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Last edited 2024.02.19 Cooler performance varies depending on the system. This list ranks coolers using generalized cooling performance from available benchmark results. Quality, aesthetics, acoustics, and ease of installation aren't accounted for. This is not a list of recommendations. A low tier cooler isn't necessarily bad nor a high tier cooler necessarily great. Assess what's appropriate depending on your needs. Coolers in Tier 1 generally perform better than coolers in Tier 2 and so on.. Coolers in the same tier don't necessarily perform the same. ˅ = Downdraft * = All-in-One Liquid ˀ = Based on few reviews Note: Ctrl + F is your friend. Tier 1 Alphacool Eisbaer 280 / 360 / Aurora 360 / Aurora Pro 360 / Extremeˀ / LT 360 / 420*ˀ Alpenföhn Gletscherwasser (Glacier Water) 360 High Speed / 360 White*ˀ Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360 / II 360 A-RGB / II 360 RGB / II 420 / II A-RGB* Asus ROG Ryujin 360 / II 360* / Strix LC 360* be quiet! Silent Loop II 360* Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Atmos* / 360L Core ARGB / ML360P Silver / ML360R / ML360RS / PL360 Flux* Corsair H115i Elite Capellix*, H150i Elite Capellix / Elite LCD / Pro XT / RGB Elite*, H170i Elite Capellix / LCD* Cougar Poseidon GT 360* Deepcool LS520*, LS720*, LT520*, LT720* EKWB EK-AIO 360 Basic / 360 D-RGB / Elite 360 D-RGB*, Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux* Endorfy (SilentiumPC) Navis F280* EVGA CLC 360* G.Skill Enki 360* Lian Li Galahad AIO 360 / II LCD 360 RGB / II Performance 360* Msi MPG CoreLiquid C360 / K360 / S280 / S360* NZXT Kraken X72 / X73 / Z73* Phanteks Glacier One 360 MP*ˀ Sapphire Nitro+S360-A* TeamGroup Siren Duo360* Thermalright Frozen Eye 360*ˀ, Frozen Magic Scenic 360*ˀ Thermaltake ToughLiquid Ultra 360*, Water 3.0 360 ARGB Sync* / Riing RGB 360* Tier 2 Alphacool Eisbaer 280* Alpenföhn Gletscherwasser (Glacier Water) 280 / 280 Whiteˀ / 360* Antec Mercury 360 / RGB* Arctic Liquid Freezer 240 / II 240 / II 240 A-RGB / II 280 / II 280 A-RGB* Asus ROG Ryujin 240 / Ryuo 240* Azza Blizzard 360*ˀ be quiet! Pure Loop 280 / 360 / 2 FX 280 / 2 FX 360*, Silent Loop 280 / 360 / II 280* Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige*ˀ, MasterAir MA824 Stealth, MasterLiquid ML360 Illusion / ML360 Mirror*ˀ, MasterLiquid PL240 Flux* / Pro 280*, Nepton 280L* Corsair H100i Elite Capellix / GTX / V2 / RGB Platinum / RGB Platinum SE / RGB Pro XT*, H100x*ˀ, H105*, H110 / H110i / GT / GTX*, H115i / GT / V2 / Pro RGB / RGB Platinum / RGB Pro XT*, H150i Pro RGB* Cougar Aqua 280 / 360*, Helor 240 / 360* Cryorig A40 Ultimate*, A80* Deepcool Assassin III / IV, GamerStorm Castle 280 / 280EX / 360 RGB / 360 RGB V2 / 360EX / 360EX A-RGB*, Gammaxx L360 V2*ˀ, LE500*ˀ EKWB EK-AIO 240 Basic / 240 D-RGB*, EK-AIO 280 D-RGB*ˀ, Predator 240 / 280* Endorfy (SilentiumPC) Navis Evo ARGB 360 / V2* Enermax AquaFusion 360 ARGB*, Liqmax III 360 / III 360 ARGB*, Liqtech II 280 / II 360* EVGA CLC 240 / 280* Fractal Celsius S36, Celsius+ S28 / S36 Prisma*, Kelvin S36*. Lumen S36* Gigabyte Aorus LCS 280 / 360 / WaterForce X360* G. Skill Enki 280*ˀ ID-Cooling Auraflow X 360*, Zoomflow 360*ˀ Inwin BR36*ˀ, SR24 / Pro*ˀ Jonsbo HX7280 Msi MAG CoreLiquid 240R / 360R / C240* Nox Hummer H-360*ˀ NZXT Kraken X60 / X61 / X62 / X63 / X73 RGB / Z63* PCCooler GI-CX360 ARGB*ˀ Phanteks Glacier One 240 MP / 240 MPH / 280 MP*ˀ Raijintek EOS 360 RBW*, Triton 280 / 360* Riotoro Bifrost 240* SilverStone iCEGEM 280 / 360*, Permafrost PF360*, TD02-E* Swiftech H220-X*, H220-X2*, H240-X*, H240-X2*, H240-X3*, H320-X2* TeamGroup GD240 Siren*ˀ Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E Extreme Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium Edition 280*, TH240 ARGB Sync*ˀ, Toughliquid 360 ARGB Sync* ToughLiquid Ultra 240*ˀ, Water 3.0 Riing RGB 280*, Water 3.0 Ultimate* Tier 3 Adata XPG Levante 240/ 360* AeroCool P7-L240* Alphacool Eisbaer 120 / 240* Alseye Reactor 240 RGB*ˀ Antec Kühler H2O 1250*, Mercury M240 / RGB*, Symphony 240 ARGB*ˀ Alpenföhn Gletscherwasser (Glacier Water) 240 / 240 High Speed / 240 White*, Olymp Arctic Freezer 50, Liquid Freezer 120* Asus ROG Strix LC 120ˀ / 240*, ROG TUF Gaming 240*ˀ be quiet! Dark Rock Elite, Pure Loop 240 / 2 FX 240*, Silent Loop 240 / II 240* Bykski BY-INR240-WCOL*ˀ Cooler Master Glacer 240L / V2*, MasterAir MA612 Stealthˀ / MA624 Stealth, MasterLiquid 240L Core ARGB, ML240 Illusion / ML240L V2 / ML240P Mirage* / ML240R / ML240RS*, MasterLiquid ML280 Mirror*ˀ, MasterLiquid Pro 140 / 240*, Nepton 140XL / 240M*, Seidon 120XL*, Seidon 240 M / P / V* Corsair A500, H100*, H100i / Pro*, H80i / GT / V2*, H90* Cougar Aqua 240* Cryorig A40*, R1 Ultimate Deepcool AG620ˀ, AK620, AS500 Plus, GamerStorm Captain 120 EX*, GamerStorm Captain 240 / 240 Pro / 240EX / 360 / 360EX*, GamerStorm Castle 240 / 240 RGB V2 / 240EX / 240R*, Maelstrom 240 / 240T* Endorfy (SilentiumPC) Navis RGB / Navis Evo ARGB 240 / 280 / V2 / F240 ARGB* Enermax AquaFusion 240*, ELC 240*, LiqMax II 240 / III 240 / III 240 ARGB* Fractal Design Celsius S24*, Celsius+ S24 Prisma*, Kelvin S24 / T12*, Lumen S24 / S28* Gamdias Chione M1A-280R*ˀ G. Skill Enki 240*ˀ ID-Cooling Auraflow / Snow / X 240*, Chromaflow 240*ˀ, Dashflow 240 / 360*, Frostflow 240L*, Frostflow+ 280L*, Zoomflow 240* LC-Power LC-CC-120-X3 Lepa AquaChanger 240*, ExIllusion 240* Lian Li Galahad 240* Noctua NH-D15 Nox Hummer H-240L* NZXT Kraken X40 / X41 / X42 Rev 2 / X52 / X52 V2 / X53 / X53 RGB / Z53* PCCooler GI-CX240 ARGB*ˀ Phanteks PH-TC14PE Raijintek Triton 240* Reeven Naia 240*, Okeanos Riotoro Bifrost 120Ti* Sapphire Nitro+ S240-A* Scythe Fuma, Susanoo˅ SilverStone iCEGEM 240P*, Permafrost PF240*, Tundra TD02-Lite / TD03-E* Swiftech H240 X3* Thermalright Frost Commander 140, Frost Spirit 140, Phantom Spirit 120 SE, Silver Arrow IB-E Extreme Thermaltake Water 3.0 240 ARGB Sync*, Water 3.0 Floe Riing RGB 240 / 360 / TT Premium Edition 240*, Water 2.0 / 3.0 Extreme / S / Pro* Zadak Spark AIO 240*ˀ Zalman CNPS20X, LQ-315 / 320* Tier 4 Abkoncore L240 RGB*ˀ Aigo darkFlash Tracer DT-240 ARGB* Akasa Venom Medusa Alpenföhn K2 Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora 240* Antec Kühler H2O 920 / 950 / H1200 Pro*, Neptune 240* be quiet! Dark Rock Pro / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5, Dark Rock TF / 2˅ Cooler Master Eisberg 120L Prestige*, Hyper 622 Halo, MasterAir Maker 8, MasterLiquid 240 / Lite*, MasterLiquid ML120R / ML240L*, MasterLiquid Pro 120* Cougar Forza 135 / Essential Corsair H45 / 80* Cryorig R1 Universal Deepcool Assassin / II, Gammaxx L240 / V2* Endorfy (SilentiumPC) Navis 240 Pro* Enermax LiqFusion 240 / 360*, LiqMax 120S / 120X / II 120 / III 120*, LiqTech 120X / 240* Gamdias Chione M1A-240R*ˀ Iceberg Thermal IceSLEET G6 Stealth / X7 Dual IceGiant ProSiphon Elite Ice Hammer IH-THOR ID-Cooling Auraflow / Frostflow 120 / L*, FI-REEX Deluxe, Icekimo 240*, SE-207-XT, SE-225-XT, SE-226-XTˀ Inter-Tech Argus Storm2*, (Dynatron) L5 II* LC-Power Cosmo Cool LC-CC-240 / 360 LiCo* Montech Metal DT24 Premium Noctua NH-C14S˅, NH-D14, NH-D15S, NH-U12A Nfortec Hydrus 240*ˀ Nox H-240CL* NZXT Kraken X31* Prolimatech Genesis Dual Blue Vortex 14 / Black Ultra Sleek Vortex 14 Edition* Raijintek EOS 240 RBW*, Nemesis / Tisis, Orcus 360*, Triton 140* Reeven Ouranos Scythe Fuma Rev. B, Fuma 2 / 2 Rev. B / 3 SilverStone HE01, Tundra TD02 / RGB / Slim* / TD03* Thermalright ARO-M14 / Macho Le Grand RT / Rev. B / X2, l , Peerless Assassin 120, Silver Arrow IB-E / ITX / T8 Thermaltake FrioOCK / Snow Edition Zalman CNPS12X, Reserator 3 Max Dual / Ultimate* Tier 5 Aardwolf APCS10H 10X Performa Akasa SOHO H4ˀ, Venom Voodoo Alpenföhn Brocken 3, Gotthard*, Matterhorn 3 / Rev. C Antec Kühler H2O H600 Pro / K240*, Mercury M120 / RGB* Asus ROG 120 Ryuo*ˀ Azza Blizzard 240* be quiet! Dark Rock Pro C1, Silent Loop 120* Colorful Luna 240*ˀ Cooler Master MasterAir MA620P, Nepton 120XL*, Seidon 120 V3 Plus*, TPC 812, V8 GTS / V2 / V10 Corsair A70, H60 (2018)*, H70, H75* Cougar Forza 85 / Essential Cryorig H5 Ultimate, R5 Deepcool AG500ˀ, AK500ˀ, AS500, Gammaxx L120 V2*ˀ, Lucifer K2 / V2 / Redhat, Maelstrom 120 / K / T* Endorfy (SilentiumPC) Fortis 5 Dual, Grandis / v2 / 2 / 3 / 3 Evo ARGB, Navis 120 Pro / RGB* Gelid Glacier RGB, Phantom / Black / The Black Edition, Sirocco Ice Hammer IH-4800 ID-Cooling SE-234 ARGBˀ Inter-Tech Argus Storm1* LC-Power Cosmo Cool LC-CC-120-LiCo* Lepa AquaChanger 120*ˀ Msi Core Frozr XL / RGB Nfortec Hydrus 120*ˀ Noctua NH-C14˅, NH-U14S NZXT Havik 140 PCCooler GI-D66Aˀ Phanteks PH-TC14CS˅ Prolimatech Yajun ProArtist Gratify 5ˀ Raijintek Orcus 240* Reeven Justice Sapphire Vapor-X Scythe Ashura, Mine 2, Mugen 5 / ARGB Plus / Rev. B / Rev. C, Mugen Max, Ninja 3 / 4 / 5 / 5 Rev. B, Yasya SilverStone Tundra TD03-E / Lite / Slim* Thermalright Archon IB-E X2 / SB-E X2, Assassin King 120 SEˀ, Silver Arrow, TA120ˀ, TA140ˀ, True Spirit TS140 / BW Rev. A / Power Thermaltake Frio / Extreme, Water 3.0 Performer C* Titan Siberia Fenrir˅ Zalman CNPS 10X Extreme / 11X Extreme / 9900 MAX, Reserator 3 Max* Tier 6 Aardwolf APCS10H 10 Optima Abkoncore T404B Hurricane Dual Syncˀ Akasa Venom Alpenföhn Atlas, Brocken 2, Dolomit Advanced / Premiumˀ, Himalaya / 2, Matterhorn Pure, Nordwand Alseye H120D Antec Kühler H2O 650 / K120*, Neptune 120*ˀ Arctic Freezer 33 eSports Edition / 34 eSports Duo / A35 A-RGB / i35 A-RGB be quiet! 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B / PCGH / 5 Black RGB* / 5 PCGH SilenX Effizio EFZ 120HA4 SilverStone Argon AR03 / AR07, Hydrogon D120 ARGB Snowman MT-4 (2 Fans)ˀ Spire TME (TherMaxEclipse) III Thermalright Archon, Assassin King AK120ˀ, Assassin Spirit AS120 / Plus, Cogage Arrow / True Spirit, HR-02 Macho, Macho 120 Rev. Bˀ, Macho 120 SBM, Macho Direct / Rev. A, Macho Rev. Cˀ, Silver Arrow ITX-R, True Spirit TS120 Miniˀ / TS140 Direct Thermaltake Frio Extreme Silent 14 Dual, NiC C4 / C5, TH120 / Water 3.0 120 ARGB Sync*, ToughAir 310 / 510ˀ Thermolab Trinity Vantec AeroFlow FX 120 VTG 512Dˀ X-2 Eclipse IV Xigmatek Aegir, Balder, Dark Knight / II, Prime Zalman CNPS 10X Performa / 11X Performa / 14X / 17X ZEROtherm ZT-10D Smart Tier 7 3RSYS Socoool RC300 / RC500 Aardwolf APF-9X-120 9X Performa Abkoncore Suitmaster Xiros X201 / X211, T403B Hurricane Syncˀ AeroCool Cylon 4 / 4Fˀ, Mirage 5ˀ Alpenföhn Ben Nevis Advanced / RGB, Brocken / ECO Antec Kühler H2O 620* Arctic Freezer 13 Pro / 33 Plus / eSports ONE / 34 / CO / eSports Edition Asetek 545LC (NF-A9x14)*ˀ, 645LT (NF-A9x14)*ˀ be quiet! 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B Plusˀ, Sengoku Buneˀ SilverStone Argon AR01 / V2 Snowman MT-6 (2 Fans)ˀ Thermalright Assassin King AK120 Miniˀ, Assassin X AX120ˀ, MUX-120, True Spirit TS120 Direct Thermaltake Jing, NiC F4 / L32 Thermolab Bada Cirrusˀ Titan Fenrir / EVO, Hati Tuniq 120 Extreme X-2 Eclipse Advanced Black Zalman CNPS 9X / 10X Optima / 10X Optima II / 16X Tier 8 Aardwolf APF-3X-95 9X Performa, GH400ˀ AeroCool Verkho 4 / 5ˀ Akasa Nero / 3 / S Alpenföhn Ben Nevis, Dolomit Antec A400 RGB, C40, C400 Arctic Freezer 13 / 30 / 32 / 33 / a13 X / i13 X / CO / Xtreme Rev. 2 Arsylid CN-609 be quiet! Pure Rock / 2 / Slim 2 Cooler Master GeminII S˅, Hyper 212 Evo / LED / Plus / X, Hyper 412S / 612 / D92, MasterAir MA410M / P, MasterLiquid Maker 92* / N520, Vortex Plus, X6 Elite Corsair H50* Cryorig C1˅, M9a, M9i, M9 Plus Deepcool Frostwin, Gamer Storm, S40 Endorfy (SilentiumPC) Fera 2 / 3 RGB, Spartan 3 Pro / RGB Enermax ETD-T60˅, ETS-N30 / N31 Evercool Transformer 3 / 4, Venti Gelid GX-7 / Rev. 2, Tranquillo Gigabyte ATC700 / XTC700 Iceberg Thermal IceSleet G4 OCˀ / X5ˀ / X6ˀ ID-Cooling SE-214 L / X, SE-224 / RGB, SE-914-XT ARGB / Basicˀ Inter-Tech Argus SU-260 Jonsbo CR-401ˀ, CR-601, CR-1000ˀ LC-Power Cosmo Cool LC-CC 100 / 120 / RGB Noctua NH-C12P˅, NH-U9S Nox Hummer H-312 Northwester (프리플로우) AC100ˀ, AC400ˀ NZXT Respire T40, T120 RGB PCCooler GI-D56Vˀ, X4 S129ˀ Raijintek Aidos, Leto, Themis Reeven Arcziel 12˅. E12 / RGB, Justice II Scythe Byakko, Iori˅, Katana 4 / 5, Samurai ZZ˅, Yajiriˀ Sharkhan Apex4 SilverStone KR02ˀ, NT06 Pro˅ Snowman MT-4 (1 Fan)ˀ, MX-6ˀ Thermalright AXP-200˅, Silver Arrow 130ˀ, True Spirit 120iˀ / 120M, Venomous-X RTˀ Thermaltake Contac Silent 12, Frio Silent 14, NiC F3, Riing Silent 12 / Pro / RGB Titan Dragonfly 4 Vantec AeroFlow FX 92 Vetroo V5 Xigmatek Gaia / II, Windpower W1266ˀ Zalman CNPS 8X / Optima / 9700 Tier 9 3RSYS Socoool RC100ˀ AeroCool Verkho 4 Liteˀ Alpenföhn Black Ridge˅ˀ, Sella AMD (Cooler Master) D3 / Near-Silent 125W Thermal Solution / Wraith / MAX / Prism˅, FX8350 Box Cooler˅ Antec A40 Pro Arctic Freezer 7 X / 11 / 12 / CO Azza Blizzard 120*ˀ be quiet! 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I'm trying to figure out an affordable way to improve my Thinkpad T440p's cooling without breaking the bank so I done some research over the year and bought some cheap laptop heatpipes for testing. So I think I came up with a plan. My T440p has a 00HM903 dGPU fan so I plan to use a pair of copper heatpipes (one 7cm and one 6cm) to bridge between the CPU and GPU heatblocks. After finding a way to remove the paint safely from the affected areas of the stock cooler without damaging the pipes, I will use Honeywell PTM7950 padding to make contact between the cooler and new pipes to ensure optimal heat transference and then I will use the TechIngredients thermal epoxy to glue the sides to the cooler, sealing the PTM7950 padding inside. My rough plan for modifying my T440p's cooler. Keeping the new heatpipes straight, I'd only bend them ever slightly vertically to make sure both ends can touch the heatblocks. I figured a second extra heatpipe would help transfer more heat from the CPU to the GPU heatblock. Notice the copper/graphene heatsink on top of the CPU heatblock. In theory, this should provide maximum thermal performance with the best of both worlds - thermal compound and adhesive. I will also apply this principal to install some extra heatsinks to the CPU heatblock. Of course, this is all just theory so far which is why I wanted to bring this up here for any feedback and advice. Thank you.

I am wondering if all RTX 4090 heatsinks are the same cus I have a HP OEM RTX 4090 and I'm wondering if I can replace the heat sink for a msi suprimX or a rog strix or any other heatsink , is that possible?

so i just recently got a prebuilt PC from a reputable company. .I love the computer and it runs all the game i want very well. This is the first PC ive had since 2016. So im very out of sync now, as opposed to 8 years ago lol. Im using an intel i3 13100f..a gigabyte B760 MB..16gb of ram, and an rtx 3050.. so my question is one i know alot of people probably bring up, and ive read alot of forums and feel like i know whats going to be said when i ask this..but this PC was a large investment..and i want to take the best care as i can of it.. and btw my cpu cooler is stock, but at some point ill move to a liquid cooler, but it wont be for a few months, maybe less. SO under load, load being when download updates for games/playing specific games..ive noticed the cpu getting to 80c, or a bit under 80c. Normally its anywhere from 32C , like right now im looking at it and its 32c, with nothing going on beside google..with certain games itll b around 50-65c..i was just installing an 18gb update for this game..and it shot up to around 75c...this MB came with gigabyte control center installed so i can see fan curves, temps, memory info, overclocking stuff, etc...so the fan curves were automatically set up to run the fans at X speed when the cpu is at X temp...so the hotter it gets, the faster they spin..but im concerned becasue the fans go up and down sometimes pretty quickly to keep the temp at reasonable levels..and im concerned the the fans going up and down that the fans will wear out or soemthing. im NOT a tech guy, i love computers and hardware but im not very educated in all the specifics and etc..so please keep that in mind lol. So is it ok for the fans to jump around, speed wise? am i being paranoid?

I have a simple question.. i watched some videos of 3060ti and 3070 teardown.. and in founder edition the heatsink and the pcb looks identical to me.. I bought a 3070 founder from my friend without its cooler (he was using it in his watercooled pc and lost the stock cooler) in a really good price.. it will ship to me in a week.. i have a dead 3060ti founders.. So can anyone confirm me if the cooler and heatsink is same on both cards?

Is it necessary to use a rubber pad under the NVMe drive if the motherboard doesn't have an NVMe heatsink? I am asking this because I've read people saying that they can bend over time with a motherboard heatsink, so I was wondering if it can still happen without any heatsink on it.

So I bought this laptop a month ago and the temps were crazy i want to play games but it self turn off after hiting +95C so i wanted to clean it and replace the thermal paste, but when I opend it and try to clean it wit 99% isopropanol and cottonswaps it just wouldn't go off and when i try to get it of the cpu and gpu die it ''broke'' of into some small metalish like peaces. Any help will be nice

I am using a Thinkpad and recently installed a Transcend 2242 M.2 SSD which I fitted with a new heatsink. The heatsink itself is actually a 2282 NVMe one which I sawed in half to fit the 2242 SSD then I plugged it inside, booted it and installed a new Linux distro. It was working fine. However, after watching a Youtube video on copper shims, I'm suddenly worried if I hadn't cleaned my sawed-off heatsink enough and there might be a little bit of copper dust inside my laptop. What I plan to do is remove the SSD and heatsink to give it a good wash but I wonder if there is a mini vacuum cleaner suited for laptops (i.e. having non-ESD bristles) or if there is another way to suck possible dust out without having to completely take apart my laptop. Thanks.

Im looking for a heatsink for my PC, i currently have a be quiet slim and am looking to upgrade it as Im looking to upgrade my CPU in future. So far my choices are; Noctua NH-D15 Thermalright Phantom Spirit (Non-SE or SE whatever i can get my hands on easiest and cheapest) or to kick it up a notch; Coolermaster MA824 Basically, is there anything better than these listed, im looking for performance first and foremost, price doesnt really concern me but if performance is even or extremely similar then id rather go cheaper (obvs ). Im not looking for an AIO or any form of watercooling, any suggestions?

I'm wondering if its better to get an NVME with a heatsink, they're about the same price and I'm able to fit the mobos built in heatshield over top of the NVMEs own heatsinks, i.e Mobo heatsink - on top Built in NVME heatshield - between mobo heatshield and NVME NVME drive In that stack and in that order What I'm querying is, does this provides any benefit for heat dissipation or is it better to get one without a built in heatsink and fix the mobos heatsink directly to the face to the NVME?

Hi So I have an old laptop that I still like to use, Its a Clevo W230SD (i7 4gen haswell,960m 2gb) and the max cpu that was sold was the i7 4910MQ 47W and I want to upgrade it to i7 4940MX 57W Do you think that the laptop heatsink will cool that ? (If not I want to try DYI moddified the heatsink so i dont think it will be problem in the future but I am still asking) ps: Any idea on DYI heatsing upgrads ? Thanks for helping and sorry for my ENG -HeWeRcz

So Im in the process of building a new PC, I enjoy enthusiast-tier air cooling and tend to upgrade my case fans and heatsink fans and have a large case with plenty of space. Will be installing on to an AM5 Build. Its just been a while and Im not sure what is out there these days. I was wondering why nobody seems to buy the "Thermalright Frost Commander 140" as testing has shown it actually cools better than the Noctua D-15 at full fan speed at the expense of some noise simply because the fans are higher RPM. But also because the cooler is just $60 USD. Seems to be a slam-dunk product if you ask me Also wondering what kind of thermal paste I should get. I used to use Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut as it was the best on the market for thermal conductivity while not being electrically conductive. I heard they have better products these days and others have apparently stepped up to compete?

Parts: Mobo: Asus ROG Strix X570-I Gaming Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler (with adapter bracket for AM4) This small bit of the motherboard cooling system makes it impossible for me to mount my CPU cooler. I've tried pushing it in from the side to no avail, and the screws are too short to even get it on there, though the piece would still be there. What's my best course of action? I can take off the piece of the motherboard heatsink I think, but I've heard that you shouldn't leave it off. I think it's made of metal, so could it be possible to remove it and sand off the little bit I need for clearance? I really am stumped (and frustrated at the design). Thanks in advance.

I just got a 5800x3d as one last hurrah for my AM4 system. Since my build is in the NCase M1v6, I couldn't have too big of a CPU. I wanted to stay with air cooling for ease of use and decided on the NH-D9L as an upgrade over my NH-L9x65. The problem is that whenever I run an all core workload (in this case, Cinebench R23), the CPU would hit 90°C almost immediately. I did the -30 offset in PBO and followed the setup from OptimumTech's video on PBO. After editing the power limit for the CPU in the bios, I was able to consistently get temps of 85°C under 100% usage. I've already tried repasting the CPU (from Noctua H1 to Arctic TP-6 since that has been working better for me recently). This problem happens in both an open air test bench and case with nearly identical performance. Is this what I should have expected from the NH-D9L or is there somewhere that I could have gone wrong with it?

Hey guys, I was wondering the other day if I should upgrade my CPU fan, I really want to get an AMD wraith prism CPU fan, but I'm worried that the cooler will be too big for my motherboard and will interfere with my RAM space as I only have 2 RAM slots, The ram will be pushed slightly but noticeably and might get damaged, Please can you help.

i remember a video where linus puts a whol computer under miniral oil to cool it down. it had great thermal and looked awesome. but i always got bothered with the fact they left the cpu/gpu heatsinks on. like... wouldnt it be better to remove the IHS and gpu heatsink and directly let the oil touch the die? and just to be safe have a fan near the processor die to keep liquid moving. i would absolutely love to see this concept come to life. and if you like this idea to come to life. like this post and hopefully the team sees it as well

So you know how some people stickerbomb their cases? And others might do the same thing but with little fridge magnets or company badges (personally, I have a magnetic metal ASUS logo on my case), anyway, the back side panel of a pc case has a lot of surface area. I also realized that it gets very hot. Would it be a dumb idea to get a massive, low profile heatsink with a fridge-magnet-type back, and stick that to the back side panel? My brain says its stupid but my heart says do it.

So yesterday i bought a noctuna nt-h1 for my i5-11400, i applied it and yes temps did change a lot even with the stock cooler. i applied it yesterday and i took the cpu cooler off today because i felt like i applied too much but nope it perfectly is spread across the CPU surface and fan base. Do i need to re-apply tho since i took the heatsink off ? or is it good to go ?

Hi all, Over the years a rattling has started from either the case fan or the heatsink fan. I've just now disconnected the case fan. I believe I still occasionally hear the rattling. My Coolermaster heat sink was never the appropriate size for this case. When I close the case, the lid presses against the top of the Coolermaster (just the 4 outcropping corners of the unit, no contact is being made with any actual functioning parts). I think that is potentially it. Any other reason for a rattling sound? Also, should I have any fear keeping the case fan disconnected (blowing hot air out of the case). The Coolermaster I have I think produces quite a bit of cool air inside the case. I don't do anything crazy with the rig. Currently monitoring it with Open Hardware Monitor. I could get a replacement case fan but if leaving it disconnected removes the rattling sound and doesn't produce a problem otherwise, then I may just leave it that way. Thank you for any tips

So I have a server set up, with a Supermicro H8SGL motherboard and an AMD Opteron 6282SE cpu. I bought both of these second hand, what I did not realized at the time that the cooler the guy gave me was a 1U cooler with a 40mm fan, which totally can't handle the heat. So I'm on the hunt for a new heatsink and fan combo, but as I see there is no market for G34 compatible coolers. There is a Noctua type which would be my best option, but there is not a single one on stock. There are two Dynatrons too, the Dynatron A14 and the Dynatron T575 which would be great, but as I'm located in Europe, the shipping costs are exceeding the value of the cooler. I found some mentions of a Musky mod for CM Hyper 212+, but the forum posts detailing this are gone. So I'm asking you, if you have any cheap mods for current heatsinks, or heatsinks that are compatible (but that's not detailed in their specs), please comment. The height of the heatsink doesn't matter, I have a big tower case. I'd like at least an 92mm but more like a 120mm fan compatible heatsink. Thanks for reading my post, have a nice day!

I just build my PC. I bought some RAM sticks (Trident Z Neo 2x16 GB), when turning my PC It will POST (as long as your wipe your CMOS). After some time computer just shut downs (it never gets passed Splash Vendor Screen (Rog Strix B550). RGB always turns on after 5 seconds. Here things I tried, Using one stick at the time Swaping places Extra info: (No judgements please) Heatsink was in the way of my AIO cooler, so I remove a little piece of heat shield (one fang) it was a clean cut no damage to the RAM. Could vibration mess up the RAM ? Thanks

Hey, so i have a ryzen 7 3700x and it came with a heatsink, but it still gets my cpu hot, up to 70 degrees c and I want it to be cooler so i got a huge rgb heatsink but it only has 4 heatpipes but has 2 120 mm fans, will this new heatsink work better than the stock heatsink?

Hey so I have the evga 1070ti and it's a blower card I have a pretty budget oriented build. I got a cool case it's the segotep phoenix but my problem is that I have a blower card and my heat tends to be a problem with 3 intake fans and 2 exhaust. What I want to do is get a 2 or 3 fan heatsink and completely replace the on I have but I have no idea if that's possible or if I should do it. I would love some opinions questions or suggestions.

I have an acer nitro an515-55. I repasted it about 4 months ago with kryonaut Grizzly. The idol temp was around 45°c and 83°c max when gaming AAA games. Since then idol temp is around 60°c and today it reached 98°c. I’m going to repaste it again, however it seems too soon. I’ve read that it should last at least a year before needing to repaste. Also I noticed that the heatsink was quite rough to touch and when I was cleaning it with cotton pads, the cotton would get stuck to it. This doesn’t seem normal to me. Would lapping it be a good idea?