The heat dissipation requirements of modern processors require advanced thermal integration solutions in order to maintain the operating environment conducive to optimum power,... more
This review already contains more than 120 words. As a Ciao member you could earn up to £5 with this review.
Advantages: Keeps your CPU cool as ICE Disadvantages: Expensive, difficult to fit for a newbie
Heat sinks for those of you who don't know use air flow and heat conduction to take heat away from the CPU in the PC to prevent it overheating. Basic specs:
The Alaska Silver Mountain is a silver plated copper heatsink designed for Socket A Athlon CPU's. I bought mine because of a recommendation from a fellow techy who believed it was the best Heat Sink he'd ever worked with.
Basic specs:
Supports AMD Athlon XP 3200+; Pure Copper Heatsink with ... ...4, 600 R.P.M.; Fan Air Flow 23 CFM; Fan Noise 33 dB(A); DIM 72 X 60 X 65 mm. I got mine for £25 which is steep when £7 can buy an adequate heat sink. I don't really know what made me pay that much as I wasn't interested in clocking up the CPU I had (which requires a good heat sink). The heat sink kept my CPU XP1900 below 30c consistently. The combination of silver plating and copper core is apparently the ideal combination for transferring heat away ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
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. PRODUCT FEATURES: Supports AMD Athlon XP 3200+; Pure Copper Heatsink with Silver Plating; Sanyo Denki Ball Bearing Fan; Fan Rated Speed 4, 600 R.P.M.; Fan Air Flow 23 CFM; Fan Noise 33 dB(A); DIM 72 X 60 X 65 mm.
Very good efficient, cool running, high performing quad core processor that will give your PC a good turn of speed.
The good news is that you're guaranteed to get a newer G0 stepping version if you buy this CPU as that's the only stepping offered at... more
This product has not yet been reviewed. 
