Budget CPU air cooler. Which one ?

[Drake5]

I'm looking for suggestions on which budget air cooler to get for a 5600x, ideally under £50

Any suggestions please

 

[Glanza]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x be quiet! Pure Rock 2 FX Black ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-023-BQ) = £38.99

Total: £47.69 (includes delivery: £8.70)​

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[mickyflinn]

For £33 the brocken 3 is excellent and near silent, but it's a 165mm tall .

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Alpenfohn Brocken 3 CPU Cooler - 140mm (SKU: HS-05A-AL) = £32.99

Total: £41.69 (includes delivery: £8.70)​

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[Grandmaster Fap!]

Anything by Scythe to be honest, Mugen 5 is amazing value for the performance.

 

[MatteRB26]

Even the Hyper 212 Evo will more than handle a 5600x

 

[Alexrose1uk]

If its still under £50, the Deepcool AK500 is quite substantial, and looks very nice. Only reason it'll go out of my machine is if I get an exceptional deal on something bigger, or a great deal on a chonky great AIO 240-360 sized.

 

[GreatAuk]

Arctic Freezer A35 is meant to perform well, £35: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arctic-freezer-a35-co-am4-am5-cpu-cooler-hs-07y-ar.html
(they do Black versions with RGB too for a bit more money).

The 'Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE' is supposed to perform very well too, ocuk don't sell it though.

 

[Scougar]

Was thinking about a cooler for my daughter's machine and was shocked to see the budget hyper 212 is over 50 now. Just nuts.

 

[MatteRB26]

Was thinking about a cooler for my daughter's machine and was shocked to see the budget hyper 212 is over 50 now. Just nuts.

Wait it is?! I thought it was still around £45

 

[freddie64]

Was thinking about a cooler for my daughter's machine and was shocked to see the budget hyper 212 is over 50 now. Just nuts.

None RGB ones are under £40.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition V2 CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-084-CM) = £52.99
• 1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition V2 CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-081-CM) = £39.95
• 1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo V2 CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: HS-08F-CM) = £34.99

Total: £136.63 (includes delivery: £8.70)​

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[Scougar]

Ok, so only the black edition is pricey. Thanks.

 

[pastymuncher]

The Thermalright Peerless Assassin SE120 at just under £40 for the non RGB version (ARGB is just under £44) is unbeatable for the price/performance. Have a read of this review. I am chuffed to bits with mine.

 

[mickyflinn]

Was thinking about a cooler for my daughter's machine and was shocked to see the budget hyper 212 is over 50 now. Just nuts.

What cpu is it ?

 

[rare]

You can get a AK620 for just a little more and while it’s deffo overkill for a 5600x it would run incredibly quietly and serve you for plenty of upgrades down the line. Also looks great.

 

[Zeebedy]

I use a DC AK620 on my 5900X and it does a great job for productivity / gaming!

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Yep, I am kinda regretting not just going for the ak620 instead of the ak500, for the extra thermal Headroom!

 

[doyll]

I almost always build with bigger / higher cooling ability coolers than required. Cooler rated 200w on a 100w CPU give CPU temps at 50-60% fan speed that a 120w cooler will at 90-100% .. end result is much quieter system.

Thermalright 5x heatpipe single towers start at 22 quid (Assassin King 120) and 6x heatpipe twin towers start a little below 30 (Silver Soul 135). Both are very good coolers, but than all Thermalright are good.

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Yep, to be honest I built with a 200w cooler, wish I'd gone for a 250. My CPU is only using around 150w overclocked but it's still pushing this cooler hard.