Have a huge chassis? Need a huge CPU cooler? Well, Cooler Master has just what you need, in the form of the TEC-based V10. This thing is massive - its almost three CPU coolers in one - but it cools better than any other air cooler we've used in the past, and it even matches our previous (and much more expensive) water-cooling setup.
Whether you are looking to add some eye-candy to your machine, or want full control over your cooling system, adding in a robust fan controller isn't a bad idea. One of the best we've seen to date is NZXT's Sentry LX, which we happen to be taking a look at here. It's well-priced, looks good and works well... three things we like to see with any product.
What better way is there to find out which CPU coolers excel than to throw them at our ultra-hot Intel QX6850? We took 22 different models and did just that. Some surprised us, some didn't. What we were left with were five different models that deserved our Editor's Choice award.
OCZ is well known for their memory and power supplies, but we thought we'd see just how well their current fleet of CPU coolers held up. We pit the Vendetta, Vendetta 2, Vanquisher and even the old-school Vindicator against our QX6850 to see what each one is made of.
We take a look at two aftermarket alternatives to the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/GTX's stock cooler, the VF1000 LED from Zalman and the Hurricane HC92 from ZEROTherm. See which one took top honors in our testing!
| Title | Author | Date | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apack ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 CPU Cooler | Rory Buszka | November 27, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| OCZ Vanquisher CPU Cooler | Rory Buszka | October 10, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| Noctua NF-R8 and NF-S12 Fans, NC-U6 Chipset Cooler | Greg King | July 19, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| Zalman ZM-MFC2 Fan Controller | Greg King | July 18, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| CoolIT Cooling Accessories Roundup | Greg King | June 15, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| Ultra ChillTEC CPU Cooler | Greg King | May 1, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| Cooler Master CoolViva Pro | Greg King | April 26, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| Thermaltake TMG A2, AT2 Coolers | Rory Buszka | March 16, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| Zalman 9700LED CPU Cooler | Rob Williams | February 5, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| Zalman CNPS8000 CPU Cooler | Rob Williams | January 2, 2007 | Air-Cooling |
| OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler | Rob Williams | September 14, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Logisys Aluminum HDD Silencer | Matthew Harris | July 27, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Thermalright HR-01-K8 CPU Cooler | Rob Williams | July 12, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Spire VertiCool II CPU Cooler | Greg King | May 30, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Scythe Mine CPU Cooler | Greg King | May 23, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Zalman 9500AT Intel 775 CPU Cooler | Rob Williams | May 22, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Evercool VC-RHC GPU Cooler | Rob Williams | May 18, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| VF900-Cu vs. Fatal1ty FS-V7 vs. ZM80C-HP Round-Up | Will Pope | March 29, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Arctic Cooling Accelero X1 | Rob Williams | March 6, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Thermaltake Blue Orb II | Greg King | February 24, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Arctic Cooler Freezer 64 Pro | Greg King | February 20, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Titan Eagle VGA Cooler | Drew Smith | February 8, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Vantec Vortex 2 HDD Cooler | Rob Williams | January 27, 2006 | Air-Cooling |
| Zalman CNPS9500 CPU Cooler | Greg King | December 19, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Vantec 701A HDD Cooler | Greg King | December 12, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| SilverStone FN81 and FN82 | Greg King | November 23, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| SilverStone PSU Muffler | Greg King | November 21, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 Rev. 3 | Rob Williams | November 12, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Titan TTC-G3T Notebook Cooler | Rob Williams | November 9, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Spire KestrelKing V CPU Cooler | Greg King | October 14, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Antec VCool Video Card Cooler | Rob Williams | October 12, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Arctic Cooling Copper Lite Socket A Cooler | Drew Smith | October 7, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Ultra Fan Commander | Greg King | September 28, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Scythe Katana Heatpipe CPU Cooler | Rob Williams | September 9, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Evercool Nighthawk VGA Cooler VC-F117 | Rob Williams | September 7, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Logisys Digital Thermal Controller | Greg King | September 2, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Silenx iExtrema 92mm 14dBA Fans - Guest Review | Felger Carbon | August 29, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Evercool SHDC-E Hardrive Cooler | Rob Williams | August 10, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Titan Vanessa L-Type CPU Cooler | Rob Williams | July 25, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| SilverStone FP53 Harddrive Cooler | Rob Williams | July 8, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Ultra Products Glossy Fans | Rob Williams | July 6, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Silverstone FM82 | Rob Williams | June 30, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| AC Ryan Blackfire4 Fans | Rob Williams | April 14, 2005 | Air-Cooling |
| Logisys Copper GPU Heatsink | Rob Williams | March 24, 2005 | Air-Cooling |