In early April, I reviewed the EK 275 Conquest. It’s a gaming PC built with custom liquid cooling, which brought forth years of misconceptions, bad advice, and dated ideas about custom liquid cooling ...

Both foundation and inspiration for the build was this vintage Victorian-era cast-iron radiator that holds 18 liters (4.75 US gallons) of water. As a PC enthusiast and water-cooli ...

Whether you're new to building your own PC or a seasoned veteran, you likely argued with yourself about whether you should go with an air cooling system or a liquid one. You want the best available ...

As computing power increases with each new iteration of processors, actual power consumption tends to increase as well. All that waste heat has to go somewhere, and while plenty of us are content to ...

Water cooling for PCs explained: performance gains, costs, noise levels, and whether liquid cooling beats air for gaming, overclocking, and daily use.

No one wants their CPU toasted to an eight-core crisp! Keep yours chill with the right CPU cooler. Here's how to make sense of PC air cooling, water cooling, stock coolers, and even custom loops. I ...

There was a time when all-in-one liquid cooling solutions for PCs and CPUs were the exception rather than the rule. In 2024, most CPU coolers for the PC DIY market feature a closed-loop water cooling ...