CPU Air Coolers for 2009

Noctua NH-D14 140mm CPU Cooler

December 4, 2009 | Noctua scales things up and offers extremists and ordinary users alike both silence and performance. Let's see how it holds up to our T.E.C.C. today.

GELID Tranquillo CPU Cooler

December 2, 2009 | What happens to a typical tower cooler after hundreds of computer air flow simulation testing? Have a look at GELID's result, the Tranquillo.

Titan Skalli TTC-NC05TZ/NPW (RB) CPU Cooler

December 1, 2009 | Titan made a little brother to the Fenrir CPU cooler. Come inside and have a look at the Skalli.

Xigmatek Balder SD1283 HDT CPU Cooler

October 30, 2009 | Xigmatek rethinks the S1283 coolers and offers us an enhanced version. Let's see if they made the right adjustments.

Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro CPU Cooler & MX-3 Thermal Paste

October 20, 2009 | Arctic Cooling brings us MX-3 thermal goop and a low wattage budget CPU cooler, the Alpine 11 Pro.

ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 PWM CPU Cooler

October 6, 2009 | While ZEROtherm is better known for the "butterfly" cooler, they bring a different attitude to the table with the latest series of CPU coolers.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler

September 4, 2009 | Cooler Master makes a revision on an already good cooler and introduces the Hyper 212 Plus CPU cooler.

Kingwin XT-1264 Heat-Pipe Direct Touch CPU Cooler

September 1, 2009 | Kingwin delivers the XT-1264 Heat-Pipe Touch Chip cooler, designed for extreme cooling needs with support for Core i7.

Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler

August 11, 2009 | The hype has preceded this sample's arrival. Today we get our hands on the Megahalems from Prolimatech to see how it stands up to our T.E.C.C.

Rosewill FORT 120 / RCX-SHDT120X1 CPU Cooler

August 3, 2009 | Rosewill brings a new 120mm CPU cooler to the masses with the FORT 120. Let's see if it can stand out from the crowd in any way.

GELID Slim Silence AM2 Low-Profile CPU Cooler

July 12, 2009 | GELID show us the meaning of limbo by offering up a super low profile CPU cooler.

Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler

July 3, 2009 | Zalman has released a new tower designed performance cooler they deem to be Extreme. Let's see if it can deliver.

XtremeGear Xtreme Cooler HP-1216 CPU Cooler

June 22, 2009 | CyberPower's sister company, XtremeGear offers us the Xtreme Cooler HP-1216 to test in our lab.

Cooler Master Hyper TX3 i5 CPU Cooler

May 17, 2009 | Cooler Master is stepping up to the plate and offers one of the first Core i5 coolers to hit the market.

Evercool Buffalo HPFI7-10025 Core i7 CPU Cooler

May 6, 2009 | Moving his attention to another bold Core i7 compatible CPU cooler from Evercool, Chad sees how well it fairs under the T.E.C.C. today.

Evercool Transformer 4 HPJ-12025 CPU Cooler

May 2, 2009 | Evercool sends Chad their latest and greatest CPU cooler to date, the Transformer 4 with some added bling to please the show ponies.

SilverStone Nitrogon NT07-775 Low Profile CPU Cooler

April 30, 2009 | Looking for a low profile low cooler for your 45nm LGA775 powered HTPC? Silverstone believe they have the answer with the Nitrogon NT07-775.

Scythe Mugen 2 CPU Cooler

April 27, 2009 | Scythe's mighty Mugen 2 makes its way into our lab and Chad fires up the T.E.C.C. once again to see how it compares.

Thermaltake ISGC-300 CPU Cooler

April 20, 2009 | Easily distracted by whirring fans and general PC noise? - Thermaltake's new ISGC-300 helps combat this while staying a strong performer.

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Core i7 Specific CPU Cooler

March 25, 2009 | Noctua knew they were onto a good thing with the standard NH-U12P and now we get a look at the Special Edition Core i7 specific model with extras.

Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ CPU Cooler

March 23, 2009 | Titan has seen the light and submits to TweakTown the Fenrir 120mm tower cooler for some rigerous testing.

Thermaltake BigTyp 14 Pro CPU Cooler

March 17, 2009 | We fire up the T.E.C.C. and examine the theory of "bigger is better" with Thermaltake's BigTyp 14 Pro.

ThermoLab BARAM CPU Cooler

March 14, 2009 | Today we fire up the T.E.C.C. on the ThermoLab BARAM and see what this universal AMD and LGA775 cooler is all about.

Xigmatek Achilles S1284C CPU Cooler

March 2, 2009 | The last of the trio gets tested from Xigmatek. This time we are testing the Achilles S1284C with optional i7 mounting hardware.

Noctua NH-U9B CPU Cooler

February 23, 2009 | Today we mount a sample from Noctua to our T.E.C.C. test system and see what the NH-U9B can do against the rest.

Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283 H.D.T. CPU Cooler

February 19, 2009 | Xigmatek has sent another cooler to the labs. This time Chad looks at the Dark Knight S1283 with H.D.T. technology.

Xigmatek Thor's Hammer S126384 H.D.T. CPU Cooler

February 17, 2009 | From CES preview to full review, Xigmatek has shipped the Thor's Hammer to our lab for testing. Let's see how well this i7 compatible cooler performs.

Thermaltake SpinQ CPU Cooler

February 3, 2009 | Thermaltake offers a unique CPU cooling solution with the SpinQ. Let's put it through its paces and see how this classic style cylinder cooler goes.

Cooler Master V10 200+W Hybrid T.E.C. Cooler

February 2, 2009 | Chad Fires up the T.E.C.C. for the debut of Cooler Master's latest, i7 compatible, hybrid T.E.C. air cooler known as the V10.

GELID Silent Spirit CPU Cooler

January 19, 2009 | GELID asked that we retest their fan; they felt our numbers of the Silent Spirit were incorrect. I am happy to oblige and take a second look.

Spire TherMax Pro CPU Cooler

January 17, 2009 | Spire has sent over one of their coolers with H.D.T. and we keep the TEC fires burning to see how well the TherMax Pro handles the business at hand.

Xigmatek Thor's Hammer S126384 Exclusive Preview

January 15, 2009 | Xigmatek drops Thor's Hammer and brings the pain.

Exclusive look at Cooler Master's V10 Heatsink

January 14, 2009 | Cooler Master has the hottest (or is that, coolest?) new CPU cooler around and we have it in the lab for an early peek!

Nexus FLC-3000 Universal CPU Cooler

January 10, 2009 | Chad fires up the T.E.C.C. once again and tests one of Nexus' new Core i7 compatible offerings which uses their SkiveTek technology.

Vigor Monsoon III LT Dual 120mm CPU Cooler

January 4, 2009 | Vigor Gaming is most known for its gaming systems, but the company also designs CPU coolers and we see if they have the knack for it today.