cooling

Custom DIY Mount for Threadripper Water Cooling - What do you do when you don't have the proper parts that you need to water cool your new thread ripper? Make you own with trash you find around the house. Maybe even repurpose and old water block that is in your closet.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Coldplate Mounting and Mating - When you mount any processor cooling system, you want to make sure that you have the best possible mating surface between the two. That means you want as little Thermal Interface Material as possible. When both surfaces are not flat, this...

Overclocking the Intel Core i9-7900X X-series Processor - We have finally gotten some time to spend with the new Intel Core i9-7900X, which is a 10-core 20-thread CPU built to be used with the new X299 chipset and motherboard platform. Is this $1000 3.3GHz to 4.3GHz CPU good for overclocking...

Hello all, I'm going to be getting a Ryzen 1500X soon and I'd like to venture into overclocking for the first time and would be aiming to hit 3.9/4.0 providing I get a good chip. I need a replacement for my 212 and would like to stick with air if possible. My question is, which would provide...

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 & 1400 CPU Review - AMD has been on a tear with its new Ryzen 7 CPUs over the past few weeks and now it is time for the Ryzen 5 processor family performance to be explored. We are giving away the AMD Reviewer's Kit with a 1600X and 1500X, instead we bought 1600 and 1400...

How many fans do you run in your rig? I have 6 case fans (not including CPU cooler, PSU, and GPU), though I'm probably going to take a few out. (I had a fermi for a while, shit got hot!) Do you have more? Less?

Hi Folks, I'm hoping to see a seriously [H]ARD answer here, because I'm running out of ideas. I'm talking about two identical systems that are used for hosting VMs, which are based around the following parts: AMD's FX-8320 (stock HSF) Asus Motherboard model M5A78L-M/USB3 I'm monitoring the...

Hey guys. I'm new here and I came looking for some advice. If you could help that'd be amazing. So I built my first computer build in January. It was a big undertaking for me, and it came after a period where I was going through a rough time so it meant a lot for me that i could do something...

Nate "The Big Nasty" Kirsch of Legit Reviews has taken EVGA's new iCX software for a spin. EVGA found itself in a bit of a pickle last year when it came to its video cards igniting and subsequently being the cause of the massive fires in Kentucky last year. WAIT! That was Shrout I think...

7600K Naked Die Cooling Temperature Follow-Up - Last week we decided to see if we could get our naked Intel Core i5-7600K working in the LGA socket after going through the delidding process. We did in fact get the system functional, but the real goal was to achieve better cooling. This is a...

Intel Kaby Lake i5-7600K CPU De-Lid & Re-Lid Temp Results - We got in our retail purchased Intel Core i5-7600K Kaby Lake architecture processor and of course the first thing we wanted to do was overclock it to 5GHz, and then very quickly remove the Integrated Heat Spreader and see how much...

Downsizing for a little bit, so I'm selling some parts from my setup. Open to offers. I only did a quick skim on ebay/amazon for pricing so if I'm off base I'm not going to be upset if you tell me so. :) Trades: Laptop cooling pad, bluetooth headset... $45 Ek supremacy block. Complete. Used...

Thermaltake Core P100 Pedestal Extension Review - The Thermaltake Core P100 Pedestal is an expansion part for the Thermaltake W100 full tower case previously reviewed here. What the P100 does is give you the ability to expand you cooling system's ability or give you space for extra storage...

This site is in German, but we have linked it through Google's translate here for your English reading pleasure. ComputerBase covers five high end blocks built for custom cooling loops. Besides just running temperature benchmarks, they tear the blocks down so we get to see the goodies inside.

I recently was giving a USED Corsair H100i V2 Water Cooler. i usually use whatever thermal paste that is pre applied but this cooler has been completely cleaned, so im not sure what kind of paste i should purchase. I have a I-5 4590 and live close to frys electronics and also have amazon...

Greetings and salutations to all the fine folks on the Hard Forum! I’d like to formally introduce myself as your official Fractal Design hardware rep for the North American region. Starting today I’ll be maintaining a regular presence around the forum, offering advice and assistance wherever...

Thermaltake Pacific RL240 Water Cooling Kit Review - In a world now filled with All-In-One CPU coolers, Thermaltake takes it old school with a water cooling kit that has everything you need from A to Z. If cutting your hose to length and perfecting the layout and presentation of your cooling...

I cant buy any coolers for G34 opterons besides nh-u9do a3 in my country, and shipping is not an option since it costs more then the coolers themselfes (modding coolers and water cooling is also not an option). I will be upgrading later to 140W opteron 6300 series and on noctua website it says...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a best air cooler in this small size form factor? Toying with the idea of building something fun like an overkill console replacement using either the Fractal Node 202 or the Silverstone RVZ02, with a Z170 mini-ITX mobo, probably a non-K Skylake CPU, and a...

Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer 240 AIO CPU Cooler Review - Arctic Cooling claims its new Liquid Freezer 240 is "Extremely Powerful yet Quiet," "Designed for Extreme Cooling Performance" and that it has "Optimal Heat Dissipation." This All-In-One CPU cooler has a 240mm radiator that is poised to...