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Which is the best?
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for your CPU or GPU ?
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IMHO i think its the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
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That is a TEC.
The best cooler is either the Ultra 120 Extreme or the Tuniq Tower.
The FX-14 should be the new king once it is finally released.
It's a hybrid.
its a TEC. TECs use heatsinks on the hot side. adding a heatsink doesnt make it anything. it makes it a TEC. it says so in the first sentence on that site.
Ultra uses a TEC, sandwiched between two copper plates, each plate with four heat-pipes leading to a large, fan cooled radiator. Because TEC's are capable of cooling below room temperature, often condensation is a concern. But not with the Ultra Chill-TEC. The Chill-TEC's control unit does not apply power to the TEC unless the CPU reaches a certain temperature. Up to this point, the CPU is cooled by the heat-pipes on the "cold" side of the TEC. Once the CPU is hot, power is applied to the TEC and the CPU is chilled. The hot side of the TEC is cooled by the second set of heat-pipes. This perfect balance of thermo-electric cooling and heat-pipe cooling ensures the CPU is kept at the perfect operating temperature. Ideal for hardcore use, even opening up the potential for overclocking that standard air cooling alone can not provide.
...Making it a hybrid.