BeQuiet Shadow Rock 3?

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Have recently built a Ryzen 3800x pc using the stock cooler that came with the CPU. I built it in a NZXT H510i and added two BeQuiet Shadow Wings fans at the front and used the 2 preinstalled fans in the rear/top.

Man this pc is loud, but it’s not a constant volume, the cpu fan spins up randomly and I’ve ended up disabling the rear/top fans unless the cpu hits 70 degrees.

I’ve ordered another two 120mm Shadow Wings fans to replace the two that came with the case but wondered what your thoughts are on the Shadow Rock 3 cooler?

With the computer at 7% CPU load, the CPU is sitting at 65 - 71 degrees which seems really high considering the computers not doing anything.

Will the Shadow Rock 3 be sufficient to keep the temp down? I’m concerned that with idle temps at 65+ degrees, doing anything like video editing will cause problems so want to get a better cooler.

Unfortunately I have limited funds available having already spent way more than anticipated on this system so AIO’s are out as are the likes of the BeQuiet Dark coolers :(
 
It will definately be a good improvement over the stock cooler and will fit in with your BeQuiet theme, but I really would try to stretch to another ~£15 for the Dark Rock 4 if you can (less than £60 from the rainforest) as it has better features and cooling capabilities.
 
What I'm not keen on with the Shadow Rock is the direct contact base which appears to be a block of aluminium surrounding the bare copper heatpipes. This is usually a feature of lower cost heatsinks and isn't as efficient as a plated solid copper base that are found on the high end heatsinks. The better quality bases like that on the Dark Rock coolers tend to be flatter with less surface irregularities meaning they make better contact with the CPU heat spreader, the solid copper base is much better at soaking away heat than aluminium so you end up with a more efficient cooler. I hope that helps explain why my recommendation would be to try to get the Dark Rock over the Shadow Rock.

Ryzen chips will boost and sustain their core speeds based on a number of factors of which temperature is probably the main one. So it is always best to get the best quality cooler you can as that way you will be getting the best performance possible from your CPU.
 
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