I made a decision about 13 years ago — air cooling isn’t for me. I picked up AMD’s FX-8150, assuming I could use the bundled cooler without too many issues. I was wrong. It was obnoxiously loud, even ...

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 ...

Which CPU liquid cooler is best? If you have put your own computer together, you will know how many intricate parts go into making the whole machine work. From the motherboard and RAM to the graphics ...

If you’re building or tuning a PC with an AIO (all-in-one) liquid cooler or a custom water cooling loop, it’s tempting to assume that running your pump at full speed all the time ensures the best ...

I used to spend months on each build, planning, sourcing, creating custom parts, and making new custom cables for every PC. It was a way to make the mainstream PC components inside truly mine, to ...

Dell’s XPS Desktop is ditching the cheese-grater look in favor of something sweeter. The tower PCs announced today are 42 percent larger and have a new thermal design that flattens the previous ...

All-in-one water-cooling systems are becoming increasingly popular for cooling CPUs. However, compact water cooling systems not only have advantages, but also disadvantages compared to conventional ...

This article downgrades my rating for Super Micro Computer stock to hold. Two considerations motivated this downgrade: drastic valuation expansion and intensifying competition in liquid cooling ...