I’ve recently tested Jiushark’s innovated JF13K Diamond and Scythe’s Kotetsu Mark Three CPU Coolers
Cougar Forza 135 Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler Review: An introduction to cooling Intel’s i7-13700K
The Forza 135 performs well when paired with Intel’s i7-13700K, handling up to 227W in long term loads
Silverstone Hydrogon D120W ARGB review : Simple installation and decent performance with Ryzen 7 7700X, designed for SFF cases
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
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.
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.
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
DeepCool’s AG500 performed well in our testing, especially when noise normalized for silent operation when paired with AMD’s Ryzen 7700X CPU.
Silence is golden: Fractal Design’s Celsius+ S28 Prisma 280mm AIO Liquid Cooler Review
Fractal Design’s Celsius+ S28 AIO is one of the best coolers I’ve had the pleasure of testing. In it’s completely silent mode, which runs quieter than my noise meter can properly record, it still handles over 250W with Intel’s i9-13900K. In it’s PWM mode, it’s capable of handling over 290W.
IceBerg Thermal’s IceSLEET G4 Silent Air Cooler Review – tested with Ryzen 7700X & Intel’s i9-13900K
Iceberg Thermal’s IceSLEET G4 Silent provides good cooling capacity with whisper quiet noise levels
DeepCool LT520 Review – Strong Performance and Good Value in a $109 package
TLDR: Strong Cooling Performance, Value Price of $109 USD, but it runs a little louder than the competition.
No, you don’t need a high end cooler for Intel’s i9-13900K – Cooling Scaling Part 2
Even a SFF Air cooler will provide 86.7% of the performance that an AIO would bring in the most thermally demanding workloads
Intel i9-13900k Power and Cooling Scaling Overview
In gaming, enforcing a 95 watt power limit results in a 5.7% performance loss. More intensive workloads will cause the decifit will increase, in Cinebench imposing a 95 watt limit results in a 30% performance loss.