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Akasa Venom AK-CCX-4002HP

Based on 7 reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros

Build Quality.
Price/Performance Ratio.
Dual Fan Solution.
Low Noise.
Sporty Looks.
Direct-touch heatpipes.
Provision for second "pull" fan.
Unique looks with the yellow/black theme.

Cons

Noise Levels.
Raw Performance (Regardless Of Price).
Fairly large for its category.
Heavy.
Restricts memory modules with tall heatsinks on slot closest to CPU socket.
Thermal compound supplied in sachet.
Limited availability on the North American market.

By Real World Labs on May 22, 2011

Akasa has been around for quite a long time now and they have designed and manufactured quite a few nice products from CPU Coolers and HDD enclosures to PC Cases and Power Supplies so i did have high expectations for the Venom especially since...

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By X-bit Labs on February 03, 2011

In conclusion I would like to add that in the latter case the cooler is fastened with screws that provide extremely secure hold. The distance from the lowest heatsink plate to the cooler contact base surface is 39...

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By techPowerUp! on December 22, 2010

The Venom from Akasa is an impressive piece of equipment. It breaks the mold of rather unspectacular-looking tower-type heatsinks, and adds some aesthetic appeal to your rig when seen through its case window. Match it with ASUS Sabertooth, Corsair...

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By VR-Zone on November 12, 2010

The Venom is a fancy looking heatsink for people who enjoy colorful designs. The cobra sketch at the top of the heatsink and the UV reactive fan are things you will not see inside most computers. We found no manufacturing imperfections about the Venom...

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By Kitguru.net on October 21, 2010

Enthusiast PC users are rarely satisfied with the performance or appearance of reference bundled CPU coolers. These coolers are either not good enough, too loud or lack aesthetic appeal to be installed inside a very carefully designed system. This...

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By FrostyTech on August 19, 2010

The Akasa Venom heatsink stands 160mm tall and weighs just over 800grams. It's built around four 8mm diameter copper heatpipes and raw aluminum cooling fins. The Venom ships with a fancy nuclear yellow fan called the 'S-Flow' that spins at...

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By DreamWare Computers on August 12, 2010

Akasa put out to make the Venom the "king of cooling" as their box says, and my time with this cooler has gone to show that they haven't done a bad job of making a mean cooler. It has dashing and bold looks and colours, great cooling ability, and...

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By HardwareHeaven on July 14, 2010

The Venom certainly is an impressive cooler both in terms of its size and performance even though it is quite noisy at full fan speed. If the fan speed is dictated by the motherboard, though, it becomes much quieter. At £35.99 it is decent value for...

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By Bit-tech.net on May 20, 2010

We were a little surprised when the Venom arrived on our desks, not least because Akasa had recently released a fine high-end, low-noise CPU cooler in the form of the . In comparison the Venom, which costs a couple of quid more than the , offers very...

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By DeXgo on November 02, 2010

Der Akasa Venom wird in einer auffälligen Verpackung ausgeliefert, welche zudem noch reich an Informationen ist. Der Lieferumfang gefällt ebenso, bietet er alles was zur Montage des Kühlers auf allen aktuellen Sockeln benötigt wird...

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