New build looking for waterblock recommendation

[Dropndestroy213]

In the process of rebuild going with the 7900X and ASUS strix b650ef motherboard. Upgrading from my 7700K and ASUS formula motherboard with an EK block. What is the popular/best performing block for am5. 

Loop currently has two 360 radiators 6 noctua fans,a gtx1080, mobo,CPU. Going to run the 1080 for a bit. 

 

Thanks in advance for any help

[RONOTHAN##]

11 minutes ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

going with the 7900X and ASUS strix b650ef motherboard

Micro Center bundle I'm guessing?

 

For the block, I'm a fan of Heatkiller's offerings as they're pretty cheap, IMO they look good, and they perform pretty about as well as EK's offerings in my experience. Realistically though any AM4/5 block made in the past few years from one of the major brands will do fine, it more comes down to the price and how they look for determining the best block for you rather than the overall performance. Only thing I'd suggest is getting one with a more classic style of mount (I.E. not the EKWB Velocity²) as those are much easier to adapt to work with direct die kits if you ever want to go that route in the future (AM5 runs hot, and that's generally the most effective way at reducing temps). 

[Robchil]

1 hour ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

In the process of rebuild going with the 7900X and ASUS strix b650ef motherboard. Upgrading from my 7700K and ASUS formula motherboard with an EK block. What is the popular/best performing block for am5. 

Loop currently has two 360 radiators 6 noctua fans,a gtx1080, mobo,CPU. Going to run the 1080 for a bit. 

 

Thanks in advance for any help

DerBauer are doing some decent cooing block tests.. check out his video's.  probably english ones, not german.. altho they say the same

 

[RevGAM]

5 hours ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

In the process of rebuild going with the 7900X and ASUS strix b650ef motherboard. Upgrading from my 7700K and ASUS formula motherboard with an EK block. What is the popular/best performing block for am5. 

Loop currently has two 360 radiators 6 noctua fans,a gtx1080, mobo,CPU. Going to run the 1080 for a bit. 

 

Thanks in advance for any help

Do you want popular or do you want the best?

[Dropndestroy213]

3 hours ago, RevGAM said:

Do you want popular or do you want the best?

Since I haven't done a water cool system in a couple years I'm looking for performance over looks 

[Dropndestroy213]

8 hours ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Micro Center bundle I'm guessing?

 

For the block, I'm a fan of Heatkiller's offerings as they're pretty cheap, IMO they look good, and they perform pretty about as well as EK's offerings in my experience. Realistically though any AM4/5 block made in the past few years from one of the major brands will do fine, it more comes down to the price and how they look for determining the best block for you rather than the overall performance. Only thing I'd suggest is getting one with a more classic style of mount (I.E. not the EKWB Velocity²) as those are much easier to adapt to work with direct die kits if you ever want to go that route in the future (AM5 runs hot, and that's generally the most effective way at reducing temps). 

Yeah Microcenter bundle lol.

Definitely going to check out the heatkiller block.

Is it ideal to get the contact frame for AM5

 

[RONOTHAN##]

3 hours ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

Is it ideal to get the contact frame for AM5

No, it makes no difference on AM5. The reason it works on Intel is because those chips bend when being put in the socket, while AM5 due to a combination of a really thick IHS and better designed loading mechanism doesn't have the chips bend nearly at all. 

[thrasher_565]

13 hours ago, Dropndestroy213 said:

Since I haven't done a water cool system in a couple years I'm looking for performance over looks 

no one cares about performance any more its all about looks...

[RevGAM]

7 hours ago, thrasher_565 said:

no one cares about performance any more its all about looks...

Nonsense. I don't care about looks, and my tiny survey showed most people prioritize performance ...