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So after winning the above cooler a review is needed so I have had a little comparison to my current cooler the beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro and heres a short and poorly constructed review for you all.

The Akasa Venom Voodoo
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-080-AK
Socket type Intel LGA775, LGA1155, LGA1156, LGA1366 & LGA2011
AMD Socket AM2, AM2+, AM3 & FM1
Cooler dimensions 131 (W) x 129.5 (D) x 163.5 (H) mm
Heatsink material High grade aluminium fins, copper heatpipes
Weight 1065g
Installation Screws and backplate (Intel & AMD)
Fan dimension 120 x 120 x 25mm
Fan speed 600-1900 RPM (PWM controlled)
Max airflow 83.63 CFM
Max air pressure 2.98 mm H2O
Noise level 6.9 - 28.9 dB(A)
Voltage rating 12V DC
Bearing type HDB (Hydro Dynamic)
Fan life expectancy 50,000 hours
Fan connector 4pin PWM
And The beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-BQ&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
Overall dimensions (L x W x H) (mm) 133 x 150 x 166
Socket compatibility LGA 775/1155/1156/1366
AM2/AM2+/AM3/754/939/940
Total weight 1550g
Noise level @ 900/1250/100% (rpm) 12.0 / 19.8 / 25.9
Air pressure (mm H2O) 2.1
Air flow @ 100% (CFM) 57.2
First up the cooler and its box and contents.
Box.
The cooler.
Fans.
Mounting hardware.
Even comes with Intel LGA 2011 mounting compatibility.
A comparison in size to the beQuiet! Cooler.
Fitted in the case if like me your CPU is surrounded by heatsinks and stuff leave the fans off till it's fitted as you will end up not being able to turn the thumb screws.
The Intel fitment has adjustable sliders for the current 775, 1155/6 and 1366 sockets.
Once it's secure fit the fans my RAM has a clearance of about 1mm in the furthest slots possible so if you have tall memory you may encounter trouble.
Now on to the test my i7 is a bit of a rubbish chip doesn't like a overclock and runs hot
plus it is in a Corsair 800D which according to internet folklore isn't that good for air cooling not that stopped me 
I only ran prime for half hour to an hour as I am not testing for stability just temperature increase and after a time it just didn't go up any more so ended the test. I had Mx-3 thermal compound on both coolers. The fans were on thier PWM setting and it's hard to tell the difference in noise levels with them as they are both silent coolers but I would say the Akasa is slightly ahead as the beQuiet has a slight hum to it when up to full tilt. The ambient temperature was around 24°c.
The results:
Akasa at idle.
beQuiet at idle.
Akasa under load.
beQuiet under load.
Conclusion:
So it is slightly behind my current cooler at idle and and the gap is a bit bigger under load but I was expecting this due to the surface areas of the two is different.
I think I might have not mounted the Akasa well enough but cannot be sure, As well as it having less of an area to cool compared to the beQuiet. But I am happy enough with it's performance.
But it looks brilliant, Is quiet, Comes with Intel LGA 2011 support and is a great price compared to the beQuiet!


The Akasa Venom Voodoo

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-080-AK
Socket type Intel LGA775, LGA1155, LGA1156, LGA1366 & LGA2011
AMD Socket AM2, AM2+, AM3 & FM1
Cooler dimensions 131 (W) x 129.5 (D) x 163.5 (H) mm
Heatsink material High grade aluminium fins, copper heatpipes
Weight 1065g
Installation Screws and backplate (Intel & AMD)
Fan dimension 120 x 120 x 25mm
Fan speed 600-1900 RPM (PWM controlled)
Max airflow 83.63 CFM
Max air pressure 2.98 mm H2O
Noise level 6.9 - 28.9 dB(A)
Voltage rating 12V DC
Bearing type HDB (Hydro Dynamic)
Fan life expectancy 50,000 hours
Fan connector 4pin PWM
And The beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-BQ&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
Overall dimensions (L x W x H) (mm) 133 x 150 x 166
Socket compatibility LGA 775/1155/1156/1366
AM2/AM2+/AM3/754/939/940
Total weight 1550g
Noise level @ 900/1250/100% (rpm) 12.0 / 19.8 / 25.9
Air pressure (mm H2O) 2.1
Air flow @ 100% (CFM) 57.2
First up the cooler and its box and contents.
Box.

The cooler.




Fans.



Mounting hardware.

Even comes with Intel LGA 2011 mounting compatibility.

A comparison in size to the beQuiet! Cooler.


Fitted in the case if like me your CPU is surrounded by heatsinks and stuff leave the fans off till it's fitted as you will end up not being able to turn the thumb screws.


The Intel fitment has adjustable sliders for the current 775, 1155/6 and 1366 sockets.

Once it's secure fit the fans my RAM has a clearance of about 1mm in the furthest slots possible so if you have tall memory you may encounter trouble.

Now on to the test my i7 is a bit of a rubbish chip doesn't like a overclock and runs hot


I only ran prime for half hour to an hour as I am not testing for stability just temperature increase and after a time it just didn't go up any more so ended the test. I had Mx-3 thermal compound on both coolers. The fans were on thier PWM setting and it's hard to tell the difference in noise levels with them as they are both silent coolers but I would say the Akasa is slightly ahead as the beQuiet has a slight hum to it when up to full tilt. The ambient temperature was around 24°c.
The results:
Akasa at idle.

beQuiet at idle.

Akasa under load.

beQuiet under load.

Conclusion:
So it is slightly behind my current cooler at idle and and the gap is a bit bigger under load but I was expecting this due to the surface areas of the two is different.
I think I might have not mounted the Akasa well enough but cannot be sure, As well as it having less of an area to cool compared to the beQuiet. But I am happy enough with it's performance.
But it looks brilliant, Is quiet, Comes with Intel LGA 2011 support and is a great price compared to the beQuiet!