Should I buy Ryzen 7 5800x?

[Bailey_456]

I’m trying to pick my parts for a mid-high range gaming pc. The Ryzen 7 5800x seems like a perfect fit for the build I want, but I am extremely worried about the reviews I’ve seen. It seems to be one of Ryzen’s hottest running CPUs and I don’t want anything to happen to my brand new PC when running games. I don’t plan on any overclocking, and I wanted water cooling but now I’m not so sure. I’m not even sure if I should still get the 5800x. I would go for the 5900x, but I’m sure you all know it’s pretty hard to find right now. Just looking for opinions and recommendations. Thank you! 

[si1enze]

Just my two cents - I paired mine with a Noctua DH15-S - it can hit 85c with the power limit at 130W on heavy multi-core work loads, but that can be cut back.

 

In games with mine boosting to 4.85Ghz it doesn't go over 73-75c.

 

You could always find your stable all-core overclock with a static voltage and the temperatures would be lower.

[si1enze]

+ you can also set a temperature target in Precision Boost advanced settings, FYI.

[Mister Woof]

I would rather get more cooling than you need than not enough.

 

360 AIO

[Mister Woof]

I used to think AIOs weren't better than big air coolers, and in some cases, they aren't. But once you start getting into really high thermal density CPUs like high core count high frequency CPUs, the larger AIOs perform better. 

 

It seems like most of the thermal testing is done with really old CPUs that don't represent the CPUs we are seeing today with 12+ cores.

 

 

[Bailey_456]

5 minutes ago, si1enze said:

Just my two cents - I paired mine with a Noctua DH15-S - it can hit 85c with the power limit at 130W on heavy multi-core work loads, but that can be cut back.

 

In games with mine boosting to 4.85Ghz it doesn't go over 73-75c.

 

You could always find your stable all-core overclock with a static voltage and the temperatures would be lower.

Yeah 73-75 sounds fine. I just read that a lot of people online get between 80-90 and I definitely don’t want it going up to 90 regularly. I know Noctua is a great way to go as well, I wanted the Corsair H100i RGB Platinum SE. However I’m extremely new to all of this so I’m just not sure if that’s enough cooling for such a hot running CPU or not. 

[Bailey_456]

1 minute ago, Mister Woof said:

I used to think AIOs weren't better than big air coolers, and in some cases, they aren't. But once you start getting into really high thermal density CPUs like high core count high frequency CPUs, the larger AIOs perform better. 

 

It seems like most of the thermal testing is done with really old CPUs that don't represent the CPUs we are seeing today with 12+ cores.

 

 

I understand, how well do you think a Corsair H100i RGB Platinum SE would work with the 5800x? The non SE is what’s recommended but it’s about $100 more. 

[Mister Woof]

Just now, Bailey_456 said:

I understand, how well do you think a Corsair H100i RGB Platinum SE would work with the 5800x? The non SE is what’s recommended but it’s about $100 more. 

I don't have a 5800x, but everything I've read is they are hot. Remember, they only have one CCD to house all 8 cores, so the thermals will be concentrated on one section of the coldplate. 

 

Someone did a video about that and finding a cooler that adequately covers the right spots is probably really important.

[Mister Woof]

Not saying get a 420mm, but just discussion about the mounting

[Bailey_456]

6 minutes ago, Mister Woof said:

Not saying get a 420mm, but just discussion about the mounting

Thank you!! This is the only hiccup I’m finding with this CPU but if I can get a good cooler and mount it right I’m thinking it shouldn’t be a problem. 

[Mister Woof]

4 minutes ago, Bailey_456 said:

Thank you!! This is the only hiccup I’m finding with this CPU but if I can get a good cooler and mount it right I’m thinking it shouldn’t be a problem. 

I think most will work fine, but if I remember there were some coolers that were retrofitted for AM4 and don't really have good coverage. I don't remember which they are. Most of your common ones should be fine, though.