Cooling
Immersion Cooling for data centers: An exotic inevitability?
Modern data centers (DCs) use a variety of cooling system types. Most DCs today still use air cooling as the baseline, with chilled air circulated through racks and hot air exhausted out, but this method struggles with modern high-power CPUs and GPUs. Starting with Nvidia’s Hopper and expanding with Blackwell, operators are moving toward liquid…
Night Sweats, Be Gone! Here Are the Best WIRED-Tested Cooling Mattresses
Other Cooling Options There are a ton of mattresses and related on the market that claim to have cooling benefits. Here are a few others we tested and liked, but not as much as the options above. BedJet 3 for $387: WIRED reviewer Christopher Null liked this climate-control device a lot because it allowed him…
After Two Summers of Testing Fans, These Are the 13 That Blew Me Away
Honorable Mentions Photograph: Kat Merck Shark FlexBreeze HydroGo for $120: I love the original Shark FlexBreeze (above), so I was very excited to see Shark had released a rechargeable portable fan in seven colors, including ones not normally seen in fans like Lilac and Honeydew. Shark says it can run 30 minutes with the mister…
Can microchannels, manifolds, and two-phase cooling keep chips happy?
Two-phase cooling Thermal management is an ongoing concern for many designs. The process usually begins with a tactic for dissipating or removing heat from the primary sources (mostly but not exclusively “chips”), then progresses to keeping the circuit-board assembly cool, and finally getting the heat out of the box and “away” to where it becomes…
The Blueair ComfortPure 3-in-1 air purifier does it all: Heating, cooling, and purifying
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsHow the Blueair ComfortPure 3-in-1 worksDoes it actually heat?A breeze of cool air, but not an air conditionerThe Blueair app is so goodThe app’s single limitation and a creepy but cool functionIt’s best for small spacesA moment of admiration for the designIs the Blueair ComfortPure 3-in-1 air…
I tested ID-Cooling’s FX-360 INF Pink AIO cooler and found it to be great at cooling, but loud in more ways than its hot-pink accents
Why you can trust Tom’s Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. It’s fair to say most of the PC market is targeted towards male gamers, with most components available in black or white. But…
Does the PS5 Pro Have Better Cooling Than the PS5?
As rumors swirl around the upcoming PS5 Pro, one of the most pressing questions among gamers is whether Sony will address some of the cooling issues that have impacted the PlayStation 5. The PS5’s unique design, featuring a large case and sophisticated internal cooling setup, marked a significant step forward in console cooling compared to…