Best budget air cooler for 10600k overclock

southernorth · 10 Oct 2020 at 12:54

Hi,

Are there any budget (£50 or less) air coolers that can sustain good overclocks on a 10600k? I mean without spending £80+ for a Dark Rock Pro 4/NH-D15.

Cheers

Minibiker · 10 Oct 2020 at 13:53

I had a Cryorig H7 Plus cooling a OC Ryzen 2600 which done a great job for a cooler under £50

mickyflinn · 10 Oct 2020 at 13:59

Arctic e34 sports duo 210w tdp. £35

turbot1984 · 10 Oct 2020 at 14:04

southernorth said:
Hi,

Are there any budget (£50 or less) air coolers that can sustain good overclocks on a 10600k? I mean without spending £80+ for a Dark Rock Pro 4/NH-D15.

Cheers

DRP is a great cooler and looks ace! got one spare but not allowed to say that on here if you get my drift.

doyll · 10 Oct 2020 at 16:43

Scythe SCMG-5100 Mugen 5 Rev.B CPU Cooler £42.95 is hard to beat.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/scythe-scmg-5100-mugen-5-rev.b-cpu-cooler-hs-046-sy.html

EsaT · 10 Oct 2020 at 17:32

Besides Mugen 5, Scythe Fuma 2 would be another.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/scythe-scfm-2000-fuma-2-dual-fan-cpu-cooler-2x120-mm-hs-04f-sy.html
And then there's really massive Ninja 5.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/scythe-scnj-5000-ninja-5-cpu-cooler-120mm-hs-04g-sy.html

Gray2233 · 10 Oct 2020 at 17:34

First time I've seen the SCNJ 5000 in stock for an age, that's your best bet if it'll fit in your case.

The Mugen 5 mentioned above if not.

Plec · 10 Oct 2020 at 18:13

Gray2233 said:
First time I've seen the SCNJ 5000 in stock for an age, that's your best bet if it'll fit in your case.

Great performing cooler for the money (well, just a great cooler) - and imagine it next to this:

Stacked bricks.

I love my windowless cases even more.

Gray2233 · 10 Oct 2020 at 18:22

Plec said:
Great performing cooler for the money (well, just a great cooler) - and imagine it next to this:

Stacked bricks.

I love my windowless cases even more.

Very sexy.

If I was spending on a 3080 right now and there was actual stock it's the Aorus cards I'd be looking at personally, or at least between them and the higher tier Zotac.

southernorth · 10 Oct 2020 at 18:38

Thanks for all the suggestions, very useful to see such a variety available.
And wow, the RTX 3080 talk really has permeated into every part of the forums by now

Saul Farrell · 12 Oct 2020 at 08:32

I’d recommend the Noctua NH-U14S. It may not look the best but the fan is very quiet and it’s great at keeping the temps down.

pp111 · 12 Oct 2020 at 10:22

doyll said:
Scythe SCMG-5100 Mugen 5 Rev.B CPU Cooler £42.95 is hard to beat.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/scythe-scmg-5100-mugen-5-rev.b-cpu-cooler-hs-046-sy.html

Don't let the picture fool you. The Mugen is a very large cooler. They are very good value for money. If anything the weak link in the product is the fan which is not a particularly good pressure fan. But like any air cooler you can always upgrade it later with a better fan. They really are great value for money.