Conclusion

Although Asus Axe Square AMAzing tried real hard, it couldn’t really participate in our today’s test session. It is hard to say what exactly caused it to perform so inefficiently. I dare suppose that judging by the heatsink design this cooler can hardly be considered a high-efficiency air cooling system even if there were no defects. However, I have every right to claim that this cooler is one of the most beautiful solutions that I have ever seen. And Asus certainly exploited this feature to its utmost by assigning this model to the AMAzing series and providing it with a membership card and unique ID number. Therefore, I am pretty sure that Axe Square AMAzing will find its customers.

The second Asus cooler tested today could also be called amazing, but this time in reference to its cooling efficiency rather than eye-catching exterior. Well, Triton 88 AMAzing sounds way more interesting than just Triton 88. Especially since this cooler deserves every single bit of this title, because its efficiency is just as good as that of Thermalright IFX-14. To be fair I have to say that in quiet mode Thermalright cooler is still more attractive. However, triton 88 in its default configuration comes with a fan 9though not a silent one at minimal speed) and costs less than IFX-14. As we managed to find out from a few Asus Triton 88 owners, their cooling solutions also can’t boast ideally even base surfaces that is why we won’t consider the bumpy base of our particular sample a specific defect of just this one unit.

Well, we have every right to say that there is yet one more leader among contemporary air coolers that is why I believe that we are in for a new development twist in this market. To prove my point let me list the solutions that are coming out shortly from the well-known brands: Noctua NH-D14; Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme and Propeller; Prolimatech Genesis, Jericho and The Mammoth; Alpenföhn Nordwand; Thermalright Cyclone, Venomous X, MUX-120, Arrow-14 and even the new revision of Thermalright IFX-14! Well, we are going to have some fun times :)