At first glance the NesteQ Silent Freezer 1200 appears to have all of the hallmarks of a great CPU cooler. Massive heatpipes are routed straight through the base-plate and it's bigger than a cave troll. We find out if this HSF performs as good at looks.

Reducing the speed of your case fans can dramatically lower noise levels and usually doesn't hurt temperatures too much. We take a look at three of the latest multi channel fan controllers.