Direct-die cooling has always been the holy grail of CPU cooling. By removing a CPU's integrated heat spreader (IHS), a cooler's cold plate can make direct contact with the CPU die(s), allowing for a ...

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Casual and newer users may grossly underestimate how much of a difference heat makes on your computer's resources. Demanding games, video editing, animating, and even virtual machines could force your ...

In terms of thermal paste testing, I've put my CPU through the ringer in the last 12 months. Living in Canada, we have some pretty vast temperature changes, even indoors. My PC li ...

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Deviating from the stock cooler that came with your CPU (if it even came bundled with one) doesn't necessarily have to be a costly proposition. There's a thriving market of budget air coolers, and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Heat is the enemy of all computer components, but it can take a particular toll on the CPU. Central processing units can generate better clock ...

According to famed overclocker and YouTuber der8auer, the hot spot on Arrow Lake CPUs is “quite a bit further north,” meaning that the hottest part of the CPU is situated at the top of the package.