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Two of the best liquid coolers on a red background with the PC Gamer recommended logo in the top right.
Best liquid cooler for CPUs in 2026: I test all the latest AIO coolers and these are my recommendations

By Jacob Ridley Last updated

Wetware The best CPU coolers to suit any budgets, form factor, or processor.

Wetware
Two of the best air coolers on a green background with the PC Gamer Recommends badge in the top right.
Best air cooler for CPUs in 2026: I've tested loads of coolers and these are my top picks

By Jacob Ridley Last updated

Air dried I've spent years testing air coolers and these are my current recommendations.

Air dried
A Noctua NL-LC1 liquid cooler being installed on a test bench for testing.
Noctua NL-LC1 liquid cooler review

By Jacob Ridley Published

Score: 91% The king of quiet.

Score: 91%
The Cooler Master V8 Ace 3DHP installed on a test bench and on its box.
Cooler Master V8 Ace 3DHP review

By Jacob Ridley Published

Score: 85% Proving air coolers are still cool in 2026.

Score: 85%
An Arctic Freezer 36-S on a desk and installed in a gaming PC, with the Freezer 36 nearby.
Arctic Freezer 36-S review

By Jacob Ridley Published

Score: 84% Surprisingly effective for the money.

Score: 84%
Be Quiet's latest air coolers on a box with black fans.
Be Quiet Dark Rock 6 and Dark Rock Pro 6 review

By Jacob Ridley Published

Score: 65% Better, but at what cost?

Score: 65%
A photo of Cooler Master's G11M concept AIO CPU cooler, as displayed at Computex 2026
Cooler Master's concept AIO cooler looks like it could chill Venus into Pluto, and I'm already hunting down the back of my sofa to get the pennies to buy one

By Nick Evanson Published

Computex 2026 With a thermal target of 400 W in its sights, this cooler might just be planned for handling Intel's mega-core Nova Lake

Computex 2026
A YouTuber sits on a bike that he is pedalling in order to turn the fan on his CPU.
Hardware modder connects his gaming PC to his bike and achieves 'human powered CPU cooling'

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News Round round, baby, round round.

News
The Thermaltake Minecube 360 Ultra ARGB Sync set up on an open test bench.
Thermaltake Minecube 360 Ultra ARGB Sync review

By Jacob Ridley Published

Score: 70% Four screens, good performance, high price.

Score: 70%
A Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE cooler on a desk with the fans beside it.
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE review

By Jacob Ridley Published

Score: 94% Practically peerless on price/performance.

Score: 94%
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