Cooling a high end processor is no easy feat especially given the amount of added stress most overclockers put on their CPUs with their higher clock rates and a good dosage of extra voltage. The Scythe Yasya CPU Heatsink makes use of six heatpipes and can mount two fans to quickly dissipate the heat load [...]
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by Rafael Hernandez on June 11, 2010
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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 [...]
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by Rafael Hernandez on May 2, 2010
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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 [...]
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by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2010
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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 [...]
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by Rafael Hernandez on April 26, 2010
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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 [...]
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by Rafael Hernandez on April 22, 2010
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Tower CPU coolers tend to offer very good performance but when it comes time to cram them into the slimmer dimensions of a HTPC case or other small enclosure makes them an impossibility some times. The Cooler Master Vortex Plus CPU Cooler brings back the old style cooling design while incorporating some newer techniques such [...]
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by Rafael Hernandez on April 20, 2010
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The cooling landscape seems to change every few months as manufacturers pump out newer and slicker designs which either one-up the competition or carve out a nice little price/performance niche for themselves. HardwareHeaven has a look at four heatsinks from Akasa, Gelid, Noctua, and Spire determining how well they perform at various fan speed levels: [...]
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by Rafael Hernandez on April 15, 2010
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Liquid metal cooling may seem like something out of science fiction but there have been several companies attempting to harness its possible performance potential. It seems that the day is upon us. The Danamics LMX and LMX Superleggera Liquid Metal CPU Coolers are quite massive and somehow harness the liquid metal properties for some very [...]
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by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2010
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High end CPU coolers tend to go for quite a bit of heat dissipation power so you’re bound to see quite a few heatpipes and plenty of fins to go along with them but the ever increasing trend is towards multi-fan setups to get some real airflow through its fins. Thermaltake’s Frio CPU Cooler possesses [...]
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by Rafael Hernandez on April 12, 2010
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