Help with CPU Cooler!!!

[J450 Lonestar]

Good day all!

I have the current setup:
1. Corsair Crystal 460X RGB Case.
2. Asrock killer wifi x370 moba.
3. Ryzen 1600 and wraith cooler.
4. Gigabyte GTX 1080 gaming GPU
5. 6 x corsair sp 120 fans RGB.
6. Corsair vengeance 2 x 8GB RGB @3000MHz Ram

My problem is I want to get my cpu either on water or upgrade the air cooler to get my cpu temps down.

Concerns:
I will not be able to fit a 240mm water cooler at the top as it will hit the ram and motherboard.

If air cooling, what would you suggest?

Thanks for the input!


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[Star_22]

Can you mount the 240mm AIO in the front ?
Otherwise go CM Hyper 212X. Had one on my R5 1600 and even with an OC of 3.9Ghz it kept it below 70C

 

[J450 Lonestar]

You can but ascetics wise it will not look nice and you could go with a 360 rad but the fans might be a problem.


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[Valheru]

Looks fine?

 

[Petester]

Can you mount the 240mm AIO in the front ?
Otherwise go CM Hyper 212X. Had one on my R5 1600 and even with an OC of 3.9Ghz it kept it below 70C

I second the 212X CM cooler. Also don't get a 120mm AIO . Inadequate and remember liquid heats up during sustain loads in a closed loop but cools down slowly .
If the radiator / cooling is inefficient you will see progressive rises in temps as the liquid will never get a chance to cool down and just end up recycling hot liquid.
That why a lot of the AIO reviews are misleading as they never do sustained load tests over a few hours . If they did you would see how ineffective some of them are.

For a Ryzen 5 1600 a CM 212X will work very well and not cost a fortune.

PS : Wraith cooler is crap. Really crap !

 

[SCHUMI4EVER]

Hyper 212 always

 

[J450 Lonestar]

Looks fine?

The problem is I have HDD drives that is hidden under that second bay.

Won’t a 240mm look stupid and restrict air intake from the case?



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[J450 Lonestar]

I second the 212X CM cooler. Also don't get a 120mm AIO . Inadequate and remember liquid heats up during sustain loads in a closed loop but cools down slowly .
If the radiator / cooling is inefficient you will see progressive rises in temps as the liquid will never get a chance to cool down and just end up recycling hot liquid.
That why a lot of the AIO reviews are misleading as they never do sustained load tests over a few hours . If they did you would see how ineffective some of them are.

For a Ryzen 5 1600 a CM 212X will work very well and not cost a fortune.

PS : Wraith cooler is crap. Really crap !

I really want to push it above 3.8GHz and maximize everything.

So the CM 212X will be more that adequate to cool the processor while running at maximum performance?


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[zparky071]

I really want to push it above 3.8GHz and maximize everything.

So the CM 212X will be more that adequate to cool the processor while running at maximum performance?


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It will yes! I'm running same case with the Phanteck 120mm cooler on the same CPU. Pushed a 3.8GHz with 1.3v sitting around 60°C on load! Didn't push 3.9GHz coz of lazy! Lolz!

 

[Valheru]

The problem is I have HDD drives that is hidden under that second bay.

Won’t a 240mm look stupid and restrict air intake from the case?

Nah, 240mm would look fine, but it will come down to personal taste. Maybe consider a HDD mod to mount them on the bottom of the cage, much like you get the SSD caddies on the other side of the motherboard backplate.

Also, 60C under load is frankly not that much. Rule of thumb appears to be dont push too much voltage (long term usage degrades CPU) and stay out of the 90's.

 

[J450 Lonestar]

Thanks guys!!

Think I get one of CM’s!

I have a black and white themed build!


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[Cookie]

@J450 Lonestar
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[Cookie]

Or even his smaller brother

Both black and white to match your build

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[J450 Lonestar]

Oeh yes that is what I need! Will check if it is still available!


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[Cookie]

Oeh yes that is what I need! Will check if it is still available!


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Be sure to check the CPU cooler clearance on your case. These phantek coolers really are big

 

[J450 Lonestar]

Thank you I will!

I need to make sure if there is an AM4 bracket included.


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[SILTECH786]

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[J450 Lonestar]

The black and yellow will not look as nice as the white and black!


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[zparky071]

Phantek 120mm fits like a glove!

https://imgur.com/a/Z6XkHj3