Delidding Intel's Core i9-14900K can drop CPU temperatures by up to 12°C
Risk versus reward
Cougar's latest gaming chair comes with an integrated RGB fan
Available later this month for $399 or €449
Additive manufacturing and math could revolutionize PC liquid cooling
Better cooling performance, lower pump power draw, and cheaper to make
PSA: Filling heatpipes with a sodium-potassium alloy is not a good idea
Possibly the most dangerous CPU cooler ever created
Modder uses CAD software and 3D printer to create custom cooling ducts
Stock cooling leaves a lot of performance on the table
Cooling vests see hot demand as global temperatures rise
The garments are becoming a necessity for many people
Stealth CPU water block hides tubing behind the motherboard
Should the concept advance to the next stage?
Thermalright's new pads make applying thermal paste much easier
Around $5 in Asian markets at 8.5 watts per meter-kelvin, a good choice for beginners not interested in overclocking
Adata shows off 14GB/s SSD with enormous liquid cooling system at Computex
This will definitely have trouble fitting on some motherboards
Teamgroup unveils new Xtreem DDR5 memory modules, cooling solutions, and lighting technology
Team claims its new DDR5 modules are capable of speeds up to 8,266 MT/s
Asus announces a pair of GeForce RTX 4090 cards featuring compact designs
A liquid cooled card and a tri-fan air cooled solution
Modder shows off 3D-printed cooling shroud to replace dead GPU fans
Bigger is better, right?
AM5 direct-die water block can lower Ryzen CPU temps by more than 25C
You'll have to delid your CPU
Macs Fan Control adds support for new MacBook Pros and Mac mini
This handy fan control utility has been recently updated with complete support for the latest 14" and 16" MacBook Pros and Mac mini with M2 chips.
PC enthusiast tames AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X using copper bars for complete silence
The resulting build weighs 13 kg and isn't an ideal setup, but it works surprisingly well
Amazon's first CPU cooler is a rebranded Cooler Master model, for half the price
At about half the price, this seems like a good deal
Take a look at this liquid-cooled PC with 69 water blocks and 100 feet of tubing
At a price of around $7,500
How Hot is Too Hot for PC Hardware?
With power limits of CPUs and graphics cards climbing ever higher, and news reports of chips hitting sky-high temperatures appearing almost weekly, it seems that now is as good a time as any to ask a simple question – just how hot is too hot for today's PC components?
Gigabyte pairs Aorus Gen5 SSD with a gargantuan passive heatsink
Keep thermal throttling at bay
This 8-pound copper cylinder can cool an Intel Core i9 CPU pretty effectively
Not cost effective, though
See how an i9-13900K and RTX 4090 perform when it's -63F outside
6.8GHz at 40C with air cooling that sounds like a jet engine
Ketchup isn't a good thermal paste, but it's better than cheese or toothpaste
Stick with a traditional thermal paste from a reputable brand
