AMD heatsink

by Rafael Hernandez on May 10, 2010 · 0 comments

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 […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 11, 2010 · 0 comments

There was a time when you could only rely on the top performance heatsink manufacturers to come up with the best performing designs, then the relatively unknown manufacturers got into the game and it’s a free for all to the top of the charts. The Coolink Corator DS CPU Cooler sports some of the same […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 17, 2010 · 0 comments

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, […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 3, 2010 · 0 comments

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 […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 15, 2009 · 0 comments

Zalman is best known for their flower/radial finned coolers which provide amazing performance that’s still at the top of the air-cooling game despite many innovations from competitors. The Zalman CNPS10X Flex CPU Cooler is a…tower heatsink which hopes to compete with the high end of the market. HardOCP has thoroughly tested a unit: ZALMAN is […]

Read more Zalman CNPS10X Flex CPU Cooler takes a strange turn