9800X3D Noctua Build

dannywaugh1 said:
Nice build, how are the cpu temps with the Noctua cooler?
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Hi there - yes it’s absolutely fine / great. For context this is a cool(ish) 8 core CPU and the computer is used for gaming. In this setup / purpose, there are no scenarios where the CPU overheats or throttles.

The new AMD chips are designed to work in hot temps. Regardless, in gaming the CPU can be anywhere from the 50s to low 70s with reasonably low fan noise, which I’d consider to be ‘cool’. The only reason it ever gets ‘hot’ (in the 70s) during gaming is because the GPU is heating up the case and I prefer low fan noise over icy temps. If I had GPU and case fans higher, CPU temps would be lower. With that said, it’s probably worth mentioning that the games I’m playing are not ones that are notorious for thrashing the CPU; games that are heavy on the CPU may get hotter temps.

The CPU can boost up into the 80s when doing an a hard all-core workload such as a synthetic benchmark (cinebench) but it will do this immediately and there is absolutely nothing that any other cooler would do to stop it behaving this way.

In short, it’s working really well :)

If you were doing long, heavy production workloads then arguably you’d want an AIO set-up… but then I’d question why you had a 9800X3D, since you’d be better off with another CPU!

Do be careful with installation though as per my posts earlier in the thread as I messed it up initially by accidentally moving the thermal paste guard on top of the CPU… causing very high temps. That was me being clumsy-ish but it’s a pretty easy mistake to make if you try to ‘wiggle’ the heatsink mid-installation.
 
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Nitefly said:
Hi there - yes it’s absolutely fine / great. For context this is a cool(ish) 8 core CPU and the computer is used for gaming. In this setup / purpose, there are no scenarios where the CPU overheats or throttles.

The new AMD chips are designed to work in hot temps. Regardless, in gaming the CPU can be anywhere from the 50s to low 70s with reasonably low fan noise, which I’d consider to be ‘cool’. The only reason it ever gets ‘hot’ (in the 70s) during gaming is because the GPU is heating up the case and I prefer low fan noise over icy temps. If I had GPU and case fans higher, CPU temps would be lower. With that said, it’s probably worth mentioning that the games I’m playing are not ones that are notorious for thrashing the CPU; games that are heavy on the CPU may get hotter temps.

The CPU can boost up into the 80s when doing an a hard all-core workload such as a synthetic benchmark (cinebench) but it will do this immediately and there is absolutely nothing that any other cooler would do to stop it behaving this way.

In short, it’s working really well :)

If you were doing long, heavy production workloads then arguably you’d want an AIO set-up… but then I’d question why you had a 9800X3D, since you’d be better off with another CPU!

Do be careful with installation though as per my posts earlier in the thread as I messed it up initially by accidentally moving the thermal paste guard on top of the CPU… causing very high temps. That was me being clumsy-ish but it’s a pretty easy mistake to make if you try to ‘wiggle’ the heatsink mid-installation.
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Thank for the information,

I'll mainly be gaming I wont be doing any heavy production anytime soon. I do very much like the idea of an AIO and like the look of them but for some reason a good air cooler seems great for longevity.
 
dannywaugh1 said:
Thank for the information,

I'll mainly be gaming I wont be doing any heavy production anytime soon. I do very much like the idea of an AIO and like the look of them but for some reason a good air cooler seems great for longevity.
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Tbf there isn’t really a ‘wrong choice’ - if you have your heart set on an AIO and want to just try one out, then that’s enough of a reason to go for one.

If you were to go for a tower air cooler, the one I got is expensive. You can get 90-95% of the Noctua performance for a fraction of the price. I believe the best value air cooler is the ‘Peerless Assassin’ range from Thermalright. It’s about 1/4 the price of the Noctua stuff as far as I can remember (less than £40)… so a heck of a lot cheaper than an AIO :)
 
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dannywaugh1 said:
for some reason a good air cooler seems great for longevity.
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Don't know if it helps at all but I've been running an Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240mm (from OCUK, obvs) since - and I had to look this up - the beginning of December 2020. That's on a 16-core Xeon in a ventilated cupboard that peaks at 34°C ambient temperature in the summer. Maybe it's an outlier but I can't say I can complain about the lifespan.
 
I do love a Noctua Build, I've had a few of their fans/coolers in the past and everything about them amazes me, all the way down to the boxes the LP cooler came in was immense
 
Looks slick :cool: Can’t beat an air cooled setup for aesthetics and simplicity IMO. I have a 9800x3d and a Noctua u12a cooler in my PC.

@Nitefly What kind of fan curve do you have setup for your temps/fan rpm range? I built a new rig a couple of months ago so still tweaking my setup.
 
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Never been a fan of the Noctua fans (in the two tone brown), but I have to say in your build, I actually quite like it. A very clean build and I think it helps that there aren't any other colours. Greta work buddy, I'd even have this build myself (Brown Noctua fans and all) :D
 
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