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Ryzen 5 3600 Cooling Options

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So i just picked up a Ryzen 5 3600 and i know it includes a wraith stealth i believe. Would the cooler be able to handle the 3600 Oc'd to around 4.2-4.3GHz while staying under the temp threshold. I ask as i have no experience with wraith coolers. If not what cooler would be a good contender.
 
I'll be able to tell you something about temps on sunday, I'll be building a mid tower with this CPU.
 
So i just picked up a Ryzen 5 3600 and i know it includes a wraith stealth i believe. Would the cooler be able to handle the 3600 Oc'd to around 4.2-4.3GHz while staying under the temp threshold. I ask as i have no experience with wraith coolers. If not what cooler would be a good contender.
no,wraith stealth is terrible.90 degrees at 4 GHz

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What about the Thermaltake UX100 5V Motherboard ARGB LINK
 
I'm using the 3600x and a noctua nh-d15s, @4.3ghz it maxes out around 80 degrees in p95 small fft test which is as much stress as you can possibly put on the cpu, I would recommend swapping fan with higher cfm model and bolt one to the front if you can. I use the xigmatek aos 140mm in the middle which is near silent at full speed and delivers about 90cfm.
 
Ok this maybe LINK "Arctic Freezer 12"
 
Some coolers I've looked at

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Deepcool Gammax 400
 
Some coolers I've looked at

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Deepcool Gammax 400

Either one would offer better performance then the stealth and both the 400 and 212 EVO offer the similar performance. Deepcool tends to be cheaper while 212 evo looks slightly better...

 
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Either one would offer better performance then the stealth and both the 400 and 212 EVO offer the similar performance. Deepcool tends to be cheaper while 212 evo looks slightly better...


With the DeepCool tower installed, GTA V frame rates improved by no less than 14% at the CPU’s default setting.

stealth is pure crap.
and to think HWUnboxed gave Ryzen 3600 +$40 dollar better value for the box cooler :laugh:
 
So i just picked up a Ryzen 5 3600 and i know it includes a wraith stealth i believe. Would the cooler be able to handle the 3600 Oc'd to around 4.2-4.3GHz while staying under the temp threshold. I ask as i have no experience with wraith coolers. If not what cooler would be a good contender.
Wraith stealth is not meant for OC or anything too heavy and sustained load... Still a little better than anything Intel offers... but.
I see you have 3600 on your spec list. Do you not use the CPU with the stock cooler right now? How is the temp now, with what ambient and case airflow?
 
Wraith stealth is not meant for OC or anything too heavy and sustained load... Still a little better than anything Intel offers... but.
I see you have 3600 on your spec list. Do you not use the CPU with the stock cooler right now? How is the temp now, with what ambient and case airflow?
I just bought it and swapped my system specs to reflect that. The system hasn't been built yet. Still need PSU and GPU
 
Some coolers I've looked at

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Deepcool Gammax 400

Raise your spending limit to the $50 range and look into brands like Scythe. They are nearly as silent and can deliver top-tier Noctua performance with half to a third of the cost. There are a few others out there too, but Scythe has been making a rush to affordable coolers that tend to kick ass.
 
Raise your spending limit to the $50 range and look into brands like Scythe. They are nearly as silent and can deliver top-tier Noctua performance with half to a third of the cost. There are a few others out there too, but Scythe has been making a rush to affordable coolers that tend to kick ass.
Is there a particular model i should be looking at
 
Ninja5, Mugen5, maybe the FUMA2

EDIT: May also want to look at Cryorig and BeQuiet.
 
Ninja5, Mugen5, maybe the FUMA2

EDIT: May also want to look at Cryorig and BeQuiet.
I just checked and all those coolers are close to $80 and the Fuma over $100
 
I just checked and all those coolers are close to $80 and the Fuma over $100





BeQuiet is a bit more expensive. I do see I should have said $60 not $50 in my first post here though, sorry about that.
 
Here's this beast Be Quiet! (yes it's a bit expensive)

If you wish to wait here's a cooler similar to my LGA 775 Build from Aliexpress LINK
 
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I want to stay below $50 as i need other components as well
 
Skythe Fuma 2 is the best b4b atm imho
 
For $50 or less, searching just Newegg, this would do the job, although loud....

This looks promising, as a scythe knockoff, but never tested it personally....

A lot in that price group comes across as stock replacements to me, maybe a few to five degrees gained over stock (imho not worth the money), This includes most product makers like Cooler Master, Deepcool, ARCTIC, etc.
 
I want to stay below $50 as i need other components as well

if you are willing to spend more then the Gammax 400 and still stay under $50, at $38 the Artic 34 esport is hard to beat


Skythe Fuma 2 is the best b4b atm imho

about $10 over his budget in the USA
 
if you are willing to spend more then the Gammax 400 and still stay under $50, at $38 the Artic 34 esport is hard to beat


To be blunt, it is very easy to beat. I slammed the ARCTIC 33 for its poor performance, so they sent me the 34, which also resides in the bottom of my charts.

Oh shit, I just found this sleeper near the top of my charts.... https://www.newegg.com/p/1B4-0122-0...right_macho_direct-_-1B4-0122-00002-_-Product
 
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