V3 Voltair TEC CPU Cooler Introduction We have taken a look at many different types and brands of CPU coolers over the years, with each manufacturer coming up with their own unique way to control the massive amounts of heat your CPU can throw off. A new company, called V3 Components, wants to start off …more
Corsair H105 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Introduction Just in time for CES, Corsair announced to the world their latest edition to their Hydro liquid CPU cooling line – The H105. What makes this cooler special in comparison to their other offerings? This AIO cooler is still 240mm in size, but it is thicker than …more
Cooler Master Glacer 240L Expandable Liquid CPU Cooler Introduction About a year ago, Swiftech brought the world an AIO liquid cooler that you could pull apart and retain the factory warranty, which was called the H220. If you wanted to rip apart any other kit on the market, you would have to forfeit your warranty …more
Corsair Hydro Series H75 Sealed Water Cooler Introduction Liquid CPU coolers have become quite prevalent over the last couple years, and you can’t help but notice another one pop up on the market here and there, especially from Corsair. Ivy Bridge and Haswell CPUs are very well known to be large heat producers, so one …more
Disassembly of the All-In-One Water Cooler Last week we looked at of four all-in-one water coolers and found the performance results were quite similar, as were the coolers. With this thought, and some comments made, we started to wonder how similar the coolers really were. Remember, mom always said it’s what’s on the inside that …more
120mm Water Cooler Round Up It is no secret that Intel’s new 4th generation Core ‘Haswell’ processors run a tad warm and that most enthusiasts are looking for better cooling solution for their system. Most will go with traditional air cooling, where a few will want to move up to water cooling. In the realm …more
The Phanteks PH-TC12DX CPU Cooler Phanteks is a fairly new company that was founded in 2007 by engineers and a Dutch design team. They first came to fame with their PH-TC14PE cooler. Since then, they have diversified by developing a case, fans, and several other CPU coolers. Today, they have sent over the PH-TC12DX the …more
Corsair Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance CPU Cooler Introduction Corsair’s Hydro Series H100i Extreme Performance CPU cooler has been on the market for some time now. It actually has quite the positive reputation amongst enthusiasts, but most of these tests are against previous generation Intel CPU’s. Today we’ll take a look at the H100i and …more
NZXT Kraken X40 & X60 CPU Cooler Introduction NZXT has been making CPU coolers, computer cases, and other PC enthusiast related products for quite some time now. On the CPU cooler side of things, they have more recently created their Kraken series sealed liquid CPU coolers. This cooler is one that allows NZXT to tout …more
The Promlimatech Magnetic Pin is a unique rubber pin that magnetically attaches your system fan to your case. The embedded magnets are what make this product so unique, because it allows you quickly install and remove your fans, with no screwdriver needed! Read on to see how they work and if they are worth the cost!
The Rosewill ROCC-12001 Aiolos CPU Cooler Rosewill is a Newegg in-house brand, so if you frequent the Newegg’s web sites, then you’ve seen them around before. They have a broad product range, including notebook accessories, peripheral equipment, cases and power supplies. In most cases they offer a more inexpensive product line, but do have some …more
ARCTIC recently introduced the ARCTIC Breeze, which is a USB powered product that helps keep you from getting all hot and sweaty at your desk or anywhere there is a USB port. The ARCTIC Breeze features a flexible neck that allows you to adjust it to the perfect angle and there is a knob on the base for you to control the fan speed. Read on to see if this sub $20 cooling fan is right for you!
Prolimatech, the maker of the popular Megahalem CPU cooler, has introduced two new Thermal Interfacing Materials (TIM) the PK2, and PK3 thermal compounds. Do these to new thermal compounds have what it takes to compete with the best thermal compounds on the market today? Only one way to find out, and that is to step inside and see how they perform against a couple of best known TIMs in the computing world, the Gelid GC-Extreme, and the Antec Formula 7.
Today we take a look at the Water2.0 Pro 120mm sealed loop water cooler from Thermaltake. The WATER2.0 Pro utilizes a much thicker radiator, 49mm compared to 25mm found on the Performer model, to increase the heat-dissipating surface area for better performance. Join us as we see how the Water2.0 Pro handles the heat on our Intel Core i7 3960X processor against other units like the Corsair H80.