Akasa CPU Coolers

"CPU coolers need to be efficient, cheap and easy to install, and it’s the latter of this trilogy of virtues that seems to cause a lot of difficulty for many companies. Some coolers ship with an accessories box that you could barely tell apart from a Meccano set. While the classic toy is undeniably a great creation in its own right, it’s the last thing you want to fiddle with when the promise of bigger overclocks is on the horizon. It’s almost as if there’s a secret competition between manufacturers to determine which one can make the most ludicrously complicated and annoying mounting system." Review details: Single Test. One CPU cooler was reviewed and rated on features, performance, build quality, ease of use and value.   → Test results

"The Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro was one of the best budget CPU coolers ever made. You could bag one for around £15 and it would do a damned fine job of taming the temperatures of overclocked Core 2 processors. It was no replacement for a phase-change cooler, but its performance-to-price ratio was formidable. It's no surprise then that many manufacturers since made lookalikes. Sadly though, few of them were performalikes, a fact which ensured that the Freezer 7 remained seated atop its throne as King of Bargainville." Review details: Single Test. One CPU cooler was reviewed and rated on performance, ease of use, features, build quality and value.   → Test results

"If you’re looking for a serious amount of case cooling, then this Akasa 12V 220mm fan is the one for you." Review details: Single Test   → Test results