The big radiator material test: Between promise, reality and the forbidden - Water Cooling tested more in Detail! | Part 1 | igor´sLAB
No, I’m not going to test the cooling performance of radiators for PC cooling today, but I am going to take a closer look at the first six manufacturers and their current models to see whether they…
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Or Tom’s Hardware’s summary:
Half of tested PC watercoolers don’t use the premium materials advertised, like copper: Report
Igor's Lab reckons the carelessness of AiO cooler brands is primarily to blame.
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Note: strictly a materials analysis here by Igor’s Labs.
Veteran hardware reviewer Igor Wallossek has published an investigation into AiO CPU cooler radiator materials. Something must have got Wallossek’s spider senses tingling because his investigation into six branded designs uncovered three that were over-spec'd. By that, we mean half of the AiO brands sold radiators using different, cheaper materials than mentioned in their product data sheets, websites, or advertising. The most common switcheroo was advertising copper but instead using a copper/zinc alloy like brass.