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Montech HyperFlow Silent 240 AIO Review: Affordable Cooling
AIO Cooling , Benchmark , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel Core i7-14700K , Review

Montech HyperFlow Silent 240 AIO Review: Affordable Cooling

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: March 29, 2025March 29, 2025

Montech’s HyperFlow Silent 240 is a strong, capable liquid cooler that is sufficient for the needs of most users looking for an AIO liquid cooler. It is currently available for $69 USD – and can be found in black or white colors, with or without ARGB lighting.

Akasa Alucia H6L2 M2 Review: Strong SFF cooling capable of wrestling with 150w+ CPUs!
Air Cooling , Benchmark , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel Core i7-14700K , Review , SFF Cooling

Akasa Alucia H6L2 M2 Review: Strong SFF cooling capable of wrestling with 150w+ CPUs!

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: March 17, 2025March 29, 2025

Akasa’s H6LS M2 is a strong small form factor cooler which blurs the line between SFF and traditional desktop cooling solutions.

Akasa Alucia H4i Review: A petite, low profile cooler intended for low power CPUs
Air Cooling , Benchmark , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel Core i7-14700K , Review , SFF Cooling

Akasa Alucia H4i Review: A petite, low profile cooler intended for low power CPUs

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: March 16, 2025March 17, 2025

Akasa’s Alucia H4i is a potent low-profile air cooler intended for 65-95W CPUs

Intel’s Optane was insanely ahead of its time – here’s proof
Benchmark , CPU , Review

Intel’s Optane was insanely ahead of its time – here’s proof

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: May 25, 2024May 25, 2024

Optane was insanely ahead of its time, and its performance is still bottlenecked by the fastest CPUs on the market

Heatpipes and an active fan make for cooling domination: Graugear G-M2HS03-F review
Benchmark , Review , SSD Cooling

Heatpipes and an active fan make for cooling domination: Graugear G-M2HS03-F review

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: December 26, 2023December 26, 2023

Graugear’s G-M2HS03-F delivers overkill cooling capable of delivering top performance with any SSD.

Beyond Overkill Cooling – Jiushark M.2-THREE SSD Heatsink Review
Benchmark , Review , SSD Cooling

Beyond Overkill Cooling – Jiushark M.2-THREE SSD Heatsink Review

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

This is the strongest NVMe heatsink on the market, bar none. Even with it’s fan removed, Jiushark’s M.2-THREE dominates my cooling benchmarks.

Graugear G-M2HS06 NVMe SSD heatsink review
Benchmark , Review , SSD Cooling

Graugear G-M2HS06 NVMe SSD heatsink review

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Graugear’s G-M2H06 provides effective NVMe SSD cooling in a moderately sized package that shouldn’t interfere with most air coolers. It is one of the only 7 heatsinks I’ve tested capable of keeping Teamgroup’s Z540 SSD under 60C while undergoing stress testing.

Silverstone SUGO 14 Review: An Introduction to Ryzen SFF Cooling
Benchmark , CPU Cooling , Review

Silverstone SUGO 14 Review: An Introduction to Ryzen SFF Cooling

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: December 3, 2023December 3, 2023

Silverstone’s SUGO 14 case packs a ton of features in a compact package.

New Reviews: Azza Cube AIOs, Enermax Liqmaxflo, Acidalie VB01, and more!
Benchmark , Review

New Reviews: Azza Cube AIOs, Enermax Liqmaxflo, Acidalie VB01, and more!

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

I’ve recently reviewed products from Cooler Master, Azza, and Enermax on other websites.

All Copper Design and a low profile: Jeyi FinsCold Q150 m.2 Heatsink Review
Benchmark , Review , SSD Cooling

All Copper Design and a low profile: Jeyi FinsCold Q150 m.2 Heatsink Review

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: November 2, 2023November 3, 2023

Jeyi’s FinsCold Q150’s all copper design offers a nice aesthetic flair and offers basic cooling performance capable of sustaining a NVMe m.2 SSD’s peak performance, and it’s low profile design means you won’t run into any compatibility issues using it.

Sabrent Rocket SB-HTSP NVMe m.2 heatsink review: Slim profile, 3 heatpipes, and no compatibility issues!
Benchmark , Review , SSD Cooling

Sabrent Rocket SB-HTSP NVMe m.2 heatsink review: Slim profile, 3 heatpipes, and no compatibility issues!

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: October 29, 2023October 29, 2023

Sabrent’s Rocket SB-HTSP NVMe heatsink has a slim profile, ensuring broad compatibility. It offers moderate thermal performance to sustain peak SSD performance, cooled by three copper heatpipes.

NewHail NH1 SSD Cooler review: The strongest m.2 heatsink I’ve tested thus far
Benchmark , Review , SSD Cooling

NewHail NH1 SSD Cooler review: The strongest m.2 heatsink I’ve tested thus far

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: October 16, 2023October 16, 2023

NewHail’s NH1 packs the strongest cooling power I’ve seen (thus far) from any NVMe heatsink, cooling up to 36C stronger than competitors!

Thermalright HR-09 2280 Pro SSD Heatsink Cooler Review: Dominating over the competition
Benchmark , Review , SSD Cooling

Thermalright HR-09 2280 Pro SSD Heatsink Cooler Review: Dominating over the competition

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: October 14, 2023October 15, 2023

Thermalright’s HR-09 Pro packs insane cooling power, keeping SSDs up to 30C cooler than the competition!

When in doubt, add copper: Ineo’s Ice-Cold M12 NVMe SSD Heatsink Review
Benchmark , Review , SSD Cooling

When in doubt, add copper: Ineo’s Ice-Cold M12 NVMe SSD Heatsink Review

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: October 8, 2023October 9, 2023

Ineo’s Ice-Cold M12 heatsink lives up to it’s name, keeping our SSD up to 18C cooler than competitors.

Iceberg Thermal IceFLOE M.2 2280 SSD Heatsink Review
Benchmark , Review , SSD Cooling

Iceberg Thermal IceFLOE M.2 2280 SSD Heatsink Review

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: September 16, 2023September 17, 2023

Our benchmarks show that Iceberg Thermal’s IceFLOE m.2 heatsink does well in keeping a SSD cool, resulting in 12% faster performance than the competition.

DeepCool AK400 Digital Review: A small cooler with a big bite and an innovative LCD display
Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , Benchmark , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel i7-13700K , quiet cooling

DeepCool AK400 Digital Review: A small cooler with a big bite and an innovative LCD display

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: July 18, 2023July 18, 2023

DeepCool brings a unique innovation to the air cooling market with it’s DIGITAL lineup of coolers, and the AK400 Digital punches above it’s size class with unexpected cooling performance.

Revisiting BeQuiet’s classic Dark Rock Pro 4 – How well does it handle modern CPUs like Intel’s i7-13700K and AMD’s Ryzen 7700X?
Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , Benchmark , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel i7-13700K , Review

Revisiting BeQuiet’s classic Dark Rock Pro 4 – How well does it handle modern CPUs like Intel’s i7-13700K and AMD’s Ryzen 7700X?

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: July 16, 2023July 16, 2023

BeQuiet’s Dark Rock Pro 4 may be “old” now, but it performs well with modern AMD & Intel CPUs like the i7-13700K and it’s quiet noise levels are unrivaled.

Silverstone SST-MS12 NVMe to USB adapter review: Up to 20gbps speeds with effective heat dissipation to prevent overheating!
Benchmark , NVMe Adapter , Review , SSD Cooling

Silverstone SST-MS12 NVMe to USB adapter review: Up to 20gbps speeds with effective heat dissipation to prevent overheating!

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: July 1, 2023July 1, 2023

Most NVMe to USB adapters do not pass my stress tests, many outright failing. Silverstone’s MS12 NVMe to USB adapter passed my tests with flying colors.

Cougar Forza 135 Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler Review: An introduction to cooling Intel’s i7-13700K
Air Cooling , Benchmark , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel i7-13700K , Review

Cougar Forza 135 Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler Review: An introduction to cooling Intel’s i7-13700K

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: June 3, 2023June 3, 2023

The Forza 135 performs well when paired with Intel’s i7-13700K, handling up to 227W in long term loads

AMD K6-2 500 benchmarked against Ryzen 9 7950X by Redditor, showing a 90,985% improvement in 22 years!
Benchmark , CPU , news , Reddit

AMD K6-2 500 benchmarked against Ryzen 9 7950X by Redditor, showing a 90,985% improvement in 22 years!

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: May 17, 2023May 18, 2023

AMD’s K6-2 500 was benchmarked by Redditor /u/Technologov, showing a single core improvement of 4,621% and a multi core improvement of 90,985%!

Silverstone Hydrogon D120W ARGB review : Simple installation and decent performance with Ryzen 7 7700X, designed for SFF cases
Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , Benchmark , CPU Cooling , quiet cooling , Review , SFF Cooling

Silverstone Hydrogon D120W ARGB review : Simple installation and decent performance with Ryzen 7 7700X, designed for SFF cases

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: May 12, 2023May 14, 2023

Silverstone’s D120W offers SFF & full RAM compability and an extremely simple installation process

Cooler Master Hyper 622 Halo Review : Low Noise Levels and Great Cooling Capacity
Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , Benchmark , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel i9-13900K , quiet cooling , Review

Cooler Master Hyper 622 Halo Review : Low Noise Levels and Great Cooling Capacity

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: May 7, 2023May 10, 2023

The Hyper 622 Halo runs quietly while providing excellent cooling performance.

Excellent performance with Ryzen 7 7700X, but IceBerg Thermal’s IceSLEET X7 Dual Air Cooler melts under the heat of Intel’s i9-13900K.
Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , Benchmark , CPU Cooling , Intel i9-13900K , Review

Excellent performance with Ryzen 7 7700X, but IceBerg Thermal’s IceSLEET X7 Dual Air Cooler melts under the heat of Intel’s i9-13900K.

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: April 3, 2023May 2, 2023

Iceberg Thermal’s IceSLEET X7 Dual offers a unique aesthetic with it’s clamshell design

Thermalright Frozen Notte 240 Black ARGB review : Excellent performance with Intel’s i9-13900K, not as great with AMD’s Ryzen 7700X.
AIO Cooling , Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , Benchmark , CPU Cooling , Intel i9-13900K , Review

Thermalright Frozen Notte 240 Black ARGB review : Excellent performance with Intel’s i9-13900K, not as great with AMD’s Ryzen 7700X.

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: March 26, 2023March 26, 2023

When paired with Intel’s i9-13900k, Thermalright’s Frozen Notte 240 offers top tier performance – but it doesn’t perform as well with AMD’s Ryzen 7700X.

Good performance that doesn’t break the bank: DeepCool’s GAMMAXX AG500 BK ARGB reviewed
AIO Cooling , Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , Benchmark , CPU Cooling , Intel i9-13900K , quiet cooling , Review

Good performance that doesn’t break the bank: DeepCool’s GAMMAXX AG500 BK ARGB reviewed

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: March 18, 2023May 2, 2023

DeepCool’s AG500 performed well in our testing, especially when noise normalized for silent operation when paired with AMD’s Ryzen 7700X CPU.

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