I am looking for an Air Cooler for the 5800X3D I bought in the OC Sale a few weeks ago. Currently have a Ryzen 5 2600 with the stock cooler which is not good enough for the 5800X3D. There obviously will be no overclocking. Doesnt matter what it looks like as it will be in a closed, metal sided case. Cheap but good is what I am looking for. This is to go on a MSI B450-A PRO if that makes any difference.
Recommend Cooler for 5800X3D
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Thanks, I have no budget as such, just want value for money and something that will work. This is for a Christmas present for my son and the less I spend on the cooler the more I can spend on other gifts.
The case is a BitFenix Neos no window. I think it is 160mm but might be 158mm maximum
Thanks but he is not too bothered about looks of the Case or RGB.
Yes the fan slots are fully populated plus the rtx 3080 is an FE so it doesnt dump much heat into the case.
Thanks all, After looking at a bunch of review I have purchased a Thermalright Peerless Assasin as recommended by GuruJockStrap.
I will try to remember as it will be more than a month before it gets installed. Send me a riminder if I dont post after Christmas.Be good to share your experiences with the cooler on the 5800X3D.
I have a 5800X3D myself and its definitely a toasty CPU on stock voltages. I have a Brocken 2 with dual 140mm fans that tames it at around 83c when running Cinebench.
Run an extreme test like Prime small FFT torture test and it hits 90c within seconds and thermal throttles!
Yea, I dont think that matters at all. It just seems stupid to worry about 2 degrees when all I need is it to keep the CPU cool enough which it will without an offset mount.You need to get a cooler that is optimised for the 5xxx series CPU's. Not all coolers are. The contact plate is offset slightly to improve the cooling on these as the hottest point is slightly offset to one side.
So which ever one you choose check this out first as it can knock 8-10c off the temps.
Ah just seen what you bought, dont think that was a good choice.
Just to give you an idea and I know you wanted air not AIO but I didnt realise this till I saw this in my instructions.
Not complacent, just practical, I am not going to spend hundreds of pounds on a specific AiO cooler to gain 2 degrees.Dont be so complacent these run HOT.If you notice I have one, do any of the above who recommended the cooler ?
Also make sure you look into PBO 2 as well.
https://github.com/PrimeO7/How-to-u...X3D-Guide-with-PBO2-Tuner/blob/main/README.md
If you can suggest an air cooler for less than £43 that has better cooling then I am all ears but I looked up reviews and the Thermalright essentially beats or matches virtually every other Air cooler including some over £100 except in the most extreme cases and even then does fine particularly if you dont mind a bit more noise so I think it is fine but I guess time will tell. At the end of the day it will be used for Gaming so will never be using all cores at full load so anything more expensive would definitely be overkill.
OK so just got the CPU installed with the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120.Be good to share your experiences with the cooler on the 5800X3D.
I have a 5800X3D myself and its definitely a toasty CPU on stock voltages. I have a Brocken 2 with dual 140mm fans that tames it at around 83c when running Cinebench.
Run an extreme test like Prime small FFT torture test and it hits 90c within seconds and thermal throttles!
On Cinebench the temperature topped out at 73°c and frequency sitting right at 4200mhz with a score of 13624.
On Prime Small FFT test it went to 90°c within 30 seconds with the frequency fluctuating between 4060mhz and 4080mhz, I only ran this for about 15 minutes.