Best Thermal Paste for CPUs 2025: 90 TIM Compounds Tested and Ranked By Paul Alcorn last updated 30 November 25 We tested 37 different thermal compounds with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X and over 90 thermal compounds with Intel Core i9 CPUs to help you find the best one to help cool your CPU.
Aorus Liquid Cooler 360 Review By Garrett Carver published 17 December 20 The Aorus Liquid Cooler 360 delivers good cooling performance in a quiet package with a flashy customizable LCD screen atop the pump.
EK AIO Elite 360 D-RGB Review: Tasteful Sophistication, With Six Fans By Garrett Carver published 21 November 20 Editor's Choice The EK AIO Elite 360 D-RGB offers some of the best cooling performance in a closed-loop cooler, while making use of push+pull radiator fan configuration.
Deepcool AS500 Review: Silent Sophistication By Garrett Carver published 13 November 20 Editor's Choice Deepcool's AS500 air cooler punches above its weight class, making it a mid-size alternative to big air cooling.
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo v2 Review: Reviving a Budget Classic By Garrett Carver published 16 October 20 The Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo v2 is a new take on a classic budget CPU cooler with easy installation.
Corsair H150i Elite Capellix Review: iCue-Controlled Excellence By Garrett Carver published 15 September 20 Editor's Choice Corsair’s 360mm H150i Elite Capellix adds bright RGB lights to its excellent cooling abilities, and throws in a powerful hub for good measure.
IceGiant Prototype Thermosiphon Cooler Review: Frosty New Tech By Garrett Carver published 14 December 19 Not yet rated Sporting thermosiphon tech and a massive towering shell, the IceGiant prototype holds promise for performance cooling.
Arctic Freezer 50 TR Review: Let ‘Em Threadrip By Garrett Carver published 20 November 19 Editor's Choice Arctic's latest cooling tower keeps your Threadripper CPU cool at a lower price than the competition.
DeepCool Gamer Storm Castle 240EX Review: Pretty and Pricey By Garrett Carver published 9 October 19 DeepCool's Gamer Storm Castle 240EX looks good and performs well enough. It's a bit expensive, but if you prioritize aesthetics, it's worth considering.
Noctua NH-U12A Cooler Review: Expensive Excellence By Garrett Carver published 7 October 19 Editor's Choice Noctua’s latest dual-fan tower delivers great thermal performance, quiet operation, and the signature look of the company’s beige-and-brown aesthetics, at a premium price.
Zalman CNPS10X Optima II Review: Toasty and Temperamental By Garrett Carver published 6 October 19 Zalman's new RGB cooler has attention-getting looks, but can its price justify its performance?
Cougar Helor 360 Review: Big AIO Cooling With Bigger ARGB Splash By Garrett Carver published 2 October 19 An aggressively Illuminated aRGB alternative to better-known all-in-ones, does Cougar’s Helor 360 CPU cooler have the performance and price to create its own niche?
Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360P Silver Edition Review: Fuzed-Fan Style By Garrett Carver published 16 September 19 Cooler Master’s fetching new 360 AIO comes equipped with an attractive --but potentially problematic -- 3-in-1 fan.
Corsair Hydro X Series Watercooling Kit Review: a Serious Custom Cooling Contender By Garrett Carver published 29 August 19 Editor's Choice Corsair sets sail into the realm of custom watercooling with a full suite of products under the Hydro X brand.
Deepcool Gamer Storm Captain 240 Pro Review By Garrett Carver published 23 August 19 Editor's Choice Deepcool’s Gamer Storm Captain 240 Pro lands on our test bench with an innovative leak-proof radiator design, sharp RGB lighting and a fully-functional coolant snorkel.
Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240P Mirage Review: See-Through CPU Cooling By Garrett Carver published 16 July 19 Cooler Master’s new MasterLiquid ML240P Mirage provides a fresh, new view on your liquid cooler
ID Cooling Auraflow X 240 Cooler Review: Nicely Priced By Garrett Carver published 7 June 19 ID Cooling's Auraflow X 240 offers budget-friendly liquid cooling, mid-range performance, and lackluster RGB illumination.
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 Review: Threadripping in Stealth Mode By Garrett Carver published 14 May 19 Threadripper joins the Dark side: The be quiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4 is a quiet, impressive contender in the Threadripper cooling arms race.
Cooler Master Wraith Ripper TR4 Cooler Review: Pretty but Pricey By Garrett Carver published 3 April 19 Does the Wraith Ripper repay its high price and weight with high performance for Threadripper owners, or should they stick with liquid cooling alternatives?
DeepCool Gamer Storm Fryzen TR4 Cooler Review: Better for Budget Builds By Garrett Carver published 28 March 19 The beastly Ryzen Threadripper 2900WX is a powerhouse of a CPU that devours workload threads and gobs of electricity: Can the Fryzen free it from similarly enormous cooling requirements?
Scythe Choten TUF Gaming Alliance Review By Garrett Carver published 27 February 19 Scythe Choten TUF Gaming Alliance – an RGB downdraft cooler with the upside of being budget friendly
Scythe Kotetsu Mark II TUF Gaming Alliance Cooler Review By Garrett Carver published 23 February 19 Scythe Kotetsu MkII: Budget RGB cooling designed for overclocking mainstream processors.
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition and RGB Review: A Legacy for Value By Garrett Carver published 9 February 19 We test out new swanky, upgraded versions of Cooler Master’s Hyper 212 coolers, the Hyper 212 Black Edition with a Silencio fan and the Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition.
Scythe Ninja 5 Review: Big Air On The Square By Garrett Carver published 16 December 18 Scythe Ninja 5 – Big n’ quiet air cooling needs more breeze, if you please
Building a Compact Monster PC: Threadripper Meets Micro-ATX and Custom Liquid Cooling By Garrett Carver published 15 December 18 To find out how powerful and quiet a modern compact PC can be, we dropped an overclocked 2990WX into a mATX case, and liquid-cooled the core components.