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Best Thermal Paste for CPUs 2025: Over 50 Compounds Tested and Ranked
By Paul Alcorn last updated
We tested over 50 different thermal compounds to help you find the best one to help cool your CPU.
Best AIO Coolers 2025
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 2025: 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.
iHTP M.2 2280 NVMe Cooler Review: The best SSD heatsink only costs $6.99
By Albert Thomas published
iHTP’s NVMe SSD cooler performs very well. We tested it with both air and liquid cooling systems to judge its thermal performance.
Be Quiet Light Loop 360 review: The best AIO for Intel CPUs
By Albert Thomas published
Be Quiet’s Light Loop is a strong AIO with low noise levels. We tested thermal and noise results from both Intel’s i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K.
Fan-less cooling solution for laptops up to 40W launched
By Jowi Morales published
Ventiva's ICE9 thermal management system uses the movement of ionized particles to generate airflow without any moving parts.
ID-Cooling Frozn A620 GDL Review: Eye-catching gold bling without ARGB
By Albert Thomas published
ID-Cooling’s Frozn A620 GDL certainly looks nice with its gold accents, but does it also cool well?
A new PCB design can boost heat dissipation by 55x
By Mark Tyson published
OKI Circuit Technology has announced a new printed circuit board (PCB) design that can boost component heat dissipation by up to 55x.
Testing the impact of liquid cooling on Intel’s Core Ultra 7 265K using the Tryx Panorama 240
By Albert Thomas published
We tested the Core Ultra 7 265K with the Tryx Panorama AIO to see the impact of liquid cooling, and found interesting improvements in energy efficiency and lower peak power consumption.
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