Cooling
Be Quiet! We’re about to recommend some cooling hardware. Chill out and check out offerings from Noctua, Thermaltake, Deepcool and more!
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Thermaltake TH420 V2 ARGB Sync AIO Cooler
We’ve all heard the saying “Go big or go home” and if you know one thing about Thermaltake, it’s that they’ve never had to go home. As a brand, they have a bit of a reputation for creating hilariously big PC cases, and when you have big cases, that means…
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Revisiting Noctua’s Best Coolers – NHD15S and U12A 2023 Re-Review
In recent months, we’ve had a fair few changes to our cooling testing. Mike took over that review section for a few years and has now moved on. I started a new test bench, and while it worked, it just wasn’t delivering the consistency we desired, nor was it particularly…
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Alphacool Eisbaer Pro ES 2U Quad HPE CPU Liquid Cooler Review
We see a lot of consumer-grade products here at eTeknix, which makes sense, that’s really the thing we set out to do. However, every now and then, something a little more serious lands on our desks, such as the Alphacool Eisbaer Pro ES 2U. While most of the coolers I…
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DeepCool LT720 WH 360mm AIO Cooler Review
There’s no doubt about it, DeepCool is one of the leading brands for high-end CPU coolers. Having tested so many of their products over the years, they’ve delivered high build quality, great aesthetics, performance and competitive prices time and time again. Only recently, I reviewed their class-leading Assassin IV CPU…
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Antec PRIZM X 120 ARGB Fans Triple Pack + Controller Review
There’s no shortage of colour fans these days, but the amount of variation on offer is actually pretty staggering. If you want a lot of customisation, most fans now are ARGB/DRGB allowing for per-LED customisation so you can really make something unique. Antec went above and beyond with their latest…
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TOUGHFAN 14 Pro High Static Pressure PC Cooling Fan Review
Thermaltake launched their award-winning Toughfan about three years ago, and there’s been a few nice versions of it since, such as the Toughfan, the Toughfan RGB, and the Toughfan Racing Green Edition and now we have the new TOUGHFAN 14 Pro, which takes the classic TOUGHFAN and gives it a…
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XPG Levante X 240 RGB AIO Cooler Review
XPG has been working hard for the last few years to become one of the biggest and best names in PC gaming hardware, and so far, it seems to have worked for them. Of course, XPG is really the high-end gaming-focused offshoot of Adata. it was once just a product…
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DeepCool LS520 240mm AIO Cooler Review
DeepCool has gone from strength to strength with their air coolers and liquid coolers, with the Assassin series providing strong competition for the likes of Noctua, and their entire range of liquid coolers often proving to be the best, or as good as the best, in their respective class. Now…
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ASUS ROG RYUO III 240 ARGB White Review
I recently reviewed the ASUS ROG RYUO III 360 ARGB AIO Cooler, and it was one of the most visually impressive, well-made, and best-performing coolers I’ve ever seen. OK, it’s not the best cooler technically, but it was certainly in the realm of high-end either way. However, it was also…
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NZXT Kraken 240 AIO Cooler Review
NZXT has a pretty reliable history these days, with many of the best cases, coolers, PSUs on the market, and these days they’re even making headway with motherboards, headsets, microphones, monitors and more beyond that! My point is, they usually have something pretty impressive, and with their Kraken series delivering…
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Cooler Master MasterAir MA824 Stealth
If there’s one thing I’ve noticed in recent months, it’s that all the big-name brands are coming for the blood of Noctua. There are whispers, rumours and outright boasting going on behind the scenes in the industry, about how this fan is as good or better than Noctua, or something…
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DeepCool Assassin IV CPU Cooler Review
The DeepCool Assassin has long been one of the best CPU cooler series on the market, offering some fierce competition against the likes of big names like Cooler Master, Corsair, be quiet!, Antec and even Noctua. Their build quality, performance and aesthetics have always been great, and they’re usually competitive…
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Thermaltake CT140 ARGB (Black & White) Fans Review
There’s seemingly no shortage of amazing PC fans these days, with Noctua, Corsair, Antec, be quiet! and Thermaltake, and frankly countless others, all having some extremely competitive products that cover all aesthetics styles, RGB types, price ranges, and build qualities. However, it’s fair to say from my own experience that…
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Antec Vortex 360 ARGB AIO Liquid Cooler Review
Let’s get straight to it, Antec are throwing around big words with this one. The Antec Vortex 360 ARGB comes with the tagline “The Epoch-Making All-in-One ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler” and that’s a pretty bold way to introduce something that we’ve surely seen time and time again. It’s a 360mm…
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Cooler Master Master Liquid 240L Core ARGB Review
Cooler Master has a pretty strong reputation when it comes to their AIO coolers, as they use their own in-house pump designs and manufacturing processes to ensure their quality and performance. Not that there’s anything wrong with many brands just using Asatek or similar pumps though, they’re pretty great too,…
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