Every PC needs some kind of cooling mechanism to transfer heat away from the processor, at which point you'll need to choose between air cooling and liquid cooling. As a PC enthusiast who builds my ...

I used to spend months on each build, planning, sourcing, creating custom parts, and making new custom cables for every PC.

Custom liquid cooling was in its heyday around 10 years ago, as every enthusiast wanted to craft the next best watercooling loop. It might not be as prevalent anymore, thanks to more advanced AIOs and ...

Water cooling was once only the preserve of hardcore casemodders and overclockers. Today, it’s pretty routinely used in all sorts of performance PC builds. However, few are using large artistic ...

If you’re building or tuning a PC with an AIO (all-in-one) liquid cooler or a custom water cooling loop, it’s tempting to assume that running your pump at full speed all the time ensures the best ...

One of my favorite things about PC hardware is that it’s always getting better. Every year I get to enjoy the latest CPUs, GPUs, and memory advances and watch those numbers go up in turn. But there’s ...

Modern computers generate a great deal of heat when under load, thus we cool them with fans and sometimes even water cooling systems. [Doug MacDowell] figured that water was alright, but why not use ...

Gaming laptops are as popular as ever, but one thing that's still a bit annoying is that the GPU inside is never quite as good as its desktop equivalent, even if they share the same name. Well, one ...

Who needs RGB? This gaming PC build doesn't, looking more like a steam engine than a typical gaming rig. I love the simplicity of its design, with most of the PC interior dominated by some ...

In order to have a cutting-edge PC, you need a powerful GPU. A GPU like one from the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 50 series is perfect for a variety of users. It gives gamers ultra-high graphical fidelity and ...

What’s happened? The Chinese consumer electronics brand RedMagic is bringing a key desktop-grade innovation to smartphones to improve their sustained performance: liquid cooling. Why is this important ...