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CPU coolers - 29 articles

Contains reviews about air, water and other types of processor cooling technology.

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Sunbeamtech Core Contact Freezer
Posted: August 6th 2008
Sunbeamtech Core Contact Freezer

You can see all manner of designs and technology these days on CPU coolers ranging from the weird and wonderful, to the more conservative and stylish. But it is the technologies behind the cooling that matters the most to any hardware enthusiast. One technology that has offered impressive performance in the past is the HDT design, where the heatpipes actually touch the CPU. This should deliver ...

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Spire CoolFlow III
Posted: July 28th 2008
Spire CoolFlow III

When it comes time for an enthusiast to upgrade his or her processor, it's usually quite a momentous occasion. Lots of planning goes into the perfect choice of hardware, and it's not uncommon for a cooler upgrade too; as faster usually means hotter. Therefore they usually go for something something much beefier than before – not one which looks similar to the stock Intel model. It’s odd saying ...

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Coolermaster Z600
Posted: May 27th 2008
Coolermaster Z600

With more and more emphasis being put on the cooling proficiency and the quietness of cooling products, many people are beginning to look try different ways to keeping their PC chilled at a reasonable noise level. One of the most popular methods is to purchase a passive cooler, I.E. one without a fan. But can these fanless coolers really live up to their fan-covered ancestors? That’s the ...

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Asus Triton 79 Amazing
Posted: May 20th 2008
Asus Triton 79 Amazing

As the computing industry has evolved over the years, people have begun to care more and more about what their PC looks like, as well as how it performs. But it’s not like what it was like several years ago, where the ‘cool’ happened to be flashing neon tubes and fans that glow various colours. The tacky disco era has moved on now, it’s now the age of pure quality that performs well, is silent ...

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Noiseblocker Coolscraper 3.0
Posted: May 7th 2008
Noiseblocker Coolscraper 3.0

Noiseblocker have created some pretty immense coolers in the past, notably among them is the Coolscraper series which combines high performance cooling with ultra silence. Now they've sent me the much anticipated Coolscraper 3. Lets see if it lives up to the high standard that we have come to expect from Coolscraper over the past few years.

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Scythe Zipang
Posted: April 15th 2008
Scythe Zipang

Scythe have produced some insane coolers in the past, most notably perhaps, the Scythe Andy. Oddly named, but whopping in size and surface area. Now though, they've come out with something bigger, badder and hopefully better; the Sycthe Zipang, its monstrous. With 12 copper heatpipes, and what is in essence, two heatsinks, I'm hoping for some awesome temperatures from this one.

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Xigmatek HDT-S1283
Posted: April 9th 2008
Xigmatek HDT-S1283

CPU cooling has always been important for the overclocker, but due to dual and quad cores it's becoming increasingly important for the casual user too. Water cooling and phase change are both great ways of cooling a CPU; however the extremes of these methods are both very expensive and can be rather risky. This is the reason why Air Cooling is still used today, though don’t label it as boring, ...

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Gigabyte G-Power 2 PRO
Posted: February 7th 2008
Gigabyte G-Power 2 PRO

CPU cooling starts with the stock HSF you get with your new processor, but these are loud and poor at removing heat from the overclocked silicon beneath. As a result, the consumer demands more, and the manufactures provide; mostly in the form of tower coolers. Today I have the hip-hop Gigabyte G-Power 2 Pro which features ‘atmospheric blue LED lighting’ and a 120mm fan. Lets see how it ...

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Noctua NH-U12P
Posted: December 20th 2007
Noctua NH-U12P

There are so many heatsinks out there that choosing your preferred CPU anti-perspirant is a mine-field. While it be component conflict, case issues or price, there are factors that immediately make some offerings impossible to use. Today I have the newest heatsink to fly from the R&D department doors at Noctua; the NH-U12P which is an amalgamation of several proven Noctua products onto a new ...

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ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Premium
Posted: November 26th 2007
ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Premium

Cooling for your CPU has slowly moved away from the bizarre shapes and sizes hoping to remove an extra degree or two, and shifted to tower coolers which naturally sit above motherboard surface components and provide much more surface area for heat to be lost. The ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 is no different, and it’s built by a company that have shown their silent coolers to be more than adequate ...

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Swiftech H2O 120 Compact
Posted: October 29th 2007
Swiftech H2O 120 Compact

As everyone knows, water + computers normally equals disaster and RMA all round. But in some cases, the power of H2O can be used to your silicones benefit. There is a fine line between effective watercooling and relying on people believing that it is by definition better than air. Chilling by water is much more involved than a simple HSF combo, which normally holds people back from taking the ...

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Thermalright IFX-14
Posted: October 12th 2007
Thermalright IFX-14

Heatsinks for modern processors are slowly getting bigger and bigger, in fact many are too big to fit in a standard case. There is an obvious limit on the amount of metal that you can strap to your core before limitations creep in (motherboard component conflict, case size, weight etc.). As a result Thermalright have come up with the IFX-14 (Infernal Fire eXtinguisher) which not only supports ...

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Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme
Posted: July 10th 2007
Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme

While CPU’s are continuing to get more and more power efficient and cooler, the heatsinks that are strapped on top continue to get larger. The current trend seems to be large, tower heatsinks with plenty of heatpipes sending heat to the fins. Today I have the ThermalRight Ultra 120 eXtreme heatsink that features the ability to mount a slow spinning 120mm fan.

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Coolink Silentator
Posted: June 27th 2007
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ZEROtherm CF800 and CF900
Posted: May 22nd 2007
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Zaward Sylphee ZCJ003
Posted: May 21st 2007
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Scythe Andy Samurai Master
Posted: May 11th 2007
Scythe Andy Samurai Master

Scythe have been making some of the best coolers around for a couple of years now and they have always been rather large and excessive; but very effective. Today I have with me something that is again, rather excessive and with some of the strangest box art I have ever seen; the Scythe Andy Samurai Master.

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ZEROtherm BTF80, BTF90, and BTF95
Posted: April 20th 2007
ZEROtherm BTF80, BTF90, and BTF95

We’ve taken a spy at ZEROtherm's GPU cooling range, and we're impressed; now its time for their CPU offerings. Today I have their range of butterfly coolers which may frighten the masculine but if their silent and cool well no-one will notice your lack of manlihood…

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ThermalTake Max Orb
Posted: April 5th 2007
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Noiseblocker Coolscraper v2.0 CPU Cooler
Posted: February 15th 2007
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Silverstone Tundra TD01 Watercooling Kit
Posted: December 21st 2006
Silverstone Tundra TD01 Watercooling Kit

Water cooling has always been appealing to the HTPC crowd as it gave them a near silent cooling solution for their pride and joy. However, WC kits can often be ugly and bulky which means that internal kits are often the order of the day. Today I am testing the Silverstone Tundra TD01 which aims to provide an eye catching solution to silent cooling that will fit right in with your other living ...

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Jetart SL1600 & SL1800 Slim CPU coolers
Posted: December 14th 2006
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Coolermaster Hyper TX (AMD)
Posted: November 13th 2006
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Silverstone Nitrogon NT06 CPU Cooler
Posted: October 4th 2006
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OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler Review
Posted: September 6th 2006
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Jetart Aquacool AK2000
Posted: July 20th 2006
Jetart Aquacool AK2000

Jetart are a reasonably unknown company that has done a fair bit of work with us in the past with good results; their graphics cooling solutions managed to destroy Artic Cooling’s attempt making Jetart the best aftermarket cooling for your card. Now I have the privilege of reviewing their second make of their external water-cooling unit; the AK2000.

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Arctic Alpine 64
Posted: April 15th 2006
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XSPC Watercooling Kit
Posted: March 14th 2006
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Thermalright SI-120
Posted: January 8th 2006
Thermalright SI-120

Thermalright have been making quality heatsinks for awhile now and usually lead the pack with new innovations to make the humble PC users’ life easier. Today we test the SI-120 with follows their lastest line of ‘Light ‘n’ Easy’ products. Weighing in at 400g, it certainly is light, but is it easy?

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