Today we bring to you a versus CPU Cooler test between two companies that come out of RASCOM - Austria. The Noctua NH-U12P and the Coolink Silentator.

Heatpipe coolers have improved steadily over the past few years and certainly in the past couple of years CPU coolers have appeared from many manufacturers. The theory behind heatpipe coolers is fairly simple. Liquid transfers heat from the base of the cooler up through the pipes and heat disperses through the fins and the fan which is attached blows off this heat and out of the case (depending on your case fan setup). All this keeps your CPU from melting, since they operate at such crazy speeds nowadays. It is therefore important to invest in something which is quality based, since the CPU is the brain of the PC.

Along with the sudden boom in after market coolers, CPU chips have hit the market at an alarming rate also with a wide assortment of flavours coming under the AMD/Intel umbrella. Choosing a CPU cooler for your new chip can be a difficult decision to make with so many on the market

It's essential to choose the right product when you are looking to invest in a cooler, especially if you want to squeeze every inch of performance out of your system. It needs to operate cool, and for some – silent.