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As title, what is generally considered the best air cooler for AM4? I have a Cryorig H7 - how would that cope? I'm happy to purchase something better if the H7 isn't up to it, but not looking to spend for the sake of it. 
Best air cooler for Ryzen
- Thread starter Dirk Diggler
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I'm looking to get a 3800x and would like to get the most from it. I can take the fan curve to maximum aggression i.e. all the way to 100% when required. Actually, I really should have mentioned that in the OP. So the question is really:
Will an H7 with dual fans at 100% (when required) be enough to get the most from a 3800x, or should I look to buy something else to run under similar conditions?
Will an H7 with dual fans at 100% (when required) be enough to get the most from a 3800x, or should I look to buy something else to run under similar conditions?
@doyll thanks.
I've ordered the conversion bracket and will test it out. I'll be housing the system in a Parvum S2.0 with 120 (front), 240 (base) pulling air in and 240 (top), 160 (rear) sucking air out.
I've ordered the conversion bracket and will test it out. I'll be housing the system in a Parvum S2.0 with 120 (front), 240 (base) pulling air in and 240 (top), 160 (rear) sucking air out.
I've got the H7 installed and it's fine at stock, however I want to see how it performs with PBO enabled. What's the best test for realistic heat, not a synthetic torture test, just a real world test? Handbrake a large movie file?
Also, I'm assuming peak temperature should be around 80C?
Also, I'm assuming peak temperature should be around 80C?
With Handbrake, it's hitting low 80s with all core boost 4.0GHz. I think I would be better with PBO disabled as the performance boost isn't there anyway.
Wow, 20C lower with a loss of 100-200MHz... Great thermal gain for minimal performance loss. A bit of a no brainer, TBH.
It'll be interesting to see the new Ryzen performance and thermals. Not long to go now.
It'll be interesting to see the new Ryzen performance and thermals. Not long to go now.
Some feedback on this; I've changed the Cryorig out for a Dark Pro 4 and the improvement is approx. 10C.
What? Idle temperatures mean nothing, the CPU is literally doing next to nothing with no work load.