Akasa is the leader in thermal integration solutions. Basing on quality and consistency, Akasa continues to produce new and innovative components to excite the high end market.
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Akasa is the leader in thermal integration solutions. Basing on quality and consistency, Akasa continues to produce new and innovative components to excite the high end market.
Cooler
Compatible With: Socket 775
Processor Compatibility: Pentium 4 - up to 3.6 GHz
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: Non-conducting, easily applicable, very good cooling Disadvantages: tube is rather small, for approx 10 applications
...much pressure (i.e. the holding clip or screw pressure).
Akasa claims that it can be used in a temperature range of -20 to 120 degrees Celsius.
I wanted to try the effect of this paste on my 8800 GTX cooler, so I took the card apart (voids the warranty) and removed the existing thermal pad with Akasa TIM Remover (Citrus-based solvent).
After the 8800 chip was cleaned up, I applied this paste in a zig zag pattern, evenly covering the chip and then putting the heatsink back on. After moving the cooler in a circular direction to force the air out, I fastened back the screws.
Booting up the PC and starting the NVIDIA Monitor, the idle temperature of the GPU was 69 degrees, compared to 76 degrees before. When running Supreme Commander, this temperature went up to 82 degrees, compared to around 86 before.
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