Take that, liquid cooling. The best CPU air cooler right now is the Noctua NH-D15 G2. This capable cooler keeps up with liquid coolers thanks to two large heatsinks and two of Noctua's latest and ...

I chose the latter because I love the look — we exist — but it’s what this cooler has going on under the hood that stands out. It’s a low-profile ... clearance for a CPU cooler.

This is too big of an ask for a plucky low-profile ... the cooler then sits atop of the bracket and has a pair of sprung screws to help keep tension evenly applied across the CPU's heatspreader ...