Thermaltake TOUGHAIR 510 CPU Air Cooler CL-P075-AL12BL-A

29 April 2021Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Thermaltake TOUGHAIR 510 & 310 CPU Air Cooler Announced

Cutting-edge vertical tower design with high-performance fan and fin. Delivers cooling performance to hardcore gaming desktops. Thermaltake, the leading PC component brand offering premium solutions for cooling, gaming peripherals, and enthusiast memory solutions, is proud to announce the availability of the TOUGHAIR 510 and TOUGHAIR 310 CPU Air Cooler in North America. TOUGHAIR CPU Air Coolers utilize next-gen high static pressure fans leveraging the advanced design concept from TOUGHFAN 12 as well as providing a new level of thermal performance and reliability to the vertical heatsink tower. The dual-fan tower design, TOUGHAIR 510, and the vertical single-fan tower, TOUGHAIR 310, are the smart choices for hardcore gaming systems to guarantee excellent air-cooling performance on the latest Intel and AMD platforms. […]

23 July 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Deepcool Gamerstorm CASTLE 280RGB Cooler Launched

CPU Liquid Cooler with Immersive RGB Lighting Effects Deepcool Gamerstorm, leading brand in the designing and manufacturing of CPU cooling systems for more than 20 years, is always seeking innovative breakthrough to provide the finest PC DIY solution for the worldwide customers. Building on the successful achievements in its previous AIO liquid coolers, today Deepcool Gamerstorm launches a brand new CPU liquid cooling line that comes in 240mm and 280mm sizes- CASTLE 240/280RGB. CASTLE 240/280RGB featured brand new water-block comes with double window panes and an immersive ambient lighting design which provides a perfect display of aesthetic illumination. Furthermore, 16.7M true color lighting system comes in 5 built-in effects (dynamic, static, breathing, comet, and fashion collision) and with 36 interchangeable […]

19 June 201819 June 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Noctua NH-U14S DX-3647 CPU Cooler for LGA3647 Xeon Debuts

Noctua today introduced three quiet CPU coolers for the LGA3647 socket of Intel’s Xeon Scalable (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze) and Xeon-Phi processors. Coming in 140, 120 and 92mm form factors respectively, the new NH-U14S DX-3647, NH-U12S DX-3647 and NH-D9 DX-3647 4U cover all bases from large, ultra-high performance workstations all the way to compact 4U size servers. Thanks to their premium-grade Noctua fans, all three coolers are exceptionally quiet and ideally suited for use in noise-sensitive environments. “Many people tend to think that high CPU core counts and state-of-the-art performance have to go hand in hand with loud cooling fans” says Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). “Our new DX-3647 line coolers for Intel’s LGA3647 based Xeon processors prove that this does […]

2 April 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Scythe Choten Top-Flow CPU Cooler Available

The Japanese cooling expert Scythe extends its product portfolio by a new Top-Flow CPU Cooler model. The new Choten CPU Cooler is able to effectively cool the CPU as well as the surrounding components thanks to the Top-Flow design by pushing the air towards the motherboard. This air circulation has a positive effect on system stability and life span of the components. Great performance along with unrestricted compatibility to high-end memory modules have been among the key factors when designing the Choten. This has been achieved by applying the asymmetric heatsink design combined with high precision manufacturing and high quality materials. The Choten CPU Cooler is bundled with the Scythe Kaze Flex 120 PWM fan and assures an easy fit […]

8 January 201817 January 2018CoolingBy Jason Maxfield

Corsair Hydro H150i Pro RGB CPU Cooler Review

Corsair has updated their line-up of Hydro Series series of AIO liquid coolers. The Corsair Hydro H150i Pro RGB 360mm CPU cooler is among their latest offerings. Their new line of coolers includes the Corsair H115i Pro RGB of the 280mm variety, and shares the same functionality with this larger 360mm unit. In this article for Benchmark Reviews, I focus on the Corsair Hydro H150i Pro RGB and compare it to some other AIO units I have tested in the past. Let’s find out how well the H150i Pro stacks up to the competition.

19 December 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Scythe Kotetsu Mark II CPU Cooler Debuts

Japanese cooling expert Scythe presents the significantly improved “Mark II” version of its Kotetsu CPU Cooler. While keeping the basic design of the predecessor, Kotetsu Mark II comes with both visual and technical improvements. One of the key advances is the offset, where the heatsink is not centered but moved to the side and the rear. This allows the CPU Cooler to increase the distance to the first PCI-Express slot, offering unchallenged compatibility to VGA card with outsized cooling solutions and avoid clearance issues with memory modules with large heatsinks at the same time. Kotetsu Mark II is able to deliver a significant performance boost compared to the first version, thanks to an optimization of the manufacturing process. Visual improvements […]

30 November 201714 December 2017Manufacturer NewsBy Olin Coles

REEVEN OKEANOS RC-1402 CPU Cooler Giveaway

Reeven has offered Benchmark Reviews the opportunity to give some lucky visitor a brand new OKEANOS RC-1402 CPU Cooler. Want to win? All you’ll need to do is comment below with the CPU and motherboard you’ll be using it on, and we’ll select a winner at random on December 14th. Drawing open to US shipping addresses only. Visit REEVEN for the full list of features and specifications for OKEANOS: https://www.reeven.com/okeanos-rc-1402 WINNER DRAWN. CONTEST IS CLOSED.

20 September 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 and NH-L12S Low-Profile Coolers Debut

Noctua today presented two updates to its range of quiet low-profile CPU coolers. Successors to the award-winning NH-L9a and NH-L12, the new NH-L9a-AM4 and NH-L12S models now support the AM4 socket of AMD’s Ryzen processors. Whereas the NH-L9a-AM4 stands a mere 37mm tall, which makes it ideal for use in compact HTPCs or Small Form Factor cases that offer minimum clearance for CPU coolers, the slightly bigger NH-L12S comes equipped with the new NF-A12x15 PWM fan and combines excellent compatibility, surprising efficiency and remarkable flexibility. “AMD has made a big impact on the market with its Ryzen architecture and the platform will become even more interesting for compact HTPC builds when the first Ryzen-based APUs are introduced next year,” says […]

2 August 20172 August 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 CPU Cooler Debuts

Noctua today presented three high-end heatsinks for the TR4 and SP3 sockets of AMD’s latest Ryzen Threadripper (X399) and Epyc platforms. The new TR4-SP3 versions of the award-winning NH-U14S, NH-U12S and NH-U9 coolers are tailored custom models that feature a larger contact surface as well as a SecuFirm2™ mounting system for TR4/SP3. Supplied with Noctua’s renowned NF-A15, NF-F12 and NF-A9 premium fans, the new coolers combine outstanding cooling performance with exceptional quietness of operation. “A high-end platform usually calls for high-end cooling solutions and that’s precisely the case with AMD’s new Epyc and upcoming Ryzen Threadripper ecosystems”, explains Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). “We have therefore customised our award-winning NH-U14S, NH-U12S and NH-U9 coolers so that users can enjoy the performance […]

20 June 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

ID-COOLING SE-214L Series CPU Cooler Released

ID-COOLING, a cooling solution provider focusing on thermal dissipation and fan technology research and production for over 10 years, released one new CPU Cooler with a newly developed 120mm to 130mm fan, named SE-214L. SE-214L is built with 4 pieces of 7mm heatpipes, which are flattened to touch the processor directly so as to draw the heat right away and conduct it to the heatsink fins. Cooling performance is enhanced by the bigger heatsink body measuring 120*53*160mm(L*W*H). The newly developed 120mm to 130mm PWM fan is included to help dissipate the heat away from the heatsink. Running at the speed of 500-1800RPM, the noise level is controlled between 14.2 and 30.6dBA. All SE-214L Series have LED lighting source from the […]

31 May 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Thermaltake Pacific RL360 Plus RGB Radiator and Pacific W4 Plus CPU Cooler Introduced

Transform Your Watercooled PC into Disco with Tt RGB Family Thermaltake, a leading brand in chassis, power supply units and cooling markets, is thrilled to launch Thermaltake RGB Family along with two most advanced liquid cooling products – Pacific RL360 Plus RGB Radiator and Pacific W4 Plus CPU Cooler at COMPUTEX 2017. These new products powered by TT Premium feature ultra-excellent quality, exceptional cooling performance and a unique 16.8 million colors LED design with addressable LEDs. The built-in LEDs can be controlled by the exclusively designed software, giving freedom to customize colors for each LED based on different occasions. Thermaltake also showcased the latest flagship product of the coolant lineup – TT Premium Concentrate Coolant Series (Blue/Red/Green/Acid Green/Orange/Yellow/Purple/Black). This new […]

4 April 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Scythe Mugen 5 PCGH Edition CPU Cooler Announced

Japanese cooling expert Scythe announces the PCGH Edition of the Mugen 5 CPU Cooler, which has been designed in collaboration with the German “PC Games Hardware” magazine with the aim to supply outstanding performance at significantly decreased noise levels! Mugen 5 PCGH Edition achieves this goal by bundling two instead of one Kaze Flex 120 PWM axial fans with a dynamic fan speed range of 300 to 800 RPM. The performance improvement is reached by using the push/pull principle. The PCGH Edition of Mugen 5 offers compatibility to all modern sockets including the new socket AM4. The first collaboration between Scythe and the PC Games Hardware magazine was successfully celebrated with the announcement of Mugen 2 PCGH Edition. New Mugen […]

15 February 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Thermaltake Contac Silent 12 CPU Cooler, Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 All-In-One Cooler, Pacific W4 RGB CPU Water Block Introduced

Designed for the New AM4 socket of AMD’s Ryzen Processors Thermaltake, a leading brand in PC DIY market, today announced three new cooling solution lineups, the Contac Silent 12 CPU Cooler, the Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 All-In-One Cooler, and the Pacific W4 RGB CPU Water Block, dedicated to excellent quality and outstanding performance for the new AM4 socket of AMD’s Ryzen CPUs. All three cooling solutions have been tailor-made for the new AM4 socket. Most importantly, universal mounting mechanisms have been applied in order to deliver extreme compatibility and no-fuss expansion for custom PC builders. Targeting price-sensitive customers who want a high performance air cooler with an affordable price for their AM4-based platform, the Contac Silent 12 features a […]

7 December 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Scythe Mugen 5 CPU Cooler Announced

With superior performance and silence optimized sealed precision FDB fan Japanese cooling expert Scythe presents the fifth version of the Mugen CPU Cooler, which has been fitted with significant improvements. The Mugen has been one of the most popular CPU coolers on the market for a long time. Scythe was able to ramp up the performance even further with Mugen 5 and at the same time equip the heatsink with a unique new fan. Supplied Kaze Flex 120 PWM fan features noise reduction rubber-insulators in the corners, dynamic fan speed range from 300 to 1.200 rpm as well as a brand-new Sealed Precision FDB bearing, allowing smooth and silent operation at all times. Superb Performance & Amazing Compatibility Scythe’s engineering […]

21 September 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Scythe Byakko CPU Cooler Announced

Japanese cooling expert Scythe announces a new addition to the tower-design CPU cooler line-up. Scythe Byakko is a compact cooling solution with a total height of mere 130 millimeters, which fits in virtually every PC case. Great compatibility is assured thanks to the asymmetric alignment of the base-plate and the heatsink. Byakko is equipped with Scythes Slip Stream 92 PWM fan, offering a wide speed range for different purposes. User friendly and fast mounting of Byakko on both Intel® and AMD® Sockets is accomplished thanks to the supplied mounting clips. Scythe Byakko was designed with the aim to fit into most PC cases on the market and to offer maximum compatibility to tall memory modules as well as VRM heatsinks. […]

25 March 2016Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Thermaltake Riing Silent 12 CPU Cooler Launched

A Silent 120mm Patented LED Riing Design with PWM Function Thermaltake, an industry leader in computer chassis, thermal solutions, and power supply units, has unveiled the latestRiing Silent 12 CPU cooler, designed for use with high-end RAM and motherboards. Riing Silent 12 is with PWM function which allows the motherboard to run the fan precisely at its necessary speed. This guarantees the required cooling and minimizes the noise level.A 120mm fan fitted to enhance the airflowproduces impressive cooling performance with an optimized 11 fan-blade design. Hydraulic bearings for silent operation guarantee ultra-low noise. The patented LED ring maintains color and brightness uniformity, and the lighting effect is visible from all sides and angles. Available in two models: RiingSilent 12 Blue […]

18 December 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

CRYORIG LUMI Edition and LUMI RGB+ Edition H7 CPU Cooler Launched

2015 has been another big and successful year for CRYORIG. With the launch of the acclaimed H7 and H5 Ultimate entry and mid-range coolers, robust line of CRYO-Pastes, the industry’s first color customizable heatsink accessory CUSTOMOD for R1, tiny but heavy weight performers C7 and M9i/a and finally CRYORIG’s first liquid cooling based A-Series of Hybrid Liquid Coolers. In a gesture of gratitude cooling solution innovator CRYORIG is holding two special giveaway events, one for VIP members one opened to all. CRYORIG is giving away a total of 5 LUMI Edition H7’s and 2 LUMI RGB+ Edition H7’s. Based on the acclaimed award winning CRYORIG H7, the LUMI RGB+/LUMI Edition CRYORIG H7 is CRYORIG’s first prototype attempt at a LED […]

16 September 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Scythe Grand Kama Cross Version 3 CPU Cooler Released

Japanese cooling expert Scythe announcing the third version of it’s “Grand Kama Cross” Top-Flow CPU cooler. New Scythe Grand Kama Cross 3 is based on the same extraordinary X-Structure concept as the predecessor, allowing especially efficient cooling of both the CPU and the surrounding components such as VGA cards, VRMs or RAM. Scythe engineers redesigned the Grand Kama Cross 3 with the goal to significantly improve the overall performance. Instead of using regular 6-millimeter copper-heatpipes, Scythe has exchanged the two copper-heatpipes in the center against two with 8-millimeter diameter. Fine-tuning the manufacturing process allowed to further increase the efficiency of the heat transfer between the copper baseplate and the copper-heatpipes. Another difference to the predecessor is that both the copper […]

1 July 201510 July 2015CoolingBy Julian Duque

NZXT Kraken X41 CPU Cooler Review

Aside from the inclusion of a variable speed pump, the NZXT Kraken X41 improves from it’s predecessor, the Kraken X40, by adding a thicker radiator with a more dense fin array which accounts for 36% more surface area. NZXT has also given the Kraken X41 extended tubing to ensure compatibility with all installation environments. Included with the Kraken X41 is a FX140 V2 PWM fan which according to NZXT is more powerful, quite, and durable than it’s predecessor. Most importantly, the Kraken X41 has a 6 year warranty, which just goes to prove how confident NZXT is of the Kraken line.

24 June 201524 June 2015CoolingBy Julian Duque

Cooler Master Geminii S524 VER.2 CPU Cooler Review

The GeminII series from cooler master has a very unique design that allows not only the CPU to be cooled, but also the memory and power delivery components located near the socket of the motherboard. Another key point of the GeminII series is compatibility, the Cooler Master S524 Version 2 borrow from it’s predecessor by keeping ram compatibility with modules up to 47.06 mm in height, as well as with cases that allow for 105.4 mm of height, making the GeminII S524 Version 2 adequate for small cases like the Haf Stacker 915F.

16 June 2015CoolingBy Julian Duque

Noctua NH-L9x65 CPU Cooler Review

Noctua is an Austrian company most commonly known to enthusiasts for making class leading silent cooling solutions which is not normally what we expect from a small cooler, as they are usually the opposite. The Noctua NH-L9x65 is a step forward in Noctua’s line of small profile coolers and thus it comes into this review with high remarks.

1 June 2015CoolingBy Julian Duque

Scythe Mugen Max CPU Cooler Review

The Scythe Mugen Max is compatible with most modern desktop motherboards coming from both AMD and Intel with the exception of the AM1 platform, which you will most likely not need this cooler for. Included with the Mugen Max is a 140 mm Scythe GlideStream fan that has been adapted to have 120 mm hole spacing. Unfortunately it only comes with one and a second one of that same model can not be easily purchased inside the US, but we have managed to get one for our noise tests.

24 May 201527 May 2015CoolingBy Julian Duque

Scythe Ashura CPU Cooler Review

If you are the type of person that prefers to buy products from experienced companies then you won’t be hard-pressed by the manufacturer of the product in this review. Scythe has been around since 2002, that is thirteen years that sets them as one of the oldest and most experienced companies in the DIY PC market. This week, they have allowed Benchmark Reviews to take a look at some of their latest high performance coolers and today the spotlight falls on the Scythe Ashura, a compact 120 mm cooler which Scythe claims will pass our tests with flying colors.

11 May 201511 May 2015CoolingBy Julian Duque

Cryorig R1 Ultimate CPU Cooler Review

It is always great to hear about small companies making the headlines in the computer market, but we have seemed to miss a note here. Although Benchmark Reviews has been around long enough to review cooling solutions from most manufacturers in the market, this is the first time we look at a product from Cryorig; a company that has gotten a lot of momentum since it’s first release back in 2013. Today, we take a look at the Cryorig R1 Ultimate, Cryorig’s first attempt of impressing us with a product they claim is an accumulation of years of design and research.

11 May 2015Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Scythe Ninja 4 CPU Cooler Announced

Japanese cooling expert Scythe announces the official successor of Ninja 3 Rev. B CPU Cooler. Ninja 4 comes with some major technical innovations, including the increased performance and reduction of overall weight by 180 grams. Wide range compatibility to the common sockets from AMD™ and Intel™ is assured, which is very typical for Scythe products. Ninja 4 stays true to the core concept of the Ninja series, by keeping focus on passive and semi-passive cooling capabilities of the tower-cooler. To further underline this core concept, a new fan with additional features has been introduced. The GlideStream 120 PWM fan has been equipped with a special fan controller, allowing users to switch between three different fan speed ranges. Low mode has […]