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Monday, July 23, 2007
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Akasa's AK-876 heatsink utilizes three "U" shaped copper heatpipes to connect a compact copper base block with widely spaced aluminum fins. It's 95mm PWM fan spins only as fast as needed to achieve good temperature control, and works well at moving air relatively quietly through the aluminum fins. Copper heatpipes are positioned close to the processor, and in the direct path of airflow at the other end. All good thermal design criteria in fact.
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Monday, July 2, 2007
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The AllInOne control panel from Akasa offers, just as the name implies, connectivity of all kinds. You will also get a small LCD display to control two fans and two temperature diodes. The unit itself is of high quality and the clean design should look great inside a case - even the red one.
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Monday, June 25, 2007
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Akasa have made a good name for themselves in the computer PSU market with their PaxPower series. While Akasa mainly offer fans and other computer modding parts, their first entry in the PSU market was a success as the PaxPower units were not only powerful but also exceptionally silent. Akasa recently revised most of their units and increased the number of models they offer. Today we will take a look at one of their new units, the Power+ iQ P650FH 650W unit. It has four 12V lines and boasts a load of features. Through the review we will try to find out if this particular unit can live up to the Akasa's hard earned reputation throughout enthusiast circles.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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The Akasa AK-922 is a hefty heatsink designed for all current AMD and Intel processor families so it should appeal to all users. The AK-922 'Evo Blue' features no less than six copper heat pipes, a very thick copper base, 52 thin aluminum fins, a small extruded aluminum heatsink, and four strategically placed blue LEDs for internal illumination. Three interchangeable base plates allow the Akasa Ak-922 heatsink to be installed on a variety of motherboards, while a 92mm PWM fan spins at speeds of 600 to 3000 rpm. According to our real world sound measurements that translates into noise levels of approximately 60.3 dBA to 42.1 dBA. Standing in at just over 138mm tall, the AK-922 'Evo Blue' heatsink weighs an astounding 852 grams. The Akasa AK-922 'Evo Blue' heatsink heatsink is compatible with socket 754/939/940/AM2 AMD Athlon64 and socket 775 Intel Pentium 4/D, Core 2 Duo/Quad processors.
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Monday, April 30, 2007
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The heatpaste crown has generally always been awarded to Arctic Silver, whether it is because of widespread publicity or top class performance. But since testing Jetart's attempt, I?ve seen that the most well-known isn't always the best. Today I have Akasa's 'pro-grade' AK-460 paste. Let's see if its name is warranted.
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Monday, March 12, 2007
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We all, from time to time, need to replace our CPU cooler which means that we have to get rid of the old thermal pad/grease/paste. Instead of turning to White Spirt or tramps favourite turpentine, Akasa have made TIM Clean which has been designed for this very purpose.
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Monday, February 12, 2007
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The Akasa Integral LAN 3,5" HDD Case arrived Technic3D. The 3,5" HDD Cases for Networks with USB and NDAS can you see in the following Review.
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With the Akasa Integral fusion you have a good all rounder, not only is it a external enclosure, it also is a one touch backup device, add to that a card reader and the fact you can use the backup button when the PC is off to back up any cards in the reader makes it a slight cut above the rest.
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Thursday, February 1, 2007
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This is the second revision of the Akasa EVO 120 (AK-120) heatsink, the first model produced under this name utilized thinner diameter heatpipes and a slim copper base. The new, 2007 model Akasa EVO 120 improves on these shortcomings with a stocky copper base, and three chunky 8mm diameter heatpipes. The changes have been well worth it, allowing the Akasa EVO 120 to handle high heat loads from Intel Core 2 Duo/Quad and AMD Athlon64 processors with quiet ease.
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
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Akasa has a full range of external hard drive enclosures. The integral line-up includes every connection variant from LAN and USB 2.0 to eSATA. The Akasa integral eSATA combines USB 2.0 and eSATA. You can also use an IDE or SATA drive with the enclosure. This makes the integral eSATA a very versatile enclosure. We use every possible combination and take a look at the performance of both connection types. Its stackable, sleek looks combined with the good performance make this a perfect choice for users who plan to use multiple external enclosures.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2007
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The Akasa integral fusion combines two devices into one sleek functional device - an USB hard drive enclosure and a multi format card reader. It may not be the fastest enclosure for your money and the software may be a bit crude, but it gets the job done - that is what counts.
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Friday, December 1, 2006
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The Akasa AK-860SF is an economical socket AM2 or 939 AMD Athlon64 heatsink of the most basic sense. It's been a while since FrostyTech has seen a pure extruded aluminum cooler for a modern processor, and because there are no special copper inserts, heatpipes, fancy fans, or oversized anything... the Akasa AK-860SF heatsink is cheap and simple to use. It's thermal performance isn't particularly grand, but it should be satisfactory for AMD Sempron or any of the new lower wattage Athlon64's AMD is set to introduce.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
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Over the years we've seen aluminum heatsinks migrate to copper, and then heat pipes slowly began appearing here and there. The first heat pipes were added on as afterthoughts, and then thermal designs caught up with the technology. Now, what we're seeing is a shift from multiple 6mm diameter heatpipes to a reduced number of larger, 8mm diameter heatpipes. There will be more coolers arriving on the market place with this method of enhanced heat transport, but the Akasa AK-873 is clearly one of the first to cross our test bench.
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
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The Akasa AK-961 heatsink is designed for socket 775 Intel Pentium 4/D and Core 2 Duo processors. The AK-961 heatsink's fan spins at speeds of 500-3400RPM, which is slightly more than the AK-960E can muster. Also, the fan on the AK-961 is internally illuminated with blue LEDs and the motor is suspended from the frame; an open fan frame style which yields quieter operation and better airflow at really low impeller speeds. Akasa's AK-961 heatsink is made from a collection of very thin stacked aluminum fins with zippered interlocking tabs, three copper heatpipes, and a small block of copper at the base.
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Monday, October 30, 2006
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Whilst I was here I took the opportunity to remove the Intel retaining bracket and fitted the AMD bracket this was an easy enough task as you just unscrew the 4 screws pictured to remove the Intel bracket fit the AMD one then screw it in place. I will never understand why manufacturers fit one or the other at time of manufacture, as they do not know what will be needed?
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