Heatsinks & Coolers

by Rafael Hernandez on May 22, 2012 · 0 comments

Thermaltake’s Water 2.0 Pro Liquid Cooling System might be familiar to anyone that has researched CPU coolers but its all enclose water cooling loop offers a compelling reason to purchase one over all of the other choices on the market: it actually comes with a second fan. A second fan on a water cooling setup […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on January 28, 2012 · 0 comments

CPU heatsinks tend to come in a few flavors, most of which have a focus on keeping your processor as cool as possible which tends to come along with quite a bit of noise from however many fans they attached to it. The ARCTIC Freezer i30 follows in the company’s fine tradition of offering low noise […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 18, 2011 · 0 comments

It’s difficult to predict who will come out on top in the strange and crazy heatsink world but the Cooler Master Hyper 612S has managed to pull out some impressive performance numbers from a collection of heatpipes  and aluminum fins. Its design is really quite simple but its capability of mounting two fans means it has […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 30, 2011 · 0 comments

Corsair has an impressive lineup of water cooling kits under its belt so it’s not surprising to see their new Hydro Series H80 taking things so seriously. The kit sports an extra thick radiator that should pull heat from the fluid pumping around the system very well while its dual fan configuration will help remove […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 14, 2011 · 0 comments

The Intel Sandy Bridge E processor is set to become a monster of a performance chip with its massive amounts of cache and 4 channel memory controller making it one of the most anticipated CPUs this year but all of the added features makes for one large, and very power hungry, processor. So the company […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on August 29, 2011 · 0 comments

The Corsair Hydro Series H100 Liquid CPU Cooler is proof that self-contained liquid cooling kits are turning into a viable option for those looking to push their processors to even higher clock rates. The bulk of the designs that have been on the market offer a single 120mm radiator that can allow two fans to be […]

Read more Corsair Hydro Series H100 Liquid CPU Cooler improves on the cooling potential

by Rafael Hernandez on August 27, 2011 · 0 comments

The Cooler Master GeminII S524 Heatsink isn’t exactly what a highly overclocked processor is looking for, that niche is best left to liquid cooling or a tower style heatsink with a pair of fans attached to it. Instead this CPU cooler is designed to take up very little vertical space which makes it a nice option […]

Read more Cooler Master GeminII S524 Heatsink solves your clearance issues

by Rafael Hernandez on August 2, 2011 · 0 comments

Video cards can pump out quite a bit of heat which can make things go from bad to worse when you’re playing the latest gaming title or using your GPU for some other form of number processing goodness. The Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II VGA Cooler attempts to keep things in check by offering up […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 27, 2011 · 0 comments

If you’re looking to cool down your CPU without jumping into the water cooling world you’re going to be faced with some massive heatsinks for that high end overclocking project you plan on. Thermalright’s HR-02 Macho isn’t shy about taking up as much room as possible which is a good thing as it increases the […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 12, 2011 · 0 comments

Pre-built liquid coolers are a good compromise between performance and cost since building a custom cooling loop can get very expensive very quickly. The Antec Kühler H2O 920 sports an extra thick radiator to help cool off the…coolant quicker and a pair of 120mm fans to push massive amounts of air over its dense fins […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 28, 2011 · 0 comments

When a company becomes known for certain product lines it’s always weird when they come up with something new. The Polaris 120 is Swiftech’s attempt at a higher end air cooling solution which is somewhat odd for a company that’s well known for their high end liquid cooling gear. You’ll come to find their design […]

Read more Swiftech Polaris 120 marks some weird new territory