Why You Need A Quality CPU Cooler
Maximum Performance If your CPU gets too hot, it will automatically lower its performance to reduce its heat output. A quality CPU cooler ensures that you always get the performance you've paid for.		Higher Reliability Heat is the enemy of computer components. Heat increases electrical resistance, leading to your CPU becoming unstable. A quality cooler prevents the CPU from overheating, ensuring that your PC is reliable.
Lower Noise Inadequate CPU coolers are ineffective at removing heat from your processor, which means that the cooling fans have to spin faster, creating additional noise. A quality CPU cooler will dramatically reduce your CPU temperature without the need for loud, highs-peed noisy cooling fans.		Better Overclocking The cooler your CPU operates, the faster it can perform. A high-quality CPU cooler will allow you to reliably overclock your CPU to higher frequencies, and without excess noise. Which means you get more performance for your money.
Which Corsair CPU Cooler Is Right For You? Upgrading your CPU cooler is an essential step to building a stable, reliable, high-performance PC. A properly cooled CPU will always operate at maximum performance, even when running the most demanding application and games. An inadequate CPU cooler can cause your processor to become too hot. This reduces the performance of your PC because the CPU automatically reduces its performance (known as "throttling") in order to cool down and remain stable. Also, because high-quality CPU coolers are more efficient than basic coolers, they require slower-spinning fans, which means your PC will be quieter as well as more reliable. For enthusiasts, a high-quality CPU cooler will also you to overclock your PC to a higher frequency, maximizing the performance and value that you can extract from the latest multi-core processors.

Corsair Air Series™ A70 Ultra-High Performance cooler for superior reliability, overclocking performance and low noise levels.	Corsair Air Series™ A50 High-Performance cooler for low noise levels, higher reliability and increased overclocking flexibility.	Corsair Hydro Series™ H50 The power of liquid cooling in a compact, easy-to-install package.
Outstanding Cooling Performance	Great Price / Performance	Cool, quiet, and easy to install
4 x 8 mm direct-contact heatpipes	3 x 8 mm direct-contact heatpipes	Integrated pump and reservoir, sealed for zero maintenance
Dual 120mm fans	Single 120mm fan	Single 120mm fan
AMD AM2/AM3, Intel 775, 1156, 1366	AMD AM2/AM3, Intel 775, 1156, 1366	AMD AM2/AM3, Intel 775, 1156, 1366
Aluminum fins, copper heatpipes	Aluminum fins, copper heatpipes	Large 120mm radiator for fast heat dispersion
Rubber fan mounts; low noise adapter	Rubber fan mounts; low noise adapter	Copper CPU cooling plate for maximum cooling performance