Is the stock AMD Ryzen cooler acceptable for casual gaming use?

soulhunter123 · 28 Aug 2019 at 20:08

The last time I built a PC (years ago) the stock coolers were generally considered pretty sub-par and it was highly recommended to get a new aftermarket cooler.

Has that changed? Will the stock AMD coolers do a decent (and decently quiet) job of cooling for someone who will only be using the machine for casual/non-hardcore gaming?

soulhunter123 · 29 Aug 2019 at 00:11

Cheers. Won't bother with an aftermarket cooler at the moment, then. I suppose it's an easy enough part to upgrade at a later date!

I just remember the Intel ones being awful, 10+ years ago...

soulhunter123 · 29 Aug 2019 at 01:18

an0nym0us said:
The Ryzen stock coolers are reasonable. Definitely worth using it first to see if it's suitable for your needs. Make sure to monitor your temperatures.

Will do. What's a reasonable range for a Ryzen 2600 assuming a normal room temp of ~20C?

soulhunter123 · 29 Aug 2019 at 02:32

Thanks; that's quite a high threshold. I'll try the stock cooler then. Cheers!

soulhunter123 · 29 Aug 2019 at 13:25

JTrickle said:
Terrible whine even at idle no matter the rpm.

Could it have been a part resonating against the fan or something, as opposed to the fan itself? I had something like that with a case fan and ended up sticking a tiny bit of blu-tac in the corner to stop vibrations.

soulhunter123 · 29 Aug 2019 at 14:00

The Stealth and Spire are the non-RGB ones, right? Kinda annoying how you have to trump up for the better CPUs to get an RGB cooler.

soulhunter123 · 29 Aug 2019 at 14:15

Actually it looks like there's a Spire with RGB lighting:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-wraith-spire-ryzen-am4-rgb-cpu-cooler-hs-003-am.html

The "basic" Spire definitely doesn't have RGB though, at least according to the pictures I'm seeing of the one boxed with the lower-end CPUs.