Akasa EVO 120

Advantages: Awesomely efficient cooling of your CPU
Disadvantages: means removing your MOBO to install it (But it is well worth it!)

...is a good 35% more efficient than the fins that you get with your CPU chip. In addition to the outstanding perfomance of the six heatpipes in dissipating excess heat, the thing looks awesome. To those of you that want to "boyrace" your comps and have see through panels so that you see what you have invested your hundreds of pounds on... IE Uber graphics cards, SATA drives. 120mm cooling fans etc etc. At night the thing looks fantastic with its cool blue l.e.d. lights. You can also add an extra exhaust fan to the back of the cooler. I have done this for security and more efficient airflow. by security I mean that even if one fan packs up the remainder has more than enough power to stop the computer from overheating. It does its job, it looks fantastic! It is very well machined and is adaptable to almost every cpu/chip motherboard combination... Read review

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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. Since the Zalman fan on my CPU... Read review

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Advantages: Size, Build Quality,
Disadvantages: Slightly expensive for a case, no fans included

...******************Intro***************************** You know that when you move house something is going to go wrong, on this occasion everything looked great until I went to switch the hub of my life on, POP! There went the power supply, motherboard and processor! Oh Joy! Anyway my planned PC project was moved forward a few months. I spent all of Christmas and some part of the New Year researching the components and selecting the best mix. As I was changing my motherboard and power supply I needed a new case the Akasa Mirage-62 looked like a really good choice even though the price was a little high. I paid around £100 for this case from www.scan.co.uk If you want a cheaper alternative the Akasa Eclipse-62 is around £20 cheaper and basically the same case but with a different front bezel styling. This review is relevant... Read review

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