Views on what is the quietest and most effective air cooler for Ryzen 3700X

devilman_079 · 12 Jan 2020 at 15:28

Hi all, as per the title am looking at air coolers for a future purchase (Ryzen 7 3700X paired with a MSI B450 MORTAR MAX). Any thoughts on what I should buy (or avoid!)? Budget up to £75, possibly £100.

Is the BeQuiet DR Pro 4 the best option right now? And is it easy to install?

Appreciate any comments or good review links.

Thanks, D.

devilman_079 · 12 Jan 2020 at 22:30

Thank you for the replies.

The case I have is the Fractal Define Mini C (mATX). It has room for up to 170mm coolers.

devilman_079 · 13 Jan 2020 at 22:57

I am planning to get the MSI B450 MORTAR MAX to go with the 3700X. I already have the graphics card (Gigabyte rx5700 gaming OC - took advantage of a Gibbo special

) and use an external sound card (Soundblaster G6). I might get an M2 NVME storage solution (if there is a good 1Tb deal - but suspect prices might be going up), although already have a Sata 3 SSD Samsung Evo I can use.

Looks like the Mugen PCGH is a great CPU cooler option and much better than the AMD bundled cooler. I value silence over a few extra degrees that the Mugen 5 might give or DR Pro 4, and the cost saving is a bonus.

The one area I am now stuck on is the RAM!

I posted here to get some help https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...ax-owners-recommmend-memory-options.18875575/ , no replies as yet.

I was looking at the Patriot Viper Steel 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-32000C19 4000MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS416G400C9K), but am worried about the RAM height and also if this can easily run at 3600MHz on this motherboard. Am looking for an endorsement and am kicking myself I did not take advantage of the 8 Pack memory offers Gibbo put on recently. Don't want to spend more than £100 on memory.

Huge thanks for the Mugen cooler option.

devilman_079 · 20 Jan 2020 at 20:42

Thank you for all the help. Have gone with Corsair LPX 3600 Mhz ram (due to the low profile) with the MSI Mortar Max B450M and the BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 (only because I got it for a really silly price, otherwise would have been the Scythe Mugen 5 PCGH).

Look forward to the build when it all arrives.

Thanks, D.