Cooling

We get hands-on with Alphacool’s factory-filled 3x 120mm liquid cooling system.

The Deepcool Gamer Storm Captain 240EX RGB keeps all the performance of the Captain EX Series, while adding decorative RGB lighting to the water cooling system.

Scythe updates its Mugen 5 to Rev.B with new AMD AM4 brackets. Can the venerable cooler quietly cool our overclocked Core i7-5930K?

Cooler Master’s latest 2x 140mm closed-loop liquid CPU cooler promises improved radiator, pump, and cooling plate design. Will its performance deliver on those promises?

Fractal Design challenges open-loop cooler manufacturers with a competitively priced, re-configurable filled loop. We compare it to three rival expandable kits.

Low cost and automatic fan control set Arctic’s Freezer i32 apart from most of its competitors, but is it the best value for Intel’s current processors?

Does Scythe’s mid-priced, dual-fan, dual-tower CPU cooler have the performance to make it a better value?

Thermalright’s lower-priced True Spirit 140 Direct is big, slim, and fairly cheap. How does it perform?

Id-Cooling believes its inch-thick 120mm closed-loop cooler can handle a mildly overclocked six-core LGA 2011-v3 processor. But should it? We take a closer look!

Cooling value brand Cryorig shoots for top performance in a dual 140mm fan, dual-sink CPU cooler. Will the extra performance pay off in value?

Deepcool’s newest compact AIO liquid cooler goes big on performance, but with an $80 price tag can it still manage to score the value win as well? To find out we’ve put it to the test against our top three compact air coolers.

Cooler Master is getting back to basics with its MasterAir 3 and MasterAir 4. Does the firm still have the high performance and moderate price needed to beat its low-budget rivals?

By offering complete open-loop component kits, EK aims to make custom liquid cooling loops less intimidating.

In-the-know cooling enthusiast use thick radiators and fan sandwich configurations to boost cooling without altering a case. What happens when a value cooling brand leverages both of these concepts into a 120x240mm, sub-$100, closed-loop kit?

Cooler Master believes its MasterLiquid Pro 240 can overcome competitors in the 2x 120mm closed-loop cooler space with better performance for the money. Are they right?

Swiftech's pre-filled cooling systems ship with clear coolant and include extra dye so you can match the lighting modes of the LED controller.

Deepcool Global pushes its value message with low pricing, but can its $30 Gammaxx 400 provide enough cooling power for a high-end processor? We compare it to two of our favorites to find out!

Slim tower CPU coolers make room for both a big fan and memory clearence, but are they powerful enough for an overclocked 6-core Haswell-E CPU?