Category: Cooling

DeepCool Assassin IV VC Vision – Cubed perfection

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Pavel Sekerka

DeepCool’s Assassin IV and Assassin 4S coolers performed exceedingly well in our reviews. Now another variant of this cooler is about to be released, the Assassin IV VC Vision, which has a redesigned base built around the vapor chamber principle. This should provide more efficient and faster heat dissipation from the CPU. So let’s see how this cooler performs in stress tests and whether it will carve out a place in the elite club of high-end coolers. Read more “DeepCool Assassin IV VC Vision – Cubed perfection” »

PC Cooling Guide: Heating Up Ryzen 9 7950 X in Cinebench

Cooling, Extra tests, PC cases | | Adam Vágner

Today, we’ll focus on what happens inside a case when a CPU is under heavy load. We’ll run a Cinebench 2024 rendering on a Ryzen R9 7950X cooled by a Noctua NH-D15 G2 air cooler with AM5 offset mounting bars and see how it affects the temperatures and how all the values change with different settings of the system fans’ performance across their entire operating speed range. Read more “PC Cooling Guide: Heating Up Ryzen 9 7950 X in Cinebench” »

DeepCool: LQ AIOs respond better to CPU hotspots

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Claims of stricter coldplate optimizations to dissipate heat from the CPU as quickly as possible are also making their way into liquid coolers. These include new AIOs with an innovative microchannel structure that could help current CPUs and cool them down to lower temperatures. DeepCool will take this on with two liquid coolers (LQ) in the two most widely used formats. Read more “DeepCool: LQ AIOs respond better to CPU hotspots” »

Arctic Freezer 4U SP5 details: A “two for one” cooler

Cooling, CPU coolers, Preview | | Ľubomír Samák

Arctic’s new cooler – the Freezer 4U SP5 – is a bit different from the coolers we normally cover. It’s designed for the high-end AMD SP5 platform, which is reflected in its unconventional base. At first glance, it looks like the cooler has two bases, and in fact, its entire structure is reminiscent of two mainstream Freezer coolers stuck together. Such a design makes sense though. Read more “Arctic Freezer 4U SP5 details: A “two for one” cooler” »

DeepCool has new liquid coolers (LP) with new fans

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Ľubomír Samák

One of the new features of the DeepCool liquid coolers that are about to go on sale will be new fans. Lighted Fans (ARGB). These will make their debut on the LP series liquid coolers. But the pump is new as well, and overall it looks like it may be a nice evolution of liquid coolers with ARGB fans and a lighted CPU block. One of the strengths of the block is a display with more large pixels that can be customized in different ways. Read more “DeepCool has new liquid coolers (LP) with new fans” »

Surprise? The PCCooler CPS RZ820 has made it to the very top

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Ľubomír Samák

We have tested the CPS RZ820 cooler earlier on an “optimized” platform, but only now has it passed the standard methodology. And what do you know, no other tower cooler in our large database outperforms the RZ820 in terms of cooling performance per unit of noise. In this regard, the PCCooler is the most efficient, but it should also be added that it is also the heaviest cooler tested yet. Read more “Surprise? The PCCooler CPS RZ820 has made it to the very top” »

PC Cooling Guide: Experimenting with Fractal Design Meshify 2

Cooling, Extra tests, PC cases | | Adam Vágner

While building a PC, most people are satisfied when the computer works, performs as expected and remains reasonably quiet. Unless you’re one of those who care more about the journey than the destination, you probably haven’t spent much time tinkering with system cooling. That’s where we come in. We’ll test what makes sense to address and what doesn’t, and how it impacts computer’s performance and behavior. Read more “PC Cooling Guide: Experimenting with Fractal Design Meshify 2” »

Scythe Mugen 6 (Black Ed.): Does a second fan finally make sense?

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Pavel Sekerka

I give Scythe coolers less attention here than they really deserve. Today I’d like to remedy that, so I’m bringing you a double dose of Mugen 6 and Mugen 6 Black Edition cooler tests. The only difference between these coolers other than the color scheme is the presence of a second fan in the case of the black version. Given their design, I have high expectations for efficiency and hopefully I will be satisfied with the acoustic performance as well. Read more “Scythe Mugen 6 (Black Ed.): Does a second fan finally make sense?” »

Current Endorfy coolers already support Intel LGA 1851 socket

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Jan Olšan

Today, the new generation of Intel’s desktop processors, the Core Ultra 200 (or Series 2), also codenamed Arrow Lake, was officially unveiled. These will be Intel’s first chiplet desktop CPUs, and once again use a new socket, the LGA 1851, which is physically different from the existing ones. However, cooler compatibility should be a solved problem – Endorfy coolers, for example, already have support for the new socket. Read more “Current Endorfy coolers already support Intel LGA 1851 socket” »

DeepCool FT14: More revealing (than others) and more capable

Cooling, Extra tests, Fans | | Ľubomír Samák

It took years, but finally DeepCool managed to modernize its fans in the 140mm format as well. The DeepCool FT14s present themselves with very attractive specs – both the airflow and static pressure are above standard, but the key is how these fans will fare in practice compared to competing models. What makes the FT14 visually different from those at first glance is that you can see inside the motor. Read more “DeepCool FT14: More revealing (than others) and more capable” »

Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM: Finally a first-class 140mm fan

Cooling, Extra tests, Fans | | Ľubomír Samák

The range of 140mm fans is now expanded by the Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM. The wait for this model was very long, but finally, after various hardships, everything was brought to a successful end. This, by the way, is also indicated by our in-depth tests, from which the NF-A14x25 G2 fan takes away the “best” results across many usage scenarios. This is also due to the significant innovations in the aerodynamic design. Read more “Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM: Finally a first-class 140mm fan” »

BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 – A suitable successor to a legend

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Pavel Sekerka

BeQuiet!, which I don’t need to introduce here, launched its top-end Dark Rock Elite cooler early this year. Along with it, the Dark Rock Pro 5 was also released, but it has remained somewhat in the shadow of its elite sibling, which I would like to correct today. I firmly believe that the fifth gen of the Dark Rock Pro will successfully build on the previous versions, which have always been known for their uncompromising cooling performance and quiet operation. Read more “BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 – A suitable successor to a legend” »

Fractal Design Era 2: Holes in wood for more efficient cooling

Cooling, Extra tests, PC cases | | Ľubomír Samák

The Era 2 case is an evolution of the original model (Era ITX), where Fractal Design also changed the approach to the ventilation holes. Be it in terms of the top panel or the side, larger perforations. How the Era 2 will make its mark and stack up against competing SFF cases remains to be seen. Despite the detailed analysis, this is still the first case to pass our new testing methodology. Read more “Fractal Design Era 2: Holes in wood for more efficient cooling” »

PCCooler CPS DS360-BK – New king of liquid coolers?

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Pavel Sekerka

Although PCCooler operates mainly in the Asian market, the company is trying to establish itself in the rest of the world. So, today I bring you a review of the DS360-BK cooler, which falls into the upper mid-range segment of liquid AIO coolers. One of the interesting features of this cooler is, for example, a display that shows the current CPU temperature or very high quality fans that can rival the absolute best on the market in certain situations. Read more “PCCooler CPS DS360-BK – New king of liquid coolers?” »

We wrote 7 years ago. Tests you may have overlooked

Cooling, Extra tests, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Some articles become obsolete faster, others are relevant for a long time. Such, more durable ones usually do not focus on a specific product, but on a topic as a whole, with a pinch of generality. Articles like this have always been given space around here, since the beginning of HWCooling, and it probably doesn’t hurt to bring them up again. Well, at least as part of this selection which would be a shame to miss forever. Read more “We wrote 7 years ago. Tests you may have overlooked” »

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