Akasa Venom Cooler Review

1. Introduction2. Product Packaging and Bundle3. The Akasa Venom Cooler4. Installing The Cooler5. Testing Methodology and Performance results6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

System Setup & Notes

• CPU: AMD Phenom X4 955 (Overlocked @ 3.8GHz)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P
• HDD: Seagate ST3500630AS
• VGA: Sapphire AMD HD4850 512MB
• PSU: NorthQ Black Magic Flex 650W

For testing, we decided to test the cooler by dropping the included “generic” thermal grease and used Arctic Cooling MX-3 thermal compound. With a layer on the CPU we left the system working in order for the thermal paste to stabilize for 8 hours. We tested the cooler by running it with the motherboard fan speed control disabled.

CPU load was achieved by running Prime95 torture test (blend) 30 minutes. The idle temperature measurements were noted after the system was resting at the windows desktop for 30 minutes. Ambient temperature is maintained (as accurately as possible) at 22 degrees Celsius at the time of the test.

Thermal performance

Not to our surprise, the Venom is very similar to the Nero S not only physically but also when it comes to performance. The Venom outperforms the Nero S slightly, probably because of the slightly stronger cooling fan, and manages to outperform other similar tower coolers.

When it comes to acoustics, not even a whisper can be heard from the Venom's green fan while it is running at 600RPM; however the noise emitting from the fan progressively increases in conjunction with its speed. The fan becomes audible at 1000-1200RPM and becomes loud at speeds above 1700RPM. While the thermal performance of the cooler is exceptional with the fan running at its maximum speed, we suspect that all users but hardcore overclockers will be using the cooler with the PWM speed control mode activated.

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