AM4 cooler under 150mm

LukasBB

LukasBB

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Looking for a cooler to replace stock ryzen 5 2600 cooler. Need something that will fit Gigabyte Aorus B450 I Pro Wifi mini-itx board - this one: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ocket-am4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-57h-gi.html
It also needs to be under 150mm as it will go inside Corsair 380T case. What can you recommend? I'm thinking Be Quiet Dark Rock TF but not too sure if it would fit. Don't really want an AIO.
 
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Thanks, would any of those handle some overclocking as well? They don't look too impressive tbh but as long as they do the job I don't care what they look like. Also worth mentioning is I've got some noctua nf-f12 fans lying around so could possibly swap the fans out if needed.
 
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Thanks, would any of those handle some overclocking as well? They don't look too impressive tbh but as long as they do the job I don't care what they look like. Also worth mentioning is I've got some noctua nf-f12 fans lying around so could possibly swap the fans out if needed.
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There's even an Arctic Freezer 33 for Threadripper CPUs (same just larger contact plate). It fared surprisingly well compared to Noctua's more expensive/more heatpipes Threadripper cooler (this one is too tall for 380T) in a test with a 16 core Threadripper @ 4.0GHz, keeping temps under 70C and sound just a couple decibels above the Noctua. Overclocking 2600 won't be a problem.
 
LukasBB said:
Thanks, would any of those handle some overclocking as well? They don't look too impressive tbh but as long as they do the job I don't care what they look like. Also worth mentioning is I've got some noctua nf-f12 fans lying around so could possibly swap the fans out if needed.
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The Cryorig M9A cooler has a 92mm fan so a Noctua NF-F12 would be too big. You would need to step up to the H7 for a 120mm fan. It should fit on the Arctic coolers that Danny posted though as they are 120mm fans.

There are also twin fan versions of the Arctic 33 Esports but they are not listed on here for whatever reason.
 
From what I found on arctic website the only difference between all freezer 33 models is just a different fan. So if heatsink is the same for all freezer 33 models wouldn't it be better to just get the cheapest freezer 33 I can find, throw the fan away and use my noctua fans instead?
 
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From what I found on arctic website the only difference between all freezer 33 models is just a different fan. So if heatsink is the same for all freezer 33 models wouldn't it be better to just get the cheapest freezer 33 I can find, throw the fan away and use my noctua fans instead?
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As long as it has AM4 mounting, and the same heatsink designed not to conflict with RAM, like the modern ones, sure. Sometimes they change them slightly over time and don't specify it.

You also have this 5 heatpipe/dual heatsink option:

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And replace the 92mm fans with Noctua 120mm. Being dual heatsink and with two fans, the second fan at the rear may interfere with the 380T's rear fan though. Just one fan would be fine anyway, as tests have shown (1-2 degree difference).

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £48.65 (includes shipping: £8.70)​
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Yeah, overkill. But might reassure Lukas, as he didn't find the others very impressive-looking.

One potential issue with the Atlas and using Noctua 120mm which you wouldn't have with the Arctic Freezer 33, is that the Atlas uses round-frame 92mm fans so as not to touch the spring screws. It would be harder to position square-frame NF-F12 as low as possible because of this. I couldn't tell you if it would stay under 150mm.
 
Good spot. Forgot about the separate mounting bracket for Alpenfohn.

I'd go with Freezer 33 if I wanted to use Noctua 120 guaranteed. I'd go with Atlas if I wasn't bothered about that, as it might not fit below 150mm.
 
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