Air Coolers In-Depth

There are all sorts of options for keeping your processor chilled, but air coolers remain the cheapest and easiest and most versatile option. You can spend between £10 and £100 on an air cooler, and choose huge heatsinks with multiple fans or fan-free models for pure silence. Vast units are ideal for overclocking, and smaller cooler slot inside small-form-factor systems. Our guide explains how these important components function – and gives you an overview of the entire market. We've also picked out some of our…

Alpenfohn Olymp Twin Tower CPU Cooler

Introducing the Alpenföhn Olymp, clocking in at 165mm tall and with a twin tower system using two 140 mm fans. The Olymp is a heavyweight champion providing up to 340W TDP of cooling performance. Olymp is specifically designed to provide maximum compatibility with tall heat spreaders on performance memory modules. The shape of the Olymp has been carefully considered to allow great airflow to the CPU cooler but also to draw air around the high heat output sections of the mainboard and memory modules. The…