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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%
Two of the best PC fans on a blue background with the PC Gamer Recommended badge in the background.

Best PC fans in 2026: I've put these case fans through their paces to find the coolest and quietest

By Jacob Ridley Last updated

Fan-tastic Here are our recommendations from our tests.

Fan-tastic
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%
The NT-CP1 AM5/4, a cooling pad made by Carbice, is seen applied to a CPU as an alternative to thermal paste.

Noctua aims to effectively banish thermal paste horror stories and gooped-up CPU sockets

By Jess Kinghorn Published

Computex 2026 Keeping your cool.

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
Thermaltake TH360 V3 Ultra ARGB Sync outside of a PC case with fans installed.

Thermaltake TH360 V3 Ultra ARGB Sync review

By Zak Storey Published

Score: 88% Surprising value.

Score: 88%
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%
Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro

I know I'll get rinsed by rising costs somewhere when building a PC but my favorite product this year was one of a few things that didn't ask for more money

By Jacob Ridley Published

Gear of the Year Let's give it up for affordable all-in-one liquid coolers.

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Gear of the Year
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%
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