Introduction The next review sample in our Xigmatek lineup is the AEGIR SD128264. Xigmatek has been around for a little over 5 years, and has established itself well and rather quickly in the air cooling arena. They have impressed many consumers with good quality products and performance at an affordable price level. Xigmatek’s “ICE” philosophy [...]

Introduction: Our friends at Noctua recently sent us their latest and greatest heatsink for review, the NH-C14. The NH-C14 is a top-flow heatsink of similar design to the NH-D14, which is a cross-blowing heatsink. The Noctua NH-C14: The NH-C14 supports the following processor sockets: Intel: LGA1366 LGA1156 LGA1155 LGA775 AMD: AM2 AM2+ AM3 Next: Specifications [...]

Introduction: We are very excited to have the latest product from SunbeamTech in the house. SunbeamTech has been in business since 2000 and has been just shy of being an enthusiast household name. The name really started sinking in when SunbeamTech spun off with the Tuniq line of CPU coolers. The Tuniq line quickly took [...]

Introduction: Continuing with Noctua’s line-up, we follow up with the Noctua NH-U12P SE2. The Noctua NH-U12P SE2 still represents the premium model of the Noctua CPU cooler line-up. The Noctua NH-U12P SE2 CPU was considered a high-end CPU cooler when it was first released almost 3 years ago. It has since been overtaken by the [...]

Today I’ve got a quick look at a top-down cooler from Zalman, the CNPS8000A, a 4 heatpipe design with an integrated fan.

To test a heat sink and fan assembly to its limit a computer is not best option. With some of the many variables attributed to the computer alone being completely outside the control of the tester, software and hardware, results can be skewed to the point of being wrong. Things that can be controlled are often ignored and sometimes forgotten.