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 ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Keeping your computer cool is essential for optimal performance. When a PC starts to overheat, the processor frequency will drop (thermal ...

The debate between liquid and air cooling has been around for years, and there are pros and cons to both methods. In the end, it really comes down to the specifications of your system and personal ...

Air versus liquid has been debated for decades within PC hardware circles. Both have merit, and can be incredibly effective ...

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Netbook's powerful AMD Strix Halo-based handheld with optional liquid cooling, gets long-awaited US launch date and pricing ...

What it is Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop PC pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K with GeForce RTX 5080 graphics for smooth 4K ...

There’s no right or wrong answer, and viewpoints vary even among our tiny Full Nerd gang. PCWorld CPU guru voices his opinion in the video below, breaking down the advantages (and disadvantages) of ...