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Montech Hyperflow Digital 240 AIO Review – tested with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X!
AIO Cooling , AMD Ryzen 9 9950X , Benchmark , CPU , CPU Cooling , Uncategorized

Montech Hyperflow Digital 240 AIO Review – tested with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X!

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

Montech’s Hyperflow Digital 240 is a quality AIO liquid cooler, well-paired with heat-intensive CPUs like AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X.

Montech NX400 ARGB Air Cooler review – tested with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X
Air Cooling , AMD Ryzen 9 9950X , Benchmark , CES 2025 , CPU , CPU Cooling , Review

Montech NX400 ARGB Air Cooler review – tested with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

Montech’s NX400 is a single tower air cooler capable of handling AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPUs – even the 16 core 9950X – at stock performance levels!

LG 45GX950A 5K2K is the King Kong of Ultrawide Monitors – Hands On Review
CES 2025 , Home and Consumer , quiet cooling , Review , Ultrawide Monitors

LG 45GX950A 5K2K is the King Kong of Ultrawide Monitors – Hands On Review

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: June 5, 2025June 5, 2025

LG’s 5K Ultrawide is the King Kong of 21:9 OLED HDR Monitor, a display for those who want the absolute best on the market!

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.

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Jartoo’s “Carbon Nanotube” Heated Blanket raises the bar for comfort.
Home and Consumer , Review

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Jartoo’s “Carbon Nanotube” Heated Blanket raises the bar for comfort.

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: March 22, 2025March 22, 2025

Jartoo’s heated carbon nanotube blanket might sound like marketing fluff, but it is an amazing product.

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

About Boring Text Reviews: February 2025 Update
exclusive , news , Review , Slush machines

About Boring Text Reviews: February 2025 Update

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: February 14, 2025February 14, 2025

What’s on my mind? Here’s a preview of the future of boring text reviews, it’s gonna get colder and smarter here.

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

Cooling Catastrophe: Examining the flaws of MSI’s MAG CoreLiquid D360
AIO Cooling , CPU Cooling , Review

Cooling Catastrophe: Examining the flaws of MSI’s MAG CoreLiquid D360

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: December 17, 2023December 17, 2023

MSI’s D360 performs well in common workloads, but it’s noisy and you can’t force it to run quietly.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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

New reviews: Jiushark JF13K Diamond, Scythe Kotetsu Mark Three, and Thermalright’s Silver Soul 135 Black
Review

New reviews: Jiushark JF13K Diamond, Scythe Kotetsu Mark Three, and Thermalright’s Silver Soul 135 Black

by: Josiah DraperPosted on: June 8, 2023June 8, 2023

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
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

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

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.

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