There was an era when thermoelectric cooling was somewhat popular with the enthusiast crowd because of its ability to drastically lower temperatures but their downside was a requirement for some massive cooling on the “hot side” of the TEC. CoolIT’s Freezone Elite v2 Thermoelectric CPU Cooler harnesses a TEC and watercooling setup in a pre-assembled […]
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Cooling hardware tends to have well defined boundaries so as not to stray and allowing the manufacturer maximum flexibility when designing a product. Some people just hate to be so limited. The Zalman VF2000 LED Hybrid Cooler is designed to handle CPU or graphics card cooling tasks which, as you might expect, is a very […]
Read more Zalman VF2000 LED Hybrid Cooler has a tough time deciding what it is
With the top of the CPU cooling market being decided by a 1C or 2C degree difference there isn’t much in the way of differentiating your product, unless of course you go for the pricing jugular. The Scythe Yasya CPU Cooler hits all of the wonderful feature points with six heatpipes, staggered fins, and a […]
You’d expect for companies following the same heatsink design features to come up with top of the line products but there’s some magical voodoo at work when it comes to top-end cooling. The Thermaltake FRIO CPU Cooler managed to sneak into the high end of the heatsink market and will likely stay there, at least […]
Read more Thermaltake FRIO CPU Cooler plants itself at the high end
Most CPU coolers are symmetrical in one way or another allowing the manufacturer to use simple techniques to stamp out fins without too much added cost. The Cogage Arrow CPU Cooler goes off script a bit with its “arrow-shaped” fins although all the other makings of a high-end cooler are still there. Pro Clockers has […]
Read more Cogage Arrow CPU Cooler certainly takes after its name
CPU coolers tend to require quite a bit of airflow in order to work effectively which is a bit of a downer for anyone that enjoys a silent workspace or even a bit of sanity once those high speed fans kick into gear. Big Bruin has gathered six LGA1156 compatible heatsinks which seemingly promise low-noise […]
Read more Low Noise CPU Coolers Rounded Up and quietly tested
With CPU manufacturers pushing increasing heat loads on to system heatsinks you’re going to have to make choices between a hefty chunk of aluminum and heatpipes or an all-in-one water cooling system. The Corsair Hydro Series H50 CPU Cooler utilizes the now familiar pump over waterblock design all piped up to a simple radiator for […]
Read more Corsair Hydro Series H50 Water Cooler handles your thermal cooling needs
Water cooling setups can be unwieldy to set up and an expensive (and addicting) hobby to get into. There’s little room for error and plenty of case modification to be done if you’re serious about going that route. Or you could go with the CoolIT ECO A.L.C. ECO-R120 CPU Cooler which comes pre-assembled and should […]
Read more CoolIT ECO A.L.C. ECO-R120 CPU Cooler simplifies water cooling even more
While a great big tower heatsink would appear to be the best choice for your next system build they tend to overlook airflow to some of the important components on your motherboard like its chipset and voltage regulation modules. The Tuniq Propeller 120 CPU Cooler takes some of the old fashioned design ideas and works […]
Read more Tuniq Propeller 120 CPU Cooler follows a familiar old path
As far as air cooling is concerned the more heatpipes you have on a heatsink the better it can dump heat onto its mass of fins, normally one wouldn’t expect much out of a cooler with three heatpipes. Zaward Vapor 120 CPU Cooler seems to perform like a champ despite its low heatpipe count, although […]
Most budget level heatsinks skimp on the features in order to get their price point in at where they need it to be. While they’re a great alternative to the stock heatsinks included with most processors they can’t exactly touch the performance of high-end coolers either. The Xtreme Gear HP-1216B CPU Cooler tosses in five […]
Read more Xtreme Gear HP-1216B CPU Cooler piles on the heatpipes
