Is there any air cooler about 130mm height and can handle 250W TDP CPU ?

[IWannaNEET]

I‘m searching for an air cooler for my 7960x.

The case is Cerberus X.

The former cooler was h115i and the pump was down.

 All cores run at 4.2@GHz and mesh runs at 2.8@GHz.

[aisle9]

Not that I'm aware of, no. That's a very tight space, too tight for even the highest end downdraft air cooler (NH-C14S) to work effectively.

[Mira Yurizaki]

If you can live without the all-core boost, then the options you have open up pretty wide. Otherwise the height limitation makes it so you can't really get an air cooler that'll do the job for lengthy periods of time.

[Zagna]

Skinflint found 2 that look promising?

Alpenföhn Atlas - Discontinued so hard to find?

Xilence M504D

[ShadowChaser]

noctua's 92mm tower coolers have potential, as one is meant for 4U threadripper cooling

[IWannaNEET]

8 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Not that I'm aware of, no. That's a very tight space, too tight for even the highest end downdraft air cooler (NH-C14S) to work effectively.

How about D9L? Is C14S better than D9L?

[IWannaNEET]

7 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

If you can live without the all-core boost, then the options you have open up pretty wide. Otherwise the height limitation makes it so you can't really get an air cooler that'll do the job for lengthy periods of time.

I see. If the cpu runs at stock, is the c14s better than d9l with twin fans ?

[IWannaNEET]

4 minutes ago, ShadowChaser said:

noctua's 92mm tower coolers have potential, as one is meant for 4U threadripper cooling

I see, but I don't know which is better when it is compared to c14s.

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, IWannaNEET said:

I see. If the cpu runs at stock, is the c14s better than d9l with twin fans ?

Noctua says the C14S has basic compatibility (https://noctua.at/en/nh-c14s/cpucomp), i.e., running at stock

 

Ditto with the D9L (https://noctua.at/en/nh-d9l/cpucomp)

[ShadowChaser]

1 minute ago, IWannaNEET said:

I see, but I don't know which is better when it is compared to c14s.

if you can get the airflow sorted out the C14s has more heatpipes and iirc more fin area so it should perform better.

I have no idea how tight it would be, you might even need a shroud to the side panel vents to maximize cooling potential. 

If your case does not have side cooling vents you should not consider a downdraft cooler of this size - the NH-U9S would be a better choice, and you can even put a 2nd fan on it!

[IWannaNEET]

1 minute ago, ShadowChaser said:

if you can get the airflow sorted out the C14s has more heatpipes and iirc more fin area so it should perform better.

I have no idea how tight it would be, you might even need a shroud to the side panel vents to maximize cooling potential. 

If your case does not have side cooling vents you should not consider a downdraft cooler of this size - the NH-U9S would be a better choice, and you can even put a 2nd fan on it!

But I heard that U9S has ram compatibility problems..

[IWannaNEET]

4 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

Noctua says the C14S has basic compatibility (https://noctua.at/en/nh-c14s/cpucomp), i.e., running at stock

 

Ditto with the D9L (https://noctua.at/en/nh-d9l/cpucomp)

At the top I have a a12*15.

And my side panel is also vented.

I can add a fan on D9L

So considering the airflow, which would you recommend?

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, IWannaNEET said:

At the top I have a a12*15.

And my side panel is also vented.

I can add a fan on D9L

So considering the airflow, which would you recommend?

Unless that vent covers the entire area where the heat sink would be, the D9L is a better option for airflow.

[IWannaNEET]

3 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

Unless that vent covers the entire area where the heat sink would be, the D9L is a better option for airflow.

Thank you for your suggestions, I have made my choice.