DeepCool has showcased the Assassin V at Computex 2026, its new premium CPU air cooler with a built-in hardware monitoring screen and next-gen vapour chamber. It offers full RAM clearance and a clean design free of any visible fans or fan cables.
The Assassin V is DeepCool’s new flagship air cooler, featuring a compact design combining eight heat pipes with a new vapour chamber. Despite its dual-tower layout, the Assassin V only uses a single 140mm fan, positioned in the middle between the two fin stacks. There’s no fan on the front or back, leaving the brand’s signature square-fin pattern to contrast with the large screen on top, giving it a fancy look free of RGB.
While this single fan does all the work, DeepCool claims that its new cooler can handle even 320W CPUs, which is pretty impressive. For comparison, the dual-fan Assassin IV VC was rated for 300W.
Performance aside, this fan slides effortlessly between the two fin stacks and connects via pogo pins located on the cooler’s bottom. This makes cleaning and maintenance simpler; no need for tools or screwdrivers. This also makes the initial cooler installation easier, as the fan needs to be removed to access the retention screws. Unfortunately, to achieve this level of integration, DeepCool opts for a special fan frame design where the bottom part is cut round to fit inside the available space.
For its next-generation Assassin coolers, DeepCool should take inspiration from MSI’s CoreFrozr AP15 and drill holes into the fin stack to be able to screw the cooler into the motherboard without removing the fan.
To access the fan, you only need to tilt the display assembly, like a car’s hood. The latter is based on a 4.5in 854×480 resolution LCD panel and is used to monitor system vitals such as CPU or GPU frequency, fan speed, and power consumption. I also like how it sits flush with the frame, unlike the Assassin IV VC.
Overall, the Assassin V looks a lot like its predecessor, the Assassin IV, but without the second fan and with a screen in place of the top grill cover. If it’s claimed performance is accurate, then it could become one of the top picks for any new PC builder.
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