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: Akasa AK-876 37 Arctic Cooling 64PRO 38 Scythe Katana II 39 Temperature readings after 60 minutes in 100% load: Akasa AK-876 56 Arctic Cooling 64PRO 58 Scythe Katana II 61 Temperature readings... Read review

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Advantages: Non-conducting, easily applicable, very good cooling
Disadvantages: tube is rather small, for approx 10 applications

...When buying a CPU or Graphics card, most manufacturers have already installed or included a heatsink + thermal conducting paste or pad with the product. This thermal conducting paste is usually made of silicone, either grey or white and has the effect of filling the gaps between the heatsink and the chip, to improve heat transfer from one surface to the other. So you are wondering why companies like Akasa produce heatsink paste when something is already included. The answer is that the Akasa product (TC 5022 Pro) performs significantly better than the standard one and holds its ground against other pastes (like Arctic Silver). The paste comes in a small tube and is pretty expensive. The compound is made of silicone, but has the benefit that it is easily applied on surfaces, as well as performing very good, even when not applying too... Read review

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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... Read review

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Advantages: quick, easy, removal of any thermal paste
Disadvantages: Fumes are not so healthy, bottle cap design

...I got my Akasa TIM cleaner yesterday after asking the tech guys at my company, if they had anything to clean the junk silver thermal paste I had on my 8800 GTX graphics chip. Using a few paper towels and cotton buds, I followed the instructions on the bottle: - Scrape off most of the thermal paste - Apply cleaner using cloth (apply to the paper towel first, otherwise it will flow down onto the chip or motherboard) - Leave for 1-2 minutes (this can be done in 20 seconds). - Wipe clean The Citrus smelling cleaning solution liquefied the silver paste in seconds and almost damanged my graphics card, because it went off too quickly. Then, dipping a cotton bud in the solution, I also managed to clean the microscopic areas on the chip and the copper base on the 8800 cooler. It can attack your skin fairly quickly and the bottle design... Read review

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Advantages: About as exciting as cables connecting your PC components get
Disadvantages: None

...For those of you unfamiliar with the art of poking around inside computers, an IDE cable is the bit that connects your hard drive to the motherboard to transfer data between the two. Normally, this item is a rather dull grey flat "ribbon cable" with (usually, as far as i can remember) 3 unmarked connectors. This IDE cable from AKASA is different... they do them in a variety of pretty colours (such as the Blue one pictured), and are rounded.... which apparently helps the airflow inside your computer casing, and keeps things cool (apparently your processor runs faster the cooler you keep it + too much heat tends to be one of the many things that can cause the bits inside your computer to wear out quicker)........ they've also "idiot proofed" the cable by labelling the connectors "mainboard"(?), "Master" & "Slave" (master= main hard... Read review

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Advantages: Silent heatpipe, PCI express, Supports Core2Duo
Disadvantages: Price

...Excellent motherboard. This is the first motherboard that I have installed in a computer before, and did ASUS make it easy for me! The manual is very clear, and tells you where everything is. All the connectors matched up with my Akasa Zen Case connectors, which I thought was great, as since then I didn't have the same experience with a Thermaltake case. The silent heatpipe, makes this a very quiet motherboard, whereas most normal motherboards would have a rubbish little fan that gets clogged with dust and ends up making a terrible noise. If you need to have a fan on the chipset heatsink, asus provide a fan that slots on to the top of the heatsink. Aswell as the chipset fan, ASUS provide loads of other stuff. This includes USB expansion, firewire expansion, SATA cables, and more! Great if you need any of this stuff. Overall I think... Read review

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Advantages: Some of cheapest prices in UK, Good tech support
Disadvantages: Stock level, Postage costs

...I have bought from CCL four times over a couple of years. I've bought anything from parts to build a full system to parts I couldn't source anywhere else - and the prices have always been superb. Delivery is very fast and efficient via mail order, allthough quite costly.. approx 6 pounds for courier, but very well packed and protected against damage. You may pick products up free from their headquarters in Bradford, Yorkshire. Allthough there may sometimes be queues, usually you dont have to wait for long. CCL are very good when it comes to products that are faulty. I had CD-RW's fail on me four times and they accepted it back within the warranty and gave me a replacement straight away. I even bought an Akasa heatsink, and it gave me high CPU temperatures and they accepted it back for a full refund. I would recommend CCL computers... Read review

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Advantages: Keeps my drives nice and cool, Cheap
Disadvantages: One fan began to make horrible noise

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Advantages: Ease of installation
Disadvantages: Two hard drives dying out after 1 year of use each

...after 1 year of using it, the hard drive was brand new when I installed it to the enclosure and since I thought it was the drives fault not the enclosures I switched my other hard drive to this enclosure and 1 year later again the same thing is starting to happen with the hard disk slowly dieing out. I am starting to think this enclosure is problematic and it's not the hard drives fault, I suggest buying another model which includes cooling system unlike this enclosure which is probably the reason why the drives are dying out. Specs: Akasa Integral 3.5"" USB2 External Enclosure(Black). High speed: USB 2.0 interface backwards compatible with existing USB 1.1 port Auto-ejection HDD tray for easy installation Crystal acrylic casing with blue LED illumination Suitable for all 3.5"" internal or external device Aluminum alloy material to enhance... 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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