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

Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 ARGB review

By Jacob Ridley published

Score: 90% The new AIO to buy.

Score: 90%
The best PC fans on a blue background with a PC Gamer recommended badge in the top right.

Best PC fans in 2025: I've put these case fans through their paces to find the coolest and quietest

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Fan-tastic The best PC fans will keep your gaming PC cool and quiet.

Fan-tastic
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
A photo of a PC with HP Omen components in it

HP Omen is now making upgrade options, like fans and PSUs, and it makes the gaming PC builder in me quite happy

By James Bentley published

News It's a pretty cool announcement.

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Hyte's Thicc Q60 liquid cooler with a huge 5-inch screen on the cold plate.

Hyte Thicc Q60 AIO cooler review

By Jacob Ridley published

THICC Almost more mobile phone than CPU cooler.

THICC
Intel Core i9 14900K CPU on a box and inside a motherboard socket.

There is a way to lower Core i9 14900K temps but it involves performing the PC equivalent of open-heart surgery

By Andy Edser published

news Big risks sometimes reap big rewards, but do you really want to give your new CPU a sunroof?

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Salt on thermal paste.

CPU cooling company 'definitely doesn't recommend' adding salt to your thermal paste

By Jorge Jimenez published

News This may be the only case where adding a pinch of salt isn’t recommended.

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Intel Alder Lake Core i5 12400 stock cooler

Modder improves Intel's Alder Lake stock cooler with a strip of paper

By Alan Dexter published

News Intel's Core i5 CPU cooler runs quieter with the simplest of hacks.

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thermal paste sad face on a cpu

How do I apply thermal paste?

By Dave James published

Ask PC Gamer There are many ways, but only one is the right way.

Ask PC Gamer
Corsair iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler

You can now take your Corsair CPU cooler with you to Intel Alder Lake

By Jacob Ridley published

News The Retrofit kit will make your Corsair CPU cooler compatible with LGA 1700, for $2.99.

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