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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.

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.

Cool Breeze
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 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
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%
A Cooler Master Hyper 212 Pro air cooler with its packaging and installed on a gaming PC.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Pro review

By Jacob Ridley published

Score: 68% Does the legendary cooler still have legs in 2025?

Score: 68%
An Arctic P12 Pro fan on a soldering mat.

The Arctic P12 Pro has earned my vote as the best replacement for ageing radiator fans—here's why

By Jacob Ridley published

Pressurised Affordable, with serious specs.

Pressurised
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
Corsair's new reverse rotor fans

Corsair introduces cheaper PC case fans with 'reverse rotors' which help those LEDs shine without obstruction

By Hope Corrigan published

news The makers of our favourite fans for RGB lighting have flipped the switch.

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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 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.

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