Heatsinks & Coolers

by Rafael Hernandez on September 17, 2010 · 0 comments

When it comes to cooling a laptop one size doesn’t exactly fit all especially when your extra large gaming portable starts spitting out a whole bunch of heat when things get tough. Thermaltake’s Massive 23LX is designed to take up to a 17″ notebook and brute forces the temperatures down with its huge 230mm fan […]

Read more Thermaltake Massive 23LX keeps your mobile workhorse cool

by Rafael Hernandez on September 8, 2010 · 0 comments

Case fans tend to be overlooked as, in most people’s minds, a fan is just a fan right? Unfortunately poorly designed fans can ruin your day by spilling their lubricant all over the place and ceasing movement at the most inopportune times. GELID’s WING 14 UV BLUE 140mm fan puts on a show under ultraviolet […]

Read more GELID WING 14 UV BLUE loves caps lock, is waterproof

by Rafael Hernandez on August 27, 2010 · 0 comments

With computer peripheral manufacturers realizing that they can’t stick to a few niche products and be relevant in the marketplace companies have branched out from their initial roots and are offering a dizzying array of impressive gear. Corsair’s A50 and A70 heatsinks look just like the competition’s coolers sporting the same heatipe and fin tower […]

Read more Corsair A50 and A70 don’t look like memory products to me

by Rafael Hernandez on August 26, 2010 · 0 comments

The lure of the silent PC is bound to grab you at least once in your computing lifetime…unfortunately that meant giving up a large chunk of performance because cooling solutions couldn’t effectively remove the heat generated by processors without a dedicated fan. Thermalright’s HR-02 passive CPU heatsink makes good use of six massive heatpipes and […]

Read more Thermalright HR-02 passively does the impossible

by Rafael Hernandez on August 17, 2010 · 0 comments

All-in-one water cooling kits are becoming quite popular due to their performance and mounting possibilities without having to deal with a mammoth chunk of copper and aluminum hovering over all of their components. The Corsair Hydro H70 is takes the cooling segment to a whole new level with a new, efficient, watercooling pump attached to […]

Read more Corsair Hydro H70 doesn’t know the meaning of overkill

by Rafael Hernandez on August 11, 2010 · 0 comments

As much as we’d like to say that stock cooling is a perfectly fine solution for your high-end GPU they can barely keep up with your card when things get rough in your favorite gaming titles. CoolIT’s Omni A.L.C. GPU coolers are custom designed to your specifications so if you want a dual fan radiator […]

Read more CoolIT Omni A.L.C. conquers graphics card temperatures

by Rafael Hernandez on August 10, 2010 · 0 comments

Balancing the need for good cooling performance and having a low-cost option means making some sacrifices which may cause the heatsink design to miss both marks. Thankfully the Corsair A50 managed to choose correctly. Sporting a direct heatpipe contact design means it’ll be efficient in pulling heat off of the CPU but there are only […]

Read more Corsair A50 gets closer to your core

by Rafael Hernandez on August 3, 2010 · 0 comments

The growth of pre-assembled CPU liquid coolers can be attributed to the fact that they’re no longer as sucky as they used to be and they are able to compete with the high end air-cooling heatsinks without all of the added bulk around the CPU socket. Of course it’s difficult to improve on a design […]

Read more Corsair H70 CPU liquid cooler unboxed, secrets spilled

by Rafael Hernandez on July 31, 2010 · 0 comments

I’m as big a fan as any of the high end computing setups and the cooling products that go along with them and sure rolling your own water cooling system will undoubtedly lead to great system temperatures but, sometimes, there are those shortcuts that are “good enough” that are extremely enticing. In this instance it’s […]

Read more CoolIT ECO C240 A.L.C. takes the guess work out of water cooling

by Rafael Hernandez on July 22, 2010 · 0 comments

The high end heatsink market is well stocked with all manner of designs all vying for your considerable cooling budget and it would seem more companies are trying to break into it all the time now. Hell who wouldn’t want to get into the action when they go for $60 a pop and up? Antec […]

Read more Antec KÜHLER Flow steps into the cooling fray

by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2010 · 0 comments

In order to cool off today’s insanely hot running processors, especially if you’re seeking to get some more speed out of it, you have two choices: a liquid cooling rig or a massive amount of aluminum and heatpipes coated in nickel for that extra shiny look. Enter the ProlimaTech Super Mega Heatsink which sticks to […]

Read more ProlimaTech Super Mega Heatsink previewed, goes two tone