Akasa AK350 Copper 1U Heatsink Review

In addition to the well known Silver Mountain series of copper/silver heatsinks, Akasa have a full series of coolers for all types of platforms. In this review we will be looking at the Akasa AK350 - a full copper, cold forged pin heatsink for 1U server or SBC applications. 1U heatsinks for the socket A/370 platform are height limited to about 30mm, which means they have to pack a big punch to keep those processors running at operational temperatures.

In the case of the AK350, the entire heatsink appears to made by cold forged from one small billet of copper. That means the 225 copper pins are part of the base, and not simply pressed into it as some other manufacturers do with aluminum pins and copper base plates.

The main benefit of the fin and the base being the same physical part, is that heat energy has an easier time traveling up from the base to the pins. If the pins were just inserted into the base, or soldered there, some level of resistance would occur at the metal-to-metal joints.

	Heatsink Specsheet: Model: AK350 Fan: 5000RPM, 20CFM, 12V, 0.17A. Fan Dim: 10x60x60mm Heatsink Dim: 25x60x60mm HS Material: Copper Mfg by: Akasa Sold By: www.akasa.co.uk