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AKUATEK eXtreme FS-92 Liquid-Cooling System Review

Category: Coolers

by Doors4ever

[ 03/13/2006 | 07:05 PM ]

Today we would like to introduce a new company in the liquid-cooling solutions market – AKUATEK. We will take a closer look at the world’s smallest all-in-one processor liquid-cooling system. Check out our review to find out if the performance of this baby is up to your expectations.

Table of contents:

• Package and Accessories
  
• Closer Look
  
• Assembly Tips
  
• Testbed and Methods
  
• Performance
  
• Conclusion
  

AKUATEK is a very young company still. It was founded only last year, so it is not surprising at all that you haven’t yet heard much from them. AKUATEK specializes in cooling solutions designed by a research team from Germany and manufactured in Taiwan and China. The product range offered under AKUATEK brand name is not very big yet, but they are already planning to offer not only CPU cooling solutions, but also VGA coolers and separate components for DIY water cooling systems, such as water units, radiators, pumps, etc.

Today we would like to introduce to you one very interesting product – a compact liquid-cooling solution – AKUATEK eXtreme FS-92 (RLC-UAF9-U1).

Package and Accessories

If it hadn’t been for the explanation on the cooler package saying that it is the world’s smallest all-in-one liquid-cooling system, I would have assumed that it is a regular air-cooler. I would even continue to think this way after removing the eXtreme FS-92 cooler from the box.

It looks just like a regular cooler with heatpipes, doesn’t it? - The same sole, the same heatsink… However, it boasts a few truly distinguishing features, which we are going to discuss in juts a minute.

The detailed technical specification of the AKUATEK eXtreme FS-92 cooler alongside with the detailed description of its major features can be found on the manufacturer’s web-site as well as on the back of the package:

The package contains fastening kits for LGA775, Socket 478 and AMD K8 CPUs, thermal paste, user’s manual and power splitters for the pump and fan.