LGA 775 CPU Cooler Mega Test

--- Thermal Performance, Conclusion and Certification

Thermal Performance

The Evo 98 was the second cooler to go through the labs in the passive category. The idle reading was surprising low, coming in at 47 degrees. That's pretty impressive, especially when compared to the other passive coolers in this review.

Less impressive was the Evo 98's performance under load. It was throwing out some serious heat with an 88 degree reading and very little of that heat was making it to the rear exhaust fan. The restrictive plastic shroud around the Evo 98 is the main culprit and if LEDs aren't your thing and you don't care how a cooler looks, this is pretty easy to remove.

Conclusion

The Evo 98 is not a bad cooler but it suffers for the sake of its looks. The lack of airflow around the outside of the cooler seemingly causes higher temperatures, so we think a redesign is in order.

In saying that, the knowledgeable enthusiast is going to use the Evo 98 with a fan and we welcome Akasa giving that option and not forcing buyers to pay for unused fans.

The mounting system on this passive version is good, but much like the Evo 120 v2, if you did run it with a fan, that would more than likely need to be removed before you could take the cooler itself off.

Unlike the Evo 120 v2 though, this cooler actually returned pretty respectable results, especially considering it wasn't actively cooled for our tests.

Certification

Akasa – Evo 98

Review: LGA 775 CPU Cooler Mega Test

--- Thermal Performance, Conclusion and Certification

Thermal Performance

Conclusion

Certification

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