Cooling

Luke checks out two AIO coolers, both with integrated screens. Just how do they work?

Luke picks his top 3 CPU coolers of 2021, over a broad price spectrum

Sapphire has launched their first AIO CPU liquid coolers - we check out the 360mm version

be quiet! has joined the party with new ARGB fans - so Leo builds a PC

Xiaomi is trying to improve the cooling of its phones with a new system called Loop LiquidCool. Designed to succeed vapour chambers, Xiaomi claims the new cooling technology has “twice the cooling capabilities and ranks as the most efficient smartphone cooling solution” available today. As per Xiaomi, its new cooling …

Today, ARCTIC is expanding its CPU cooler line-up with a new tower heatsink. The Arctic Freezer i35 for Intel sockets and the Freezer A35 for AMD sockets promise support for the latest CPUs, ARGB lighting and unrestricted RAM compatibility. The new Freezer CPU cooler is available starting this month, with …

Lian Li is upgrading the Galahad AIO with Uni Fan SL120 fans and introducing support for the new Intel LGA1700 socket. The newly revised version comes with fewer cables thanks to its new fans and unified RGB system, so it will look clean in any build.  The new AIO will …

Many CPU cooler manufacturers announced they will give out LGA1700 mounting kits for free if you own an Intel Alder Lake CPU and a selected cooler. This is usually a good idea, as it allows PC builders to reuse their current CPU cooler, rather than being forced to buy a new one. However, early reports seem to point to cooling issues when bringing older AIO coolers to the LGA1700 platform. 

The ROG Ryujin is back - but would you pay £280 for a 360mm AIO liquid cooler?

Like EK, Corsair has also announced new CPU water blocks for Intel Alder Lake CPUs. As part of Corsair's Hydro X series, the new XC5 RGB Pro and XC7 RGB Pro water blocks will come with RGB lighting and support for Intel LGA1700, as well as older Intel and AMD …

With Alder Lake-S processors about to release, it's time to see which type of cooling solutions we will have to cool the new CPUs at launch. Besides air coolers and AIO solutions, it looks like we can also consider building custom liquid loops, as EK has just introduced LGA1700-compatible water …

Arctic recently launched two new CPU air coolers, but that's not the only area the company is expanding. Today, Arctic has also announced the new Liquid Freezer II 280 and Liquid Freezer II 420 RGB and ARGB models, compatible with Intel's upcoming Alder Lake CPUs and the LGA 1700 socket. …

Today, Corsair is launching new H100i Elite LCD, H150i Elite LCD and H170i Elite LCD all-in-one CPU liquid coolers. All three have one thing in common – a 2.1-inch LCD display on the pump head capable of displaying anything from system vitals to animated GIFs. The LCD screen is also …

When the Xbox Series X was first announced, many fans noted how the console’s rectangular and vertical nature made it look similar to a conventional kitchen fridge. In the wake of these comparisons, Microsoft has now announced that you can soon buy an official (and working) Xbox Series X mini …

When we talk about custom water cooling a GPU, workstation graphics cards aren't the first ones to come to mind, but there are still some obvious benefits to doing so. Starting this month, those with an Nvidia RTX A6000 or A100 graphics card will be able to move over to …

This week, Corsair is announcing its own support for the upcoming Intel LGA 1700 socket, which will launch in a couple of weeks alongside Intel Alder Lake processors. While other cooler manufacturers are offering free mounting upgrade kits to customers, Corsair users will have to pay a small fee to …

While Noctua is primarily known for its brown and beige colour scheme, the company has been experimenting with a variety of colour combinations in recent years through its Chromax line of coolers and fans. This week, Noctua launched black Chromax versions of the NF-A12x25 fan, the NH-U12A CPU cooler, as …

Arctic is expanding its line-up of PC cooling products with new CPU coolers, fans and the LGA1700 mounting kit for Intel 12th Gen Core processors. Besides the RGB and A-RGB versions of the Liquid Freezer II 280 and 420, Arctic is also launching new F12 fans and the A35 and …

Kingston recently announced a new line up of FURY branded memory - based around this they decided to raise some awareness with KitGuru readers and sent Leo a bunch of new hardware for us to build a system. As well as the new hardware, Kingston also decided to send Leo a massive box of Kingston branded Merch. We have to admit that watching Leo playing with Kingston branded Merch gave Kitguru staff quite a chuckle this morning.

It's starting to look like every CPU cooler manufacturer will be offering Intel LGA1700 mounting kits for those upgrading to an Alder Lake-S processor. This week, be quiet! and Phanteks joined the growing list.  With the increase in the size of the Intel LGA1700 socket, cooler manufacturers had to create …

MSI's new addition to its portfolio of CPU coolers is the MEG Coreliquid S series of AIO liquid coolers. Designed to be silent during operation, the new MEG Coreliquid S series will be available in two sizes, both featuring an IPS display that you can customise to your liking. Available …

Deepcool has a new airflow case and dual tower cooler, but how do they stack up to the competition?

It's a big day for NZXT, as the company has announcing a slew of new hardware, including the H510 Flow, new Kraken AIO coolers and new 80Plus Bronze rated power supplies. The Kraken family refresh will see these coolers available in white for the first time, meanwhile the new C-series …

The ever-popular Liquid Freezer is back, this time with ARGB lighting

If you're looking to build a custom loop but you're not sure what parts to get, or if you're worried not everything will be compatible, EK has just made life easier for you. From fittings, tubing and cables to the block, pump and radiator, the EK-Quantum Power Bundle Magnitude X360 …

Today, Sony officially began rolling out a major PS5 firmware update to enable the additional M.2 SSD slot on the console. As long as the M.2 SSD meets the minimum requirements, it can be used to expand the console's storage. If you want to add some extra cooling for that …

DeepCool is revamping its PC component line-up this week with the introduction of the new  CG560 and CG540 mid-tower ATX cases, as well as the new, very sleek looking AK620 dual-tower CPU cooler.  Whether you are looking for airflow optimized front panels or sharp and pristine tempered glass, the all …

This could be the perfect step between AIO cooling and a full custom loop

With Alder Lake-S, Intel will be debuting the LGA1700 socket. This socket is known to be considerably different from most sockets for Intel Core processors, featuring a rectangular form. This means that current reference CPU coolers for Intel processors won't work, so Intel is apparently planning to refresh them. The …

If you've been fortunate enough to get hold of an RTX 3080/3090 Founders Edition graphics card, then you might be considering water-cooling. Today, EK is introducing the new Quantum Vector full metal water blocks for these graphics cards and while they are already very different from other blocks aesthetically, the …