AVerMedia XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA Dual Tower Cooler Unboxing Review

XPG's first air-cooled cooler is now available, the MAESTRO PLUS 62DA dual-tower air-cooler with six heatpipes and dual ARGB fans, and its digital display panel top with XPG Prime software can instantly show CPU temperature, CPU and RAM utilization information! The cooling fins, heatpipes, and offset tower are blacked out for extra points in appearance and installation compatibility, featuring a 250W cooling design power TDP and a two-year warranty.

XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA Dual Tower Air-cooledSpecifications:

Compatible Intel pins: LGA 1851 / 1700 / 1200 / 115X
Compatible with AMD pins: AM5 / AM4 / AM3
Size: 120 x 126 x 160 mm
Weight: 1400 g
Number of heat pipes: Ø ? mm x6
Copper bottom contact surface: Heat-Pipe Direct Touch (HDT)
Thermal Design Power TDP (Thermal Design Power): 250W
Fan used: Two XPG ARGB 120 mm FDB fans
Fan size: 120 x 120 x 25 mm
Maximum fan speed: 1800 ±10% RPM
Maximum Fan Capacity: 63.62 CFM
Maximum fan pressure: 1.39 mmH₂O
Fan Power: PWM 4-Pin, 5V 3-Pin ARGB, USB 2.0 9-Pin
Comes with a tube of cooling cream.
Warranty: Two years

AVerMedia XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA Dual-Tower Cooler Unboxing and Features Analysis

XPG, the gaming brand of ADATA, is a familiar brand for storage products, and has released many computer components in the past, including the famous Gentle Typhoon VENTO PRO 120 PWM fan, and recently XPG has expanded its product line to the air-cooled cooler market! XPG's first air-cooled MAESTRO PLUS series is available in four heat pipes (42SA) and six heat pipes (62DA), with TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 220W and 250W respectively.

The MAESTRO PLUS 62DA six heatpipe dual-tower air-cooled cooler with a two-year warranty is priced at NT$1,490 and natively supports Intel LGA 1851 and AMD Socket AM5 dual-platforms for the latest generation of motherboards.

△ XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA CPU AIR COOLER.

△ Product specifications.

△ The main features of the product.

 

The dimensions of the XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA dual-tower air cooler are 120 x 126 x 160 mm, which means that the height of the air cooler used in the chassis is 160 mm, so make sure that the chassis you are installing is compatible with this height.

The air-cooling unit and fan are already installed at the factory, so all users need to do is to apply thermal paste and install fasteners on the motherboard side to fix them.

The whole tower has an offset design from the side, the body is offset towards the rear of the motherboard in the I/O direction, to avoid memory installation conflicts as much as possible, and at the same time, it can show the light bar effect of the memory modules as much as possible, but the relative disadvantage is that it will block the rear of the motherboard in the shape of the I/O armor.

△ MAESTRO PLUS 62DA is pre-installed with a fan.

The cooling tower height is 160 mm.

△ The fan is fixed with wire.

The cooling fins and heatpipes are blacked out.

 

XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA utilizes two XPG ARGB 120 mm FDB fans, featuring an average noise level of less than 22 dB(A), fan speeds of 800 ~ 1800 RPM (PWM) ± 10%, a maximum airflow and pressure of 63.62 CFM and 1.39 mmH₂O, and the fan itself is 25 mm in thickness and uses FDB fans. The fan itself is 25mm thick and uses an FDB fan with vibration damping pads on all four corners to avoid resonance problems, but the fan is not provided with a detailed model number.

The two fans are powered by a 4-Pin PWM and a 5v 3-Pin ARGB for lighting setup. The fan lighting supports GIGABYTE, ASRock, ASUS, and MSI software for lighting customization, and the two fans can be connected to the motherboard via special cables that require only one connector each.

Front view of the fan with matte transparent blades.

△ XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA Dual Tower Air Cooler needs to be connected to one slot each of 4-Pin PWM, 5v 3-Pin ARGB, and USB 2.0 9 Pin on the motherboard.

 

The top cover of the cooler utilizes a 95 x 126 mm digital display panel, which is powered and controlled by a USB 2.0 9-pin cable that connects to the motherboard slot. Users "must" download AVerMedia's own XPG Prime software onto their system in order for the top panel of the air-cooler to display real-time monitoring of CPU temperature, CPU and RAM usage, and more.

What's surprising is that XPG uses a digital display panel on its first air-cooled product. Compared to the usual conservative strategy for the first product, XPG actually uses a small screen right from the start, and with its own software ecosystem support, you can really do whatever you want.

△ A rectangular digital display panel is used on the top.

△ The top cover is held in place with a magnet.

△ The top screen uses metal contacts for power and control.

△ Remove the top cover behind the panel.

 

Processor contact surface using six black-plated copper tubes, the contact surface for the "flat" HDT (Heat-Pipe Direct Touch) direct touch heat pipe mode, to contact the CPU IHS for heat conduction, the external surface of the heat pipe using a black-plated surface treatment, after a long period of time to avoid the appearance of oxidation after the impact of the factory when the copper tube direct contact surface with anti-scratch film, on the heat sink. Remember to remove the anti-scratch film on the direct contact surface of the copper tube before applying the thermal paste!

XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA supports Intel LGA115X / 1200 / 1700 / 1851 platforms, and AMD AM3 / AM4 / AM5 platforms, and is compatible with newer processors and platforms.

Protect the scratch-resistant film.

△ Six heat pipes with direct contact design.

△ Copper bottom X-axis horizontal view.

△ Copper bottom Z-axis horizontal view.

 

Included in the box are: Intel and AMD snap-in kits, Intel platform mounting backplate, thermal paste spatula, and a small tube of spare thermal paste.

△ List of accessories.

△ Thermal paste and plastic spatula.

△ Intel Backplane installation requires switching the position depending on the mounting feet.

 

XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA Installation Tutorial｜Fan Height Adjustment and Memory Compatibility Measurement

Next, the actual installation on the Intel Z890 platform is shown for your reference.

Use the green and blue mounting posts for the Z890 LGA 1851 feet.

Demonstration of Intel LGA 1851 pin mounting.

 

When installing the AVerMedia XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA dual-tower air-cooler, you don't need to remove the center fan, but you do need to remove the display screen, put the long screwdriver into the left and right holes of the tower, and then align the spring nuts underneath the fasteners to complete the disassembly, which is a great convenience for installation.

However, there is no corresponding screwdriver attached to the accessory, and the common common screwdriver at home can't touch the nut at all. The author went to the hardware store to buy an additional 20 cm long screwdriver to use, and considering that the air cooler itself is 160 mm high, it is recommended to buy a screwdriver that is at least longer than this height, and the direction of the installation plan is good, but it is a shame that it isn't considerate enough! If you want to install it by yourself, we suggest you to make sure you have enough screwdrivers.

△ Stick the long screwdriver through the left and right holes, and purchase the screwdriver yourself.

△ Make sure that the nut is not touched before disassembling.

△ With a height of 33.8 mm XPG LANCER BLADE DDR5 Memory mounted, air-cooled overall with motherboard VRM cooling armor and memory armor space is quite sufficient.

△ With the memory overclocking motherboard top view, the first slot of memory will be covered by about half, if it is a common four-slot motherboard with two memory installed, it should be able to be completely exposed.

 

ARGB Lighting and Digital Display Panel Actual Demonstration｜Introduction of XPG Prime Monitoring Function

One of the features of AVerMedia's XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA dual-tower air-cooled cooler is the digital display panel on the top of the cooler, which shows real-time monitoring of the CPU temperature, CPU and RAM usage after connecting to the motherboard slot with the XPG Prime software and a USB 2.0 9-pin cable.

These real-time monitoring items are fixed and no other monitoring values can be customized, but the CPU TEMP processor temperature can be switched to display in °F Fahrenheit or °C degrees Celsius, depending on the region of use.

△ You need to download XPG Prime software in your system to display it properly.

△ The detected items cannot be changed, but the processor temperature unit can be changed.

Firmware and system information.

△ Monitor information and visual effect display.

The top and bottom of the panel, along with the XPG logo, have ARGB lighting to complement the gaming atmosphere.

△ Light bar and fan ARGB effect.

 

XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA Thermal Performance Measurement｜Core Ultra 9 285K Temperature and Power Consumption Performance

The XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA dual-tower air-cooler was installed on the bare-bones test platform, with the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Processor and ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF The motherboard, during the test, the fan slot speed is set to full speed in the motherboard BIOS, only the memory Profile 1 is turned on and the rest is kept by default, no additional processor overclocking, the test scene is a closed room in Taipei at 25 °C for the actual test, due to the difficulty of controlling the ambient temperature in a normal room, so it is only for reference.

We use AIDA64 FPU and Cinebench 2024 multi-core tests to simulate the temperature data under extreme load conditions, and 1080P resolution "Cinebench 2024" to simulate the temperature data under extreme load conditions.Kurokami Dialog: GokuThe _Black Myth: Wukong performance test tool was used to present the game's performance, while data collection was done using HWiNFO64 to collect and record the CPU Package's maximum temperature and power consumption, and the thermal paste was used with the cooling paste included in the kit without any additional replacement.

Testing Platform

Processor:Intel Core Ultra 9 285K QS (Power Delivery Profile_Intel Default Mode)
Cooler: XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA (full speed)
Cooling cream: Cooling cream included with the accessory
Motherboard:ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF ( BIOS version: 3.07 )
Memory:XPG LANCER BLADE DDR5 6000 MT/s 16GB x2 CL30-40-40-76 1.4V
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB
Operating System: Windows 11 Professional 24H2
System Dish:Kingston NV3 2TB
Power supply:FSP Hydro PTM PRO ATX3.0 (PCIe5.0) 1200W
Case: STREACOM BC1 Benchtable V2

 

I updated the BIOS version of the motherboard to version 3.07 and tested it with the default settings of this motherboard, the rest of the settings: XMP_on, fan speed_full, and the test scene is a closed room at 25 °C for the actual test, which is just for reference as the ambient temperature in a normal room is difficult to control.

With the processor overclocking related settings set to AUTO, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K's CPU Package temperature reached a maximum of 106 °C in a thirty-minute AIDA64 FPU; the CPU Package power consumption was 241 W, and the CPU temperature was a maximum of 101.5 °C, which triggered the overheating and downclocking protection mechanism.

The simulation game runs on theKurokami Dialog: GokuIn the _Black Myth: Wukong_ Performance Test Tool round of testing, the CPU Package temperature peaked at 73 °C; the CPU Package power consumption was 89.7 W, and the CPU temperature peaked at 63.5 °C. The CPU Package power consumption was 89.7 W, and the CPU temperature peaked at 63.5 °C. In the _Black Myth: Wukong_ Performance Test Tool round of testing, the CPU Package temperature peaked at 63 °C.

1. AIDA64 FPU_30 Minute
2. AIDA64 CPU_30 Minute
3. Black Myth: Wukong 1920 x 1080(FHD)_1 Round
4. Cinebench 2024 Multi Core_1 Round

• CPU temperature is measured by the diode in the slot to measure the internal (core) or external (case) temperature, but there is no way to know exactly whether it is the internal or external temperature that is measured, and most monitoring software uses this item to display the CPU temperature.
• The CPU Package temperature is recorded by all Digital Temperature Sensors (DTS) in the package as the average of the maximum temperature over 256 milliseconds, and is the HWiNFO64 recommended CPU temperature observation value, which is also used as a reference point for overheating and downclocking of the processor.

△ XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA Dual Tower Air Cooling Cooling Results.

△ Test screenshot.

 

XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA Cooler Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

In the past, XPG has launched fans and all-in-one water coolers, but this year, XPG has created a new line of air-cooled tower coolers for the PC DIY market to choose from, providing gamers with stable, easy-to-install, and easy-to-maintain features. The first high-end air-cooled MAESTRO PLUS 62DA comes with a dual-tower body, six HDT direct contact heatpipes, a black-plated exterior, dual ARGB fans, and a digital display panel top cover with ARGB ambient lighting for users to see how their computers are being used. The digital display panel with ARGB ambient lighting is directly in front of the user for instant viewing of the computer and comes with a two-year warranty.

Although it is a dual-tower, dual-fan specification, better display and mounting compatibility is achieved through tower offset. In a common motherboard and memory mounting configuration, the appearance of the memory in slots A2 / B2 can be fully displayed, while the memory in the first slot of A1 may be covered by about half of the memory in the case of a four-module installation.

 

Practical Matching Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Processor and ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF After testing the motherboard, the XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA performs relatively well, which is in line with the common cooling performance of a dual-tower, six-heat-pipe, and is recommended to be paired with the XPG MAESTRO PLUS 62DA on the installation list. Intel Core Ultra 200 Non-K Series ModelsOr the most. Ultra 7 265K Just load it together and use it.Ultra 9 285K This kind of flagship overclockable processor with more cores is more unaffordable. After the test, the author also reapplied or replaced the coolermaster Ice Fusion V2 (thermal conductivity 5W/m-k) thermal paste, and the cooling performance is more or less the same.

The author suggests that the XPG must be improved is the parts of the accessories, strongly recommended to attach a long screwdriver, so that consumers will be more convenient to install without the need to run out to buy screwdrivers (haha is me), the tower body specially opened up to provide a convenient fixing holes in the idea is very good, but if the thoughtful point of the installation experience will be better!