Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review

It’s clear from the moment you receive the vast box that Noctua means business with its NH-D14 cooler. The heat sink is comfortably the largest we have tested and the cooler comes with two fans as standard. The question is, does it perform as...... More

(Posted by: Ian Jackson on 2012-01-23)

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)