Need a Cooler Re-think

sargan · 2 Sep 2024 at 12:31

Had purchase an Artic Freezer III 360 but compatibility issues means I will need to move to an Air Cooler.
I have no intent to overclock - it's a Ryzen 9 7900X, but if I did it would be mild overclocking not flat out, so Air cooler should be fine.

I looked at the compatibility list for my Motherboard - Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master each of the air coolers listed below is stated as compatible.
Case is Fractal Design Define 7 so no issues with maximum height.

Came to a short list based on Top 10 reviews etc ... any advice which to get (or not to get) ? I do not want any RGB lights

BeQuiet	Dark Rock Pro 5
Deep Cool	AS500 Plus
Deep Cool	AK620 zero Dark
Noctua	NH-D15 G2
Thermalright	Peerless Assasin

The Noctua is about 50% more than the others so probably not a serious consideration.

sargan · 2 Sep 2024 at 14:04

mickyflinn said:
Take a look at the Thermalrigt phantom spirit 120 range .

Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 Review: Simply the Best

Raising the bar on performance, noise levels, and value.

www.tomshardware.com

Thanks for that .. is this better than the Thermalright Peerless Assassin ?

sargan · 2 Sep 2024 at 15:24

Thanks guys ... the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 it will be
Just looked there is Evo version .... that is described as having significantly better fans, much quieter.
Anybody know if you can get EVO without RGB lights ?

sargan · 2 Sep 2024 at 16:01

Just been reading several side by side reviews at max power EVO is lounder but at normal speeds its very significantly quieter ,,, and cools better.
Thanks for the help .,.. just ordered Phantom Spirit EVO still going to be only around 50% of the cost of the Artic