Figures 4, 5, and 6 illustrate the test with a slightly more thermal compound applied at the center of the processor. The CPU surface was totally covered; however, a very small amount of thermal compound exceeded its border.
Figure 4: Small dot
Figure 5: Small dot
Figure 6: Small dot
We tested Evercool Buffalo, an inexpensive cooler with two heatpipes and a 100 mm fan. Does it have a good performance? Let’s see…
We added five new thermal compounds to our previous roundup, for a total of 55 different thermal compounds from major brands. We also tried another alternative thermal compound: Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
We tested the Corsair A70, a CPU air cooler with a tower heatsink, four U-shaped 8 mm heatpipes and two 120 mm fans. Check it out!
We tested the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, the new video card from NVIDIA. Let’s see how it performs compared to its main competitors.
The Node 304 from Fractal Design is a small form factor (SFF) computer case with an aluminum front panel and supporting regular-sized power supplies. Let’s check it out.
Enermax ECO80+ 620 W features a magnetic bearing fan with batwing blades for ultra low noise and promises up to 86% efficiency. Let’s see if it is really a good product.