PC Gamer - UK (2022-01)

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T

hesedays

all-in-oneliquid

coolers seemto

get all the

attention. I get it,

theylookawesome and really

add somepersonality toyour

rig. But let’s say you don’t

havethe budgetfor a liquid

cooling solutionbut still need

tocool yourCPU. Here’s

where the bestCPU air

coolers comein. Eventhe

mostexpensive air cooleris

nowhere nearthe costofan

AIO liquidcooler, and they

offer simplicityand reliability.

Following the biggeris better

mantrais a goodstart towards

findingyourideal air cooler, but

you needto makesureit fits in

yourcase. Noctua’s NH-D15is a

mightybeast, to say the least.

There’s alsosomeleewayon

style here. While maybe not as

flashy as someliquidcoolers,

someair coolers do comewith

RGB lightingto add some

pizzazz to yourrig.

CPU AIR

COOLERS

Keepyourchipcooland quiet withone of

PCGamer’s recommended aircoolers.

ByChris Szewczyk

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