The heatsink-fan combo is composed of two pieces: a metal fan that sits atop a metal plate, which itself rests on the CPU. A bearing allows the metal fan to spin, and the whole device acts as a ...

Zalman's Zet 5 CPU cooler, initially showcased at Computex, is now available with a jet engine-style design for users seeking ...

Installing a CPU cooler used to be an extremely easy and straightforward operation until the dawn of third-party coolers. Previously, processors used to come with a stock air cooler, as they did not ...

Thermal paste is one of the things keeping your CPU running well, but does that make it worth spending extra money on? The ...

As computer hardware, particularly CPUs and GPUs, continues to demand more power, the necessity for a more powerful cooling ...

Basic CPU heatsink coolers can be purchased online for as little as $5 (though we don’t recommend using such units) and are generally more cost effective than their AIO watercooler counterparts.

With its large heatsink and fans, the Dark Rock Elite delivers exceptional cooling performance, keeping even high TDP CPUs like the Ryzen 9 7950X cool quietly. The blacked-out design gives it an ...

Funnily enough, it looks like Ryzen is cool enough to not require the Wraith cooler at all though it would provide better temperatures and noise. Topics: AM3+, am4, AMD, cpu cooler, heatsink ...

The fan's role is secondary, but it is of vital importance in preventing the CPU from overheating: the heatsink will not dissipate heat fast enough to prevent damage to the CPU without an ...

the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ CPU heatsink, and if you’re wondering it has “CPU” in the name, that’s because it has a computer built into it. Behind a large fan and lots of aluminum fins ...