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hbsterling
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I am looking to overclock my Ryzen 5 2600 CPU on my ASUS Tuf B450m motherboard. As of now I only have my stock cooler and my case is masterbox q300l, so about 157mm clearance for an air cooler. I hear Noctua is a very good brand so maybe a preference there. So what is the best air cooler I should get?

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What's your budget? 

 

I have a 2600 OC'd to 4.2 on all cores with a hyper 212 evo.. It's cheap and keeps my cpu at no more than 72c after hours of gaming.. 

 

MAIN RIG = CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 @4.2 on all cores Mobo: MSI GAMING PRO CARBON AC RAM:Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB 3400MHz DDR4 GPU:MSI GTX 1080 GAMING X OC Storage: Corsair MP510 NVMe M.2 480GB, 2x SSD HyperX Fury 512GB (games) PSU:EVGA Supernova 850w G+ Gold Display(s): , LG GL850 1440p 144Hz, HP Z24i (Color Accurate work) Cooling: Hyper 212 LED with Noctua NF-P12 Keyboard: Corsair K68  Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Headset: AudioTechnica ATH M50x  Case : Thermaltake Versa H27

 

Laptops =  HP Elitebook z17 G5 (i7 8850H, Quadro P5200, 64Gb DDR4)

Alienware 17 R3 ( i7 6700HQ, GTX 965m, 32Gb DDR4)

 

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What ram are you using?

Where are you shopping / located? Budget?

The 2600 is pretty easy to cool and it's easy to get an overkill cooler but that's not necessarily a bad idea if you plan to upgrade to a beefier cpu later on. 

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I am using 2 8gb Corsair Vengeance LPX, probably Amazon or Newegg and something less than $100

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15 minutes ago, hbsterling said:

I am using 2 8gb Corsair Vengeance LPX, probably Amazon or Newegg and something less than $100

Which region are you located in? Both Newegg and Amazon ship internationally.

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1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

Which region are you located in? Both Newegg and Amazon ship internationally.

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USA

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33 minutes ago, hbsterling said:

USA

FYI, you can fit coolers up to 160mm since that's the height of the DR3 and you can see that fitting here: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/xbcYcf

 

If you just want something that works for oc'ing, the Gammax 400 is good: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hJFPxr/deepcool-cpu-cooler-gammaxx400

If you want something beefier for a future upgrade, lower noise, or a less plain heatsink look, the Ninja 5 is better: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dZ3H99/scythe-ninja-5-430-cfm-cpu-cooler-scnj-5000

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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