3DMark has been part of the essential toolkit for many PC gamers and overclockers for almost three decades. We’ve always raced to make 3DMark one of the first ways gamers can see how their PC can handle what’s next for...
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Tag: cooling
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EK is back in all stylish black, they have released three new models in the Predator range, this round with a 280mm Predator series liquid cooler as well. We will test that Predator 280 on a Core i7 4790K processor...
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You’ll know Noctua, they are a world renowned cooling company. Everyone will know their normal range of cooling fans too, they have a unique colour scheme you can’t forget and cooling performance to match. A little less well known are the Noctua industrialPPC Fan Series, a product range of fans aimed at the end user that requires “enhanced cooling performance and advanced ingress protection” for “industrial heavy duty applications”.
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We had the Reeven Euros cooling fan review and we liked it, it’s a good fan and makes a difference to your system's airflow. Now we have the Reeven Coldwing series, namely the Coldwing 12 and Coldwing 14. Just like the Reeven Euros, there are several models in the range, we have the Coldwing 12 RY1225S15B-RP and the Coldwing 14 RM1425S17B-P.
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There are a lot of components that make up a PC system, some of them are an obvious choice, Graphics cards, CPU etc., and some are not, for example, aftermarket cooling fans. Either for your chassis or if you want to add to your CPU cooler, cooling fans can be a bit of a mystery despite having only one simple task, to move air.
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AIO (All-in-one) liquid CPU coolers have brought to the market what many gamers and overclockers have pretty much always wished for, improved cooling efficiency even in cases with low or even no airflow levels without the two drawbacks of custom...
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EK is back and with something big and black, this round with their all new massive 360 Predator series liquid cooler kit. We test this EK XCL Predator 360 on a Core i7 4790K processor and also will add a...
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There’s a new AOI player in the arena, the Slovenia liquid cooling gawds from EK are now offering the Predator series liquid coolers. We test the Predator 240 which is an all-in-one liquid CPU cooler for cases with 240 mm...
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A few years ago, back when I was busy publishing my guide on the Best Thermal Paste Application Methods, I noted the performance difference between heatsink orientation. That is, the physical direction of the heatsink and heat-pipes in either the...
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Aside from the inclusion of a variable speed pump, the NZXT Kraken X61 improves from it’s predecessor by including a massive 280 mm radiator with a denser fin array which accounts for 36% more surface area. NZXT has also given...
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Noctua have been around for 9 years now and from the very start they have been producing cooling hardware for enthusiast rigs across the world. Their cooling fans are instantly recognisable due to their unique colour scheme, often a topic of conversation.
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Kiss Quiet’s I-Bat 120mm cooling fan looks great with the bat wing fan blade design. The Black and blue color scheme looks good in most any case and the fan is extremely quiet and vibration free. This fan also moves...
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Watercooling kits for CPUs and GPUs have been around a long time and although in the past they were considered to be something unique aimed solely towards hardcore overclockers and enthusiasts today they’ve become quite common even amongst regular gamers...
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SAPPHIRE Technology introduces the Vapor-X Series of graphics cards. Built on SAPPHIRE original design PCBs these new versions of the HD 4870 and HD 4850 bring the benefits of Vapor-X cooling – quieter and more efficient cooling – to a...
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