What would be the best air cooler for a 5800x for my build

[WhiskeyLeach]

Hi guys, am looking for the best CPU Air Cooler I can get for my bulid.

 

I have a

 

• Fractal Meshify c mid tower,
• MSI B550 MORTAR (micro atx board)
• Zotac 3080 OC
• RAM (still deciding)

 

Any recommendation on which air cooler would be best and be able to fit of course.

[DHV0]

Noctua NH-D15

[Helpful Tech Witch]

1 minute ago, WhiskeyLeach said:

• MSI B550 MORTAR (micro atx board)
•  

do you have this?

If no, get a ATX board, like the b550-f gaming, matx in a atx case looks bad

As for cooler, either the Dark Rock Pro 4 or the Noctua NHD-15 cromax.black

[Mateyyy]

How much are you looking to spend on the cooler?

[WhiskeyLeach]

3 minutes ago, DHV0 said:

Noctua NH-D15

will it fit though?

[WhiskeyLeach]

Just now, Mateyyy said:

How much are you looking to spend on the cooler?

 

Budget isn't a problem whatever the best

[WhiskeyLeach]

3 minutes ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

do you have this?

If no, get a ATX board, like the b550-f gaming, matx in a atx case looks bad

As for cooler, either the Dark Rock Pro 4 or the Noctua NHD-15 cromax.black

yeah it coming by mail soon enough i dont really mind the look tbh. thanks for the recommendation

[xg32]

3 minutes ago, WhiskeyLeach said:

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assuming no fitment issues, the DRP4 is best, the d15 and fuma2 is very close behind.

[WhiskeyLeach]

Just now, xg32 said:

assuming no fitment issues, the DRP4 is best, the d15 and fuma2 is very close behind.

yeah thats my biggest fear now....will it fit?

[xg32]

3 minutes ago, WhiskeyLeach said:

yeah thats my biggest fear now....will it fit?

quick google, some1 wrote an essay on it (lol)

 

 

[Mateyyy]

2 minutes ago, WhiskeyLeach said:

Budget isn't a problem whatever the best

If you want something that'll be more than adequate for your 5800X, while not being overly bulky:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/ZLtQzy/noctua-nh-u12a-6009-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-u12a (this only comes in Noctua's traditional colour scheme at the moment though, so alternatively you could get a couple NF-F12 chromax.blacks on it and put them on instead of the NF-A12x25 fans that come with it; the advantage of the U12A is that it offers near NH-D15 or DRP4 performance, in a much smaller package)

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/dMVG3C/noctua-nh-u12s-chromaxblack-55-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-u12s-chromaxblack

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FRYLrH/be-quiet-dark-rock-4-cpu-cooler-bk021

 

If you don't really mind the size:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/84MTwP/noctua-nh-d15-chromaxblack-8252-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-d15-chromaxblack

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/F3gzK8/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-4-505-cfm-cpu-cooler-bk022

 

Also, as a sidenote, keep in mind that the Meshify C is really not that great cooling-wise out of the box. I'd suggest picking up a couple of 140mm fans, and setting them up as intakes in the front of the case. I'd look for either Noctua NF-A14s or be quiet! Silent Wings 3 140mms.

[WhiskeyLeach]

 

23 minutes ago, xg32 said:

quick google, some1 wrote an essay on it (lol)

 

Cheers its actually really usefully info especially when it come to picking the ram size.

 

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[WhiskeyLeach]

23 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

If you want something that'll be more than adequate for your 5800X

 

Awesome! Thanks for compiling this list up I will consider it and also mentioning the case cooling as I have heard the Zotac 3080 will need significant cooling