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120mm rad enough for 1600x ?

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120 should be enough to cool a 1600x 

go look at the clock speed chart while running a stress test and see if they drop off suddenly and you'll know that it is thermal throttling 

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So I have a question. Would a 120mm corsair radiator be enough to cool a AMD Ryzen 1600x ? Also, how do I know if it's thermal throttling? AIDA64 Doesn't show me the "thermal throttling thingy" when stress testing the cpu?

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120 should be enough to cool a 1600x 

go look at the clock speed chart while running a stress test and see if they drop off suddenly and you'll know that it is thermal throttling 

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it's enough unless something goes wrong, but there's no objective reason why a 120mm AIO is better choice than an air cooler

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7 hours ago, Docdoozer said:

So I have a question. Would a 120mm corsair radiator be enough to cool a AMD Ryzen 1600x ? Also, how do I know if it's thermal throttling? AIDA64 Doesn't show me the "thermal throttling thingy" when stress testing the cpu?

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Will probably heat soak very quickly, if you have room, go as big as you can, this will give you better cooling and lower noise. I'd only ever use a 120 if there was a major space limit.

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