Air Cooling – Boring Text Reviews

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.

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

AIO Cooling , Air Cooling , CPU Cooling , Review , SSD Cooling , thermal paste

My most interesting recent PC Cooling reviews

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: September 21, 2024September 21, 2024

This contains a few of the best products I’ve recently tested for Tom’s Hardware

AIO Cooling , Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , Intel i7-13700K , Review , SSD Cooling

New reviews: Silverstone’s IceMyst, Thermalright’s SI-100, and more at other websites

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: December 27, 2023December 27, 2023

I’ve recently published a few cooling reviews of air coolers, liquid coolers, and NVMe heatsinks to Tom’s Hardware and Wccftech

AIO Cooling , Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel i7-13700K , quiet cooling , Review , SSD Cooling

New Reviews: Thermalright HR-10 Pro, DeepCool Assassin IV WH, and Lian Li Galahad II LCD 280

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: October 22, 2023October 22, 2023

I’ve recently reviewed the Lian Li GA II LCD 280, DeepCool Assassin IV WH, and Thermalright HR-10 Pro at other websites.

Air Cooling , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel i7-13700K , quiet cooling , Review

The CPU Cooler that doesn’t stop evolving : Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black with SickleFlow Edge Review, tested with Intel’s i7-13700K

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: October 7, 2023October 8, 2023

Cooler Master’s nostalgic Hyper 212 cooler gets upgraded with a few enhancements, but is it enough to handle Intel’s i7-13700K?

AIO Cooling , Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 7 7700X , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel i7-13700K , Review

New Reviews: Thermalright Frost Commander 140, Scythe Fuma 3, MSI MAG E360, and more!

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

I’ve posted a number of cooling reviews recently to Tom’s Hardware and Wccftech recently.

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.

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.

Air Cooling , CPU , CPU Cooling , Intel i7-13700K , quiet cooling

A new player from the east enters the game: Jiushark Design JF200S Dual Tower Air Cooler Review, tested with Intel’s i7-13700K

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: June 19, 2023June 19, 2023

Jiushark is a Asian cooling company new to the market. Their JF200S performs well with Intel’s i7-13700K, especially when noise normalized.

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

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

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.

Air Cooling , CES 2023 , CPU Cooling , leaks , news

DeepCool’s Assassin IV manual posted online, is it’s release finally nearing?!

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: May 1, 2023May 2, 2023

DeepCool uploaded the user manual for it’s highly anticipated upcoming air cooler, the Assassin IV, to it’s website. Does this mean it’s release is finally near?

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

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.