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The Cooler
The AKASA Nero S looks quite rugged with its 52 high grade aluminium profiled fins which are to ensure optimum heat dissipation. It looks as if AKASA means business this time around.
The cooler also features four 8mm thick heatpipes that are in direct contact with the exposed copper base. Looking at the base further, there appears to be 3 aluminium plates between the four exposed heatpipes to ensure a perfectly flat contact with the CPU base for the best heat dissipation possible. The exposed heatpipes don’t appear to be the same between the two further to the right, and two further to the left. Were not entirely sure as to why this is, but perhaps this may be down to making sure that there is adequate cooling contact at all times, and preventing having heatpipes not in direct contact with the base of the CPU. Having heatpipes not in direct contact would lead to some heatpipes conducting too much heat than others and resulting in higher temperatures, which is a problem with some direct touch coolers. It’s nice to see ASAKA thinking out of the box here.
Additionally, the cooler is supplied with an S-FLOW black fan. This fan is actually the AKASA line of ‘Apache Black’ 120mm fans. If you’re reading this and know what an Apache is, we’re expecting some very aggressive results. Combined with the combat name of the fan and rough looks on the sides of the heatsink, one could say this cooler just returned from the Gulf War!
This fan is a PWM 4-Pin fan that’s rated to spin between 600-1600RPM dependant on temperature of the CPU. Noise levels are nowhere as loud as an actual Apache mercifully, a much more tolerable 6.9dBA to 25.9dBA. A rather quiet fan indeed. It’s said it can produce up to 70CFM, although that seems a bit over-exaggerated in our books as most fan specs tend to be wrong. Added to the quiet specifications of this fan, the bearing used is a HDB – Hydro Dynamic Bearing. Something quite similar to what Noctua use in there quiet line of fans. Continuing this series of quiet cooling and optimal airflow, for mounting the cooler to the actual heatsink, ASAKA provide 4 black rubber anti-vibration fan screws that can fit directly into the heatsinks side fins.
According to Akasa, the fan delivers stronger and more centralised airflow, as well as a more airflow for the same rpm and noise output as a standard fan.
Out of the box, AKASA provides the cooler with the fan, mounting kit for Intel and AMD, some AK-455 thermal compound, and an installation manual.
