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I'm thinking of buying an inexpensive product line with 120mm, 140mm, 240mm, 280mm, 360mm AND 420mm AIOs. What product line isn't that expensive, has a strong pump (I don't care about the fans since I'll just swap them out if they're weak), and comes in all of those sizes? If it doesn't have all...

I need your thoughts here. Gelid Solutions sent me a message via NewEgg on Monday, offering special discounts and a discount code or what the discounts were, or even WHICH products. This is what happened. When I clicked the links and selected a product...

Other than what is at the bottom of the comparison list on TH, what other thermal pastes are the worst, including those from the past? By worst, I mean greater than 5 degrees worse than the best. I know, I know, that is probably a lot. I guess I should've made this statement: I'm actually a...

Whilst working on my inventory of 300+ fans and reviewing them, I record the certifications that I can identify in my database. The most common are CE, ROHS, UL (which has two different symbols I know of, one that looks like RU flipped), TUV, UKCA, CEA and FCC. There are a few others and I found...

With an inventory of ~300 fans now, I'm running more and more often into problems with fans that I cannot test the lights of and, less often, fans that I cannot test at all. This is because I'm coming across many nonstandard connectors from many different companies, including a 5-pin connector...

I'm currently testing an AIO in my 5000X but, sadly, although the tubes are 450mm I can't mount it on the side with the tubes down because the 6800 GC is in the way. I also cannot vertically mount it in the spot that's meant for because it's too close to the glass side. I need an alternative...

Not much info on it from reviewers, and I've decided to experiment with a cheap AIO. They're currently under $60, and have better specs than SAMA's cheapest AIO. I'm looking at the 360mm. I realize that the white one's color and lighting will improve my entire computer's performance by 10^300...

If anyone knows how to contact Xigmatek, please let them know that their website has been blocked for fraud and malware by Malwarebytes.

I realize this is a tricky question. Please list all of the components you'd recommend for two computers - one for AMD and one for Intel. My thought is that you don't need a PC - you just need a device that can simulate various CPUs by mimicking the heat output (including the size). Since...

Which coolers would you add to this list? Please note the manufacturer and model, plus P)erformance (MAX dT+6?), Q)uiet (MAX 30 dBA/~1.1 sone or P&N. Please also note what class it's in: B)udget L)ow profile S)ingle tower D)ual tower Pa)ssive...

Please take a look at the following and let me know of any mistakes or omissions so that I can improve it, please! Thanks! **RPM, Airflow and Static Pressure**: These are 3 critical factors. Think of airflow (AF) as movement, airflow determines how much air the fan can move, while static...

I'm evaluating fans based on multiple factors, including how long it takes to spin down from max RPM. I need to know how to calculate a result that will give a value for each fan's results based on the averaged: RPM of multiple tests and time to stop in seconds. It needs to even things out so...

I've been using it for a long time. Yesterday or the day before, I got a notice that it's deprecated. Then, yesterday, I was updating inventory in Excel and it kept crashing. I restarted and a Windows update installed, but still Excel crashed. I ran chkdsk, but it continued to crash. Another...

Holy crap, manometers are expensive AND most are not made for fan testing, especially at low pressure (according to manufacturers I've asked), or else they require a special dual-chamber testing unit, which is massively expensive to buy. I'm sure LonGwin (yes, that's how THEY type it, which...

Hi, I'm wondering how many different barriers I should test with. I am testing computer fans to see how well they push through barriers. At this time, for 120mm fans, I have: a very fine, metal mesh housed in a 22.5cm, circular, plastic frame; *a fine, plastic mesh with honeycomb grill...

Do these seem like reasonable loads? Load types (with startups, except #1): Control: BIOS Light: Asus Armoury Crate, Corsair iCUE, HWInfo64 Medium: The above plus Firefox with 11 tabs and Adobe Acrobat Reader Heavy: HWInfo64, Steam & 3DMark's Speed Way Benchmark Ultra: All of #3, Steam &...

Here are some statistical comparisons of some of the more powerful 120mm fans. Data are based on manufacturer's published statistics. Note that manufacturers don't all use the same testing, don't usually report their fan curves to the public, and some of them lie. All fans are PWM. The links to...

Given the cost of HEPA air filters, I thought that this CR comparison article was fascinating, especially since the CRs outperformed a HEPA.

There are 3 things I'd like input on, please. I just got done testing a Reed hotwire anemometer and, although this was 4+x more expensive than the previous two, it has fewer functions and there were several points on which I was not satisfied. That aside, I'm looking at 3 alternatives, having...

I'm building a sound-testing box with a ThermalTake Core V1 case in it in which I will test the noise production of both DC and PWM fans from 80-200mm. The case isn't going to have anything else in it. I don't have a spare PSU or another way to power the fan(s). Not that they'll help, but I...

I have a spreadsheet (Inv) that lists the items I've purchased, including what type of item. In a separate sheet (Fan Data), I want to show certain datum (Brand, Model) for each item if it is of type "Fan". Other data in Inv won't be used. the Fan Data tab will contain technical specs on each...

What cables would I need? I'm assuming I'd need an IDE female to SATA male? And for power, I do have a molex power cable for my PSU, but what's the female end to the HDD? I no longer remember. :( I'm going to get it off Frozen CPU.

If you are familiar with these brands, can you please tell me whether they are good? I'm considering getting some on FrozenCPU (75% off till the 5th), but not familiar with them. Sorry that my message wasn't clear enough. I'm a reviewer, they are going out of business, so it's an opportunity to...

Is there anyone out there who's very familiar with anemometers and manometers? I decided to get a replacement of the ProtMex anemometer I have, but I'm not going to be surprised if it also has erroneous measurements, so I'm looking at some, including the one used by HWCooling.net, Extech AN300...

If there is, please advise how to do that. I looked in settings and didn't see it. Thanks!

Please recommend low-cost fans to me, especially if you have seen few (or no) data-driven reviews about them. Any size that is typical for PCs (120-200mm?). No server fans, and no known POS fans, please.

(Please consult my profile for my build.) Ok, so when I was horribly ignorant (not very long ago - I'm less ignorant now) about current PC tech, I leapt at a great RAM deal that my corporate IT friend (who is pretty ignorant, it turns out, about PC building) pointed out to me. I ordered it...

Before I share the results, I want to see if anyone can guess which fans do the best at sucking air in (intake) and which do the best at pushing air out (exhaust) from the following: Phanteks T30 Noctua NF-A12x25 Corsair ML120 Corsair SP120 (RGB Elite) Wildcard (no data yet): Noctua...

Two days ago, I installed the demo version of 3DMark. Yesterday, I installed the PCMark demo, too. Then, I bought the discounted bundle of 3D-, PC- and VRMark on Steam and installed those. This morning, I uninstalled the demos as well as Armoury Crate, which is nerfing my Noctua iPPC fans' RPMs...

I got a Phanteks T30 last week, so I conducted an experiment to see whether it would improve the performance of my Noctua NH-U12A, and where. I spent a days or so testing out all the possibilities, and I'm crunching the numbers. I wanted to share the preliminary results before I make my video...

Hi! I've got 5 different fans from 3 manufacturers for my 5000x. My profile shows my PC setup. For cooling this is what I have with current position: (1) Noctua 120x25 (rear exhaust) (3) Corsair stock SP120 RGB elite case fans (2 on top, one in front) (3) Corsair ML120s (right side) (2) Noctua...

The title is my question. It used to be the emperor/ess and now it's missing...Thanks!

My current router, the Linksys03509, isn't' up to the task, I think. It throttles each device at 100 Mbps even if it's the only device online. I have the 300/10 Mbps Spectrum cable connection and would like to look at what might be more useful router options. A Spectrum tech said I should...

Where should I post a question about the best wifi+ethernet router for my family: computer peripherals, components or networking/wireless networking...Or elsewhere? (referencing the TH article "The best Wi-Fi 6 routers of 2022".) Thanks!

Hi, I'd like to know about HMSes to monitor and optimize performance of PC hardware. I'll be running Windows. I'm aware that my Corsair iCUE case has an HMS that can manage my fans as well as the HX1000i PSU and the HR150i AIO. I also have an ASUS TUF H670-Pro MB, and I believe they have the...

I have been happily using an old Dell P2411H 24" display for quite some time but, unfortunately, it only offers the VGA (blue plug) port and USB. I just got an XFX Speedster Swift 319 16 GB PCIe 4.0 Radeon RX 6800 XT, model RX-68XTAQ., which has DP and HDMI. I'm told I could get an adapter to be...

I suspect I'll need a 1,000 W PSU. Here's my setup: Corsair iCUE 5000x case (~175mm clearance from CPU) Intel i7-12700k CPU (Still looking for a cooler.) ASUS TUF Gaming H670-Pro w/wifi D4 Patriot Viper Steel 2x32GB UDIMMs T-Create Classic 1 TB SSD XFX SWFT 319 RX 6800 XT 16 GB I don't want to...

My build includes: Corsair iCUE 5000x case (~175mm clearance from CPU) Intel i7-12700k CPU ASUS TUF Gaming H670-Pro w/wifi D4 (min. base clearance ~25mm? to avoid the MB's edge heatsinks, max. width ~100mm? to avoid the heatsinks and slot) Patriot Viper Steel 2x32GB UDIMMs M.2 SSD in the slot by...