Water cooling for PCs explained: performance gains, costs, noise levels, and whether liquid cooling beats air for gaming, overclocking, and daily use.

Every PC needs some kind of cooling mechanism to transfer heat away from the processor, at which point you'll need to choose between air cooling and liquid cooling. As a PC enthusiast who builds my ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Keeping your computer cool is essential for optimal performance. When a PC starts to overheat, the processor frequency will drop (thermal ...

Intel has revealed that it's experimenting with direct CPU water cooling, where an Intel CPU package has a waterblock built onto it to remove as much heat as possible from the chip. The company has ...