Cooling for Ryzen 1700x

[Dyldo_Baggins]

Looking for some decent cooling for the Ryzen 7 1700x (ROG STRIX B350F AM4 MOBO) but completely stumped on what to get. Options so far:

DARK ROCK PRO 3 CPU COOLER
NH-U14S
Corsair Hydro H60

My case is the Sharkoon BD28 https://www.sharkoon.com/product/1678/BD28#desc

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

 

[Dyldo_Baggins]

Don't bother with an AIO unless it is 240mm or bigger. You will be better suited with a good tower cooler.

Dark Rock Pro is a good choice but make sure it is the Pro as the standard version will only orient facing down towards the graphics card on Ryzen motherboards.

If you want a top notch air cooler but think Noctua look like baby sick then have a look at the Cryorig R1 Ultimate or R1 Universal. The Universal has a slimline front fan if you are worried about RAM clearance.

I have a Corsair H100i v2 cooling my R7 1700. I have it overclocked just a smidge under 4.0GHz and at times it can make a bit of a racket. I still like it but in hindsight I should probably have saved half of that money and bought a Dark Rock Pro as it just doesn't get that hot even with a good overclock.

Haha the Noctua does indeed look like baby sick, despite their good performance... I think you are right, they just dont get hot enough to warrant extremely good liquid cooling, will probs go for the dark rock pro!

 

[Dyldo_Baggins]

This Alpenfohn is a nice cooler for the money. It also clears the Ram slots so you can use tall Ram.

The specs for your case list a max cpu cooler height of 179mm and the Alpenfohn is 165mm so it will easily fit.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Alpenfohn Brocken 3 CPU Cooler - 140mm= £42.95

Total: £51.65 (includes shipping: £8.70)
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Doesn't look too bad... Will have a think!

 

[Dyldo_Baggins]

Any good quality cooler be fine. Not that hot a chip, though can get toasty if you push it hard(higher volts/overclock).

Yea I doubt I will push it too hard, so might be good with just an air fan!