Optane was insanely ahead of its time, and its performance is still bottlenecked by the fastest CPUs on the market
New reviews: Silverstone’s IceMyst, Thermalright’s SI-100, and more at other websites
I’ve recently published a few cooling reviews of air coolers, liquid coolers, and NVMe heatsinks to Tom’s Hardware and Wccftech
New Reviews: Thermalright HR-10 Pro, DeepCool Assassin IV WH, and Lian Li Galahad II LCD 280
I’ve recently reviewed the Lian Li GA II LCD 280, DeepCool Assassin IV WH, and Thermalright HR-10 Pro at other websites.
The CPU Cooler that doesn’t stop evolving : Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black with SickleFlow Edge Review, tested with Intel’s i7-13700K
Cooler Master’s nostalgic Hyper 212 cooler gets upgraded with a few enhancements, but is it enough to handle Intel’s i7-13700K?
New Reviews: Thermalright Frost Commander 140, Scythe Fuma 3, MSI MAG E360, and more!
I’ve posted a number of cooling reviews recently to Tom’s Hardware and Wccftech recently.
DeepCool AK400 Digital Review: A small cooler with a big bite and an innovative LCD display
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?
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.
A new player from the east enters the game: Jiushark Design JF200S Dual Tower Air Cooler Review, tested with Intel’s i7-13700K
Jiushark is a Asian cooling company new to the market. Their JF200S performs well with Intel’s i7-13700K, especially when noise normalized.
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
AMD K6-2 500 benchmarked against Ryzen 9 7950X by Redditor, showing a 90,985% improvement in 22 years!
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
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
Intel’s Lex Hoyos clarifies the situation with undervolting
Intel didn’t block undervolting – but you might have to do it via BIOS settings instead of using XTU depending on your motherboard vendor’s choices
A cooler without fans?! Testing Noctua’s NH-P1 with Ryzen 7700x and Intel’s i9-13900K
Noctua needs no introduction, being well known amongst PC cooling enthusiasts for their unmatched customer […]
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.