Air cooling has certain limitations due to the amount of surface area and the speed with which heatpipes can dump the heat to the fins attached to them. Thankfully it would seem heatsink manufacturers haven’t hit the limit yet. The Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B CPU cooler manages to cram in 6 heatpipes and a whole lot […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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