Air cooler suggestions

[The Dudareno]

I've got a Asus rog strix Z790I mobo with 12700k. I'm having a hard time finding a good compatible cooler. Any suggestions? Please??

I'd prefer an air cooler 

[Hinjima]

1 minute ago, The Dudareno said:

I've got a Asus rog strix Z790I mobo with 12700k. I'm having a hard time finding a good compatible cooler. Any suggestions? Please??

I'd prefer an air cooler 

The Deepcool AK620 /  ZERO DARK should fit on this board. Its a sexy looking cooler as well.

[filpo]

13 minutes ago, The Dudareno said:

I've got a Asus rog strix Z790I mobo with 12700k. I'm having a hard time finding a good compatible cooler. Any suggestions? Please??

I'd prefer an air cooler 

Can't beat the Champ (and it's only $34 now)

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (PA120 SE-D3) - PCPartPicker

thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE should do nicely

Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (PS120SE ARGB) - PCPartPicker

10 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

The Deepcool AK620 /  ZERO DARK should fit on this board. Its a sexy looking cooler as well.

if you're going for looks and performance then this ZERO DARK or the DIGITAL would look quite a bit better than some heat pipes

Edited March 12, 2024 by filpo
Peerless assassin isn't compatible with the motherboard

[Hinjima]

3 minutes ago, filpo said:

Can't beat the Champ (and it's only $34 now)

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (PA120 SE-D3) - PCPartPicker

 

if you're going for looks and performance then this ZERO DARK or the DIGITAL would look quite a bit better than some heat pipes

The reason why I didn't pick the Peerless Assassin is that it might conflict with the motherboard due to its layout.
I am of course not 100% sure but PcPartPicker warns against it, this warning did not show on the AK620.

[filpo]

2 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

The reason why I didn't pick the Peerless Assassin is that it might conflict with the motherboard due to its layout.
I am of course not 100% sure but PcPartPicker warns against it, this warning did not show on the AK620.

Good point, but the thermalright PS120SE seems like it'll be fine 

[Hinjima]

5 minutes ago, filpo said:

Good point, but the thermalright PS120SE seems like it'll be fine 

Yep!  That should work just fine   I do prefer the AK620 Dark though in terms of Aestethics but won't cant deny the price of the Phantom Spirit.

[freeagent]

The Phantom Spirit Evo is a nice cooler, and it can fit a T30 between the stacks no problem.

[TPCEA]

Well, I have the same CPU on an Asus TG H670-Pro Wifi D4, and it isn't difficult to keep cool (but I think maybe mine is just lame lol). I had no problems in the heat of summer with the Noctua U12A, even when I forgot to put one of the fans back on. I chose that cooler because of all the stuff in the way, like caps and VRMs, and I didn't want the cooler overhanging the RAM slots and the M.2_1 slot.

[TatamiMatt]

mods please delete, posted same query on a newer topic, no need to necro

[The Dudareno]

While I appreciate the should/might fit comments. I was looking for anyone withe the same mobo/CPU combo and what they are using. I should have been more clear. My bad

[TatamiMatt]

12 hours ago, The Dudareno said:

While I appreciate the should/might fit comments. I was looking for anyone withe the same mobo/CPU combo and what they are using. I should have been more clear. My bad

all of these suggestions are still going to fit though. Motherboards are designed to a roughly standard spec, and coolers likewise, so that there are minimal to no conflicts between them