Over the past few months, we've seen an explosion of magnetic NVMe SSD enclosures on the market and now Akasa has joined the fray with its own take on the topic and the accessory maker has of course added its own twists to the storage enclosure. The AK-ENU3M2-08 as it's known as, houses a standard M.2 2230 NVMe SSD and it's compatible with Apple's range of iPhones for direct video capture to the drive in ProRes 4K resolution and it does of course attach to the MagSafe connector on recent iPhones.

However, what makes the Akasa product stand out is the inclusion of a supercapacitor, which the company says takes 5-6 minutes to charge and it's included as a data loss safeguard in case of a sudden power loss. That said, it's a bit hard to figure how useful this would be in real world scenarios, since if the drive lost power, it most likely also lost its data connection to the host device. Another neat feature is that Akasa allows for 100 W USB PD passthrough, something we haven't seen on similar devices. The downside is the 10 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 data interface, which is slower than some competing devices, but the other features might make up for the slower speed, depending on your use case. No pricing was announced.

Akasa brought an interesting set of new gear from its diverse portfolio of PC hardware to Computex 2024. The star attraction is the elegant Hawking series fanless case. The silver-aluminium variant is a work of art. The Hawking series is designed for ASUS NUC motherboards with 28-35 W Core i3 chips. It features a solid copper baseplate to pull heat from the SoC, with a series of heat pipes pushing it to the body, which doubles up as an extruded aluminium heatsink. Akasa also showcased several smaller fanless cases under the Maze and Gem series, for Raspberry Pi 4.

Next up, Akasa showed us a couple of slick aluminium portable SSD enclosures that feature 40 Gbps USB4 connectivity. You simply install an M.2-2280 SSD, a bridge chip has a PCIe Gen 3 x4 connection for this drive on one end, and the 40 Gbps USB4 interface on the other. A single type-C cable is used for both power and host connectivity. Among the various connectivity accessories showcased was a 5 Gbps Ethernet NIC with CAT-6a, based on a Realtek controller.

Akasa today introduced the ALUCIA H4A, a low-profile air-type CPU cooler for AMD sockets AM5 and AM4. With its fan in place, the cooler has a Z-height of just under 30 mm, which it achieves using a highly compacted fin-stack heatsink, and a thin form-factor fan. The cooler can deal with AMD Ryzen processors with TDP of up to 95 W, which should make it fit for the majority of processor- and APU models. Its design involves a nickel-plated copper base located between a factory-fitted retention-module. From this base, four 6 mm-thick copper heatpipes pass through, conveying heat to an aluminium fin-stack heatsink, which is ventilated by a 92 mm fan.

The Akasa ALUCIA H4A measures 94 mm x 94 mm x 29.5 mm (WxDxH), weighing 232 g. Its 92 mm ball-bearing fan is rated for 40,000 hours by its designers. It takes in 4-pin PWM input, and turns at speeds ranging between 800-3,600 RPM. It pushes a maximum of 40 CFM of airflow, at 2.2 mm H₂O static pressure, and noise ranging between 17-35.8 dBA. The company didn't reveal pricing, but mentioned that the cooler is backed by a 2-year warranty.

Akasa today introduced the Gecko Pro LX SSD cooler (model: A-M2HS04-BK), designed for drives in the M.2-2280 form-factor. The cooler is a fan-heatsink featuring an extruded aluminium monoblock heatsink that's ventilated by a 20 mm fan. The heatsink makes contact with the business end of the drive over a thermal pad that can adjust for Z-height differences between the various components. There is a second thermal pad included that's meant to be installed on the reverse side of the drive, making contact with the "taco shell" retention module.

The 20 mm fan of the Akasa Gecko Pro LX turns at speeds of up to 12,000 RPM, pushing 0.7 CFM of airflow at 4.00 mm H₂O static pressure, and a maximum noise of 26 dBA. Akasa rates the durability of this fan at 60,000 hours. The fan features a standard 4-pin PWM connector, so you can adjust its speed between 3,600 RPM to its top 12,000 RPM. Measuring 70 mm x 25 mm x 21.9 mm (LxWxH), the cooler weighs about 53 g. Akasa didn't reveal pricing, but mentioned that the drive will be backed by a 2-year warranty.

Akasa introduced a couple of new accessories designed to solve the problem of an obtuse cable bend of the 16-pin 12VHPWR power cable that compounds the problem of tall high-end graphics cards not getting along well with some of the more compact PC cases—of which Akasa specializes in. These include the G-Nexus P24, and G-Nexus PX24. The G-Nexus P24 is a solid-state L-shaped adapter and connector converter. One of its sides has three 8-pin PCIe power connectors, which it converts to a 12VPWR on the other end, at a 90° angle. This 12VHPWR is rated for 450 W, which should cover all RTX 40-series graphics cards up to the RTX 4080. It might be possible to even pair this with an RTX 4090, though the 450 W connector power limit could take the edge off overclocked performance. All custom RTX 4090 cards include a 600 W-rated adapter cable (that demand four 8-pin PCIe inputs).

The Akasa G-Nexus PX24 is a slightly different take on this concept, with a 30 cm cable between the 12VHPWR (which is held at a 90° angle), and the other end that has the three 8-pin PCIe inputs, arranged next to each other on a single piece. It's important to note here, that while Akasa is converting three 8-pin PCIe (3x 150 W) to a 12VHPWR on both accessories, the connector has its signal pins set to tell the graphics card that it is capable of delivering 600 W. This would obviously mean that any continuous load above 450 W would go above the 150 W specification limit of the PCIe connectors. The company didn't reveal pricing.

There has been no shortage of various SSD coolers to date, but none seems to have implemented a blower fan as yet. Well, Akasa decided that it was a product that was needed in the market and was showing off its Gecko Turbo Cooler at Computex. The heatsink part of the cooler is dwarfed by the blower fan that sits on top of it, making for a rather amusing looking device. As to the noise level, we can only guess, as it wasn't plugged in, but blower fans don't tend to be the quietest fans around. That said, it's likely to bring the best airflow of any M.2 SSD cooler to date, even though it might be a tad excessive, even for PCIe 5.0 SSDs.

Akasa might be the most well known third party housing manufacturer for Intel's NUC series of devices, most of which offer passive cooling and full aluminium construction. At Computex, Akasa was showing off its Cypher X133 which the company has been selling to system integrators for some time already, but there hasn't been a public announcement. The reason for keeping this product on the low is because it's using a low profile, server grade liquid cooling solution which takes some skill to install in the compact chassis. That said, the entire internals slide out on rails, which should make most parts much easier to access than in a typical chassis this size.

Even though it's a compact chassis, it can house an NVIDIA RTX 4090 graphics card, in addition to the NUC 13 Extreme, which is no small feat. That said, the width limit sits at 3.9 slots for the GPU, so some custom models with wider coolers might not work. The chassis is very much a premium product with a very nice finish that is easily comparable to high-end notebooks. Hopefully Akasa will figure out a way to make a more DIY friendly version of this chassis, although it's possible that the price tag will be too high for this to make sense as a DIY build.

Akasa introduced what is essentially the 2nd generation of its compact Turing fanless NUC case. The new Turing AC Pro, as its name suggests, is designed for the Intel NUC 13 Pro "Arena Canyon," and retains its distinctive cuboidal shape, and a volume of 2.8 liters. What's new is that the block that draws heat from the SoC now features a pair of 6 mm-thick copper heatpipes that spread heat across the extruded aluminium panels that make up the body of the case, and which double up as a heatsink. The introduction of these heatpipes increase the cooling capacity of the case to 40 W (up from 35 W). The case also includes a custom M.2 SSD heatsink.

The Akasa Turing AC Pro measures 95 mm x 260 mm x 113.5 mm (WxDxH), and supports NUC motherboards in the 4x4 inch UCFF form-factor. The front-panel I/O holes includes openings for two USB 3.x type-A ports, and a 4-pole headset jack. The rear I/O cutouts include DC-in, two HDMI, two USB type-A, two USB type-C, and an Ethernet. Akasa includes optional power bricks. For the Core i5 and Core i7 models of NUC 13 Pro, it offers a 120 W brick, and for the Core i3 models, there's a 90 W one, both operate at 19 V DC. The company didn't reveal pricing or availability information yet.

Akasa, a leading provider of passive cooling solutions and fanless cases, have announced today a new premium aluminium case called the Maxwell AC Pro for the latest range of InteI NUC 13 Pro products, code-named Arena Canyon. Designed to accommodate the Core i3, i5 and i7 processors up to 40 W TDP, this state-of-the-art small form factor case is perfect for applications that require silent operation without compromising on power. With dimensions of 218.5 x 206 x 80.3 mm (3.6L), the case can be easily stored away or displayed for a desktop setup. For the NUC 13 Pro, InteI announced a resilient supply chain production model by creating a multi-source supply chain, as well as up to 5 years of availability for the NUC 13 Pro boards. This is good news for the commercial projects and consumers, as planning for production and system integration in the future will be easier and longer-lasting.

The InteI NUC 13 Pro comes feature-packed and ready to perform in all types of applications such as digital signage, home theater setups, and edge computing. The vPro Platform returns for the i5 and i7 models, which boast some unique features such as remote management and base level security protection from threats. Alongside this, the NUC 13 Pro range comes with Wi-Fi 6, support for up to four extended displays (using 2 HDMI and 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports), up to 64 GB of expandable DDR4 RAM and PCIe x4 Gen 4 compatibility for the M.2 drive. This extensive list of features makes the InteI NUC 13 Pro range a no- brainer for those looking for high performance in a small form factor.

Akasa today introduced the AK-CC1110EP01, a low-profile CPU cooler capable of handling thermal loads of up to 65 W, and supporting AMD sockets AM5 and AM4. The cooler features a classic top-flow design, with an extruded aluminium monoblock heatsink, and a low-profile 80 mm fan. The heatsink is made entirely of copper, and comes with a pre-applied TIM. The factory-fitted 80 mm fan is just 10.8 mm thick, takes in 4-pin PWM connection, turns at speeds ranging between 600 to 3,000 RPM, pushing up to 26.53 CFM of airflow, at 1.81 mm H₂O static-pressure, and up to 27.09 dBA noise output. Measuring 80 mm x 80 mm x 41.3 mm, the cooler weighs 222 g. The company didn't reveal pricing.

Akasa, a leading provider of active CPU cooling solutions has recently produced a new low-profile CPU cooler, capable of taming some of the most powerful CPUs on the market. The SOHO H6L and Alucia H6L are both rated at 130 W TDP, making them the perfect choice for high-performance, small form factor PC builds. 67.2 mm. Akasa's newest coolers are made up of premium heat sinks with six heat pipes to help disperse the heat from the processors. This allows for an efficient transfer of heat; the small and mighty coolers can handle up to 110 W TDP CPUs (such as Intel i9 12900T, and AMD's Ryzen 9 5900). Complete your Mini-ITX or thin Mini-ITX motherboard builds using these high-performance coolers.

Compatibility is not an issue for the SOHO and Alucia H6L coolers, as mounting kits are included inside each package for LGA 1700, AM5, and almost all previous socket sizes (LGA 1200 and 15XX, and AM4). The mechanism is easy to install, simply follow the instructions in the manual to set up the cooler for each socket type. The SOHO AR fan included with SOHO H6L has an iconic, minimalist, neon-style aRGB ring, with over 16 million lighting combinations. The aRGB connects using a three-pin 5 V header, seamlessly controlled using all major RGB control software such as Gigabyte RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light, ASUS AURA, ASRock Polychrome and Razer Chroma RGB. Akasa also provides aRGB controllers if the motherboard does not include them, which are an excellent addition to any colorful build (for example, product code AK-RLD-04).

Akasa today rolled out the Cypher EB, a premium aluminium case for the Intel NUC 12 Extreme, with preparation for a cooling-solution that's tailored to draw heat from all the important components on the motherboard. Measuring 200 mm x 216 mm x 53 mm (WxDxH), the case features an all-aluminium body. It supports NUC12EDBi9 and NUC12EDBi7 motherboards. You orient the board upside down, so the cooling solution draws air from the vents below, directing exhaust through one of the side panels. The case features two USB 3.1 type-A front-panel ports, and cutouts designed to align with the connectors of the two compatible motherboard models. Optional components include the cooling solution, a stand to orient the case sideways, and a 150 W power-brick.

Akasa today introduced the Turing WS, a variant of its large Turing fanless case for the Intel NUC 12 Pro "Wall Street Canyon," system boards, which use Intel 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake-P" mobile processors. The Turing WS is physically identical to the company's Turing family of cases, measuring 247.9 mm x 113.5 mm x 95 mm (WxDxH), but with its I/O designed to correspond with NUC 12 Pro boards, and its heatsink SoC base with that of the "Alder Lake-P" SoC. The case also includes an M.2-2280 cooling surface, so you can extend the cooling capacity of the case to an NVMe SSD. Available for pre-order from October 3, the Akasa Turing WS is priced at USD $170.

With a height of 21.8 mm, the new AK-CC6609EP01 low-profile CPU cooler from Akasa is shorter than an Ice-Hockey puck (which is 25 mm-tall). The cooler supports Socket LGA1700, and Akasa reckons it will go well with 12th Gen Core processors with 35 W processor base power at stock settings. Its design isn't all that different from Intel's stock HSF: an aluminium monoblock heatsink with radially-projecting fins, pulls heat through a nickel-plated copper base. The 75 mm proprietary fan is nestled into the heatsink, and some of its lateral airflow goes through the edges of the heatsink. The fan turns at speeds ranging between 600 to 3,000 RPM, pushing up to 23.45 CFM of airflow, at up to 30.75 dBA noise output. Its hydro-dynamic bearing gives it 40,000 hours life. It measures 87.2 mm x 85.2 mm x 21.8 mm. The company didn't reveal pricing.

Akasa today rolled out the Soho H6L, a "C-type" low-profile aluminium fin-stack CPU cooler (model: AK-CC4025HP01). With its fan in place, the cooler stands at just 67.2 mm tall. The cooler's design involves an aluminium monoblock heatsink, from which six 6 mm-thick nickel-plated copper heatpipes emerge, conveying heat through an aluminium fin-stack that's arranged along the plane of the motherboard. This is ventilated by a 25 mm-thick 120 mm fan.

The fan included with the Akasa Soho H6L features ARGB lighting along the bore of the frame. It turns between 500 to 2,000 RPM, pushing up to 52.91 CFM of airflow, with a maximum noise output of 31.8 dBA. The fan features hydro-dynamic bearing. The cooler measures 120 mm x 120 mm x 67.2 mm (WxDxH), weighing 584.4 g. Among the CPU socket types supported are AM4 and LGA1200. Interestingly, LGA1700 isn't supported. The company didn't reveal pricing.

Akasa today introduced the Newton CAC fanless case for the entry-level Intel Atlas Canyon NUC boards. These NUCs are based around the Pentium Silver 6000-series and Celeron 4500-series "Jasper Lake" SoCs featuring up to 4 "Tremont" E-cores. The Akasa case offers full fanless cooling for the SoC, letting you use it as a digital-signage or AIoT box. The case has cutouts for nearly all of the Atlas Canyon's connectors, except the 9-pin external header for an additional front-panel. The case is made of anodized-aluminium with a ridged surface for heat-dissipation. The front- and rear-panels feature a brushed-aluminium finish with diamond-cut edges. It measures 178 mm x 117 mm x 44 mm. The company didn't reveal pricing.

Akasa, a leading provider of fanless cases, have recently released two new examples, updated for the LGA1700 mounting size. The Galileo TU Plus and the Euler TX Plus have been designed for thin Mini-ITX motherboards, these cases can be used in a server rack (Galileo TU1 and TU3 have rack mounts included, A-ITX52-M1B and A-ITX54-M1B respectively) or can be hidden away for a clean, truly silent aesthetic.

With the newest release of Intel's 12th generation Alder Lake processors, the socket change to LGA1700 has led to an alteration in the heatsink's mounting mechanism. The Galileo TU Plus and Euler TX Plus are compatible with LGA1700, as well as LGA1200 and LGA1151 with the included mounting brackets. This ensures a tight connection between the processor and the thermal block, making the case an excellent heatsink for Intel processors from 6th generation up to the latest 12th generation.

Akasa, a leading provider of passive cooling solutions and fanless cases, have announced an update to their popular Maxwell Pro fanless case. The new Maxwell Pro Plus is now compatible with the LGA1700 socket from Intel, and some of their highest performing 12th generation processors with integrated graphics, including the Intel Core i9-12900.

High-end processors usually require a hefty cooler equipped with high-speed fans, but Akasa's Maxwell Pro plus fanless Mini-ITX case can tame the beast, all whilst producing nothing but silence. The Maxwell Pro can handle the newest 12th Generation of Intel Core processors up to 65 W TDP (including backwards compatibility for LGA 1200 and 115x sockets) and is the perfect pair for activities such as content creation and 4K video streaming. The high-performance fanless case can adequately maintain temperatures around 80°C under load and completes the tremendous trio of Plus cases in Akasa's new range. The Maxwell Pro Plus is compatible with latest 600 Series Mini-ITX motherboards such as ASUS's ROG STRIX Z690-I and B660-I, Gigabyte's Z690I/B660I Aorus Ultra, and MSI's MEG Z690I Unify.

Akasa, a leading provider of active cooling solutions, has released their latest AIO watercoolers under the SOHO range. These coolers come with addressable RGB lighting and premium SOHO AR fans to light up your PC and accentuate its best features. The cooler is compatible with the latest LGA 1700 processors from Intel (e.g. Intel Core i9 12900K) and AMD's AM4 processors (e.g. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X).

Create your unique aesthetic using the Dusk Black or Dawn White editions of Akasa's SOHO 240 AIO watercooler. The sleek, clean design provides a great base for a stealthy build, or use the high-performance SOHO AR12 fans (included) to add splashes of colour and highlights. With over 16 million combinations of colours, the aRGB can bring your build to life; the lights are compatible with all major RGB software such as Gigabyte RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light, ASUS AURA, ASRock Polychrome and Razer Chroma RGB. A convenient controller is included in the package, which can be used to sync the lighting effects together.

Drive docks can be extremely handy, especially the kind with support for two drives, as they generally allow you to duplicate your data quickly and easily. However, with a move towards M.2 drives, SATA based docks are slowly becoming less useful. Akasa has launched a solution to that problem with its new DuoDock MX, which accepts a pair of M.2 NVMe drives. The dock itself looks like a miniature drive dock with the addition of a cup-shaped lid that helps protect the drives from being touched during use. The front is host to a range of LEDs and a drive clone button, whereas around the back there's a power switch, a power connector and a USB Type-C port.

The only real downside is that Akasa has gone with a 10 Gbps PCIe to USB 3.2 bridge chip, which means that the data connection to a PC would be fairly slow by today's standards. Presumably the reason for this is to prevent the need of using some kind of heatsink on the M.2 drives, as most 20 Gbps NVMe to USB 3.2 solutions tend to require heatsinks. That said, Akasa has equipped the DuoDock MX with what the company calls an ultra-thin fan, although a picture on the company website suggests it's a small blower fan. Price-wise it's not what you'd call a bargain at £98 or around US$120, although that price includes British VAT.

Akasa, has recently released a set of case fans in the Alucia line of products, adding to the Alucia H4. The Alucia SC series come in 120 mm (SC12) and 140 mm (SC14) sizes, which makes these fans great for cases of all shapes and sizes. Perfect for a stealthy PC build with no lighting effects, the fans are jampacked with features; no PC can be complete without Akasa's high performance Alucia SC fans!

The most important factor of a case fan is arguably the airflow - a high level of which can circulate air more efficiently around the PC case. Alucia does not back down, with the powerful, optimized fan blade design producing 56.3 CFM (SC12) and 84.3 CFM (SC14) of airflow; this shows the amazing aerodynamic efficiency possible from these fans.

Akasa, a leading provider of active cooling and lighting solutions, has announced a new series of fans under the popular VEGAS line of products. These new white fans come complete with aRGB functionality, further highlighting the brilliant white frames. Available in one, two, or three fan configurations, the possibilities are endless with this Vegas A-Series of case fans!

This series comes with a convenient integrated design that reduces the number of cables, making cable management a breeze and allowing a higher airflow within the case. The A-series is easy to install with only two cables necessary for full functionality: one for absolute control over fan speed (4-pin PWM), and one for over 16 million aRGB lighting combinations (3-pin addressable RGB). These fans are also compatible with all major RGB control software, such as Gigabyte RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light, ASUS AURA, ASRock Polychrome, and Razer Chroma RGB.

Akasa, a leading provider of active cooling and lighting solutions, has released a new colourway for their popular, premium SOHO AR case fan. With its clean white aesthetic and striking RGB ring, the SOHO AR Dawn edition is perfect for light PC builds, or to provide a contrasting colour for darker builds. Aesthetics are not the only benefit, as the SOHO AR provides high airflow with an almost silent operation.

As the newest member of the SOHO range of RGB products, the Dawn edition comes in a 120 mm size, complimenting the black Dusk edition fan. These dazzling SOHO fans have a minimalist neon style aRGB ring, with over 16 million lighting combinations. The sleek fan blades have an aerodynamic design, producing a powerful airflow of up to 52.9 CFM and strong air pressure of up to 1.75 mm-H2O.

Akasa, have released the latest model of their small form factor fanless cases, introducing the Newton A50! The newest Newton is ultra-compact, with dimensions of just 169 x 115.5 x 68.5 mm (1.3L). The case supports ASUS PN50 and PN51 motherboards, which are equipped with the latest Ryzen 4000 mobile processors and 5000 mobile processors (respectively) for the best performance in its size category.

The small but mighty design makes the case perfect for small areas, or minimalist desktop setups. The sleek, futuristic panels combined with this ultra-compact shape means the case can be used in a wide range of ways; either a discreet addition to a desk, for smaller desktop setups, or hidden away for a clean, truly silent aesthetic. To fully take advantage of the silence, the use of SSDs is essential for the noiseless experience - the cases have enough space for one M.2 SSD and one 2.5" SSD/HDD.

Akasa, a leading provider of cooling and thermal solutions for the global electronics industry, has released new variants of their classic CPU coolers, updated for the Alder Lake processors (LGA 1700 mounting system). The three coolers are designed for unlocked desktop CPUs (AK-CC6606BP01), F-Series desktop CPUs (AK-CC6603EP01), and T-Series desktop CPUs (AK-CC6601EP01). These coolers will work at the TDP set by Intel, and will follow the official thermal and mechanical design guide, improving heat dissipation from the Alder Lake processors.

The 12th generation of Intel Core processors will be using the LGA1700 mounting system, launching with a host of technological advances. Intel's new hybrid core design allows for efficient data processing, with the introduction of Performance and Efficiency cores (P-cores and E-cores respectively). P-cores are dedicated to the faster processing tasks, whilst E-cores have been built to work through background processes, therefore increasing the multitasking capabilities of the CPU. Due to the new sizes of these cores, the shape of the CPU's integrated heatspreader (IHS) has changed to accommodate this, with its rectangular dimensions of 37.5 mm x 45 mm.