Tower Cooler For R5 1600X

[Tarun10]

I need a tower cooler for the Ryzen 5 1600X but there are limited options. It has to be off of newegg india or amazon.in

I found only a few decent ones

Cryorig H7

CoolerMaster Hyper 612

Thermaltake CL P021/22

Also how is the MasterAir series???

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

The MasterAir series are like the Hyper 212 Evo, with less shitty fans. The H7 performs great. Get the H7

[Tarun10]

1 minute ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

The MasterAir series are like the Hyper 212 Evo, with less shitty fans. The H7 performs great. Get the H7

I see nothing is better than that??? What about Noctua??

[Jurrunio]

Already bought the 1600x? Cuz it's no better than the 1600 as long as you overclock.

 

About those you picked:

H7 > 612 > Tt CL P021 (riing silent 12 pro).

MasterAir series are not all bad, the 140mm ones are similar to better than the H7, though it depends on the specific model.

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, Tarun10 said:

I see nothing is better than that??? What about Noctua??

Noctua also has good and bad coolers.

[Tarun10]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

Already bought the 1600x? Cuz it's no better than the 1600 as long as you overclock.

 

About those you picked:

H7 > 612 > Tt CL P021 (riing silent 12 pro).

MasterAir series are not all bad, the 140mm ones are similar to better than the H7, though it depends on the specific model.

No not yet still deciding. It is for my friend he is probably gonna overclock and AIOS are damn expensive in India

[Tarun10]

So the H7 is the way to go??

[dcgreen2k]

The Cryorig H7 is great, costs around $27, and keeps my 1600 under 55C at all times.

[Tarun10]

I guess I will go with the H7. Fans are included right??

[Tarun10]

1 minute ago, thegreengamers said:

The Cryorig H7 is great, costs around $27, and keeps my 1600 under 55C at all times.

It is almost 60$ here but still the best easily.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

8 minutes ago, Tarun10 said:

I see nothing is better than that??? What about Noctua??

The H7 acutally outperforms the U12S. Bigger heatsink

[Tarun10]

5 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

The H7 acutally outperforms the U12S. Bigger heatsink

Wow then thx I guess. The Noctua stuff is almost 250$ here.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

4 minutes ago, Tarun10 said:

Wow then thx I guess. The Noctua stuff is almost 250$ here.

Jesus christ. The fuck-you-you're-not-in-the-US tax is strong over there.

[Tarun10]

1 minute ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

Jesus christ. The fuck-you-you're-not-in-the-US tax is strong over there.

I know.To give you an example, The base iPhone X is almost 1400$ here. The 1000$ Dell XPS 13 IS 1400$. Pricing is bullshit. The budget market is okay though but not with computer parts unless you want damn 10 year old CPUs

[WoodenMarker]

8 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Noctua also has good and bad coolers.

Which do you consider bad? There are some older coolers that fall flat compared to newer competition but even those were very well regarded in reviews during release.

7 hours ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

The H7 acutally outperforms the U12S. Bigger heatsink

No, the NH-U12S performs better.

http://www.pcgameware.co.uk/reviews/cpu-coolers/cryorig-h7-cpu-cooler-review/

https://www.modders-inc.com/cryorig-h7-cpu-cooler-review/4/

https://overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/cpu_air_cooler_mega_test/39

 

Although the H7's heatsink has more volume at 1301955mm³ compared to the NH-U12S' 888750mm³, both heatsinks weigh 577-580g. The NH-U12S is taller at 158mm, has 50 fins, and 5 heatpipes compared to the H7's height of 145mm, 40 fins, and 3 heatpipes.

 

@Tarun10 What's your budget? What ram and case are you using?

[Jurrunio]

3 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Which do you consider bad? There are some older coolers that fall flat compared to newer competition but even those were very well regarded in reviews during release.

NH-L9 AM4. My cousin bought that and used it on a Ryzen 7 1700 at stock frequency (bad motherboard, so stay at stock speeds to not cook the VRMs). It didnt get loud, but the temps arent great at 90C in Blender test. The 65w TDP limit is still enabled, mind you.

[Tarun10]

9 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Which do you consider bad? There are some older coolers that fall flat compared to newer competition but even those were very well regarded in reviews during release.

No, the NH-U12S performs better.

http://www.pcgameware.co.uk/reviews/cpu-coolers/cryorig-h7-cpu-cooler-review/

https://www.modders-inc.com/cryorig-h7-cpu-cooler-review/4/

https://overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/cpu_air_cooler_mega_test/39

 

Although the H7's heatsink has more volume at 1301955mm³ compared to the NH-U12S' 888750mm³, both heatsinks weigh 577-580g. The NH-U12S is taller at 158mm, has 50 fins, and 5 heatpipes compared to the H7's height of 145mm, 40 fins, and 3 heatpipes.

 

@Tarun10 What's your budget? What ram and case are you using?

Around 150$ but 100$ is more realistic since prices are higher in India. I plan to get TridentZ RGB RAM because it happens to be the cheapest 16GB kit. Case is not yet decided. I can get a case based off of the cooler's height.

[Tarun10]

How will a 140 or 240 millimeter AIO keep up?? Will it offer decent cooling or will the CPU throttle?? There are few Corsair options but what is the general consensus??

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, Tarun10 said:

How will a 140 or 240 millimeter AIO keep up?? Will it offer decent cooling or will the CPU throttle?? There are few Corsair options but what is the general consensus??

liquid coolers with radiator below 240mm long are considered to be a bad buy for all but small case builds in which airflow is limited. Their performances vary a lot, but neither outperform the best air coolers, with the drawback of being a liquid cooler, hence having the possible to leak and more prone to failures (you've got a pump, hose and radiator to worry about).

 

Larger ones do outperform air coolers, but that's just a 1600x, it doesnt need that cooling power.

[Tarun10]

22 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

liquid coolers with radiator below 240mm long are considered to be a bad buy for all but small case builds in which airflow is limited. Their performances vary a lot, but neither outperform the best air coolers, with the drawback of being a liquid cooler, hence having the possible to leak and more prone to failures (you've got a pump, hose and radiator to worry about).

 

Larger ones do outperform air coolers, but that's just a 1600x, it doesnt need that cooling power.

Thanks for the insight. I doubt any AIOs here within my price can outperform the H7.

[WoodenMarker]

On 4/11/2018 at 5:20 PM, Jurrunio said:

NH-L9 AM4. My cousin bought that and used it on a Ryzen 7 1700 at stock frequency (bad motherboard, so stay at stock speeds to not cook the VRMs). It didnt get loud, but the temps arent great at 90C in Blender test. The 65w TDP limit is still enabled, mind you.

How was the case airflow set up and what was the core voltage set to?

The NH-L9 AM4 is still one of the best performing coolers for its size and it's meant to be used when a larger cooler doesn't fit. You'd be hard pressed to find a cooler of a similar size that does much better.

23 hours ago, Tarun10 said:

Around 150$ but 100$ is more realistic since prices are higher in India. I plan to get TridentZ RGB RAM because it happens to be the cheapest 16GB kit. Case is not yet decided. I can get a case based off of the cooler's height.

A Leto or Ereboss would be good: 

https://www.newegg.com/global/in/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA66Z28G7122

https://www.newegg.com/global/in/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA66Z28G7122

23 hours ago, Tarun10 said:

How will a 140 or 240 millimeter AIO keep up?? Will it offer decent cooling or will the CPU throttle?? There are few Corsair options but what is the general consensus??

No, the cpu wouldn't throttle. They perform similarly or better than mid to high end air coolers but are often a worse value due to higher cost.

[Jurrunio]

32 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

How was the case airflow set up and what was the core voltage set to?

The NH-L9 AM4 is still one of the best performing coolers for its size and it's meant to be used when a larger cooler doesn't fit. You'd be hard pressed to find a cooler of a similar size that does much better.

Thermaltake Core G3, a pair of Cryorig QF120s at the front as intake, replaced the stock ones. 1.25V full load I believe, that's Giagbyte Gaming 3 motherboard.

 

He did try the Cryorig C7 at first, which sounded like the blades are trying to rip the bearing in half.

[WoodenMarker]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Thermaltake Core G3, a pair of Cryorig QF120s at the front as intake, replaced the stock ones. 1.25V full load I believe, that's Giagbyte Gaming 3 motherboard.

He did try the Cryorig C7 at first, which sounded like the blades are trying to rip the bearing in half.

Was the core voltage not going any lower? 1.2v is usually enough for stock speeds.

2500rpm is pretty high and it's normal for fans to be very noisy at those speeds.

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, WoodenMarker said:

Was the core voltage not going any lower? 1.2v is usually enough for stock speeds.

2500rpm is pretty high and it's normal for fans to be very noisy at those speeds.

1.25v full load, I believe cstates and that kind of stuff are enabled so it should drop.

 

yeah, that;s why the C7 got ditched. Even with the L9 AM4, it's still a pick between noise and temperature.

 

btw, it's QF120 Silent, the slow ones.