It might be a little strange to be testing out a Socket 754 AMD Athlon64 heatsink, but remember there are plenty of single-channel DDR Socket 754 processors out there, and lots of Sempron's too. The Jetart JAK801 is an all-aluminum extruded K8 heatsink with a pretty standard set of accouterments. Its 15x70x70mm fan operates at a single speed, and is not temperature responsive.

The most obvious point of contention with the Jetart JAK801 heatsink is its incredibly stiff clip mechanism, making it rather difficult to physically install the heatsink into the K8 socket retention frame. From the outset it looks as though the user clips down the JAK801 in the same manner as a Socket A heatsink, but that's not the case. Getting the three-prong clip down and on the frame was a little difficult in our test set up. Nevertheless, once this gargantuan task is accomplished, the Jetart JAK801 fulfills the task of socket 754 Athlon64 heatsink satisfactorily.

Jetart JAK801 Heatsink
	HEATSINK SPECSHEET Manufacturer: Jetart Model No.: JAK801 Materials: Extruded 6063T5 Aluminum. Fan Mfg: YS Tech FD1270155B-1F Fan Spec: 4500RPM, 12V, 2.28W Fan Dim: 15x70x70mm Heatink & Fan Dim: 55x68x77mm Weight: 500 grams Includes: thermal paste, mounting screws and K8 retention frame Compatible with Sockets: 754/939/940 Est. Pricing: $15USD ($20CDN)

The only items the JAK801 heatsink comes with are a small blister pack of silicon paste and a metal K8 retention frame and back plate set. This is the first all metal heatsink frame we've seen, and should well outlast any motherboard it's mounted upon.

Since the Jetart JAK801 is a pretty straightforward heatsink, we're going to dive right into the 360° examination of it.