The Best New Air Coolers of 2026

There have been a lot of new CPU air coolers launched in 2026 and we decided to test all of them on multiple AMD and Intel processors to find if any beat some of the best we've ever tested. Video sponsored by Phanteks & their new EX5 case. Find it here at Amazon: https://geni.us/PHANTEKSEX5 Buy the Coolers in this Video from our Amazon Affiliate Links below: Noctua D15 G2 - https://geni.us/NHD15G2STD Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE - https://geni.us/PS120SE Single Towers: CM Hyper 612 Apex - https://geni.us/HYPER612APEX CM V8 ACE 3DHP - https://geni.us/CMV83DHP TRUE 120 Ex. EVO Rev 5 - https://geni.us/TRUEEVOR5 Sudokoo SK700V Mach - https://geni.us/SK700VMACH Dual Towers: TRYX Turris 620 - https://geni.us/TURRIS620 Cryorig Gladius Astral - Coming Soon Scythe Magoroku - https://geni.us/MAGOROKU TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Cheap vs Sky High Prices 1:45 - Cooler Weight, Height & Memory Clearance 2:34 - Cooler Master Hyper 612 APEX 3:57 - Cooler Master V8 ACE 3DHP 5:24 - Phanteks EX5 (Sponsor Spot) 5:55 - Cryorig Gladius Astral 7:42 - Sudokoo SK620V 10:30 - Sudokoo SK700V Mach 11:14 - Scythe Magoroku 12:36 - Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme EVO Rev.5 14:42 - TRYX Turris 620 16:40 - The Software Situation... 18:10 - Noise vs RPM 19:41 - Updated Methodology 20:23 - 9800X3D Full Core Workload Testing 22:18 - 9800X3D Gaming Temperatures 23:25 - 270K Plus Full Core Workload Testing 24:42 - 270K Plus Gaming Temperatures 25:37 - A Performance Plateau 26:33 - Some GREAT Coolers vs Disappointments SUBSCRIBE ►https://bit.ly/SubHWC Review unit provided free of charge by the companies listed or purchased by Hardware Canucks. This video is sponsored by Phanteks. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Follow us for more updates! Twitter https://bit.ly/HWC_Twitter FaceBook https://bit.ly/HWC_Facebook Instagram https://bit.ly/HWC_Instagram ----------------------------------------­------------------------ #hardwarecanucks