Category: Cooling

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” »

Noctua on measuring fan noise: Different angles, different results

Cooling, Fans, Interview | | Ľubomír Samák

Noise measurements are an extremely complex topic. Imagine you have ten different sound sources. The noise from each will radiate through the space in different ways, and measuring ‘which is the noisiest’ and coming up with a clear verdict on that is a really hard nut to crack. To give you a better idea, we’ve interviewed Noctua. Different measurement techniques yield potentially different and sometimes contradictory conclusions. Read more “Noctua on measuring fan noise: Different angles, different results” »

PCCooler CPS RZ820: Against the elite, weighing over 1.8 kg

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Ľubomír Samák

They were so emphatic about their cooler being optimized for Intel LGA 1700 processors that we had to try it out. And given that the CPS RZ820 is a “hefty chunk” of material, the reference sample selection included the kind of competitive coolers that are at the top of the tower model database. These should give the PCCooler CPS RZ820 a good run for its money. At the same time, this cooler should not be more expensive. Read more “PCCooler CPS RZ820: Against the elite, weighing over 1.8 kg” »

DeepCool Assassin 4S – The stealthy tamer of high temps

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Pavel Sekerka

A year ago, the excellent DeepCool Assassin IV cooler was tested here and eventually took our top award. Today we take a closer look at a modified version of this cooler called Assassin 4S. This variant may have lost the rear fan, but the middle one has been completely redesigned to compensate for this loss. So today’s article logically aims to find out how much of an impact this major change has on efficiency and acoustics. Read more “DeepCool Assassin 4S – The stealthy tamer of high temps” »

Noctua NF-A14x25r on a radiator. Tested with DIY frame

Cooling, Extra tests, Fans | | Ľubomír Samák

Due to the atypical spacing of the mounting holes for its format, the new Noctua NF-A14x25r G2 PWM fans cannot be installed in 140mm positions as standard. You need a conversion frame for that, and one such frame was designed, made and sent to us by an HWCooling reader. So, we were able to simulate and test one of the most anticipated fans of recent years (NF-A14x25 G2 PWM) already now. Read more “Noctua NF-A14x25r on a radiator. Tested with DIY frame” »

Latest Arctic Freezer coolers get LGA 1200/115x support

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Roughly half a year after the release of the Freezer 36 and Liquid Freezer III, Arctic has reconsidered its decision to support, or rather not support, older Intel platforms. Initially, you couldn’t even install these coolers on Rocket Lake processors. But that is now changing. However, you need to be careful and add a new mounting kit to your cart in addition to the cooler if you want to use it on LGA 1200 or even older LGA 115x processors. Read more “Latest Arctic Freezer coolers get LGA 1200/115x support” »

DeepCool also brings new ARGB fans to Gamescom (2024)

Cooling, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Starting August 21, DeepCool, among others, will be among the vendors at Gamescom 2024. There will be a lot of cooling hardware at their booth that you haven’t been able to come in contact with yet because it’s not sold yet. But now you can come and see live, for example, fans from the FT or FD series (with ARGB LED) and a good attraction is also the Assassin IV VC Vision and many more, still shrouded in a veil of secrecy. Read more “DeepCool also brings new ARGB fans to Gamescom (2024)” »

DeepCool FT: Robust impeller and three-phase torque

Cooling, Fans, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Regarding the new FT series fans, DeepCool talks about increased development efforts and more extensive changes in the approach to the build. Not only has there been a densification of the impeller, but also that everything is now built around a three-phase torque motor. The latter has up to 12 stator slots, which are illuminated by white LEDs. In this respect, the overall design is really quite original. Read more “DeepCool FT: Robust impeller and three-phase torque” »

“Rattlegate” is unfair. Noctua NH-D15 G2 expertise begins

Blogs, Cooling, CPU coolers | | Ľubomír Samák

Practically right after its release, the long-awaited Noctua NH-D15 G2 cooler received a rattling sticker that is a bit far-fetched. We’ve also seen some escalated opinions that perhaps it’s “garbage” and here’s where we have to step in. Noctua 100% does not deserve such adjectives for its work. We have to stand up for a company that has really sacrificed a lot for development. We cannot ignore such distortions of public opinion. Read more ““Rattlegate” is unfair. Noctua NH-D15 G2 expertise begins” »

Low profile in 80mm format. Arctic released the P8 Slim PWM PST

Cooling, Fans, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Primarily for the needs of very small computer systems, Arctic has expanded its range of low-profile fans. It did this with the P8 Slim PWM PST, which is not only low-profile, it keeps its dimensions smaller in the remaining two axes as well. With 80 mm it copies well, for example, minimalist cases for Raspberry Pi and similar single-board computers. This small fan has a blade count above Arctic’s standards. Read more “Low profile in 80mm format. Arctic released the P8 Slim PWM PST” »

Noctua NH-D15 G2 – Meeting all our expectations?

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Pavel Sekerka

Well, the time has finally come this year, as a few weeks ago Noctua introduced the long-awaited NH-D15 G2 cooler, which has seen years of development, optimizations, and delays. Expectations are so extremely high and I myself am curious if we will see a new king among coolers. A really interesting battle awaits us, because in the meantime, several high-end coolers have appeared on the market, which the NH-D15 G2 will have to beat. Read more “Noctua NH-D15 G2 – Meeting all our expectations?” »

Asus TUF Gaming TR120 (ARGB) Reverse: A nicer look? Yes, but…

Cooling, Extra tests, Fans | | Ľubomír Samák

This is a first – a fan with the leading edges of the impeller blades on the opposite side to normal ones. This is primarily done for a better view of “fans without stator struts” in cases with glass side panels. In addition, such an unconventional design also has quite clear and measurable advantages and disadvantages, also in terms of functional characteristics. Let’s take everything in turn. Read more “Asus TUF Gaming TR120 (ARGB) Reverse: A nicer look? Yes, but…” »

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