Custom liquid cooling manufacturer, Alphacool, is launching three new water blocks today focusing on HEDT CPUs. These new CPU blocks will support both AMD Socket TR4 and Intel LGA 2066, along with some other smaller desktop variants. The line-up consists of three water blocks following a similar design principle, with …
Read More »Alphacool’s Eisball reservoir/pump combo officially launches today
We've seen Alphacool's Eisball pump/reservoir combo a couple of times already this year- once at CES in January and again at Computex in May. Both times, Leo seemed enamoured by it and now, the Eisball is officially hitting the market. It takes a lot to deliver something truly unique in …
Read More »EKWB launches RX 5700, GV100 and Aorus Master Z390 waterblocks
EKWB has always had an impressive line-up of liquid cooling gear but this month has been particularly big, with a bunch of new block designs hitting the market. Not only are there now GPU blocks for the Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT, but there is a new monoblock …
Read More »Computex 2019: Alphacool launches new liquid cooling gear, AIOs and embraces RGB
Computex 2019 is winding down so we used that quiet time to get a good look at Alphacool and all of the new liquid cooling gear coming out this year. Not only do we have new custom water cooling blocks but Leo got a good look at the new Alphacool …
Read More »Computex 2019: Leo is seriously impressed as he visits EKWB
Leo loves his custom loop cooling. It's no surprise, then, that he got pretty excited when visiting EKWB at Computex 2019 as the custom loop specialists had a variety of new blocks and fully-built systems on show!
Read More »Computex 2019: PHANTEKS Enthoo Luxe 2, Glacier liquid cooling gear and more
We had the chance to stop by at the Phanteks suite at Computex today to get up close with all-new cases and liquid cooling gear. The Enthoo Luxe 2 makes another return, this time showing off some incredible dual systems, we also get to see some new Glacier liquid cooling …
Read More »Computex 2019: Corsair’s Hydro X custom liquid cooling range has officially launched
We've been hearing about Hydro X – Corsair's line of custom liquid cooling components – for a while now, but today marks the official launch for the watercooling hardware. There's a range of parts, from CPU and GPU blocks, to radiators, fittings and tubing, meaning you will be able to …
Read More »Thermaltake launches liquid cooling superstore and courses
On Monday 20th May, Thermaltake opened its flagship store for liquid cooled gaming systems in the swish Syntrend Creative Park, plum in the middle of Taipei – one week ahead of Computex. Syntrend is a multi-storey technology shopping mall where all of the world’s top tech brands have a presence. …
Read More »Fractal Design Meshify S2 – They Meshed It Up, Big Time
It's another case from Fractal - but have we seen it all before already?
Read More »CES 2019: Leo takes a look at EK Classic, Valkyrie, ROG Dominus and more
We've covered plenty of laptops, monitors, peripherals and cases so far over the course of CES, but we haven't forgotten about the liquid cooling enthusiasts amongst you. Today at CES, Leo visited EKWB to check out the new hardware coming our way in 2019, including new fittings, the latest version …
Read More »CES 2019: Thermaltake RGB Plus, Level 20 cases, custom liquid cooling kits and more
Today at CES, Leo stopped by at the Thermaltake booth to check out the latest developments- including another look at the Level 20 series of cases and plenty of RGB. This year, Thermaltake is launching its own custom liquid cooling kits complete with your choice of either hard or soft …
Read More »Win a 16GB 3200MHz WaterRAM kit from Thermaltake! (closed)
To celebrate the launch of Thermaltake's all-new WaterRAM, we are teaming up to give away one 16GB kit to a lucky KitGuru reader!
Read More »CES 2019: Alphacool Eisball, Eisbaer Extreme and more
Today at CES, Leo had the chance to catch up with Alphacool to check out all of the new liquid cooling gear coming our way this year. The star of the show is the new Eisbaer Extreme all-in-one AIO, but we also have new water blocks, pumps and reservoirs to …
Read More »Advent Calendar Day 14: Win an Alphacool Eissturm Hurricane full CPU watercooling kit! (closed)
For day 14 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with Alphacool to kickstart your jump into custom watercooling with a full Eissturm Hurricane CPU kit. This comes with everything you need to get started, including a 240mm radiator, a pump, a resovoir, an XPX Eisblock for the CPU in addition to all of the tubing, fittings and coolant required.
Read More »Gamerstorm New Ark 90 – Maximum RGB, minimum effort.
The New Ark 90 case from GamerStorm is big, imposing and impressive. Worth a purchase?
Read More »Asus Maximus IX Extreme – with Bitspower monoblock
Its the cream of the crop, but its £530, so its not for the faint of wallet. How good is it?
Read More »Fractal Design Define R6 – Best PC case of 2017 (and no RGB!)
Leo is a tough audience, but he loves this case - so much he built two systems into it!
Read More »Mesh Liquid P3 KG (i7 w/ GTX1080ti) Thermaltake liquid cooled
Its liquid cooled and its specifically built for KG readers by MESH - be sure to read and watch the review
Read More »Majority of KitGuru readers now planning on liquid cooling
Back in 2009, when CeBIT was still a major show on the international calendar, we came across a small company called CoolIT – tucked into a corner at the back of a huge hall. While many of the larger stands were decorated in bright colours, with promo people handing out …
Read More »Building a custom watercooled system in 2017?
I had already installed an Aqua Computer Kryos NEXT block on my Intel Xeon along with a Watercool Heatkiller top on my D5 pump and had one of their Tube 100 reservoirs on order. The EKWB X3 reservoir you can see in that video worked perfectly well (although the location …
Read More »Opinion: How to pick the perfect CPU cooler for your needs
Here at KitGuru we get through a lot of CPU cooler reviews. Accordingly, I have tested my fair share of top-end liquid coolers – such as the £195 EKWB Predator 280 (HERE) – as well as budget-oriented air coolers costing less than £20. With that being said, picking the right cooler …
Read More »Antec launches Kühler H2O H600 PRO and H1200 PRO AIO coolers
This month, Antec launched two new brand new all-in-one liquid cooling units, the Kühler H2O H600 PRO and H1200 PRO, offering improved performance and a durable design to boot. New components include a larger copper base place, a high-precision radiator and better pump pressure, allowing for quieter operation during normal …
Read More »EVGA is launching a GTX 970 Hybrid GPU
EVGA has received plenty of positive reception for its Hybrid series of graphics cards, which currently include the GTX 980, GTX 980Ti and Titan X. Now, the company is adding another GPU to the closed-loop cooled line-up, Nvidia's popular GTX 970. As with the other Hybrid graphics cards, the GTX …
Read More »Researchers show off on-die microfluidic CPU liquid cooling
CPU watercooling has become fairly simple over the years, these days you don't even need to throw together a custom loop, as we have plenty of decent all-in-one units around. So what's the next step? Well some researchers working at Georgia Tech University have come up with something a little …
Read More »XFX is working on liquid-cooled Radeon R9 Fury graphics card
XFX is gearing up to release a Radeon R9 Fury-based graphics adapter featuring a liquid cooling system. The card will feature overclocking potential on par with AMD’s Radeon R9 Fury X, which will help to at least partially close performance gap between the “Fury” and the “Fury X” products. The …
Read More »MSI and Corsair team up to launch GTX 980TI Sea Hawk
MSI and Corsair have teamed up to launch the GTX 980Ti Sea Hawk, combining the best of air and liquid cooling. The new GPU was officially announced at the Tokyo Game Show this week, combining MSI's expertise in graphics cards with Corsair's highly rated closed loop liquid coolers. The GTX …
Read More »AquaComputer unveils full-cover water-block for Radeon R9 Nano
AquaComputer, a leading maker of components for custom liquid-cooling solutions, on Friday introduced its full-cover water-block for AMD Radeon R9 Nano graphics cards, thus making high-performance liquid-cooled gaming PCs in mini-ITX form-factor a reality. The Kryographics R9 Nano single-slot full-cover water-block for AMD Radeon R9 Nano graphics boards is made …
Read More »Lian Li demos its waterblock: Liquid cooling gets more stylish than ever
Lian Li has been recognized for years as a maker of elegant PC cases. In fact, Lian Li’s cases have earned multiple design awards from different web-sites and professional organizations. But Lian Li offers not only PC cases. At Computex the company demonstrated its waterblock, which is not only stylish, …
Read More »Asetek ships its second millionth liquid cooling system
Asetek, one of the world’s largest suppliers of liquid-coolers, on Tuesday announced that in September it sold its second millionth liquid-cooling solution (LCS). It took the company more than ten years to sell two million LCS devices. Asetek unveiled its first sealed-loop liquid cooling solution in 2003. Since then the …
Read More »Undisclosed OEM to use Asetek’s liquid-cooling for graphics cards
Asetek, one of the world’s largest suppliers of sealed liquid cooling solutions, said on Thursday that an undisclosed “OEM customer” had chosen the company’s coolers for “a graphics liquid cooling product.” Asetek did not reveal anything about its new customer, but it is highly likely that the company signed a …
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