The heat dissipation requirements of modern processors require advanced thermal integration solutions in order to maintain the operating environment conducive to optimum power,... more
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The heat dissipation requirements of modern processors require advanced thermal integration solutions in order to maintain the operating environment conducive to optimum power, reliability and speed. Akasa cooler components not only meet this need, they are specially engineered for specific CPU's in partnership with major processor manufacturers. This ensures perfect operation compatibility for maximum processing performance as soon as any new CPU hits the market. Quality and consistency are what really counts and Akasa is proud to be both an Intel-approved cooler manufacturer and AMD Systems partner.
Advantages: Very cool, easy to install Disadvantages: copper on the cpu side far from mirror ( needs a polish )
...Test system:
processor - AMD Athlon FX62 (2 x 2800 MHz / 125W TDP)
motherboard - ASUS M2N32 DeLuxe Wireles Edition (passive cooling system with HeatPipe)
Cooler is very easy to install just one lever.
More experienced users will probably remove thermal compound and polish the surface of the cooler ( it is far from being a mirror ) and then apply high quality thermal compound.
This will give You another 1-2 C less and faster cooling down after stress.
all tests were done using Zalman STG 1 ( high quality thermal compound )
Temperature readings after 60 minutes in idle:
AkasaAK-876 37
Arctic Cooling 64PRO 38
Scythe Katana II 39
Temperature readings after 60 minutes in 100% load:
AkasaAK-876 56
Arctic Cooling 64PRO 58
Scythe Katana II 61
Temperature readings...
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Advantages: Quick way of expanding hard drive space or retrieving data from a damaged laptop. Disadvantages: Can over heat if left on for serveral hours at a time.
...The Akasa Integral external storage enclosure, is a great device for individuals who wish to perhaps expand there laptop with more hard disc drive space, or perhaps for those who wish to retrieve the data from a damaged laptop, that still has a working hard drive.
I found the device incredibly handy when my laptop crashed, and I had no way of accessing the data. All I did was remove the hard drive from the laptop and insert it into the storage enclosure device, and away I went, full access again to all my data, just by plugging it into another desktop or laptop. There’s no complicated software to install on the computer, just plug it In and you can access the data as if it was on a flash drive.
There are no mains plugs involved, it use's a USB port from the desktop or laptop to power its self, and it also comes with a protective cover...
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