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by Rafael Hernandez on August 10, 2010 · 0 comments

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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 […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 4, 2010 · 0 comments

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 […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 26, 2010 · 0 comments

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 20, 2010 · 0 comments

A performance heatsink has to meet certain criteria in order to get people’s attention. They have to look imposing, a quality build is a must, and cramming in as many features as possible will get a cooling fiend’s attention. The Dynatron Genius G950 Heatsink does a good job on all of those points and manages […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2010 · 0 comments

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 12, 2010 · 0 comments

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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