processor heatsink

by Rafael Hernandez on October 18, 2011 · 0 comments

Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU processor cooler heatsink image

It’s difficult to predict who will come out on top in the strange and crazy heatsink world but the Cooler Master Hyper 612S has managed to pull out some impressive performance numbers from a collection of heatpipes  and aluminum fins. Its design is really quite simple but its capability of mounting two fans means it has […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 28, 2011 · 0 comments

Swiftech Polaris 120 CPU processor heatsink cooler image

When a company becomes known for certain product lines it’s always weird when they come up with something new. The Polaris 120 is Swiftech’s attempt at a higher end air cooling solution which is somewhat odd for a company that’s well known for their high end liquid cooling gear. You’ll come to find their design […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 28, 2011 · 0 comments

Scythe Mine 2 CPU processor cooler heatsink image

A good cooling idea spreads far and wide but, sometimes, there are companies that are crazy enough to try something quite a bit different that may just improve performance by leaps and bounds. The Scythe Mine 2 stacks heatpipes on top of heatpipes in order to come up with their…8 heatpipe count which, as you […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 24, 2011 · 0 comments

Deepcool Ice Matrix 400 CPU heatsink image

Modern heatsinks rely quite a but on their fin orientation and design in order to cool off the numerous heatpipes they cram into a model so it’s common to see massive coolers that leave little room to work around a socket. The Deepcool Ice Matrix 400 employs surprisingly short fins but makes up for it […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on February 7, 2011 · 0 comments

Noctua NH-C14 dual fan low profile CPU heatsink image

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 […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on December 20, 2010 · 0 comments

Zalman CNPS9900 MAX processor heatsink image

Zalman is well known to those that seek absolute silence from their PCs but with increasingly hotter components in our machines there are certain tradeoffs that must be made. The Zalman CNPS9900 MAX takes the company’s familiar spiral fan array and drops in a high performance fan between them so there’s a good amount of […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 19, 2010 · 0 comments

ZEROtherm ZT-10D processor heatsink image

It seems that every once in a while a company comes along and mixes things up with the big names in high-end air cooling. The ZEROtherm ZT-10D has all of the right features to challenge the top performers on the market. Six heatpipes and the capability to mount two fans pushes it to levels that […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 17, 2010 · 0 comments

Zalman CNPS8000A low profile processor heatsink

Everywhere you look there are high performance heatsinks that do a wonderful job of cooling your processor but leave a lot to be desired in he noise department. Zalman’s CNPS8000A processor cooler carries on the company’s tradition of creating heatsinks the perform well and stay as quiet as possible when doing it. It’s a low-profile […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 4, 2010 · 0 comments

Thermalright Silver Arrow Core i7 processor heatsink image

In processor cooling there’s a fine line between providing optimal performance and using up every last inch of a case interior for cooling performance…some people just don’t care. Thermalright’s Silver Arrow splits its fins in two which allows for some interesting fan mounting possibilities. Oh and it just so happens to come well equipped with […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 20, 2010 · 0 comments

Thermaltake Jing low noise CPU heatsink image

If you’ve ever been near a PC with high end hardware you’re all too aware of the sort of noise those performance heatsinks can put out with their over the top fan speeds. Thermaltake’s Jing heatsink goes for a different approach with open frame fans pushing air through its not-so-densely packed fins which minimizes the […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 1, 2010 · 0 comments

Arctic Freezer Xtreme Rev 2 processor heatsink picture

High performance processor coolers tend to go for that brute force approach which does provide impressive cooling results but leaves a lot to be desired when the fans they use are going at full tilt. The Arctic Freezer Xtreme Rev. 2 instead opts for a quieter fan that sits between a pair of towers that […]

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