Intel vs AMD Stock CPU Coolers

[N.tony]

Hm, I was really hoping there'd be a poll in this topic I'd really like to see some entry-level coolers in comparison with the stock intel - still can't bring myself to spend money on 212 Evo for my Ci5 3350P, but I could be convinced if it's leaps ahead in terms of better airflow and lower sound levels. Looks are way less important in my windowless Define R4

[mxthunder]

Best price/perf ratio aftermarket cooler has to be the Hyper 212+. It can be had for $20 on a regular basis, and comes within 10* of my custom loop.

[NumLock21]

The AMD stock cooler with the heatpipes, its fan is mounted upside down where the hot air is draw out from the heatsink. Normally it's suppose to push cold air onto the heatsink.

[D3MON]

Luke, your wrapup is wrong and here is why:

The AMD fx Stock fan (the one with the heatpipes) has a BIG BIG issue; The stock fan on the stock cooler has a diode in it, which controls speeds indepentant of the pwm or voltage regulated by the Mobo. Thus if you boot up the system, 25% speed is 600RPM and 100% is 3500.

But if the diode reports high tempreatures 25% is 2500 and 1000% somewhere around 7000rpm. (which is loud as crap btw)

So, me being a naive quite system enthusiast, setup a fan curve for the stock cooler, after testing it for some time. 40% seemed like fast enough to cool it on load. Guess what, reboot a day later, start gaming and the fan runs at only 1000RPM, while the CPU cooks at 80ish degrees.

SO, DO NOT USE IT, its INCOMPATIBLE with many setups and will completely destroy ANY consistency you might expect.

 

I run my AMD fx-8350 on an H212 on 4,7ghz 24/7, whisper quite on idle, so aftermarket is still the goto for any reasonable build. (ps: i kinda won the silicon lottery)

Which cooler would that be? the AVC one, the delta one or the coolermaster one?

[IustoFulmine]

I'd love to see a aftermarket comparison video but I just ordered my aftermarket cooler. Same thing happened when I bought my motherboard. I waited for a while after they announced their motherboard comparison video but thought they had dropped it after over a month and just did the best research I could on my own. A few weeks after I bought it, they released the motherboard comparison series.

Great videos, just wish they were more timely with their teases!

[907rider]

Interesting video Luke! I think a price vs performance video would also be interesting to see!   Although tbh I would like to see price vs performance of some custom liquid cooling loops, as I honestly don't use air coolers anymore and really don't even even bother looking at AIO liquid coolers. 

 

So maybe compare AIO's to custom loops, and maybe play with different water blocks, rads, pumps, and reservoir's to see how low of a price you could get with a custom loop.

[DildorTheDecent]

Thanks based nicklmg. 

Ok, major flaw that I see in this video is that fanspeed isn't standardized or included. 

They probably want it to go by auto fan speed. Like the stock cooler is never really at a fixed speed. 

[TrickedProGaming]

This video is pretty interesting! I would like to see more about CPU cooling.

[Jumper118]

lol. this was brilliant and very interesting. i would love to see the next video you mentioned. 

[LOST TALE]

I am interested for after-marked cooler proposition

[Pimplickchick]

Please, make the after market comparison. Also, include Db output too.

[CRS10114]

You guys should totally do the aftermarket air cooler video! I'm actually in the throws of putting together a mATX build and debating whether or not to go with an aftermarket air cooler. The CPU is an i7 4790k, and I do intend to overclock it eventually. Since I am going to overclock it, I am also debating whether or not to go with a custom water loop. The case is a Thermaltake Core v21, so I will definitely have the space. Anyway, I think a video over aftermarket air coolers would be interesting.

[trogdor0]

The majority of the PCs I've built have Intel CPUs and usually just use the stock cooler unless the person I build it for needs more cooling or specifically requests something else. I usually only build in quiet cases with plenty of sound dampening and don't really notice excessive noise at idle. I got a really good deal on a AMD FX CPU and mobo on Black Friday to use in a personal build. It's the the AMD stock heatpipe cooler, and boy is it loud. I didn't realize how loud it is at idle. I've played with the fan-speed curves and still am not satisfied. I'm in the market for a good, quiet cooler for it, so I'd like to see what Luke comes up with in another video.

[Admiral Fear]

As someone who builds computers for friends and friends of friends, all of whom are on tight budgets, the cooler price-performance video would be wonderful!

[Syte]

I absolutely love this topic but like you guys said this isn't indicative of the absolutely abhorrent thermals of the 4790k and even makes AMD's A10 look like it's performing at a higher temperature than the 4790k. As a person who has to deal a lot with "I don't want AMD because the CPUs run too hot" when in reference to people telling me they need a 4790k for playing League of Legend I find this funny.

 

AMD coolers are by default a little bit louder, in Intel's defence, but not even 120mm AIO solutions can keep every 4790k I've used (over 50) from throttling.

 

 

Would love to see a DIY Die-Soldering or IHS thermal compound replacement video for consumers who want to fix that; and to compare notes seeing how LMG does things differently.

[Manswaggle]

I would like to see a video comparing stock coolers to aftermarket. "Is it worth it to buy an aftermarket cooler?"

$ : °

[georgespamme]

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If given the choice between a stock Intel CPU cooler and a stock AMD CPU cooler, which one should you choose (regardless of CPU)?

I'd like to see the video of price to performance comparison like Luke said.  Compare stock coolers to aftermarket air to aftermarket water?

[GloriousPain]

funny part is in the past I've heard people bitch about AMD stock coolers saying even intels stock cooler is better... Guess not

[CaptainGazzz]

The stock cooler on my FX-4170 sounded like a jet-engine when playing games. It was so bad my mic picked up the sound of the fan.

[SGM]

I'd want to see a price\performance test for aftermarket cooling. 

I've always cringed when I see a perfectly good gaming rig with a stock cooler in it, lol.

[SairesArt]

 I have never had this happen to me. Is it not a standard fan?

 

Can you not replace the fan?.

The Stock fan of the fx-8350. It's reported on many fx lineup fans, if not all. There is a way to desodler the temp sensor doe, still bullshit.

 

Which cooler would that be? the AVC one, the delta one or the coolermaster one?

The one I currently have, CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo.

[sgloux3470]

The Stock fan of the fx-8350. It's reported on many fx lineup fans, if not all. There is a way to desodler the temp sensor doe, still bullshit.

 

 

 

 

AMD actually changed the fan and made the heatsink larger with the newer FX stuff.

 

 

I haven't run either of them in a system so I have no idea if there's a huge difference in performance, but I would imagine the newer 8370 heatsink would perform slightly better due to the larger size and fan change.  (Probably still loud as fuck because it's an 80mm fan)

[jmannik]

I would like a comparison between stock coolers and after market ones.

[NatCat]

Would LOVE to see a video about the aftermarket coolers.

[7850OC]

my AMD coolers (i love them)  :wub: