DeepCool Assassin IV
air, 155mm tall, rated for 150W TDP.
Official India stock. Full warranty through the brand's India service network, standard RMA if anything goes wrong.
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Where to buy DeepCool Assassin IV in India
Expect to pay roughly ₹5,800-6,400 for the DeepCool Assassin IV in India right now, depending on offers and seller. I always recommend buying from retailers that give a proper GST invoice - it's what makes your India warranty claim smooth later.
In my years running a PC store, PrimeABGB (Mumbai) and Vedant Computers (Kolkata) have also been consistently reliable for verified stock - compare before buying.
DeepCool Assassin IV India Review: 7-Heatpipe Flagship Air Cooler at ₹6,000-8,500
Why DeepCool Made a New Flagship
DeepCool's air cooler lineup has been anchored by the AK620 for a while now, and it's still a great cooler. But the Assassin IV is a step above it. This is a dual-tower design with 7 heatpipes instead of the usual 6, more total fin surface area, and a fan setup tuned to move that extra thermal load without turning your case into a wind tunnel. It's DeepCool's answer to the fact that CPUs keep getting hotter under load, especially with Ryzen 7000/9000 chips and Intel's higher-end Raptor Lake/Arrow Lake parts that can pull serious wattage during boost.
If you've been eyeing the AK620 or a Peerless Assassin 120 SE but want more headroom for a higher-end CPU, the Assassin IV is the logical upgrade.
Dual-Tower vs Single-Tower: Why It Matters
Single-tower air coolers (think Hyper 212 style) push air through one bank of fins with one fan. Dual-tower coolers like the Assassin IV split that surface area across two towers with two fans, one blowing air in one direction, effectively doubling your radiating surface without doubling your footprint height. The result is lower CPU temps at the same fan speed, or the same temps at a quieter fan speed. That's the whole appeal.
The tradeoff is width. Dual-tower coolers eat into RAM slot clearance on the side facing your DIMMs, which is the single most common complaint I see about this class of cooler.
That gap between single-tower and dual-tower designs is real and it's the reason coolers like the Assassin IV, AK620, and Peerless Assassin 120 SE exist in the first place. More fin surface, more heatpipes, lower temps for the same noise.
RAM Clearance: The Actual Concern
This is where I want to be straight with you. Dual-tower coolers, including the Assassin IV, sit low and wide over your first RAM slot. DeepCool's design is reasonably RAM-friendly at around 40-42mm clearance depending on fan mounting height, but if you're running RAM with tall heatspreaders (Trident Z Royal, Dominator Platinum, anything with a big RGB shroud), you may need to raise the front fan or skip the lowest fan clip entirely.
Before you buy: check your RAM kit's heatsink height against DeepCool's published clearance spec, and check your motherboard's DIMM slot spacing relative to the CPU socket. Some AM5 boards run tighter than others.
Socket Support and Fan Setup
The Assassin IV covers the full current socket range: AM5, AM4 on the AMD side, and LGA1700 plus LGA1851 on the Intel side, meaning it's ready for the latest Ryzen and Core Ultra chips as well as the platforms most people are still buying into. Mounting hardware is included for all of them, so you're not hunting for a separate bracket kit.
On the fan side, expect dual 120mm PWM fans running a wide RPM range, quiet at idle and desktop use, audible but not obnoxious under sustained full load. This is a cooler built to be run at moderate fan curves rather than maxed out, which matters a lot if your PC sits next to you while you work or sleep.
India Pricing and Availability
Confirmed in stock at MDComputers.in. I did not capture an exact India price this research pass, so treat this as an estimate: DeepCool's flagship dual-tower air coolers have typically landed in the ₹6,000-8,500 range in India, and the Assassin IV as the current top-tier model should sit in that band or close to it. Verify current pricing at MDComputers or your usual retailer before ordering, prices on newer SKUs shift as stock normalizes.
Why It's DeepCool's Top Air Cooler Now
Simple answer: more heatpipes, more surface area, better sustained thermal headroom than the AK620, at a price that still undercuts most 240mm AIOs. For India specifically, where summer room temps regularly sit at 35-40°C ambient, having that extra thermal margin on an air cooler (no pump to worry about, no coolant to age out) is a genuinely good tradeoff for a lot of builders.
Who Should Buy It
Buy this if: you're running a higher-end Ryzen or Intel chip, want AIO-adjacent thermal performance without AIO maintenance concerns, and your case has decent airflow to feed those two towers.
Skip this if: your case is a tight mid-tower with limited width clearance, you're running very tall RGB RAM and can't compromise on fan height, or your CPU is a lower-power part where an AK620 or Peerless Assassin 120 SE would already be overkill.
Questions
Yes, it covers AM5, AM4, LGA1700, and LGA1851, so it works with current Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra platforms plus older AM4 and LGA1700 builds.
It can restrict the first DIMM slot if you're running very tall heatspreaders. Standard-height RAM (under ~35mm) fits without issue. Check DeepCool's clearance spec against your kit before buying.
At idle and moderate load, yes, air coolers with a good fan curve are typically quieter than an AIO's pump whine plus fans. Under sustained heavy load both get audible, it's closer.
Not precisely confirmed as of this writing. Expect roughly ₹6,000-8,500 based on DeepCool's usual flagship air cooler pricing in India, verify at MDComputers before you buy.
If your CPU runs hot under sustained load (higher-end Ryzen 7/9, Core i7/i9), the Assassin IV's extra heatpipes give you more margin. For mainstream CPUs, the AK620 is still excellent and likely cheaper.