Choosing an air cooler

[jdkm101]

HI all,

 

Built a new pc and looking at air coolers but having trouble deciding on what to get as im not 100% sure on clearance due to the ram size.

Motherboard asus strix gaming F (non wifi)

ram - vengence RGB Pro

CPU - 3600x

 

been looking at noctua or be quite but any any options are welcomed

[Helpful Tech Witch]

budget?

[Fk1]

i think nhd-15 or dark rock pro 4

one question, this motheboard is good? i am looking to buy a new mobo.

 

[jdkm101]

Just now, HelpfulTechWizard said:

budget?

anything up to £100 will be fine rather not spend more than that on air cooling, its only a 3600x i cant imagine it getting to hot

[jdkm101]

1 minute ago, Fk1 said:

i think nhd-15 or dark rock pro 4

one question, this motheboard is good? i am looking to buy a new mobo.

 

would there be enough clearnace on the ram vengence pro sits quite high.

Had it a couple of weeks now no issues whats so 

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, Fk1 said:

i think nhd-15 or dark rock pro 4

one question, this motheboard is good? i am looking to buy a new mobo.

 

yes, its a nice mobo.

Just now, jdkm101 said:

anything up to £100 will be fine rather not spend more than that on air cooling, its only a 3600x i cant imagine it getting to hot

The dark rock pro 4 from bequiet will need the fan raised, but it dhould work. its about 89USD, so it souulb be less than 100 GBP

[Tanaz]

18 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

yes, its a nice mobo.

The dark rock pro 4 from bequiet will need the fan raised, but it dhould work. its about 89USD, so it souulb be less than 100 GBP

And the Dark Rock 4 Pro is better than the NH-D15 in that aspect because the front fan is smaller if I recall correctly. I had to swap the front fan of my NH-D15 because of ram clearence issues (raising the fan made it go physically outside the case). For a 3600x you can get away with something way smaller. If you don't mind spending the money and the brown color scheme the NH-U12a is the best option IMO and you won't be constrained by RAM clearence issues.

[viking_power]

1 hour ago, Tanaz said:

And the Dark Rock 4 Pro is better than the NH-D15 in that aspect because the front fan is smaller if I recall correctly. I had to swap the front fan of my NH-D15 because of ram clearence issues (raising the fan made it go physically outside the case). For a 3600x you can get away with something way smaller. If you don't mind spending the money and the brown color scheme the NH-U12a is the best option IMO and you won't be constrained by RAM clearence issues.

I have an NH-U12a and it is great with my r5 3600. Underload my temps don't go above 50c. I would recommend It.

[jdkm101]

Cheers for the help guys  will give the dark rock pro and the NH-U12 a look

[WoodenMarker]

What case are you using? What kind of features are you looking for in a cooler?

[jdkm101]

case is the meshify C, PC is only used for light gaming and work so just need to keep the temps low is, going with air cooling as the pc is on the desk and pump noise was annoying me from my last build

[WoodenMarker]

13 hours ago, jdkm101 said:

case is the meshify C, PC is only used for light gaming and work so just need to keep the temps low is, going with air cooling as the pc is on the desk and pump noise was annoying me from my last build

The 3600x isn't difficult to cool. 

Mugen 5 Rev. B and Fuma 2 are good options for low noise and completely clear the ram slots.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/8GBrxr/scythe-mugen-5-rev-b-5117-cfm-cpu-cooler-scmg-5100

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/YsHRsY/scythe-fuma-2-5117-cfm-cpu-cooler-scfm-2000

 

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