CONCLUSION

   Up until today i really thought that Thermalright, Thermolab and Noctua were the only three manufacturers to introduce good low-profile CPU Coolers in the market but it seems DeepCool is the one currently leading the pack. It really goes without saying that i expect the other manufacturers to follow the same path and introduce slightly larger solutions than what they currently have in the market to try and take back the mITX cooling performance crown from DeepCool but until that happens i doubt there's anything out there that can compare with the Gabriel at least not at around the same size. Of course its cooling efficiency comes at the price of extra noise levels since the 120mm PWM fan is far from inaudible at load but judging by the target audience of the Gabriel i doubt most people will have a problem with that (regardless however it's something that we can't really ignore).

   DeepCool products will be available in the USA in a couple of weeks tops from Newegg but for now the Gabriel Low-Profile CPU Cooler is only available inside the EU for a price tag of 50Euros (Amazon.co.uk) and although it may sound a bit high to some let's not forget that other similar solutions like the AXP200 by Thermalright cost roughly the same or even more. Overall i think that DeepCool has introduced one of the best low-profile CPU Coolers in the market to date and that's no small feat especially with the fierce competition in the CPU Cooling industry led by manufacturers which have been around for much longer. True that may change quite fast but for now the Gabriel is on top of our low-profile CPU Cooling charts and that's why it gets our Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Size
- 120mm PWM Cooling Fan
- Top Cooling Performance (Best Low-Profile Model In Our Charts)
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Noise Levels (Compared To the Competition)