Reviews - Four Intel coolers go head-to-head. Xigmatek vs. Cooler Master vs. Akasa.

[HEXUS]

We test four aftermarket LGA775 CPU coolers from Akasa, Cooler Master and Xigmatek: how do they compare?

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[Howard - AKASA]

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Many thanks to the Hexus team for the unbiased review on this now mature cooler .
I do believe that your readers would of like to have seen a reference to the acoustics noise figures but I do understand that this would complicate the data correlation of the lab review .

Regards Howard

[limpduck]

Ive used the Akasa cooler a couple of times both had push pin failures (small piece of plastic snapped off) within hours of use.

[Michael H]

We actually have a number of the AKASA AK-965 (and AMD equivilent AK-876) that we use in our test rigs and haven't experienced such issues.

[Howard - AKASA]

Ive used the Akasa cooler a couple of times both had push pin failures (small piece of plastic snapped off) within hours of use.

Hi limpduck - please communicate via email to either jerry@akasa.co.uk or jason @akasa.co.uk and they will sent you some more Intel specified pushpins .
Normally they good for many insertions.

Regards
Howard

[Airlemental]

Just for a comparison, how would the aksas cooler stand up against the artic cooling freezer 7 pro?

[Howard - AKASA]

Just for a comparison, how would the aksas cooler stand up against the artic cooling freezer 7 pro?

Good question Airmental
On other tests that have been done - Akasa has had the edge on both price & performance
(Thermally & acoustically) but AC gave a good chase for the money but....

Regards
Howard

[Biscuit]

I have the akasa cooler and it keeps my E1200 in my linux box cool completely fanlessly