Slim 105w CPU cooler

[Agent of Fortune]

Hello there!

I’m planning out a ITX build in the ghost s1 and I was looking for a (slim) cooler that could effectively cool the Ryzen 3900x (105w TDP).

Does anyone have any recommendations?

[Bombastinator]

I am given to understand The 3900x cools ok at stock with the stock cooler which is a whisper less powerful than the dark rock slim which is a 120mm 3 pipe tower cooler.  Iirc it’s 145mm tall.  A 4 pipe cooler would do a slightly better job than that.  There are also a few low profile coolers that would work well.  They’re low not thin though and tend to require more longer pipes to do the same job.  “Slim” is a strange and somewhat vague requirement.  I am curious as to the particulars.

[Damascus]

22 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

I am given to understand The 3900x cools ok at stock with the stock cooler which is a whisper less powerful than the dark rock slim which is a 120mm 3 pipe tower cooler.  Iirc it’s 145mm tall.  A 4 pipe cooler would do a slightly better job than that.  There are also a few low profile coolers that would work well.  They’re low not thin though and tend to require more longer pipes to do the same job.  “Slim” is a strange and somewhat vague requirement.  I am curious as to the particulars.

First, start by checking what case OP is using.  Hmm, ghost S1?

Ahh, perfect!  Slim = low profile, based on this wonderful piece of contextual knowledge.  Now that we have enough information to actually help OP, let's start formulating a response.

[Damascus]

@Agent of Fortune The ghost would pair nicely with the noctua L12, I'm not certain if the L12s is compatible but there's a pretty solid chance it is.  Otherwise you can look into the AXP-100, AXP-92, L9a with shroud or a larger fan, maybe a jonsbo cooler.

[Letgomyleghoe]

This will work, not sure if Noctuas brown and beige colors are okay, I couldn’t find this one in black.