Is it worth buying a cooler for the Ryzen 2600?

[leon12321]

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If so, what coolers can you recommend me?

 

Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£145.55 @ Aria PC
Motherboard	MSI - B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£73.41 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£85.99 @ Aria PC
Storage	Kingston - A1000 240 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	£44.29 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£0.00
Video Card	Asus - Radeon RX 580 4 GB Dual Video Card	£154.97 @ Ebuyer
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C Mini Dark TG MicroATX Mini Tower Case	£76.57 @ More Computers
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	£66.99 @ CCL Computers
Operating System	Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Case Fan	Thermaltake - Riing 14 LED Red 51.15 CFM 140mm Fan	£10.33 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£658.10
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-18 18:33 GMT+0000

 

[KING OF THE DIRTY DANS]

Get either a DarkRock from Bequiet, or an AIO from Corsair/NZXT

[NunoLava1998]

Noctua D15 SE-AM4 or Dark Rock Pro4 for an air cooler (you can OC to 1.45V safely).

These are very large and tall, so for a smaller option compatible with smaller cases (such as Micro-ATX cases) anything that's equal or better to the H80i or Kraken X52 is a good alternative. 

[leon12321]

1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

These are very large and tall, so for a smaller option compatible with smaller cases (such as Micro-ATX cases) anything that's equal or better to the H80i or Kraken X52 is a good alternative. 

Welp, they're very expensive and I would exceed my budget.

[Princess Luna]

I would personally say no, the whole point of a Ryzen 5 2600 is to save money... this processor hardly is temperature limited too, the only reason I can think on spending on it is for sole aesthetic appeal which to me feels a waste of money, rather spend it on a Ryzen 7 or for more silent operation.

 

Have in mind the Ryzen 5 2600 stock cooler is years better than any Intel stock cooler ever made.

[NunoLava1998]

Just now, leon12321 said:

Welp, they're very expensive and I would exceed my budget.

What about a Noctua U14S? According to Noctua's website, since 2019 they include an adapter for AM4. If yours does not have the adapter, you'll need to buy the NM-AM4-UxS mounting kit (also from Noctua).

[Origami Cactus]

I would say that just use the stock cooler.

While the 2600 has a downgraded cooler from 1600, it is still like 10x better than intel, and considering that the ryzen chips are very cool/chill compared to intel cpus, that makes a big difference.

 

[aezakmi]

3 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

If yours does not have the adapter, you'll need to buy

I see they've been learning from Apple.

[LukeSavenije]

29 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

What about a Noctua U14S? According to Noctua's website, since 2019 they include an adapter for AM4. If yours does not have the adapter, you'll need to buy the NM-AM4-UxS mounting kit (also from Noctua).

I'll end this quick and painless

 

go stock, or go freezer 34 duo

 

no need for any aio or 80 dollar tower cooler

[Turtle Rig]

32 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I would personally say no, the whole point of a Ryzen 5 2600 is to save money... this processor hardly is temperature limited too, the only reason I can think on spending on it is for sole aesthetic appeal which to me feels a waste of money, rather spend it on a Ryzen 7 or for more silent operation.

 

Have in mind the Ryzen 5 2600 stock cooler is years better than any Intel stock cooler ever made.

Good build man!  Leon my friend you have years of happiness ahead of you.

[NunoLava1998]

27 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

I see they've been learning from Apple.

No, they just can't support every single socket ever, without a conversion. Plus it's only really AM4