Danamics LMX and LMX Superleggera Liquid Metal CPU Cooler Review
Danamics assures us that Cyberdyne Systems had no part in the liquid metal technology used in the LMX, but the Sodium Potassium Alloy used within the cooler is still pretty exciting stuff. As you’d expect the liquid metal is extremely effective...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2010-04-12)

Asetek Vapochill Micro Review
Asetek is a company now famed for its extreme cooling solutions, thanks to the superb Vapochill line of phase change coolers, and the equally well-known Waterchill series. The product we are looking at today however is a more conventional heat...... More

(Posted by: Ben on 2005-10-04)

Swiftech MCX-478V vs. Zalman CNPS-7000Cu review
The Swiftech MCX-4000 is an awesome socket 478 heatsink, and has always been one of our favorites around here at the office since I wrote my review in the end of ’02. That’s not to say that the...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2004-03-21)

Thermaltake Silent Boost
Bad English strikes again! Thermaltake’s newest (and arguably only) quiet PC oriented HSF the “Thermaltake Silent Boost” is once an example of the result when non-English people try to name things in English. Title aside though, the rest of the...... More

(Posted by: Kuzals on 2003-10-18)

Zalman ZM-2HC1 Heatpipe Drive Cooler Review
Zalman has pushed very hard recently with products and marketing aimed at "low noise" performance, and for the most part they've delivered admirably. Stuff like the 80C-HP vga cooler, CNPS7000Cu and even the classic "flower" have all performed...... More

(Posted by: Philips Jeff on 2003-10-13)

Coolermaster Musketeer and Aerogate 2s
Coolermaster are best known for their stunning line of aluminium cases and CPU coolers, but they have also recently added a broad selection of case accessories to their line up. Today we are...... More

(Posted by: Ben on 2003-10-06)

Guide: Quieten Your PC (Noise Reduction)
Even as a reviewer for an overclocking site, I have to admit that pumping out every last MHz is no longer my main priority. This time last year I was using a swiftech cooler with a Delta “focus flow” fan, 4 more delta case fans and an Enermax...... More

(Posted by: Arnie on 2003-09-29)

Enermax UC-A5 fan controller\temp monitor review
Taking your Pentium 4 2.4C or Thoroughbred 1700+ to the limit requires some serious cooling, and creates some serious noise. For times when you don’t need that Vantec Tornado fan at 100%, an Enermax fan controller may be the perfect solution....... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2003-09-12)

HP Monitor Cooler Review
It is assumed that the internal components of our PCs are the only components that have a necessity to be cooled. New innovative technologies are constantly providing better ways to cool these components the best they can. I have even seen mice...... More

(Posted by: Ultra on 2003-08-02)

Thermalright SLK-700
I’m sure you’ve all seen the monstrous SLK-900s, preceded by the slightly less monstrous but still fairly monstrous SLK-800s. These are no doubt Thermalright’s current flagship coolers, but...... More

(Posted by: Kuzals on 2003-06-28)

Thermaltake TR2-M2
Thermaltake is certainly no stranger to the HSF market, as their Volcano series for the Athlon has been around for quite along time. Today however, we’ve got a look at one of Thermaltake’s newer...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2003-06-05)

OCZ Ultra II vs. AS III: Two man enter, one man leave
A few weeks ago Arnie released a big thermalpaste roundup. If you’ll recall, the OCZ Ultra paste turned in just...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2003-05-28)

Thermal Compound Shoot out
Thermal Compound is a very important part of any computer system. No matter how polished your cooler is, or how leet your lapping skillz may be, there will always be microscopic pits that need to be filled. The performance arena has long been...... More

(Posted by: Arnie on 2003-05-09)

OCZ Gladiator 2
Back in the early days of Socket A (Think Thunderbird 1.0ghz and the KT133 chipset) the best kind of air cooling you could get was a 60mm aluminum heatsink. Since then CPU heatsinks have continually increased in size as the need for more cooling...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2003-05-01)

Zalman CNPS 7000-Cu
Zalman, a Korean manufacturer founded in 1999, is a manufacturer of heatsinks and cooling products. Rather than just being another “me too” heatsink maker, Zalman differentiates itself from its...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2003-04-22)

Sunbeam Rheobus Easy Fan Controller
It’s an age old problem. Overclocking creates more heat, which requires additional cooling, which requires additional fans, which creates more noise. A good way to deal with this problem is to be able to slow down or turn off some fans when they...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2003-04-09)

Evercool CUD-715
If you are building an entry to mid-level Athlon based system and don’t wish to spend more on the HSF than you did on the CPU itself; there are now quite a few capable HSF combos fighting for your precious cooling dollars. One such cooler is the...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2003-01-27)

Swiftech MCX-4000
If you have ever opened a computer case before, then there’s a pretty good chance you have heard of Swiftech. Founded in 1994, the company has long been on the cutting edge of air, water and...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2002-12-20)

Thermalright SLK-800
Thermalright entered the Athlon cooling scene with a bang. Their SK-6 was one of the best, if not THE best 60mm cooler for the Athlon available, thoroughly trouncing the aluminum contenders of the day such as Globalwin’s FOP-38. Flash forward to...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2002-10-29)

Taisol P4 Heat pipe cooler
CPU coolers with “heat pipes” are starting to become fairly popular; there are now quite a few models from various manufacturers featuring the technology. Taisol has responded with their own heat pipe cooler for the Pentium 4 (there is also a...... More

(Posted by: Nightmare on 2002-10-16)