Cooler upgrade

[jonfunko]

So im running a 3600, and am looking to upgrade from my Wraith cooler, what is a good cooler for an matx board thats under, 158mm in height,  technically my case suports a little larger but i also will be having fans on the top of my case, the case im using is a thermaltake core v21, and the mother board is the Aorus, b450m if that helps, Thank you.

[Jurrunio]

Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B? 

[ravenshrike]

NH-U12A. The best 158mm air cooler out there. Also, you can use the 2nd fan as an extra case fan since the difference is like 3 degrees at most with it on.

[jonfunko]

9 hours ago, ravenshrike said:

NH-U12A. The best 158mm air cooler out there. Also, you can use the 2nd fan as an extra case fan since the difference is like 3 degrees at most with it on.

Is the u12s the same as the u12a I saw it was black and was thinking of it

[Metallus97]

14 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B? 

Decent but 

12 hours ago, ravenshrike said:

NH-U12A. The best 158mm air cooler out there. Also, you can use the 2nd fan as an extra case fan since the difference is like 3 degrees at most with it on.

this is much better

you even can get it in a verry nice balck now https://noctua.at/de/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-u12s-chromax-black

2 hours ago, jonfunko said:

Is the u12s the same as the u12a I saw it was black and was thinking of it

a is never version -> even better fans! get u12a. Those fans included there are best in class and pure engineering porn

average temps are better by 3-4C and noise is the same.

 

Has to be a black one? -> you have to stick with s

[Jurrunio]

19 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

Decent but 

12 hours ago, ravenshrike said:

NH-U12A. The best 158mm air cooler out there. Also, you can use the 2nd fan as an extra case fan since the difference is like 3 degrees at most with it on.

this is much better

you even can get it in a verry nice balck now https://noctua.at/de/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-u12s-chromax-black

It's only slightly better

https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9057/noctua-nh-u12a-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html

 

at double the price. It's not a good buy when the case holds either cooler.

[Metallus97]

31 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

It's only slightly better

https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9057/noctua-nh-u12a-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html

 

at double the price. It's not a good buy when the case holds either cooler.

Quality and longevity! 

[Jurrunio]

21 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

Quality and longevity! 

Proof? Even if the U12A is twice as long lasting, it's better to simply swap coolers at half the time for new tech.

[Metallus97]

1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

Proof? Even if the U12A is twice as long lasting, it's better to simply swap coolers at half the time for new tech.

No, because coolers don’t improve much or well very slowly. 

and new tech you want? Compare the fans lol NF-A12 is oke of the Most Advanced Fans 

[Jurrunio]

21 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

because coolers don’t improve much or well very slowly. 

They also take a long time to develop a fault

 

21 minutes ago, Metallus97 said:

and new tech you want? Compare the fans lol NF-A12 is oke of the Most Advanced Fans 

New tech that actually brings meaningful performance difference. Unless Noctua brings a bigger heatsink with these fans I dont see that coming (especailly with Noctua's progress speed). If you just want the fan there's also the CM SF120M in the future, which will be cheaper because it comes later.

[WoodenMarker]

Where are you shopping / located? Budget?

What ram are you using?

Are you set on the idea of using the top fan mounts?