Cooler Master launches new Hyper 212 with "3D heatpipe" technology
A total of six pipes run up the sides and the middle of the fin stack
The Best CPU Coolers - 2025 Update
How should you keep your CPU cool? From budget air coolers to powerful liquid AIOs, this guide will help you replace your stock cooler for something much better for very little money.
Which of these materials is the best conductor of heat?
Most frequently used materials in the making of computer heatsinks... or not?
The Science of Keeping Your Chips Cool: Hot Chips, Cool Tricks
Every electronic device generates heat, and managing it is key to performance. This article explores the basics of heat and cooling science, how and why it is generated, and the methods we have developed to control it.
Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs receive upgraded Laminar RH2 and RM2 stock coolers
Copper base plates improve heat transfer over old models
Intel retires basic Laminar RS1 cooler, switches to RM1 for Pentium and Celeron CPUs
The replacement offers superior cooling capabilities
Do it while it's hot: Liquid metal damage successfully repaired on a GeForce RTX 3090
Most people should stick to thermal paste
The Best CPU Coolers - Early 2024
How should you keep your CPU cool? The more powerful your CPU is, the bigger and better cooler you'll need, but rest assured our guide will cover many great options at every size and price point.
PSA: Filling heatpipes with a sodium-potassium alloy is not a good idea
Possibly the most dangerous CPU cooler ever created
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
The Best CPU Coolers - Holidays 2022
How should you keep your CPU cool? The more powerful your CPU is, the bigger and better cooler you'll need, but rest assured our guide will cover many great options at every size and price point.
Is AMD Zen 4 Too Hot for a Box Cooler? Ryzen 7600X + Wraith Spire Tested
A big point of contention with Zen 4 CPUs is that they run very hot. AMD says it's all by design, but how about we throw a basic air cooler to see if the 7600X throttles when under load?
Not new, but cool: How heatsinks are made
A look at the skived heatsink manufacturing process
Intel's redesigned stock cooler for Alder Lake CPUs is surprisingly capable
Decent performance from a boxed retail heatsink
AMD Stock Coolers Tested: Wraith Prism vs. Wraith Spire vs. Wraith Stealth
AMD upped the game with the stock CPU coolers it bundled with Ryzen processors and they kicked it up another notch with 2nd-gen Ryzen which come with one of three Wraith models that we are comparing today: the Stealth, Spire and Prism.
Noctua introduces Chromax line in six colors other than brown
No more ugly brown for high-end air cooling
