5900x Cooler Recommendations

[dannywaugh1]

Hi all,

Planning a new build and not sure on a cooler for a 5900x.

Looking to either a 360 AIO or a Noctua D15

I have looked at EK AIO and Corsair but then got thinking about a good old D15 air cooler.

If it helps rest of spec might be:
3080ti
5900x
5000D Airflow Case
32GB Ram
Rm850 Power supply

Thanks!

 

[mickyflinn]

Arctic freezer 2 are the best value to performace aio but they do have thicker radiator than most. 360mm Front mount will be no problem but not sure about top mounting In your case .

Can go wrong with the Noctua or the Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4 if you wish to air cool.

 

[doyll]

NH-D15 is one of the best air coolers. Personally I prefer air because it lasts longer and is safer.

While NH-D15 is great, it is more expensive than others with similar cooling.
Fuma 2 has similar cooling for £49.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/scythe-scfm-2000-fuma-2-dual-fan-cpu-cooler-2x120-mm-hs-04f-sy.html

NH-D15S is basically same as D15, with finpacks offset a little for better GPU clearance and uses only one fan so maybe a degree or two warmer at max fan speed. Same temp at same dBA.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noctua-nh-d15s-dual-radiator-quiet-cpu-cooler-hs-031-nc.html

Cryorig R1 Ultimate is also as good as D15 and is £73.99
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cryo...atsink-with-2x-140mm-fan-black-hs-003-cy.html

That said, Noctua has best customer support.