Tests of affordable AIO liquid coolers continue. The CoreLiquid A13 with a 360 mm radiator offers not only cooling performance but also ARGB LED fans with light-guiding impellers (so the lighting can be really striking…) and comes at an attractive price. Given its features, we can talk about a fairly low sum. For this “mix,” MSI’s cooler takes home our editorial award “Smart buy!”. Read more “MSI MAG CoreLiquid A13 360: High TDP, lighting and low price”
BeQuiet!’s most affordable liquid cooler with a 360-millimeter radiator. The price is already quite low, around one hundred euros, and a large radiator cooled by three fans is a good foundation for attractive results. And indeed, the results are just that. The cooling efficiency-to-price ratio here is truly impressive. The BeQuiet! Pure Loop 360 cooler is worth your attention. Read more “Pure Loop 3 360. „Cheap“ BeQuiet! AIO in 100+ tests”
At first glance, this cooler might seem like an extremely attractive choice for a wide range of users. Its specs suggest strong performance, it has lighting, and the price is… yes, we can say “low” – at 25 euros, that word still fits. This assumption is partly true, but if you think the CR-1000 V2 Pro ARGB can handle everything, you’d be mistaken. There are certain limitations here that come from its more budget-oriented design. Read more “Jonsbo CR-1000 V2 Pro ARGB: Powerful, flashy, and affordable”
An above-standard fin surface area is what characterizes the latest Pure Rock (3) coolers with the “Pro” designation. That “Pro” refers to the pair of fin stacks that the heatsink is composed of. And yet, we’re still in the lowest product line that BeQuiet! offers. The tested variant is also the least expensive of them all. Grey fins (without a black coating) and “ordinary” fans (no lighting) – that’s the Pure Rock Pro 3 with the product code BK041. Read more “BeQuiet! Pure Rock Pro 3: Dual towers in the entry-level class”
This DeepCool liquid cooler combines impressive aesthetics with exceptional cooling efficiency (and overall high cooling performance). It features lighting on both the fans and display-equipped water block, while maintaining the capability to cool the most powerful consumer desktop processors available. This is achieved without performance compromises and even with considerable headroom to spare. Read more “DeepCool LP360: Performance peak even with ARGB LEDs”
The latest of BeQuiet!’s liquid coolers – the Silent Loop 3 – delivers exceptionally high cooling performance, thanks in part to its premium 120mm Silent Wings 4 (Pro) fans. The Silent Loop 3 with a 360mm radiator meets the criteria and demands of even the most demanding users while maintaining wide compatibility with cases. However, achieving ultra-quiet operation will require slowing down the pump. Read more “BeQuiet! Silent Loop 3 (BW025): Founded on elite fans”
Among the CPU coolers tested so far, the PCCooler CPS DT360 ARGB Display has the highest cooling performance and is also the most efficient. By this, we mean it delivers the best cooling performance even at comparable noise levels to other coolers. Across both platforms – Intel (on the Core Ultra 9 285K) and AMD (Ryzen 9 9950X). It is also attractive due to its display, while the price remains affordable. Read more “PCCooler CPS DT360 ARGB Display: Top performance, top efficiency”
What would be the results of standard motherboard tests if we used the MSI MAG CoreLiquid I360 cooler with them? Better. Specifically, lower temperatures would be achieved for the CPU cores, which would then run at higher clock speeds, which naturally means higher computing performance. Not dramatically, but if we are to illustrate the situation with plates of scales, their position is quite clear. Read more “Test: MSI Z890 Ace (and CU9 285K) with CoreLiquid I360 cooler”
With the Fortis 5 Black ARGB cooler, it’s not enough to just note that it has a backlit fan compared to the Fortis 5 Black. There are more specifics that shape its characteristics. It’s not visible on the external features, because the stated parameters are the same as those of the non-ARGB model, but we’ve come across a few differences when dissecting the results. And we can certainly write about remarkable differences that are worth reflecting on. Read more “Endorfy Fortis 5 Black ARGB: (Quite) a bit of light in the dark”
In addition to the standard variant, the Fortis 5 is also available in a completely black version. Compared to the lower-end series (Fera 5), it has two more heatpipes which increase the cooling performance of this cooler. In practice, however, it only does better in some cases. When the processor can benefit from the “extra material” available in the Fortis 5 cooler. How so? We’ll break everything down in this detailed analysis. Read more “Endorfy Fortis 5 Black: Six heatpipes for Intel CPUs”
Even with two fans, this cooler is a very good option. Compared to similar and typically cheaper designs with four heatpipes, it can handle significantly higher loads. This is true on both the latest Intel platform (LGA 1851) and AMD Ryzen 9000 processors (AMD AM5). There is also a certain benefit to these things around cooling performance in mounting via a custom retention bracket (ILM) around the processor socket. Read more “For the price/performance! Arctic Freezer 36 A-RGB (White)”
One of the most popular CPU coolers of today has already appeared in our tests, but on an older, basically outdated platform. That’s why we’re bringing you measurements that better reflect what’s in use these days. We have the results of the Endorfy Fera 5 cooler on the latest Intel and AMD platforms with their top processor models. How does an, essentially, inexpensive tower cooler handle them? Read more “Endorfy Fera 5 Black cooler tests on AM5 and LGA 1851”
We start the new stage of CPU cooler tests on HWCooling with a duel of two AIO liquid coolers. Both the Navis F360 and the Lumen S36 V2 represent the cheapest coolers with a 360mm radiator that Fractal Design (Lumen S36 V2) and Endorfy (Navis F360), respectively, have. Sure, these aren’t downright cheap coolers, but both are associated with very high cooling performance. Read more “Duel: Endorfy Navis F360 vs. Fractal Design Lumen S36 V2”
This year is slowly but inevitably coming to an end, but I have managed to prepare one more article for you. Today we’re going to veer away from high-end and premium coolers the size of wardrobes to small coolers, which unfortunately I’ve never paid as much attention to as they probably deserve. So today we’re going to take a closer look at DeepCool’s AN600 low profile cooler, which is particularly suited to HTPC or SFF builds due to its size. Read more “DeepCool AN600 review – When size matters…”
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”
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