That brand new mini PC you have planned probably won’t accept a tower cooler design and, unfortunately, the low profile cooler market isn’t exactly large so your options are limited. Thankfully the Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 is around with its focus on low-noise operation and taking up as little space as possible. Its two heatpipes aren’t […]
Heatsinks & Coolers
If you’re any sort of power user you’ve come to realize that air-cooled heatsinks can’t always handle the heat load you like to throw at your PC’s processing elements so you’re going to have to step up your cooling solutions. Universal water cooling blocks are a cheaper way to get your graphics chip cooled efficiently […]
It’s a wonderful thing to see such attention to detail and a keen need for over the top cooling which some manufacturers seem to want to cram into their coolers. Thermalright’s Shaman GPU heatsink piles on 8 heatpipes that should instantly clue you in on the seriousness of this design but they take things even […]
Read more Thermalright Shaman takes a bit of the brute force approach to cooling
A good cooling idea spreads far and wide but, sometimes, there are companies that are crazy enough to try something quite a bit different that may just improve performance by leaps and bounds. The Scythe Mine 2 stacks heatpipes on top of heatpipes in order to come up with their…8 heatpipe count which, as you […]
Read more Scythe Mine 2 doubles up in some areas
Modern heatsinks rely quite a but on their fin orientation and design in order to cool off the numerous heatpipes they cram into a model so it’s common to see massive coolers that leave little room to work around a socket. The Deepcool Ice Matrix 400 employs surprisingly short fins but makes up for it […]
Read more Deepcool Ice Matrix 400 prefers density over surface area
All of the right specs are there, the heatpipes, fans, and fin count mean it’s bound to perform almost as well as the top of the line CPU coolers on the market…all that’s left are its looks. Thermaltake’s Frio OCK has the 6 heatpipe and dual fan treatment you’ve come to expect from a high-end […]
Read more Thermaltake Frio OCK keeps your CPU in the cool zone
Getting innovative with cooling gear gets a bit difficult when you have very little surface area to work with but someone is sure to find a way to increase heat transfer efficiency. The Xigmatek Aegir SD128264 comes equipped with four large heatpipes that make direct contact with your CPU for improved thermal transfer but they’ve […]
Read more Xigmatek Aegir SD128264 crams heatpipes wherever possible
CPU heatsinks have an easy formula to follow when it comes to cooling off a chip; namely the more heatpipes and fins you throw at the problem the better. The problem starts when that mound of metal and fans covers up some important areas that need airflow around your processor. The Noctua NH-C14 solves some […]
Read more Noctua NH-C14 turns things on its side
System airflow is a tricky deal to figure out especially when you have all sorts of obstructions cutting off the bulk of air coming into your case from your intake fans…those MOSFETs hiding under your system’s exhaust fan could use some extra cooling if you’re into overclocking. The Antec SpotCool fan is an absurdly simple […]
Zalman is well known to those that seek absolute silence from their PCs but with increasingly hotter components in our machines there are certain tradeoffs that must be made. The Zalman CNPS9900 MAX takes the company’s familiar spiral fan array and drops in a high performance fan between them so there’s a good amount of […]
Getting maximum cooling performance takes up a whole heck of a lot of vertical space which leaves you at a disadvantage should your case not supply enough headroom. Noctua has announced their new NH-C14 cooler which takes a decidedly horizontal approach while still allowing for a pair of 140mm fins to be added for some […]
Read more Noctua NH-C14 goes for the horizontal cooling crown
