Thermaltake’s Water 2.0 Pro Liquid Cooling System might be familiar to anyone that has researched CPU coolers but its all enclose water cooling loop offers a compelling reason to purchase one over all of the other choices on the market: it actually comes with a second fan. A second fan on a water cooling setup […]
All of the right specs are there, the heatpipes, fans, and fin count mean it’s bound to perform almost as well as the top of the line CPU coolers on the market…all that’s left are its looks. Thermaltake’s Frio OCK has the 6 heatpipe and dual fan treatment you’ve come to expect from a high-end […]
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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
It’s tough finding a dependable cooler for a processor that’s better than the boxed cooler manufacturers toss in and aren’t all that expensive either. The Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 continues the company’s quiet cooling line with some significant changes. This new model sports four heatpipes compared to the older model’s 3 pipe designs and the […]
Air coolers vary in performance capabilities but when you’re looking at a model that sports quite a few heatpipes and the ability to mount a pair of fans it’s safe to say you’re entering into the performance cooling segment. The Prolimatech Super Mega slots into that niche quite nicely by sporting six heatpipes and an […]
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Water cooling processors has become a great way of keeping temperatures down and have become more accessible with pre-assembled water cooling kits that are priced about the same as high-end air coolers. The CoolIT Vantage A.L.C. takes the now familiar setup and adds in a second fan to improve cooling efficiency even more. The company […]
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With computer peripheral manufacturers realizing that they can’t stick to a few niche products and be relevant in the marketplace companies have branched out from their initial roots and are offering a dizzying array of impressive gear. Corsair’s A50 and A70 heatsinks look just like the competition’s coolers sporting the same heatipe and fin tower […]
Read more Corsair A50 and A70 don’t look like memory products to me
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 […]
Read more Corsair A50 gets closer to your core
I’m as big a fan as any of the high end computing setups and the cooling products that go along with them and sure rolling your own water cooling system will undoubtedly lead to great system temperatures but, sometimes, there are those shortcuts that are “good enough” that are extremely enticing. In this instance it’s […]
Read more CoolIT ECO C240 A.L.C. takes the guess work out of water cooling
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 […]
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
