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Thermal Results
The thermal results from Akasa’s Gecko Cooler were very strong — some of the best results we’ve seen from an SSD cooler. During our stress tests, the SSD only peaked at 47 degrees Celsius, taking the number four spot on our chart as one of the strongest coolers for your SSD. This level of cooling capacity will ensure your SSD’s storage is consistent and your cooler is ready for any workload thrown at your NVMe drive – no matter how intensive it is.
Noise Levels
When I’ve tested NVMe heatsinks with fans I always tested them with my motherboard’s default setting, shown below. I never bothered to adjust this setting, because none of the units I’ve tested ran louder than my system fans at idle – and I like a nice, quietly running system.
It would be pretty pointless to run any of these heatsink’s fans at full speed. You won’t gain any performance, and this heatsink performs rather well even without a fan. If you are so inclined to run this cooler’s fan at full speed, it will reach up to 39.6 dBA. This is comparable to the maximum noise levels of quiet CPU coolers.
Conclusion
Akasa’s Gecko Cooler features a blower-style fan, and it certainly doesn’t suck. Its thermal capacity is strong (among the best we've tested), ensuring your PCI-e 5 SSD will sustain peak performance even during intensive workloads.
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