CPU heatsinks have an easy formula to follow when it comes to cooling off a chip; namely the more heatpipes and fins you throw at the problem the better. The problem starts when that mound of metal and fans covers up some important areas that need airflow around your processor. The Noctua NH-C14 solves some […]
Read more Noctua NH-C14 turns things on its side
Getting maximum cooling performance takes up a whole heck of a lot of vertical space which leaves you at a disadvantage should your case not supply enough headroom. Noctua has announced their new NH-C14 cooler which takes a decidedly horizontal approach while still allowing for a pair of 140mm fins to be added for some […]
Read more Noctua NH-C14 goes for the horizontal cooling crown
Once you’ve put together your brand new rig the last thing you want to run into is a peripheral not quite fitting into your case once it’s all said and done, especially when it’s that all important CPU heatsink. The Noctua NH-U9B SE2 makes some airflow concessions by going with a 92mm fan but that […]
Read more Noctua NH-U9B SE2 offers cooling prowess in a smaller package
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: […]
Buying a new piece of hardware and finding out that it doesn’t exactly work with your new, or upgraded, build is a frustrating issue but at least one company is on top of the situation when it comes to their products. Noctua has released the NM-A90 Heatsink Retention Upgrade Kit and is offering it to […]
Read more Noctua Releases NM-A90 Heatsink Retention Upgrade Kit for Free
Fan manufacturers have a number of tricks to get even more airflow out of their cooling products. It usually comes in a combination of increasing fan blade surface area or increasing the rate at which the fan’s blades rotate. We prefer the first method. The Noctua NF-P14 FLX Case Fan comes in with a 140mm […]
CPU coolers have come a long way over the past few years combining a few subtle, and not so subtle, design tweaks to the mix. Of course when all of the minor changes aren’t enough you can just throw brute force at the problem. The Noctua NH-U12P SE2 comes prepped with a pair of 120mm […]
As much as we’d like to take the larger 120mm and 140mm fan mounts for granted there are still many cases out there that require the usage of smaller fans that aren’t often sought after because they tend to push much less air. bit-tech has gathered a number of 80mm and 92mm fans and tested […]
Read more Cooling Fans Roundup: cause you can never have too much airflow
Intel’s Core i7 chip has quite the performance advantage over its previous CPUs and the competition, unfortunately for most enthusiasts it pumps out quite a bit of heat in order to accomplish such performance feats. bit-tech has a look at…
Read more Core i7 Heatsink Roundup, Cooling The Beast Effectively
