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Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro V and Dark Rock Elite Review: Kings of Quiet Cooling
By Albert Thomas published
Our testing shoes that Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro V and Dark Rock Elite raise the bar for quiet cooling performance.

Alphacool's APEX RAM X4 puts RGBs on a custom cooling memory block
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Alphacool made a new RAM X4 liquid cooler block with Addressable RGB highlights

Does thermal paste expire? 20-year-old TIM tested
By Mark Tyson published
Testing shows that 20-year-old thermal paste performs similarly to new gunk. If you keep it well, then perhaps you don't need to renew your paste stocks over time.

Best AIO Coolers 2023
By Matt Safford last updated
After measuring CPU temperatures and fan noise for dozens of AIO coolers under load, we've chosen the best closed-loop options to keep your PC cool and quiet.

Best CPU Coolers 2023: AIO and Air Coolers
By Matt Safford last updated
These are the best air and liquid/AIO CPU coolers we've tested, for all consumer systems, from small form-factor builds to overclocked big rigs.

Teamgroup Releases the T-Force Siren GD120S AIO liquid cooler for PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSDs
By Roshan Shaikh published
The T-Force Siren GD120S AIO Cooler is made to cool one M.2 2280 M.2 SSD.

Best Thermal Paste for CPUs 2023: 90 Pastes Tested and Ranked
By Paul Alcorn last updated
We tested 90 different thermal pastes to help you find the best one to help cool your CPU.

Thermalright's all-copper AXP90-53 air cooler is a blast from the past for modern ITX builds
By Roshan Shaikh published
Thermalright targets mini-ITX system builders with its AXP90-53 all-copper version for improved cooling performance.
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