If the PC you're building is using a CPU that would genuinely benefit from water cooling — for example, a powerful gaming CPU like the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D or similar alternatives — then it's ...

While you don't need to drain or take apart an AIO, there is still some basic maintenance required in the form of removing dust from the radiator fans and keeping the interior of your PC case clean.

There's been a weird trend among PC cases lately, where they're essentially giant blocks of metal and glass that don't allow for a lot of airflow. That kind of case is fine if you are using all-in ...

In this case, this PC has both in spades, thanks to a gorgeously custom-built design that integrates both an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, which is gear that's among the ...

Air vs. water: Which is best? It’s mostly a question of personal preference, as there’s a water cooling or air cooling solution for you no matter your budget or needs.

This copper PC is currently fitted with an RTX 4090 Founders Edition graphics card and an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which is currently our pick as the best gaming CPU. It also has 64 GB of RAM, 12 TB ...

The big news, though, is the CPU is water-cooled. The guts of the cooling system are front and center, so you can ogle them through the case's transparent front panel.

Hardware Cooling A modder has turned an Intel CPU heatspreader into a functional water block with the help of a CNC machine. And a bucket News By Andy Edser published 28 April 2025 ...

In one of the most inventive PC mods we’ve seen this year, Chinese YouTuber octppus has pulled off a wild engineering feat by transforming the heatspreader (IHS) of an Intel Core i9-14900KS into ...

Watercooling is usually more efficient than air cooling for the same volume of equipment, and — important for many people — it is generally quieter. However, you still have water pump n… ...