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An air cooler from Noctua and a liquid cooler from Arctic on a blue background with the PC Gamer Recommended badge in the upper right.

Best CPU coolers in 2025: I've tested the latest liquid coolers and air coolers to find the very best for your CPU

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Cool Breeze Our picks for the best CPU coolers will have your processor running cool with air or liquid during the hottest gaming sessions.

Cool Breeze
Arctic and Noctua CPU air coolers on an orange background with the PC Gamer Recommends badge in the upper right hand side.

Best air cooler for CPUs in 2025: keep your processor chilled with one of these budget-friendly and capable coolers

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Air dried Quiet, reliable and affordable—why not consider a CPU air cooler in 2025?

Air dried
Two of the best liquid coolers on a red background with the PC Gamer recommended badge in the top right.

Best liquid cooler for CPUs in 2025: I've tried all the best AIO coolers and these are my top picks

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Wetware These are the best liquid chip chillers to suit all budgets, form factors, and processors.

Wetware
A photo of a Lian Li Hydroshift LCD-C LC AIO liquid CPU cooler, as displayed at Computex 2025

Lian Li's new Hydroshift AIO cooler doesn't work properly on some motherboards but it will send you a replacement part if you can't get around the issue in the BIOS

By Nick Evanson published

News The key detail here is that not all motherboard fan headers are the same.

News
Corsair Nautilus 360 RS liquid cooler set-up on a test bench.

Corsair Nautilus 360 RS review

By Jacob Ridley published

Stealthy Great for a stealth build.

Stealthy
A Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Core II liquid cooler set-up on a test bench.

Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360 Core II review

By Jacob Ridley published

Keepin' cool Proof that you needn't spend a lot for a cool-running processor.

Keepin' cool
Corsair iCUE Link Titan 360 RX LCD liquid cooler set up on a test bench.

Corsair iCUE Link Titan 360 RX LCD review

By Jacob Ridley published

Flashy Good for iCUE systems, not so much anything else.

Flashy
NZXT Kraken Elite 360 liquid cooler set-up inside a gaming PC.

NZXT Kraken Elite 360 RGB (2024) review

By Zak Storey published

Poppin' Exceptional style, simple installation, and mildly frustrating fans.

Poppin'
Tryx Panorama 360 liquid cooler installed on a test bench.

Tryx Panorama 360 review

By Zak Storey published

Widescreen The glitz, the glamor and one serious price tag.

Widescreen
The NZXT Kraken Plus 360 RGB liquid cooler installed in a test bench.

NZXT Kraken Plus 360 RGB (2025) review

By Zak Storey published

Cheap screen All the bells and whistles for a hell of a lot less.

Cheap screen
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