Best PC case fans tested 2026: Improve your airflow, silence your system, or add more RGB glow

We test several different fans to figure out which impellers are sellers and which spinners are sinners.

Be quiet! Silent Loop 3 420 review: Performance cooling with minimal noise

Be Quiet’s Silent Loop 3 420 outperforms most 360mm AIOs while running quieter than the competition. This review is tested with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X CPU and includes noise-normalized benchmarks.

Thermalright Wonder Vision 360 UB ARGB Black review: Detachable 6.7-inch screen makes for unique possibilities

Thermalright’s Wonder Vision 360 UB ARGB features a unique ultrawide display with hundreds of customization options. We tested it with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X CPU and included noise-normalized benchmarks.

Budget RGB Fan Roundup: Are cheap PC fans always this bad?

We pit five budget-friendly RGB fans against each other, in tests that don’t quite lead us to a clear winner. The most complete isn’t the best performing. There is, however, one clear loser that might be worth avoiding.

Thermalright’s LCD software for Windows ported to Linux — enthsuiast’s full-fledged port supports a ton of models and enables RGB and LCD customization

A Linux enthusiast has ported the Windows version of Thermalright’s AIO cooler control center software to Linux. Linux users can now control their AIO cooler screens directly from Linux.

Chinese researchers discover new salty cooling solution that can drop temperatures by more than 50 degrees Celsius in seconds — depressurizing saturated fluid triggers massive amounts of heat transfer

Chinese researchers developed a salt solution that absorbs large amounts of heat when depressurized, making it a potential substitute to traditional, power intensive cooling solutions used in data centers.

The Stout Owl: How I Built the Ultimate Noctua G2 PC

Somebody once gave me free will, and it was universally agreed that this was a bad idea.

Cooler Master makes a massive AIO liquid cooler for up to 2000-watt CPUs — a gigantic 360x360mm MO-RA-like cooler for mere mortals

Cooler Master showcases its upcoming 360² (360x360mm) AIO liquid cooler for workstations at an event in China.

SAMA L70 Review: Competitive performance that punches above its price tag

Can a $70 AIO compete with the best coolers on the market? We’ve tested SAMA’s L70 with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X CPU, and the results surprised us.