This time it really is the mysterious “Gaming Paste A” from the basic article and so today we are also solving the mystery surrounding the Arctic MX-6. And as a spoiler: Arctic pushes the self-imposed performance envelope to the max and is the most “thermally conductive” paste in the test so far. You can read later in the [...]
After our previous water block retest, which hopefully dispelled some untruths and rumors, here is the second part with a few improvements and implemented change suggestions from the community. Corsair has also asked us to test the successor to the XC7 Pro, the XC7 Elite LCD – and we’re happy to oblige. As a reference, I would [...]
No, the mysterious “Gaming Paste A” from the basic article is not the KINGPIN Cooling KPx, I’ll solve that mystery next time. And where some manufacturers give too much data, there are no official data sheets for this paste at all. The paste, especially the supporting matrix, was developed for use with liquid nitrogen and is [...]
Let’s solve the “mystery” surrounding the reference paste used in the basic article today and yes, it is the paste that you can now also buy as Alphacool Apex. Of course, you have to remain objective and not take the manufacturer’s specifications completely seriously, because here too, marketing has of course poured a good [...]
Yesterday we already had the big theoretical part, today we are doing a practical measurement with two selected pastes, whereby the paste that is nominally better on the data sheet is actually the “worse” one in the test and vice versa. Of course, the factor of potential long-term durability also plays a role, which may put the result [...]
After almost 12 months of preliminary work and several foundational articles on the subject, the time has finally come: the world’s first editorially based testing station for thermal paste and thermal pad analyses according to ASTM D5470-17 is now complete and already in the trial phase. Whether it’s the thermal conductivity or [...]
In what is now the fifth part, I analyze the Raijintek Calore C360D, a radiator from the community that was kindly made available to me for the final pathological examination. The parts are inexpensive and unfortunately it is not known exactly which OEM is behind it. Magiccol, as it used to be, is not. And so my curiosity increases, because price [...]
Today’s case comes from the community and a lengthy investigation was necessary because there were actually two causes of the pollution at the same time. I will describe my process, the measurements and also the conclusions in chronological order and it also shows once again how important it is to know the connections and not just speculate [...]
Today is a public holiday in Saxony and, instead of the most serious technology, I present you with a pearl of esoteric cross-talk. Yes, it’s about the legendary water structurer according to Dr. Georges Lakhovsky, which is supposed to make the water softer and the buyer poorer at the same time. At least the latter works without scientific [...]
After a long delay, today we are taking a look at the new dual-chamber case from Corsair, which generates powerful Carbide Air 540 vibes. As I also installed the XH405i RGB Hard-Tube Watercooling Kit as part of the test, you can expect plenty of pictures. So better get a large coffee to read the article today. To be precise, it was the Corsair [...]
Anyone who has ever built their own PC is spoiled for choice. Either a fan-based or water-based cooling solution. If you opt for the latter, the question is what kind of CPU water block you want to use. The company EK has presented two new water blocks that could entice some customers if they are prepared to spend an above-average amount of money [...]
In today’s fourth part, I sacrifice my private Mo-Ra3 360 Pro from the lab in the service of science, simply because space was needed for something bigger. Yes, I admit that the working radiator, which unfortunately is no longer available to buy new, could certainly have been sold for a profit on kleinanzeigen.de. But firstly, I generally [...]
in today’s article, we have tested 10 water blocks, on 2 platforms, with 2 pump settings, each with different mounting variants. Today is not about theoretical values, but about real performance figures that every reader can measure themselves at home with a little effort. The background to all this is, of course, the initial review of the [...]
I’ve now reached part three and it’s time to briefly summarize the first two articles and, above all, to evaluate the reactions of the manufacturers, or rather their silence. As the case may be. Today’s test is about Radicooler (Qingdao YTeng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.) and Magicool (Qingdao Magicool Electronic Technology Co [...]
After I found considerable amounts of prohibited lead in the radiator of the Barrow Dabel 28b Slim 120 mm, I naturally informed Caseking in advance, as I did with Bykski. Because the question naturally arises as to the causes and how to deal with such a violation of the applicable guidelines. Bykski’s German distributor also reacted quickly [...]
Even though there are only four radiators today, I spent quite a lot of time finding the right places where some manufacturers still like to use unauthorized substances such as lead – always hoping that nobody will find them anyway. At the same time, I have my sights set on an OEM for the next part that can even do both: work cleanly and [...]
I have linked the relevant article again below, but today’s text is actually clear enough. In the Watercool HEATKILLER RAD 120-S Black I tested yesterday, I found simple and only average brass in the cooling channels instead of the advertised copper. Watercool reacted quite quickly after publishing the article and my video, but not in the [...]
No, I’m not going to test the cooling performance of radiators for PC cooling today, but I am going to take a closer look at the first six manufacturers and their current models to see whether they really do contain exactly what the marketing advertises and the customer buys in good faith in some cases. In the first part, I obtained [...]
Part 1 of my series with interior views and material analyses of commercially available radiators for PC water cooling starts on Monday. I’m leaving out the AiO compact water coolers for now, but I’m still planning something in this regard. But I’ll come back to that later. On Monday, I have already worked through the first [...]
No sooner have we finally caught up with the review of one of the most popular complete water cooling systems than there’s already a successor. So I won’t beat about the bush for long, here we go with the test report for version 3! And yes, Arctic obviously doesn’t just want to kill the CPUs with it, but also the competition with [...]
