The focus on all-out performance tends to be at the front of most PC users minds but once you’ve got your fancy new computer put together you’ll likely be reaching for the earplugs. Thermaltake’s Silent 1156 CPU Cooler goes for the silent approach with its widely spaced fins and lower speed fan. Overclockers Club has […]
Read more Thermaltake Silent 1156 CPU Cooler prefers a quieter environment
What worked extremely well last year may just be overwhelmed this year. Intel’s Core i7 980X introduces two extra cores and 4MB of extra cache which some stellar coolers of the past just might have trouble handling. Benchmark Reviews has a look at 13 different CPU coolers and how they handle the 980X and AMD’s […]
Read more CPU Coolers Rounded Up and tested on the Core i7 980X
You can trace back the high end of the cooling market to precious few companies, most notably Thermalright, who went all-out in their pursuit for performance and well a bit of the design flair what with all of that fancy nickel plating they indulge in. The Thermalright Venomous X CPU Cooler is another attempt at […]
Read more Thermalright Venomous X CPU Cooler aims for the high end once again
Jamming a ton of heatpipes and cooling fins on to a CPU heatsink is an easy way to get plenty of cooling potential, unfortunately graphics cards are somewhat constrained by how much space the cooler can take up…if you want to add more expansion cards that is. The Prolimatech MK-13 GPU Cooler somehow manages to […]
Read more Prolimatech MK-13 GPU Cooler provides more than enough cooling power
There are a few ways to build a tower heatsink but some are less expensive to manufacture than others and you can’t go wrong with a design that has thoroughly withstood the test of time. Then again it’d get pretty boring if we didn’t have some variety. Thermaltake’s SpinQ VT CPU cooler sports a radial […]
Read more Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU Cooler looks dangerously sharp
While most users are content with the heatsinks that come with their graphics cards there are those that can’t stand the performance or noise or they may just need a replacement cooler for an old broken down fan. Thankfully there are plenty of third-party coolers to choose from. The Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro […]
Read more Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro GPU Cooler blazes new cooling performance trails
The old method of jamming as many fins on heatpipes as physically possible created quite a few performance problems so companies have been moving towards newer designs that allow air to flow more freely and create greater turbulence along its way. The Gelid Tranquillo CPU Heatsink employs wing shaped fins to spice things up and, […]
Read more Gelid Tranquillo CPU Heatsink enjoys the freedom of winged fins
Fan manufacturers have a number of tricks to get even more airflow out of their cooling products. It usually comes in a combination of increasing fan blade surface area or increasing the rate at which the fan’s blades rotate. We prefer the first method. The Noctua NF-P14 FLX Case Fan comes in with a 140mm […]
Many top-tier heatsinks rely on multiple fans to get added airflow over their fins which usually translates into lower temperatures, it’s one of the many methods manufacturers are using to get even better cooling results. Of course Noctua’s NH-D14 dual fan heatsink goes all out with serrated leading edges on their fins to create air […]
Read more Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler relies on the power of fans
As with most cooling trends the high-end heatsink manufacturers latch on to a good idea and run with it, at least on their high end products. Thankfully some of them serve a purpose more than others. The Xigmatek Balder SD1283 puts the shiny anti-corrosive properties of nickel plating to good use. Tweaknews gives it the […]
Read more Xigmatek Balder SD1283 sports nickel plated goodness
CPU coolers have come a long way over the past few years combining a few subtle, and not so subtle, design tweaks to the mix. Of course when all of the minor changes aren’t enough you can just throw brute force at the problem. The Noctua NH-U12P SE2 comes prepped with a pair of 120mm […]
