Cooling

be quiet!’s Dark Rock series of coolers has fared well in a fearsome market. In previous generations, a strong balance between noise output and cooling performance has made them desirable products. Can the German company repeat its success with version three of the dual-tower Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler? Fastening …

Today we take a look at something special, the world's first dual material fan from Aerocool. The new DS ‘Dead Silence' Fluid Dynamic bearing fans are particularly interesting due to dual layered blades, comprised of plastic and rubber. Aerocool claim this helps to absorb the noise of moving air. The …

Today we are going to take a look at the latest liquid CPU cooler from Corsair, the Hydro H105.  Corsair are one of the longest established players in the liquid CPU cooling market and are presently the most popular brand.  This can be attributed to their wide range of products …

Today we are looking at the Cooler Master Hyper 103. Aimed at users on a restrictive budget, the Hyper 103 sports three 6 mm heat pipes, vents to aid airflow around the heat pipes and a 92 mm PWM fan. Retailing for as little as £9.99, can the Hyper 103 …

Today we are going to look at the Noctua NH-U14S which is a recent addition to the Noctua family of coolers.  This is slim single-tower air cooler which is designed for those users who want to maintain decent RAM compatibility. Noctua are still one of the best respected manufacturers in the …

Anyone who has been modding for a while, is likely to have bought/considered an Aerocool front panel at least once in the last 5 years. In terms of overall design, Aerocool has focused on combative-looking chassis with a focus toward bigger builds. That changed with the recent Dead Silence chassis. …

Today we are going to take the look at the latest product in Corsair's Hydro series of liquid CPU coolers, the H75.  This is a mid-range option, offering a standard 120 mm radiator with twin 120 mm fans.  We have been very impressed with Corsair's previous Hydro models and are …

Today we are going to take a look at the latest liquid CPU cooler from Antec, the Kuhler H2O 1250. This has been designed to build on the success of the existing models in Antec’s Kuhler range which have become very popular among enthusiasts thanks to their stellar performance and …

Today we are taking a look at the Gamer Storm Lucifer CPU cooler. With six 6 mm heat pipes, a mirror finish copper base and a fanless design the Lucifer promises to “devour the heat”. The big question is, can this cooler hold its own against cooling giants such as …

Today we are going to look at one of the latest additions to Noctua's range of high performance CPU coolers, the NH-U12S.  This model is fairly compact and is designed for those users who are looking for decent cooling performance as well as compatibility with tall RAM heatspreaders. Noctua are …

Today we are going to look at the Shadow Rock 2 CPU Cooler from Be Quiet!. It is the first model we have looked at from the second generation of the ‘Shadow Rock' series of products.  We are excited to see how it fares in our tests as previous models …

Today we are going to look at SilverStone's latest addition to the CPU cooler market, the Argon Series AR01. This cooler incorporates three 8mm thick copper heat pipes, a 120mm fan and SilverStone's own anti-vibration fan mounts to strike a balance between performance and silence. Retailing for £23.98 inc. vat, …

Cooling hardware manufacturer Prolimatech has released a new version of its high-performance Armageddon CPU cooler. The new version sees the single-tower CPU cooler getting a blue and black colour scheme similar to that found on Ford's Mustang sports cars. Weighing in at 750g, the black-with-blue-stripes heatsink features six heatpipes that …

Today we are going to look at the Touch 2100 fan controller which is the latest model in Aerocool's range.  It's targeted at those users who are looking for a fan controller which makes their case stand out visually, whilst being easy to use. Aerocool are well-known for producing high …

An array of performance focused products from Phanteks has taken the high-end CPU cooling market by storm. Can Phanteks replicate its success when diverging into the low profile, SFF CPU cooling market? With a maximum height of 45mm, Phanteks' PH-TC90LS low profile CPU cooler is designed to meet the requirements …

Today we are going to look at a complete range of CPU coolers which have just been released by a new brand to the market – Raijintek. They are designed to offer excellent performance and efficiency at a reasonable price, and are targeted at avid PC users looking to get …

Raijintek may not be a name you've heard before, but it's one you'll be hearing a lot more. The company is formed by the former main team at CoolerMaster and Xigmatek bringing their knowledge and skills into a company which will provide some cutting edge technology. To begin with Raijintek …

Enermax, that PSU giant of old has announced a new range of CPU coolers, all part of the ETS-T40 range and coming with names like Black Twister and White Cluster – though essentially the same as each other, just with a different paint job. Both units inherit the same patented …

Without doubt, one of the biggest problem areas for the environment is the professional segment of the market. It's a huge consumer of all things elec-tricky. While a regular user might accept a small issue with a system – and wait patiently while repairs etc are effected by the store …

Today we are going to look at the latest all-in-one CPU water cooler from Cooler Master, the Eisberg Prestige 240L which competes with the latest models from the likes of Corsair and NZXT.  The Eisberg range is targeted specifically at enthusiasts and boasts a number of exciting features that differentiate …

Today we are going to take a look at the Fractal Adjust 108 Fan controller which can manage up to six different fans simultaneously.  It is designed to comply with the sleek aesthetics of Fractal Design's cases, featuring a brushed aluminium front bezel. Fractal Design have been around for a …

Kitguru gives away a lot of hardware every month through various leading partners. We always ask competition winners to share a picture of their prizes with us, and sometimes they do. Reader Aaron Birt took it a stage further however by submitting a review of the BEQUIET! Dark Rock 2 …

Whenever there's a new chip on the horizon, there's always a mad scramble to launch a brand new set of associated products – even when the new product isn't much more than a re-badge of the old one. KitGuru sits, spider-like, in the web of online pricing and notices a …

Today we are going to look at the Cooler Master Seidon 240M which is the latest 240 mm liquid CPU cooler to hit the market.  We were very impressed with Cooler Master's first attempt at a liquid CPU cooler, the Seidon 120M, when we reviewed it back in January.  It …

Aiming to stamp its authority in another segment of the CPU cooling market, Phanteks has released a mid-range model in the PH-TC12DX. Does the dual fan PH-TC12DX have what it takes to shine in an overly-cramped market? Utilising four 6mm heatpipes in a U-type arrangement, Phanteks' dual fan PH-TC12DX CPU cooler targets …

Today we are going to take a look at a special edition of the Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E, a cooler which was one of the original competitors of the Noctua NH-D14.  This cooler is designed to be as quiet as possible, while still offering excellent acoustic performance. The market for …

Today we are going to take a look at the Kraken X40, which is one of NZXT's first attempts at a performance liquid cooler.  It is a similar design to the X60, however it features a smaller 140 mm radiator for those who don't have room for a 280 mm …

be quiet!, market leader for power supplies in Germany for seven years in a row (Source: GfK Panelmarket Germany, sales units internal computer power supplies, December 2012), announced today the availability of the new high performance thermal compound DC1. The new paste is the logical extension of the award-winning cooler …

Today we are going to take a look at the Kraken X60 which is NZXT's first attempt at a performance liquid cooler.  Over the past few years there have been a number of different companies trying to enter the all-in-one liquid cooling market, following the success of Corsair and Antec. …

Today we are going to look at the Corsair H90 which fits into the middle of the Hydro range, in a similar position to the H80i.  It is designed to compete directly with the new NZXT Kraken X40 (review forthcoming), boasting a 140 mm radiator to improve performance over standard …