# DeepCool Assassin IV

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/deepcool-assassin-iv
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/cpu-coolers
- Placement: #21 of 24 in CPU Coolers, D tier
- Brand: DeepCool
- LP on this board: 243
- Last researched: 2026-08-17T14:55:45.236Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

The best hardware on this list that you should not buy: post-sanctions, US warranty and support are effectively void, and an unserviceable product finishes last. Buy the NH-D15 G2 or Dark Rock Pro 5.

## For

- As hardware, one of the best air coolers ever made

## Against

- DeepCool was hit with US sanctions in 2024 and effectively withdrew from the US market
- Warranty claims, RMAs, and spare-part support in the largest market are functionally dead
- A cooler you cannot get serviced is a liability no matter how good the heatsink is

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 6 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 32 cited sources across 23 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| www.guru3d.com | guru3d.com | B | https://www.guru3d.com/reviews/category/cooling-1a/ | fetched and confirmed |
| PC Crazy | PC Crazy | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApTQUaIO9jE | fetched and confirmed |
| L3SI | L3SI | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUhbXDIxPI | fetched and confirmed |
| ThermalLeft | ThermalLeft | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_n3cERsQ9g | fetched and confirmed |
| RamReviews | RamReviews | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlp3dmQV6uI | fetched and confirmed |
| Rozpaczkowanie | Rozpaczkowanie | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEr5t-bPHMY | fetched and confirmed |
| Gamers Nexus | Gamers Nexus | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukYhjjoJnfc | fetched and confirmed |
| PC Crazy | PC Crazy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTNfJeNrrow | fetched and confirmed |
| PC Crazy | PC Crazy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spU11Xk4g4w | fetched and confirmed |
| MGS Tech Studio | MGS Tech Studio | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDegbwhvKdg | fetched and confirmed |
| KitGuruTech | KitGuruTech | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4bpPk0OFSg | fetched and confirmed |
| PC Crazy | PC Crazy | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa3reRnUwzg | fetched and confirmed |
| TECH SMASH | TECH SMASH | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw9HC6V-PIg | fetched and confirmed |
| PC Crazy | ChandanRajdeepMohanty | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spU11Xk4g4w#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Notice | WireHedd | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBgi_2bxpwM#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| PC Crazy | GREAT-NORTHERN | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTNfJeNrrow#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| KitGuruTech | UnluckyDomino | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4bpPk0OFSg#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| DeepcoolOfficial | rory6835 | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTXXCmYJKKc#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| RamReviews | RamReviews | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlp3dmQV6uI#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| PCCheck | LucaK-ju8pn | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-LlrfXwN78#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcFn8jSjxg7/ | fetched and confirmed |
| GECID Unboxing | GECID Unboxing | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oja41imVtgk | fetched and confirmed |
| PC Crazy | - | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa3reRnUwzg#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| ThinkComputers | davillain9974 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-2x7OFfhmU#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Techtesters | wallacengineering8096 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXtx8nV98ZU#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| APH Networks | APH Networks | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC-2dt8OHMg | fetched and confirmed |
| Mr Matt Lee | Mr Matt Lee | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFkSNNoJ7mY | fetched and confirmed |
| GECID Unboxing | GECID Unboxing | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWhknN-Or5s | fetched and confirmed |
| LevelUP Gaming & Tech | frankhunyadi9279 | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfmYAQmMts0#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Computer Tech & More | nodnarb7101 | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKaFT0QTFeU#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Digital Reg \| Since 2004 | Adrian Rodriguez | A | https://digitalreg.net/reviews/cooler-review-deepcool-assassin-vc-elite-wh/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Computer Orbit | - | S | https://us.computerorbit.com/products/deepcool-assassin-iv-white-dual-tower-high-performance-air-cooler | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/arctic-liquid-freezer-iii-pro-360 |
| 2 | Noctua NH-D15 G2 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/noctua-nh-d15-g2 |
| 16 | Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Core II | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/cooler-master-masterliquid-360-core-ii |
| 17 | Noctua NH-D15 (original, chromax.black) | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/noctua-nh-d15-original-chromax-black |
| 18 | be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-5 |
| 19 | MSI MAG CoreLiquid A13 360 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/msi-mag-coreliquid-a13-360 |
| 20 | be quiet! Pure Rock Pro 3 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/be-quiet-pure-rock-pro-3 |
| 22 | Corsair iCUE Link Titan 360 RX LCD | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/corsair-icue-link-titan-360-rx-lcd |
| 23 | NZXT Kraken Elite 360 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/nzxt-kraken-elite-360-rgb |
| 24 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/cooler-master-hyper-212-black |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/cpu-coolers.

## What this tier means

- D: Weak. Hard to recommend when better options cost similar money.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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