Albert Thomas

Don’t let its petite profile fool you – Be Quiet’s MC1 Pro is a capable SSD heatsink thanks to an integrated copper heatpipe that flows through both sides.

Intel's Core Ultra 7 265K is easier to cool than previous-generation CPUs like the Core i7-14700K.

Strong performance, relatively low price… but loud

Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K is easier to cool than previous-generation i9s, similar to an i7-13700K in cooling difficulty.

Pros Many of ID-Cooling's recent releases have been rather impressive; the company's dual-tower A720 air cooler is one of the best performing on the market.

Pros NZXT's Kraken line of liquid coolers dates back more than a decade . And along with its long line of PC cases motherboards , and PSUs

Pros The SYN AIO from MyValkyrie features what might be the fanciest packaging I've seen for a cooling product, plus upgradable storage via

Middle-of-the-road performance paired with a reasonable price tag

Liquid cooling Intel's latest Ultra 7 can result in significant thermal improvements of up to 16C and reduce peak CPU power consumption by up to 15% due to reduced electrical leakage.

ID-Cooling's latest version of its A620 cooler features gold accents – for users who want bling without ARGB lighting – and the same strong cooling performance as other versions of the Frozn A620.