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Thermalright TRUE Spirit CPU Air Cooler Review
By Marc Adams November 17, 2011The Cogage True Spirit CPU cooler was an instant hit with those wanting maximum degrees per dollar when looking at CPU air cooling a couple short years ago. The True Spirit is back, sans the Cogage branding, now in flying its flag under the beloved Thermalright banner that so many of us are very familiar with.
Corsair H80 High Perf. Liquid CPU Cooler Review
By Marc Adams August 01, 2011Today we are reviewing the Corsair Hydro Series™ H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler. This cooler may look very familiar in that it is a step down from the flagship Corsair H100, but still carries much of the same DNA. Basically the H80 is about $10 less expensive with a lot less radiator to worry about.
Thermalright HR-02 Macho CPU Air Cooler Review
By Marc Adams July 26, 2011Thermalright is a long time tried and true brand here at [H]. Very rarely have we seen a product from Thermalright that did not deliver a solid product to enthusiasts in one way or another. The new Macho aims to hit the value, quality, and performance segments...all at the same time.
Corsair H100 Extreme Perf. Liquid CPU Cooler Review
By Marc Adams July 26, 2011Corsair comes back to liquid processor cooling with a unit more tuned towards enthusiast needs. Low profile water block and pump unit and a dual length 240mm radiator with two 120mm fans. Let's how well it works when compared to other coolers we already know well.
Antec KUHLER H2O 920 CPU Water Cooler Review
By Marc Adams June 23, 2011Antec has been getting more serious about its cooling solutions lately and earlier this year Antec introduced its KUHLER 920 model. If you don't need extreme water cooling, these types of coolers are definitely the way to go in terms of noise and ease of installation.
Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooler Review
By Marc Adams March 22, 2011Corsair's H60 liquid CPU cooler comes to us with different technology than we saw with its H50 and H70 as Corsair has switched up supply sources. Corsair is touting a micro-channel cold plates and a split-flow designed manifolds. But, will it blend?
Antec KÜHLER H2O 620 CPU Water Cooler Review
By Marc Adams March 10, 2011Easy processor water cooling is getting....well easier, all the time. Antec joins the fray with its very familiar looking self contained unit that is sure to keep the water inside where it belongs. We find out how it performs and if it is worth your hard earned $$$.
Thermalright Shaman GPU Cooler Review
By Marc Adams February 03, 2011The Thermalright Shaman GPU cooler has now been adapted to take on NVIDIA's GTX 580. We strap it onto the hotter GTX 480 and see if it can handle one of the hottest GPUs of all time while comparing it to the ZALMAN VF3000F.
Cooler Master GX 650W Power Supply Review
By Paul Johnson November 22, 2010Cooler Master is breaking new maketing ground this time around with a "Gamer Xtreme" PSU at 650 watts. Marketing aside, it is packing a 52 amp single rail and a 5 year warranty, so maybe all is not lost on kitschy sales speak. Gag me with a spoon.
ZEROtherm ZT-10D CPU Air Cooler Review
By Marc Adams November 18, 2010ZEROtherm is back on our review pages touting a CPU air cooler that exceeds expectations in R&D, Design and Production. It says it has a 300 watt capable cooler that is the most optimized for Hexa and Quad-core processors. With more heatpipes than we can shake a stick at, let's see how the ZT-10D actually performs.
Corsair A70 High-Performance CPU Cooler Review
By Marc Adams October 21, 2010Many of you are familiar with Corsair's water-based cooling systems, but did you know that Corsair has been dabbling in processor air cooling as well? We take a solid look at how Corsair's A70 air cooler stacks up against the big names in cooling.
Corsair H70 Water Cooler Performance Testing
By Marc Adams September 28, 2010Last time around with the Corsair H70 we compared it to its elder H50. This time we stock the field of comparison with a couple more heavy hitters from both the water cooling and air cooling categories while conducting all tests in-chassis, just like you would see in a real world build.
Corsair H70 High-Performance Hydro CPU Cooler Review
By Marc Adams September 09, 2010Corsair's H50 sealed processor water cooling system has been a favorite among many. While it is a very solid product there was nothing truly stellar about the H50. Corsair is back to the design table today with its new H70 sealed processor cooling system. How does it perform and is it worth the upgrade? Should be at least 20 better.
Corsair H70 CPU Cooler - First Install
By Kyle Bennett August 05, 2010We showed you the new Corsair H70 CPU cooler a couple of days ago and finally today we had the opportunity to place it inside our Quiet Fermi Build replacing the Corsair H50 we had in the system. Come along to see our install and what our preliminary temperatures look like.
Corsair H70 CPU Cooler Unboxing
By Kyle Bennett August 03, 2010Just a quick sneak peek at what the new Corsair H70 looks like coming out of it packaging. If you are familiar with the Corsair H50, then you will likely guess that Corsair is looking to do the world of sealed water cooling a little bit better.
HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo X Video Card Review -EDITING
By Matthew Krysiak June 20, 2010The HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo X offers us a new cooling solution and higher frequencies but is that enough to outdo the tried and true reference Radeon HD 5870 and a GeForce GTX 480? We put it to the test in Splinter Cell Conviction, Metro 2033, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Aliens vs. Predators, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Furmark for our power and temperature testing.
Q310 CPU Heat Sink / Air Cooler Roundup
By Marc Adams May 31, 2010Thinking of upgrading your CPU air cooler since things are getting a little hotter under the colar? We cover some newer solutions from big names in air cooling and compare those to the tried and true solutions that we have come to know and love.
Thermaltake Frio CPU Air Cooler Review
By Marc Adams May 13, 2010Thermaltake's new Frio CPU heatsink uses a traditional heatpipe and fin design all built under an eye-catching facade. It comes complete with not one but two 120mm fans that will give you up to 2500 RPMs each and is rated for dissipating 220w of heat which makes it good cooling for any CPU you can put on a desktop motherboard.
U.S. Based Companies Sued For Heat Pipe CPU Coolers
By Kyle Bennett April 09, 2010Do you have a heat pipe CPU cooler inside your system? American Technology, Inc. is suing some of the companies that have sold enthusiast heatsinks and cooling equipment to our community for years. Interestingly enough, American Technology, Inc. looks to only be targeting the "little guys" in its lawsuit.
Budget Cooler Roundup
By Marc Adams March 11, 2010Lots of CPU cooling to do for LGA 1366 or LGA 1156? Not a lot of money? We take a look at three sub-$40 CPU air coolers and see what we get. If you are looking for a speedy build on a budget, maybe one of our somewhat under-the-radar coolers will help you out.
ZALMAN CNPS10X Flex CPU Cooler Review
By Marc Adams December 15, 2009ZALMAN is back with a new CPU air-cooler. This one sports a plethora of supported CPUs, tons of heatpipes, and a sleek new design while not weighing in so big that you must be concerned about it fitting inside your standard chassis. But now days air cooling comes down to performance and cost with so many in the market place.
Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler / Heatsink Review
By Marc Adams December 08, 2009Noctua's new CPU cooler works with about any Intel or AMD processor still in use by enthusiasts, and packs a lot of cooling power into a huge package. Two fans, two columns of cooling fins, and six heatpipes are engineered to give the computer hardware aficionado more cooling at less decibels.
Intel Core i7 Cooler Review
By Marc Adams October 15, 2009New CPU coolers from Kingwin, Thermal Transtech International, and ZALMAN. While air cooling has gotten about as good as it can possibly get, all of these coolers bring something unique to the table. But do these units perform? We find out.
Prolimatech Megahalems LGA 775 and LGA 1366 Cooler
By Marc Adams January 26, 2009Prolimatech may be a new name to many computer hardware cooling enthusiasts. It is a new company with a lofty goal. Prolimatech claims to have built a CPU cooler worthy of taking on the King of the Hill in what it calls a Megahalems. We see if that is so on a new LGA 1366 test setup.
Thermalright Ultra Extreme Copper CPU Cooler Review
By Marc Adams November 19, 2008Did you think that you already owned the biggest baddest air cooler in the world? Well you are wrong. Soon a few thousand of you will get the ability to join the Ultra Extreme Copper Club. Size does matter, and even more so, what you're made of.