CPU Air cooler AM4

carrybag · October 13, 2020

I'm a bit lost on the tier list.

Is there a cooler better than the Scythe Mugen Rev. B for <£100 ? Looking to get a Ryzen 5900x, b550 carbon pro using all 4 slots of RAM

my case - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Bh4NnQ/silverstone-rl06br-gp-atx-mid-tower-case-rl06br-gp

Tan3l6 · October 13, 2020

33 minutes ago, carrybag said:

Is there a cooler better than the Scythe Mugen Rev. B for <£100 ?

If there was, the difference would be miniscule. Scythe Fuma 2 maybe? Or Le GRAND MACHO RT?

In different benchmarks the coolers are performing different. Maybe measuring error or thermal paste application give different results.

(Some review even indicates that Zalman CNPS20x is more effective than Noctua NH-D15 Link )

boggy77 · October 13, 2020

there are coolers that are almost as good for much less, like the gelid phantom, for example

Zonal · October 15, 2020

Hyper evo is actually from my research not a great cooler, the cryorig h7 is far superior for a little extra.

freeagent · October 15, 2020

59 minutes ago, ZonalThrone said:

Hyper evo is actually from my research not a great cooler, the cryorig h7 is far superior for a little extra.

But that still won’t stop the guys who own one from saying how great they are.. those guys probably never had a better cooler. I have one, and it does not compare to my other coolers.

Good for stock though! So it’s not complete trash I suppose.

WoodenMarker · October 15, 2020

The NH-U12A performs better: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/ZLtQzy/noctua-nh-u12a-6009-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-u12a

It seems like the RL06 may fit coolers up to 160mm like the NH-D14 with a bit of room to spare.

If you don't mind exceeding the manufacturer listed spec of 158mm of cooler clearance, the NH-D15S would be better: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/xCL7YJ/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15s