Asetek VapoChill Micro reviews

[steve30x]

Ok I was told that the Vapochill Sucked well I had one and I will tell you now that it is a whole lot better than people give it credit. To prove what I am saying I am providing links to reviews of the cooler. I havent come across a bad review of the cooler as of yet . Heres a few quotes from the reviews before I post the review links.

I was a bit skeptical on how well Asetek could pull off the VapoChill Micro. Not only did this product perform very well, it did it in near silence when using the Ultra-Low Noise model. This cooler out performed the massive Thermaltake Big Typhoon and it did it without having to remove the motherboard. Asetek has been making a name for themselves with their extreme phase-change "VapoChill" systems, and now they continue the trend through their HSF's. Overall, I was blown away by the performance of this unit on a toasty Dual-Core processor. If you are running a single core Athlon 64 "Venice" core, you'll be able to overclock like a trooper - all without water. Very cool stuff.

So after all is said and done, what do I think of the Asetek Micro heatsink? I like it, I like it a lot. Although it doesn't blow my Zalman out of the water, it performs on par which is saying a lot. There is no need to pull your motherboard to install it and you have some options when it comes to fan type. My Zalman will stay off my testbench rig for now, the Micro has received the honor of performing cooling duties for it.

Asetek is to be commended for designing one of the most innovative and effective heatsinks that we've seen in the industry since the Zalman line was released. The large pipes, offset fan, and bottom chamber make for a product that will be hard to top. I already have ideas running through my head about how to cut a new shroud so I can run a 120mm, and design it so I get even more room between the fan and fins. Oh yeah, Asetek hit a home run with this line of heatsinks, the Big Dog recommends that you at least try one of these bad boys. I'm impressed, and that ain't an easy task to accomplish. Will I eat my words on the forum? Gladly. You can score one of these over at FrozenCPU for ~$52.99 - €44.30 ($59.99).

The VapoChill Micro Ultra Low Noise is a cheap but capable CPU cooler. By using a gas inside the heatsink, Asetek has managed to create a light but still very good cooler that easily can compete with larger, heavier coolers. Asetek also has managed to create a cooler that can be installed by most users, not only the hard core computer experts.

Heres the review links.

http://www.3dgameman.com/vr/asetek/vapochill_micro/video_review_03.html - 3dGameMan.com

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/04/25/six_coolers_for_amd_processors/page23.html - TomsHardware.com

http://www.xtremecomputing.co.uk/review.php?id=219 - XtremeComputing

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/257/1/ - legit reviews

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Asetek/VapochillMicro - Tech power up

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=348 - Madshrimps

http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Asetek_VapoChill_Micro/ - Hothardware

http://www.bytesizedreviews.com/index.php?rev_id=286&action=reviews&cat_id=68 - Byte Sized reviews

http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1856&Itemid=40 - BCCHardware.com

http://reviews.pimprig.com/cooling/asetek_vapochill_micro_cpu_coolers.php - PC Apex

http://www.hardware-review.net/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=902 - Hardware review .net

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/897/ - TweakTown

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=831&pageID=1744 - Bjorn3d.com

I would recomend one of these coolers to anybody.

I know I will get some negative comments about this but thats life. I can get more Links but Im sure this is sufficient

 

[FarFarAway]

I had one which worked for one install, temps were average.

Changed it to a new case and it fell apart, the bottom broke off from the fins!

 

[steve30x]

The one had done a great job of cooling and it didnt fall apart once even after transfering it from one case to another. I will be buying a second Vapochill micro for this rig.

 

[FarFarAway]

OK enjoy

It's pretty damn overpriced compared to other coolers that do a better job - that's the long and the short of my thoughts on it

 

[WC Annihilus]

With two and some knowledge, you could always do this: [url]http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=88662&highlight=asetek[/URL]

 

[Ham]

prob a fun project but thoses results were a bit crap tbh.