We recently reviewed this manufacturer’s new all-black flagship, but today we’re moving more in the direction of the upper mid-range, and it’s also allowed to have some colorful lighting. A decent cooling performance and still an unproblematic size for most mid towers is promised, so let’s check it out together! Here we go [...]
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After we released the beta on Thursday, I received a lot of feedback from the community. This was reason enough for our programmer to go one step further and implement what makes sense from a technical point of view. Thus, two new columns can already be used for ranking: Airflow per dBA and static pressure per dBA. Since this ratio is rather [...]
Today we start the beta phase of our first interactive fan database and offer for the first time a variety of real measurement results compared to the manufacturer data in an interactive database, which allows comparisons of application scenarios and speeds that did not exist so far. Since there is currently no source that offers realistic and [...]
Based on this week’s article on laser-indicated plasma spectrography and the results of the actually rather randomly selected pastes, Cooler Master immediately ruled in the case of the Cryo Fuze Violet (see further down in the text). I analyzed the measurement in more detail, because there were two things: on the one hand, the Al2O3-based [...]
Today, for the first time, an AiO water cooler from Lian Li finds its way onto my testbench, a really interesting model. By the way, Lian Li has also changed the OEM, so all-clear. Asetek instead of Apaltek. And so that it doesn’t get too exciting, we’ll start without further ado! Packaging and scope of delivery Dark printed and in a [...]
I recently had an article where I successfully used Thermal Putty on a graphics card. It is ultimately a highly viscous thermal paste (often referred to as thermal adhesive). Thermal Putty is a highly interesting (and often misunderstood in DIY) material used between electronic components and heat sinks to improve heat transfer. Traditional [...]
Update from 19.07.2023 – 02:30 pm Since the Cryo Fuze is supposed to be mainly composed of aluminium (I will, of course, not disclose the actual recipe for certain reasons), the absence of any aluminium traces over so many measurement points is indeed interesting and an important finding for Cooler Master. In consultation with the [...]
It has been quite a while since Deepcool released the third version of its flagship air cooler. So it’s high time to add something to it. You could already admire it at exhibitions, but now it’s time for the real thing and my testbench. Is it possible to play at the top again with version 4? Click here for the review of the [...]
With the Dark Base Pro 901, BeQuiet! replaces the previous flagship Dark Base Pro 900. In order to not completely change the successful and very flexible DNA of the Dark Base series, mainly changes in detail were made besides the more modern look. Read our review to find out whether the noble case is convincing. Clever detail solutions have always [...]
Raijintek’s products have always been able to shine with a very good price-performance ratio in recent years. No matter if it was cases, cooling solutions or fans, the testers always agreed that you get a lot of product for your money. Whether this is also the case with the Paean C7, you can read in the review. You can tell at first glance [...]
The last time we tested a MasterAir air cooler, it was already of considerable dimensions and offered quite a bit of cooling performance. And now, just over 2 years later, there is a successor that is supposed to offer even more? Let’s take a closer look at Cooler Master’s new flagship! If you would like to read the first review in [...]
Announced months ago and already shown at CES, the C750 Air from Thermaltake’s new CTE series finally arrived shortly before Computex. What the gigantic Airflow Case has to offer and what there is to consider, you can read in the review. CTE stands for Centralized Thermal Efficiency – a design that blows cold air into the case from the [...]
Today only very quickly, because we had already tested this water cooler in detail recently. But since the manufacturer would also like to play with the “big ones”, the version with 360mm radiator follows. The detailed review of the small version can be found here: Packaging and scope of delivery Once again, the AiO is delivered in a [...]
With the 2000D Airflow, Corsair rounds out the current portfolio downwards and now also presents an extremely spacious case for the smallest form factor. Up to eight 120mm fans, a 360mm AIO and a tripple-slot GPU with a length of up to 36cm can be accommodated in 24.4 liters. You can read more about the drawbacks in the review. Short preface [...]
Today there is the refresh of the refresh, then with the new “Core” series of AiO water coolers Cooler Master wants to simultaneously offer a comparatively inexpensive cooling solution and also still replace the now 2 year old “V2” series. This was also a slightly updated version of its predecessor, so the [...]
At ITF World, a conference held by leading chip research company imec in Antwerp, Belgium, 3D-printed processor coolers in particular stood out. These prototype water blocks have the potential to improve the cooling capacity of high-density processors such as CPUs and GPUs by 3.5 times compared to the best CPU coolers available today. This allows [...]
First of all, I have to say that the part was not actually designed for the normal end customer, but for the industry and therefore certain features have to be excluded fairly from the start. But the Alphacool ES Orbiter 360 TS is mercilessly trimmed for performance and does exactly what you would expect from such a cooler. I’ve been using [...]
The AIO death continues: Lian Li Galahad 360 (1st version) with complete clogging (Purchase Warning)
I had already not made it easy for myself last year, but dealt with products from the OEM Apaltek for a long time, for example. A lot of well-known suppliers were affected, such as MSI, Enermax and Fractal. But the list could be continued. I already wrote about clogged coolers and hoses, defective pumps and the theory behind the cooling fluids and [...]
With the Gainward RTX 1660 Super (Susi), I am once again rescuing a graphics card that I had already tested extensively almost four years ago and that has also been in almost daily use since then. This ranges as a career ladder from the office to the recording PC (OBS) and the gaming use in the PC of my youngest son. And at some point the card got [...]
The problem with inaccurate flow sensors I had already questioned once, so I had resolved to check every now and then what has happened so. With the Alphacool ES flow and temperature sensor “HighFlow” with tachometer signal (what a terribly bulky name!) Alphacool has a flow sensor in the portfolio, which works amazingly accurate for [...]
Over three years after releasing the Z-series of water coolers, one of the first with an integrated display, NZXT now introduces a successor. The advantage from the unique selling proposition of that time no longer exists today, but the addition of “elite” raises great expectations. You can find out whether it can live up to them in [...]
With little bling-bling and an attractive price, my test series of Xilence coolers continues today. Recently, we just had an air cooler from this brand, and now another AiO water cooler follows. Whether the Xilence Performance X LiQuRizer LQ240PRO also turns out to be a simple insider tip, you can find out in the following article. And just by the [...]
Since we have already looked at the two smaller models, i.e. the inexpensive S70 and S80 with a 240mm radiator, we will only give the “big brother” a quick look today. This is visually identical to the S80 RGB, but has a larger radiator. In the following review, you can find out how Sharkoon’s first AiO water cooler compares [...]
A little fun fact beforehand: Xilence was one of the first brands from which I (Tim, not Igor) tested a cooler several years ago. At that time I was not yet “firmly” on the road at IgorsLab! With really very reasonable prices Xilence has made a name for itself, until today they hold the #1 spot of the cheapest AiO watercooling with [...]
The AI revolution has conquered and changed more and more areas of our daily lives in recent years. One of these areas is PC cooling, which is now being addressed with the new fanless Zero Wings AI fans from be quiet! has undergone an impressive transformation. These new fans are equipped with artificial intelligence that allows them to monitor [...]
