So I'm building a new rig and deciding on what cooler to use for my CPU. I'm looking for something inexpensive but not cheap. Any suggestions? CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D MOBO: ROG Strix x870E-E RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB
Which case are you using? If you're using full tower then I recommend Assassin line up from DeepCool, either III or IV is fine. Alternative shoulde be Noctua nh-d15. Those two are flagship for both brand and should handle your cpu nicely. Sick setup btw
As somebody who owns 3x Noctua D15's of different years, I gotta recommend you the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE. For basically a quarter the price of the Noctua, it performs 95% as good and overclocks the same with similar CPUs.
I get wanting to spend money just for the sake of spending money - but I think you're giving this guy bad advice. Sure the Peerless cooler may seem cheaper based off of brand name, but it’s just insanely good value. Like I said, performs ~95% of the D15 at a fraction of the price of the D15. Writing it off based on looks or cost alone is missing the point. Sidenote, I’ve been using it in a datacenter on machines worth a combined $20,000 talkign about "cheapening the build" .
One of the many available Corsair all-in-one water cooled solutions are a pretty decent and affordable option. It's a self contained loop, no need to worry about leaks etc. just install and you are good to go. edit: I've got them in like 3 of my machines, they get the job done just fine. Just make sure you have a case that can fit a radiator.
you do you fam, your advice is not that good though I'm kinda curious on which kind of data center that you can fit a tower hsf on lmfao, maybe you mean your home lab server ? Is the 20k data center still there for me to behold or is it gone?
If a cooler performs almost identically for 1/4 the cost, calling it bad advice just because it lacks your "brand clout" kinda proves the point - you're paying for a label, it's just very basic 120mm fans and bent copper. Also, my servers were colocated with Path and Hivelocity, running both the Noctua and the Assassin I recommended. EDIT: also seconding this recommendation if you want it to be mindless and quiet.
what's brand clout hahaha. No no enlightened me with your 20k data center fam. It sounds like you've never seen a real server rack before and you thought you could just have shove a full size HSF into it lmfao. You could've said "your 20k build" then it might sound credible, but let's be real, no one would use a 35$ cooler on a 20k build LOL
I appreciate the sarcasm, sadly I'm not trying to sit and fight on a private MS server forum over computer fans lol - I was just trying to help OP. Just a message ago I SPECIFICALLY mentioned who I colocated my machines with, so feel free to cope however you like I guess? you clearly didn't even check to see because yes, you'd find out that they allow a "FUL LSIZE HSF INTO IT LMFAO". YES, many datacenters will colocate full-size systems without issue as long as they’re properly built to fit within your alloted rack space. Ironically, a lot of game servers such as this one are literally hosted on rented half-racks off of what is literally labeled "gaming" hardware with full size heatsinks. Sadly can't go into detail about what I do, because it’d cross into advertising being that it's largely in the gaming industry, but I’ve built more systems than I can count tyvm EDIT: I agree btw, definitely no $40 cooler on a 20k build, but I did not mean any singular build is 20k. I don't even think you could reasonably make a 20k build if you tried without an insane server mobo.
Let's be real here: you don't own any 20,000$ datacenter. If you do have the chance to physically work with a 20k data center you would know that no 20k data center fit a full size HSF into it, and your admin wouldn't let you turn a single piece of bolt there let alone swap out a component. anyone work in IT infrastructure field would know it's full of shit, so yeah the 20k datacenter is not in the room with us. I haven't said anything about your advice is bad, I said your advice isn't that good, before that you said "but I think you're giving this guy bad advice". Thermalright Assassin 120 is okayish but fitting it into a Strix x870 and 9800X3D out of place. Cheapen out 30$ on hsf on a 500$ cpu, talking about bad advice LOL, just say you love that HSF hahahaha
