Cooling Archive

One of the biggest enemies to your PC or gaming console’s performance is heat. Internally, things like the CPU or GPU do most of the heavy lifting. This can cause massive amounts of heat being generated. Many of us don’t notice this because things like heatsinks and coolers are working behind the scenes to pull heat away from our components. Ultimately, this keep things at …

The beautiful thing about a desktop PC is how easy they are to modify and upgrade. With most other types of computer, it’s either difficult or impossible to make an upgrade. With laptop computers, you’re looking at specialized, expensive components that are tough to assemble and disassemble. With Macs, it’s virtually impossible to make any changes to your hardware. And don’t even think about modifying …

Where PC performance is concerned, there are very few things that are as important as cooling. Modern machines leverage throttling to keep components cool. When they get too warm, they’re automatically slowed down. For you, this means that just when your game starts to heat up, you can experience unnecessary lag. Installing a proper cooling system is an important part of keeping your computer running …

Maybe you’ve just built your dream PC, or perhaps you’re just trying to squeeze a little more performance out of an aging system. Having quality hardware is important, but keeping it cool is even more important. In the past, high end cooling systems were used primarily by CPU overclockers. Today, many cooling systems still follow the same principal. You’ve got a fan on top of …

When it comes to your systems performance, nothing is more important than your cooling system. Historically, beefy cooling systems were more important for individuals who wanted to overclock their computers. Today, they’re useful for anyone with a modern machine. Why is that? It all has to do with turbo mode. Let’s say that you have a latest generation I-series processor that runs at 4Ghz. You’ll …