Best air cooler AM4?

Matty8787 · 22 Jan 2023 at 18:59

Looking for one that will give me enough clearance for my RAM slots, all 4 of them are Corsair vengeance RGB pro and are to the right hand side of the CPU slot, on my current setup I have a Kraken AIO but because of the pipes I had to have the cooler off centred to be able to fit.

I don't overclock my CPU as I find the boost more than adequate.

Matty8787 · 22 Jan 2023 at 19:42

Eddie99 said:
Thermalright Assassin King 120 SE. Overclockers don't sell it but it can be purchased for £21.90 elsewhere. It may not be the best cooler but it'll be within a couple of degrees of a £100 Noctua on a stock 5600x, there's no point getting anything better if you're not overclocking.

I'm using it with a 5700G, running Cinebench R23 with the fan at 100% the max it reached was 68c. With the fan at a fixed 700RPM which is inaudible to me it reaches 77c.

Do you push/pull or just the one fan pulling?

Matty8787 · 22 Jan 2023 at 20:06

Eddie99 said:
Just the one fan on the right pushing. It doesn't interfere with the RAM slots.

Cheers.

Does it require backplate install?

Matty8787 · 22 Jan 2023 at 22:36

mickyflinn said:
One of the best coolers for the money (£33) with 100% ram clearance is the broken 3 and virtually silent.

It's 165mm tall so check it fits ypur case.

Alpenfohn Brocken 3 CPU Cooler - 140mm

Order Alpenfohn Brocken 3 CPU Cooler - 140mm now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Cool, 190mm according to Be quiet so I should be good

Matty8787 · 23 Jan 2023 at 15:00

Bencher said:
The best cooler for not covering ram slots is the u12a, way too pricey but its a beast. Have it on my 13900k, handles it like a champ. Now whether you willing to spend that much is a different story.

That the Noctua? I was considering the u12s chromax.

Matty8787 · 23 Jan 2023 at 16:32

Think I may opt for the redux, it's only 50 quid so a happy medium in terms of price and the quaility of a Noctua all in one.

Matty8787 · 23 Jan 2023 at 16:51

Eddie99 said:
TR AK120 SE is just as good if not better than the U12s Redux, with Noctua you still pay for the brand at every price point.

I hope the commission is good...!

I jest.

I am torn I keep going between them, will watch a video or two.

Matty8787 · 1 Feb 2023 at 17:14

Ended up with the Noctua u12s Redux, runs idle at 31 celcius and mid 50s at load.

Matty8787 · 4 Aug 2023 at 07:21

My Noctua nh-u12s redux has been humbled by the 5800x3d.

I am contemplating the Deepcool Assassin IV, expensive but looks cool af, and comes up well on benchmarks.

Matty8787 · 4 Aug 2023 at 13:08

superleeds27 said:
Just watched the GN review on the DeepCool. Does look good but they mention about fan noise/sound being a bit weird.

I'm not too bothered about noise these days as I use headphone but which review was it?

Matty8787 · 12 Aug 2023 at 19:36

Eddie99 said:
Review of the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE.

TLDW: Slightly better than the Peerless Assassin and best overall CPU cooler. Also confirms that their original Peerless Assassin review had inaccurate noise testing and is actually much quieter than the original review.

Eddie, which Thermalright cooler would you suggest right now for the 5800x3D, RAM clearance is expected.

I refuse to splash out over 100 notes on an air cooler so the high end Noctuas etc aren't tempting me.

Matty8787 · 12 Aug 2023 at 20:02

Eddie99 said:
Phantom Spirit 120 SE.

More so than the frost, peerless etc?

Matty8787 · 12 Aug 2023 at 20:16

Eddie99 said:
It's a bit better than the Peerless Assassin, about on par with the Frost Spirit 140, however the Frost Spirit is much bigger which has some downsides and I also don't like that it has two different fans.

Sorted then, cheers.

Matty8787 · 12 Aug 2023 at 23:52

DFP123 said:
Can vouch for Scythe

Which one?