Back in the days when DIY water cooling was the only option, water cooling was often difficult and the risk of leaking coolant all over your hardware was a very real and very expensive risk. Since ...

Water cooling for PCs explained: performance gains, costs, noise levels, and whether liquid cooling beats air for gaming, overclocking, and daily use.

In the deep, dark past of computing, water was the default means of keeping a computer cool. Now, in the 21 st century, it is making its presence felt again. If you compare the use of water to air as ...

No one wants their CPU toasted to an eight-core crisp! Keep yours chill with the right CPU cooler. Here's how to make sense of PC air cooling, water cooling, stock coolers, and even custom loops. I ...

As regular readers of the Hardware and CPC forums will probably have already spotted, we've been playing with a water chiller for a while, using it to reach some epic overclocks and set some new ...

The Cooler Master Cooling X, an all-in-one water-cooled PC now available in Asia. This system marks a significant step in computer cooling technology, integrating advanced hardware configurations with ...

All-in-one water-cooling systems are becoming increasingly popular for cooling CPUs. However, compact water cooling systems not only have advantages, but also disadvantages compared to conventional ...

Asetek’s main patent on pump-in-cold-plate CPU coolers lapsed on May 6, 2025. For the past 20 years, this patent shaped how most AIO water coolers were built—forcing pump, cooling block, and radiator ...