socket
- News
MSI Video Reveals How to Install Threadripper X399 CPU
How to Install Threadripper X399 CPU The latest AMD CPU is almost here, and the hype for what this CPU has to offer to the world is building up. Of course, we’ve seen many leaked bits of information about this CPU, but until it’s on our test benches, it all…
Read More » - News
Cooler Master MasterLiquid 120 and 240 AM4 Support Detailed
Cooler Master has revealed that their latest MasterLiquid 120 and 240 AIO CPU coolers are all ready to rock with the latest AM4 socket motherboards for the upcoming AMD Ryzen launch. Of course, they also come with many other sockets, including the latest Kaby Lake CPUs, so you’ve got plenty of…
Read More » - News
Cooler Master Announces AMD Ryzen AM4 Compatibility List
With new CPUs and motherboards released recently in the form of Intel Kaby Lake Z270 and AMD Ryzen AM4, some users are left wondering whether their existing or planned CPU cooler purchase will be compatible. To ease this anxiety, Cooler Master has released a component compatibility chart for their existing…
Read More » - News
Gigabyte Tease LGA-3647 Skylake-E Socket Server at Computex 2016
We always find a few surprises at events like Computex with products that we might have hoped to see, but didn’t really expect. We spotted one of such surprises in the Gigabyte booth with a pretty much empty sign on top. The only information revealed here are that it is…
Read More » 
- News
EKWB Predator AIO Now AMD Compatible with new Upgrade Kit
EK Water Blocks Predator AIO is probably one of the best AIO cooling solutions you can get at the moment despite the minor hiccup that resulted in full callback a few months ago. However, so far they have been limited to Intel users as that were the only CPU sockets supported…
Read More » - News
MSI Announces Cubi 2 Plus Mini-PC
MSI announced a new addition to their lineup of mini-PCs with the release of the new MSI Cubi 2 Plus. The new Cubi 2 Plus is built on the same principle as other mini-PCs where modern technology meets a space-saving design. This is also a system that will speak equally…
Read More » - News
AMD Unifies Desktop Zen CPU and APU Sockets
In the days before AMD launched their APUs, all of their consumer CPUs largely used the socket across their lineup. When AMD launched their Llano series of APUs in 2011, they used the an incompatible FM1 socket instead of the AM3/3+ due to the need to integrate the iGPU. With the…
Read More » - News
be quiet! Pure Rock CPU Cooler Revealed
be quiet! are legendary for their extremely quiet coolers, impressive performance and ultra-high build quality. The only problem with be quiet! is that their products can be a little expensive. Of course you do get what you pay for, but what if you’re on a tighter budget? Introducing the new…
Read More » - News
ASRock X99 WS LGA2011 Motherboard Revealed
There are just two weeks left until Haswell-E and the Intel X99 chipset becomes available and already there is a nice selection of motherboard products creeping up ready for launch day. One of the latest is this new ASRock board, which is obviously built around the upcoming X99 chipset and…
Read More » - News
Lepa LV12 CPU Cooler Now Available In Europe
LEPA are quickly securing a solid reputation in Europe, as a new brand they’ve already launched an impressive set of high-end power supplies and chassis products to market and their coolers have proven time and time again to be efficient and cost effective. Their latest product, the LEPA LV12 CPU…
Read More » - News
FM2+ Socket Is Here For At Least Another Two Years
It is hardly uncommon knowledge that AMD like to get as much use out of their sockets as possible, and their latest FM2+ socket looks set to stick with us until at least 2016 without any major changes. Their newer desktop and APU processors rely on this socket and it’s…
Read More » - Cooling
be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim CPU Cooler Review
Introduction be quiet! are well-known in the industry for doing one thing incredibly well, making super quiet performance products; their power supplies, fans and CPU coolers have won many awards for their whisper quiet acoustics and their high-end cooling. The main downside with be quiet! products is that they’re really…
Read More » - News
Grandis XE1236 Twin-Tower Cooler Announced by SilentiumPC
SilentiumPC has announced a new predecessor to its current Fortis 2 XE1226 cooler, it being in the shape of the high-TDP twin-tower Grandis XE1236 heatsink. It features a twin-tower design with a pair of bundled 120mm fans, and mounts for an optional third fan if required. The Grandis XE1236 Twin-Tower…
Read More » - Cooling
NoFan CR-80EH Fanless Copper CPU Cooler Review
Introduction On the cooling test bench today we have something pretty special, the NoFan CR-80EH. The latest cooler from NoFan, a completely passive CPU cooler that obviously promises silent performance for your computer, but it’s also the newer, more budget friendly model of their previous fan-less CPU cooler, the CR-95C which…
Read More » - News
6 New Boards On The Horizon From MSI for Intel’s 5th Gen Chipset
Over the last few weeks we have been hearing some interesting information come to light regarding Intel’s 5th Generation chipset and its Haswell Refresh processors and with a launch date of 11th May only a matter of weeks away now, we are starting to see snippets of information come through…
Read More »
