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Best CPU Coolers 2025: AIO and Air Coolers
By Matt Safford last updated
These are the best air and liquid/AIO CPU coolers we've tested, for all consumer systems, from small form-factor builds to overclocked big rigs.

Biwin unveils PCIe Gen5 SSD with 14,500 MB/s read speeds
By Anton Shilov published
Biwin officially launches the Maxio MAP1806-based X570 SSD that is expected to offer leading-edge performance and a low price.

Nvidia CEO says Trump's tariff plan is 'utterly visionary'
By Mark Tyson published
Nvidia boss also says rescinding the AI diffusion rule was ‘completely visionary.’

Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs may be backwards compatible with Arrow Lake coolers
By Hassam Nasir published
Shipping records suggest Intel's next-gen LGA1954 socket shares dimensions with existing LGA1851 sockets, hinting at mechanical cooler compatibility.

Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 Review: The Crown Jewel of Air Cooling
By Albert Thomas published
Is the Royal Pretor 130 Thermalright’s best yet? We go hands-on with its latest premium dual-tower air cooler, testing it with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel’s Core i7-14700K CPUs!

xMEMS' fan-on-a-chip cooling can reduce SSD temperatures by up to 20%
By Jowi Morales published
xMEMS is expanding its fan-on-a-chip platform to include active cooling solutions directly installed in SSDs.

Nvidia RTX 5070 vs AMD RX 9070 Face Off
By Aaron Klotz published
We pit the Nvidia RTX 5070 and AMD RX 9070, two of the more affordable current-generation graphics cards you can buy, to see which is the best option.

Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027
By Anton Shilov published
At Computex 2025, Western Digital confirmed plans to begin mass production of HAMR-based hard drives in 2027, starting with 36TB, 40TB, and 44TB models.
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