DeepCool V6000 VGA Cooler Review

Final ThoughtsThe first aspect of DeepCool’s V6000 we want to address is the performance. With the use of a dense aluminium fin array, 6 heatpipes and a copper base, we expected the main heatsink’s cooling performance to be good and that it was. It offered the best performance we have seen to date in the GPU cooling test beating its Thermalright, Gelid and Arctic Cooling rivals. First place was also grasped thanks to its good GPU and GPU (MEMIO) temperatures in the gaming test. The additional RAM/VRM heatsinks however were barely satisfactory allowing our HD 4870’s VRM temperatures to run rampant and climb well over 110C above ambient. It would have been far better if DeepCool had chosen to use an all-in-one MOSFET heatsink with a bit more bulk to it, just as we have seen Gelid successfully incorporate.

Noise output isn’t an issue as a result of the quiet 92mm fans that DeepCool bundle with the V6000. We found the cooler to be very quiet even at our 100% fan speed acoustic test level. Of course, if the fans are a little too loud for your liking, it is easy enough to buy another pair of 92mm fans and use those instead.

Aesthetics are in our opinion very welcoming provided you are happy with the huge 4 PCI slot design. The dark blue fan blades effectively contrast its sharp black frame. Small touches such as the DeepCool logo elegantly written on the final fin attached to the heatsink also ensure that this cooler’s offerings aren’t just performance related.

Installation was time consuming yet fairly straightforward and thoroughly effective. The instruction manual could do with some extra directions to help novices install the cooler easily, but this isn’t a major niggle. The fan attachment method is slightly awkward to use especially with the heatsink already attached to the graphics card. The wire fan clips could easily damage an aluminium fin which isn’t something you would want to do to a £58 cooler.

Price is an awkward factor to summarize with the DeepCool V6000. Available for just under £60 with a 2 year warranty as standard, some people may think the slightly lower GPU temperatures are worth the increased expenditure. We personally don’t think that the V6000 warrants its very high price tag. We saw better overall performance from the Gelid Icy Vision Rev. 2 which is just over half the V6000’s price. At around £45, the V6000 would be far more competitive in the market and our overall award would definitely change. The relative non-availability in the US is another negative point.

Our bottom line is DeepCool’s V6000 is an effective GPU cooling solution let down by its underperforming VRM heatsinks and excessive price tag.