Air Cooling The 3700X

LukeMurtagh1995 · 17 Feb 2020 at 17:16

Hello all,

I may decide to get the 3700X for my next build which will be all air cooled. I was wondering what air cooler to use for my 3700X. Can anyone recommend any air coolers? I was the I king of going for the Noctua NH-U12S, although I’ve also been recommended a Scythe cooler. Would the Noctua give me good temps when my CPU is overclocked?

Thanks.

LukeMurtagh1995 · 17 Feb 2020 at 17:24

Yes, I’ve seen the new Zalman cooler. The only issue is that I don’t like the aesthetics all that much. I may end up going for it though as it is a great cooler by all accounts.

LukeMurtagh1995 · 17 Feb 2020 at 17:31

Ha, that it certainly does. Price to performance the Zalman is almost certainly better than the Noctua.

LukeMurtagh1995 · 17 Feb 2020 at 18:17

Yes, I’ve heard good things about that cooler. Is there any potential RAM-blocking issues with the Pro 4?

LukeMurtagh1995 · 17 Feb 2020 at 18:40

wazza300 said:
Probably,not sure on that cooler,if using low profile ram I think you'd be ok

Another cooler to consider is the arctic freezer 34 esports,but I doubt it would be as good as the expensive coolers

Okay, thanks for your advice. I’m looking to get some Ryzen optimised RGB memory so as long as the cooler doesn’t hang over the second memory slot I should be okay.

LukeMurtagh1995 · 17 Feb 2020 at 19:22

Yes, that’s something I need to keep an eye on. The case I’ll probably go with, a Meshify S2, should give me plenty of room, but I don’t want a massive air cooler to take up most of the space inside it. Purely for aesthetic reasons admittedly.