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 22, 2010
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While your system’s heatsink was quite a capable performer during the winter months the summer poses a whole different set of cooling challenges which most designs aren’t capable of handling. The Cooler Master V6GT sandwiches 6 heatpipes and a whole heck of a lot of fins between two high-powered fans in order to get the [...]
Read more Cooler Master V6GT keeps those summer temperatures in check
by Rafael Hernandez on July 7, 2010
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Tower heatsinks offer plenty of cooling performance but their height makes things a little tight in some of the slimmer PC cases out there. Luckily there are at least a few choices for a slimmer cooler. The Cooler Master Vortex Plus CPU Cooler uses direct heatpipe contact to its advantage while fitting into a short [...]
Read more Cooler Master Vortex Plus CPU Cooler puts a twist on things
by Rafael Hernandez on June 8, 2010
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Vying for the best of anything means shaving off a bit of time, or in this case CPU temperature, from the current record holders. It’s definitely not for the weak of heart or the unmotivated. The Prolimatech Armageddon CPU Cooler crams in 6 heatpipes and allows for mounting two 140mm fans for plenty of airflow [...]
Read more Prolimatech Armageddon CPU Cooler handles quite the heat load
by Rafael Hernandez on May 21, 2010
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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 [...]
Read more CoolIT Freezone Elite v2 Thermoelectric CPU Cooler keeps the temps low
by Rafael Hernandez on May 13, 2010
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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 [...]
Read more Scythe Yasya CPU Cooler elbows its way to the top
by Rafael Hernandez on May 10, 2010
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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
by Rafael Hernandez on May 10, 2010
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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
by Rafael Hernandez on May 4, 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 [...]
Read more Tuniq Propeller 120 CPU Cooler follows a familiar old path
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 [...]
Read more Zaward Vapor 120 CPU Cooler is deceivingly potent
by Rafael Hernandez on April 26, 2010
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