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Thank you. I only have pics with the stock cooler. Haven't taken any since I got the new fans and cpu cooler. I dont think there is a way to improve the air flow in the case without switching the front 200mm fan to something with better static pressure or nodding the case to hold more fans. I'll just keep an eye on temps to make sure the max during multicore doesn't start going above 80c, and maybe remount the cpu cooler when I get more thermal paste lol.

So do you think with the max temps lower and the frequency higher I should just leave it? I'm just worried I did something wrong to cause the idle to go up. But I have to consider it might be as you said just air flow changes or cooler differences I guess?

So I have a r7 3800x in a thermalright v1. With the stock wraith prism and no exhaust fans I idles in the lower 40s but under all core work loads I would get up to 90 and the all core clock would drop about 100 to 150 mhz, and the cooler was loud as hell! After posting on the forum I found I should be able to get a decent tower cooler and bigger than the case spec says. So I ordered a Arctic Freezer 33 Esports One and 2 80mm arctic fans for exhaust! I tested the wraith prism with the 80mm exhaust fans and it didn't help the cpu but did lower gpu temps! Then I installed the Arctic cooler(still with exhaust fans) and now my idle temps are in the 50s! My all core workload tests are now maxing at 79c my frequency also went up about 50 mhz and its much quieter... I'm just worried I did something wrong with the idle temps so much higher! Any tips would be great thank you!

Ty very much I can now look for coolers up to 154mm!

I can't remember if it was on amazon or newegg but I think a seller might even have been artic recommended a newer cooler than the xtreme 2. I think it was under the question section on amazon for the cooler. Bus as long as its quieter and preferably out of the 80s during all core loads I'd be down lol.

I searched and search through pcpartpicker and couldn't find anything but the cryorig h7 that fit but was larger than the case recommended site. Though if you read the build with the u12s he had to drill holes for the heatpipes to stick through the acrylic. But it means a 150mm might just fit. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z4SM6G1/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_zcLtEbZRBBX2Y. And https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z4SM6G1/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_zcLtEbZRBBX2Y Are what I was considering.

Edited cause didnt see the first part of your message. No color problems but want a front to back air path. True, any recommendations on a cooler that will be quieter and maybe cooler than my temps with the stock cooler that are under 149mm tall? And affordable( less than 40 usd)?

So I'm looking for a new cpu cooler for my r7 3800x. I have a thermaltake v1 case with the stock 200mm intake fan. I have the stock cooler on the high setting and it can get a bit loud and temps when running things like cinebench are in the 80s. Max was 84.3c. I was told the noctua u9s was the best for the case, but its $60 usd. And I've read you can get taller coolers than what the manufacturer says for the v1. I found 2 offbrand/no name heatsinks that I was considering, a 135mm tall dual tower 6 heatpipe unit w/ a 92mm fan, or a 148mm tall single tower 5 heatpipe unit with a 120mm fan. I would be buying MX-4 thermal paste and 2 80mm artic fans(for exhaust) with either one and total would still be less than the u9s. Not sure which style cooler would be better. Main goal is make it quieter, and stay outta the 80s.

Thank you. I was thinking of getting a 140mm aio and mounting it on the inside of the case as the 200 fan is mounded outside the frame. But was worried that the higher static pressure from a 140 designed for a radiator might hurt the motor of the 200mm one... or getting the big shuriken 3 like the other guy said. And getting 2 x80mm noctua 1300 pwm redux fans no matter what. Not sold on which cpu option yet.. the air cooler option is cheaper but I am feeling the aio would cool better and be quieter.

Thank you. It was just I coincidence about the cpu height limitation. The case supports a 200mm(included) or 140mm or 120mm front fan, and 2x80 team fans. Radiator support is 120mm or 140mm front mount max. Sorry for the confusion. I mentioned the cpu limitation as I half expected someone to say just get a noctua d15 lol. You did answer my question ty the 140mm aio is the way I was leaning. Anyone know good air coolers under 140 that are quiet?

I know this issue has been talked about a lot on youtube and there is a ltt video but it's with a oced 9700k. I recently bought a 3800x and am using the stock cooler. Even after making a custom fan curve the cooler is annoyingly loud and the ramp ups using the asus fan expert 4 software are jarring even when I put in a timed ramp up in the software. I have a Thermaltake V1 as a case with a 140mm cpu cooler height limit. Would a 140mm aio have enough cooling performance to max out the stock non oc performance of the 3800x? I dont really need it to be a lot cooler than the box cooler(peaks at 84 in short stress tests). I just want it quieter and not to lose performance.

Oh also any clue on how to make the lights go off when the pc is off annoying lights just stay on!

Ty!

3600 mhz 16 19 19 39 By everything else default do you mean auto? That's how it was from beginning(shipped all auto which didnt use ram properly), and is that voltage for the cpu high?

I just built a new pc 3800x(wanted the 2 free games) , b450 I strix itx mobo, 32gb 16gbx2 gskill 3600 cl 16, 5700xt red dragon, 750w focus plus gold psu. I'm using the stock cooler. I ran cinibench and it was only about 100-200 points above the 1700x this seemed odd to me. I checked and my memory was at 3200 cl 25! I looked up how to fix this, i had to take the option off of auto and choose 3600 in the bios to activate the xmp( this kit is on the qvl). And it seems to be working. My real issue is I have never had a high end mobo before, should I be leaving everything o N auto or do I need to change settings to get the expected performance from my cpu? I'm not wanting to oc i just want it to act like it should. Also i noticed the voltage says 1.4** when in the os using asus ai program not even doing any stress tests. My old msi crap board for my 2500k was default settings unless I changed something. This asus board seems like it's doing things and I dunno what to turn off or let go. Also I tried the tuning wizard and after it loaded my ram was at 3600 but better timings but the system would crash when I ran cinebench. I'm running all auto in bios now except the docp standard needed to get my ram at 3600. Pls help me