers that are on the market today. I’m not a big fan of excessive LED lighting, so some of the softer transition and frequency effects on these fans are really appealing to me.

Which One Should I Buy?

For lower TDP CPUs or non-overclocked systems, the MA410P is the obvious choice. It’s a competitive cooler and priced to not murder your wallet too. It’s a big upgrade from a stock cooler, that’s for sure. The MA610P is only £20 more though, and if you’re overclocking, and have room to mount the larger design of this cooler, it’s certainly a good investment for any system build that focuses on air cooling.