Good Enough cooler

[Logicjunkie520]

Wondering if a 120mm AIO cooler is good enough for a R5 3600 or do i have to save more for a 240mm

 

[5x5]

Both are a waste of money. Get an Arctic eSports 34 - even a low end air cooler is more than enough for the 3600

[kelvinhall05]

Just now, 5x5 said:

Both are a waste of money. Get an Arctic eSports 34 - even a low end air cooler is more than enough for the 3600

The exception to the "120mm AIO bad" rule is if he has a case like an SG13 where his choice is a 120mm AIO or a super low-profile CPU cooler. In this one specific scenario, I'd say a 120mm AIO is a viable option.

 

 

But OP, unless this is the case, just get an air cooler.

[Logicjunkie520]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

The exception to the "120mm AIO bad" rule is if he has a case like an SG13 where his choice is a 120mm AIO or a super low-profile CPU cooler. In this one specific scenario, I'd say a 120mm AIO is a viable option.

 

 

But OP, unless this is the case, just get an air cooler.

so i have the coice of 120mm or 240 mm or 360 mm rads or up to 156mm tall air cooler but im also trying to go for clean inside so not looking like theres a off the board but also at this point trying to save every cent i can

its a off brand case i think on amazon Zalman S2 ATX Mid-Tower

[CWALD]

17 minutes ago, Logicjunkie520 said:

so i have the coice of 120mm or 240 mm or 360 mm rads or up to 156mm tall air cooler but im also trying to go for clean inside so not looking like theres a off the board but also at this point trying to save every cent i can

its a off brand case i think on amazon Zalman S2 ATX Mid-Tower

Just get a Noctua air cooler, its expensive for an air cooler but performance is sometimes better then a 240 AIO and you don't get those ugly tubes that look like bad cable management.

 

Edit: here is the link for the black U12s, should be more then enough. you can save a few bucks with the unpainted one but the brown fans drive me to this one most of the time.

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U12S-chromax-Black-Single-Tower-Cooler/dp/B07Y88BNYZ/ref=asc_df_B07Y88BNYZ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416769961145&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9725164018173709711&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019319&hvtargid=pla-825193567347&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=94693386955&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=416769961145&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9725164018173709711&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019319&hvtargid=pla-825193567347

 

[Logicjunkie520]

1 hour ago, CWALD said:

Just get a Noctua air cooler, its expensive for an air cooler but performance is sometimes better then a 240 AIO and you don't get those ugly tubes that look like bad cable management.

 

Edit: here is the link for the black U12s, should be more then enough. you can save a few bucks with the unpainted one but the brown fans drive me to this one most of the time.

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U12S-chromax-Black-Single-Tower-Cooler/dp/B07Y88BNYZ/ref=asc_df_B07Y88BNYZ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=416769961145&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9725164018173709711&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019319&hvtargid=pla-825193567347&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=94693386955&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=416769961145&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9725164018173709711&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019319&hvtargid=pla-825193567347

 

so that wont get to hot at all and if eventaully i make my own loop i should be fine with a 240

 

[Logicjunkie520]

Just now, _DeXTeR_ said:

It all depend what brand of AIO also depennwill you OC it or stock runing for what use and what area you come how hot weather is in your area.

so iv decided ill do the noctua but trying to decide between U12 or i saw one that i like to display a rgb fan the L9x65

Trying to figure out if there is a perfomence hit or if it will be equal and im in florida so no telling but my ac averages 70-73 F