While a great big tower heatsink would appear to be the best choice for your next system build they tend to overlook airflow to some of the important components on your motherboard like its chipset and voltage regulation modules. The Tuniq Propeller 120 CPU Cooler takes some of the old fashioned design ideas and works […]
Read more Tuniq Propeller 120 CPU Cooler follows a familiar old path
As far as air cooling is concerned the more heatpipes you have on a heatsink the better it can dump heat onto its mass of fins, normally one wouldn’t expect much out of a cooler with three heatpipes. Zaward Vapor 120 CPU Cooler seems to perform like a champ despite its low heatpipe count, although […]
Most budget level heatsinks skimp on the features in order to get their price point in at where they need it to be. While they’re a great alternative to the stock heatsinks included with most processors they can’t exactly touch the performance of high-end coolers either. The Xtreme Gear HP-1216B CPU Cooler tosses in five […]
Read more Xtreme Gear HP-1216B CPU Cooler piles on the heatpipes
A performance heatsink has to meet certain criteria in order to get people’s attention. They have to look imposing, a quality build is a must, and cramming in as many features as possible will get a cooling fiend’s attention. The Dynatron Genius G950 Heatsink does a good job on all of those points and manages […]
Read more Dynatron Genius G950 Heatsink goes the chunky route
Tower CPU coolers tend to offer very good performance but when it comes time to cram them into the slimmer dimensions of a HTPC case or other small enclosure makes them an impossibility some times. The Cooler Master Vortex Plus CPU Cooler brings back the old style cooling design while incorporating some newer techniques such […]
Read more Cooler Master Vortex Plus CPU Cooler keeps it on the slimmer side
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: […]
The trend towards even larger tower heatsinks causes a bit of a problem in the confined spaces of small form factor cases and there are very few slim profile coolers on the market so it’s always nice to see some added competition. Xigmatek’s Durin D982 CPU Cooler brings the direct heatpipe cooling technology to the […]
Read more Xigmatek Durin D982 CPU Cooler goes for the low profile approach
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 […]
Read more Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B CPU Cooler pushes air-cooling performance to new heights
The focus on all-out performance tends to be at the front of most PC users minds but once you’ve got your fancy new computer put together you’ll likely be reaching for the earplugs. Thermaltake’s Silent 1156 CPU Cooler goes for the silent approach with its widely spaced fins and lower speed fan. Overclockers Club has […]
Read more Thermaltake Silent 1156 CPU Cooler prefers a quieter environment
What worked extremely well last year may just be overwhelmed this year. Intel’s Core i7 980X introduces two extra cores and 4MB of extra cache which some stellar coolers of the past just might have trouble handling. Benchmark Reviews has a look at 13 different CPU coolers and how they handle the 980X and AMD’s […]
Read more CPU Coolers Rounded Up and tested on the Core i7 980X
