Upgrading fans/cooling

[SnowKrowe]

I’ve had my computer now for just about three years. I have of course periodically cleaned it however, recently my CPU has started to overheat. I’m suspecting the cooler might be starting to get a little faulty and I figured I should probably upgrade it anyways, until the new intel chips come out later this year, and I do a full new build. In addition to me being unhappy with the cooling performance of it keeping my cpu under load. I currently have a scythe fuma 2 cooling my ryzen 7 5800x. My tower is fractal design Meshify c. I also have two noctua nf-a14s in the front for intake, two stock fans that came with the case (one on the top and one in the back for exhaust. I’m trying to figure out what fans/cooler to get. I’ve been debating going aio liquid cooling but have been warned about them potentially damaging parts, which has kinda scared me from getting one. Any advice? Thanks!

[BentleyOwen123]

go deepcool LS series for aio, and thermalright peerless assassin 120 se for air cooling

[BentleyOwen123]

Just now, BentleyOwen123 said:

go deepcool LS series for aio, and thermalright peerless assassin 120 se for air cooling

if lga(whatever the fuck there going to call this one) uses a different mounting size, you may need to purchase a aftermarket bracket or something similar

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 hour ago, BentleyOwen123 said:

go deepcool LS series for aio, and thermalright peerless assassin 120 se for air cooling

the liquid freezer iii is also a good choice

 

theres also the deepcool mistique if you want an lcd aio that isnt horrifically overpriced (looking at you z73)

[TPCEA]

8 hours ago, SnowKrowe said:

I’ve had my computer now for just about three years. I have of course periodically cleaned it however, recently my CPU has started to overheat. I’m suspecting the cooler might be starting to get a little faulty and I figured I should probably upgrade it anyways, until the new intel chips come out later this year, and I do a full new build. In addition to me being unhappy with the cooling performance of it keeping my cpu under load. I currently have a scythe fuma 2 cooling my ryzen 7 5800x. My tower is fractal design Meshify c. I also have two noctua nf-a14s in the front for intake, two stock fans that came with the case (one on the top and one in the back for exhaust. I’m trying to figure out what fans/cooler to get. I’ve been debating going aio liquid cooling but have been warned about them potentially damaging parts, which has kinda scared me from getting one. Any advice? Thanks!

It is highly unlikely your cooler has degraded. More likely, after 3 years, the thermal paste needs to be replaced. Instead of replacing the cooler, replace the paste and save yourself some money and hassle. Also, if you undervolt the CPU, you can make the temps go even lower. 

 

As for water cooling, you don't need it and the info you got is outdated. Someone is fear-mongering or living in the past.  Not that there aren't bad water coolers, but for different reasons. 

 

All the above-mentioned coolers are fine.