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A photo of a custom cold plate for an Nvidia H100, designed and manufactured by Alloy Enterprises, after modelling the optimal fluid flow by nTop

Highly intricate water blocks like this one may become the norm as server CPU power consumption soars, and could even trickle down into gaming PCs

By Nick Evanson published

News Massive AI GPUs are already using them, so naturally, CPUs are feeling a bit jealous.

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AMD Wraith CPU cooler

AMD scales back its CPU cooler bundles, with some older Ryzen models dropping it altogether

By Nick Evanson published

News Alas, poor Wraith Prism! I knew it, dear reader: a cooler of most excellent fancy.

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An MSI MPG CoreLiquid P13 all-in-one liquid cooler on a desk and installed onto a test bench for testing.

MSI MPG CoreLiquid P13 360 review

By Jacob Ridley published

Score: 67% A cheaper screen than most, but not quite there in other ways.

Score: 67%
ROG Ryuo IV 360 ARGB

Asus heard you like screens, so it put a curved '3D effect' OLED screen on your CPU water cooler

By Jeremy Laird published

News Asus ups the ante with '3D effect' visuals

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A Be Quiet! cooler installed on a motherboard inside a gaming PC.

Air coolers are still cool

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Whoosh Liquid, smishquid.

Whoosh
A Tryx all-in-one liquid cooler with a large screen over the pump unit.

Tryx Panorama SE ARGB 360 review

By Zak Storey published

Score: 88% Pristine evolution, plain and simple.

Score: 88%
Clock Work Tea Party Ultimate Ultra Violet Limited Edition thermal paste

If you've ever wondered if Japanese blossom-scented thermal paste in a weeb-inspired applicator is worth using, we have at long last the scientific answer to the greatest quandary of our time

By Nick Evanson published

News In short, no. In long, noooooooooo.

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A car radiator cooling setup for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX

AMD's mighty 96-core Threadripper Pro has been overclocked with a car radiator and some big ol' beefy fans, and I am remarkably satisfied

By Andy Edser published

News For those who ever wondered if car parts had a place in their rig.

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An Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro liquid cooler set-up on a test bench with the RGB enabled.

You don't need to buy a liquid cooler with a screen: Arctic's Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 ARGB has everything you need, and that's why it's our new top recommendation

By Jacob Ridley published

Top pick At a great price, too.

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Top pick
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.

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