Aiming to stamp their authority in a rapidly-growing market, the trio of ‘Seidon' units represents Cooler Master's first range of globally-available, new-generation all-in-one liquid CPU coolers. Can the mid-range Seidon 120M prove itself as a viable competitor to the likes of Corsair's H60 and Antec's Kuhler 620? Not to be …
Read More »Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile CPU Cooler Review
Space constraints and component clearance can always present a major headache for Small Form Factor and mini-ITX users who want to improve their CPU cooling performance. Can Noctua's minute NH-L9i CPU cooler help to address these issues? Measuring in at just 95 x 95 x 37mm, the Noctua NH-L9i is …
Read More »Corsair H60 Review (2013 Edition)
Today we are going to take a look at the latest iteration of the Corsair H60 liquid CPU cooler. This is a slightly revised version of the existing H60, tweaked to improve cooling performance. The upgrades include an improved CPU block, uprated hoses and a new fan based on the …
Read More »Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Plus Cooler Review
Today we are going to look at one of Arctic's low profile CPU coolers … the Alpine 64 Plus, which is designed to be used exclusively with AMD processors. This makes it ideal for use in small form factor systems or HTPCs. We imagine many users will purchase this cooler …
Read More »Cooler Master TPC 800 CPU Cooler Review
Today we are going to look at the Cooler Master TPC 800 CPU heatsink which is the latest addition to the Cooler Master range. While it may appear to be just like any other tower heatsink on the market, a closer look reveals that there is something quite different about …
Read More »Cooler Master sees boost from gaming market
One of the more interesting stands at Multiplay i46 was the Cooler Master one. Not only did they have a clever ball-throwing-challenge for serious prizes, they also had a huge range of gaming peripherals on show and, without doubt, one of the most gorgeous overclocked systems we've seen. KitGuru sets …
Read More »Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler Review
Today we are looking at the Night Hawk Edition of the Dark Knight cooler, set to bolster Xigmateks' ever expanding product portfolio. Xigmatek produce many chassis designs alongside a range of power supplies. They are well known for their CPU coolers such as the Xigmatek Venus XP-SD1266 which we reviewed …
Read More »Noctua NH-L12 Low Profile CPU Cooler Review
Noctua is considered by many in the enthusiast community as the finest manufacturer of high end air coolers. We have tested a number of their products in the KitGuru labs, including the mammoth NH-D14, and have been very impressed with them all. So we were very excited when they offered …
Read More »Phanteks PH-TC14PE (vs. Noctua NH-D14) CPU Cooler Review
Competition is fierce in the high-end air cooling market as there are a plethora of performance CPU coolers available from numerous brands. The highest performance air cooler to date is still the Noctua NH-D14. It still hasn't been matched by any other model in our tests, letting us achieve some …
Read More »Cooler Master Cosmos 2 and Trooper arrival dates firmed up
Looking around the Cooler Master private booth at Computex 2011 show you an array of new gaming (CM), mainstream (Cooler Master) and high-end (Choiix) products. So what DID catch the KitGuru spy's eye? The funny thing is that, even though a small fortune has been spent on the décor and …
Read More »Thermaltake Jing silently appears in KitGuru Lab
Back in June, we presented some of the world's first shots of the upcoming Thermaltake Jing cooler. Now, three months later, the product is about to ship in volume and we've got it in our lab early. Before we begin the torture testing, here's a quick look see. After the …
Read More »Intel set to put cooler makers out of business?
6he launch of Intel’s super-over-clocking 675 and 875 processors means increased performance. Super-charging your chips will mean you need one important thing, more juice. But that juice brings its own problems. Intel solution will send ripples through the cooler industry. Everyone knows that the stock (standard) cooler that ships in …
Read More »Drop your laptop CPU temperature by 10 degrees
KitGuru can't count the times we've toasted our collective groins with a laptop running full pelt for too long. Now Cindy from Evercool has a solution to excessive heat build up in this area – and it is ‘Fit'. Evercool's Fit is a special CPU cooler designed for laptops. It is …
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