What cpu cooler should I pick for my budget gaming PC?

[Alexrider777]

Hey,

 

I'm buying a new gaming pc.

I have the option to chose between 3 coolers.

- Cooler master masterliquid ML240L v1 rgb

- Arctic freezer 34

- Xilence M906 double fan

Which one should I pick?

 

Build:

- Ryzen 5 7500F

- 16gb DDR5-4800

- A620M-S2H

- RTX 4060 ti 16gb

- 1Tb NVME SSD

[Aleph256]

Neither of them, get a Peerless Assassin / Phantom Spirit, you don't need watercooling for a 7500F ans AIOs are unreliable stuff.

[Alexrider777]

Thank you for the response.

I have only the choice between these options.

I'm buying a prebuild with some options.

[Spring1898]

I would do the arctic freezer, but if the price is the same and you want more headroom if you upgrade your CPU, go the water route 

But if cost is an issue just get the Arctic freezer 

[podkall]

Is Freezer 34 the only cooler in it's price range?

[Alexrider777]

42 minutes ago, podkall said:

Is Freezer 34 the only cooler in it's price range?

All three of the options are in my price range.

These and a deepcool LE520 240 are just the only options they offer. 

The deepcool is more expensive but I could make it work if it's worth it. 

[podkall]

27 minutes ago, Alexrider777 said:

All three of the options are in my price range.

These and a deepcool LE520 240 are just the only options they offer. 

The deepcool is more expensive but I could make it work if it's worth it. 

Are there no cheaper options?

 

2 hours ago, Alexrider777 said:

I'm buying a prebuild with some options.

Oh you're buying a prebuilt? Is there a reason you aren't building from individual parts? Good discount?

 

Either way, the only options are what you mentioned when it comes to pre-builds you look for?

 

Then Arctic 34 is good, and any 240mm AIO too

3 hours ago, Alexrider777 said:

Build:

- Ryzen 5 7500F

- 16gb DDR5-4800

- A620M-S2H

- RTX 4060 ti 16gb

- 1Tb NVME SSD

Honestly, the specs might be little on the weaker side of things.

Especially 4060Ti 16GB version, if there's no real reason for getting 2x VRAM version, then you're wasting lot of money just there..

[Alexrider777]

1 hour ago, podkall said:

Are there no cheaper options?

 

Oh you're buying a prebuilt? Is there a reason you aren't building from individual parts? Good discount?

 

Either way, the only options are what you mentioned when it comes to pre-builds you look for?

 

Then Arctic 34 is good, and any 240mm AIO too

Honestly, the specs might be little on the weaker side of things.

Especially 4060Ti 16GB version, if there's no real reason for getting 2x VRAM version, then you're wasting lot of money just there..

The Arctic is the cheapest and the deepcool is a bit more expensive. The rest is a bit in between.

I would love to build it myself ( I would spec it a bit different myself) but I'm buying it through my work with my bonus to avoid paying 50% taxes.

I can't therefore add money to the budget and it has to be a prebuild. It's not allowed to buy parts.

Yes, those are the only coolers they offer that would still fit the budget.

I know the specs are not great but I don't game that much and within the budget it was the best I could do. 

A RTX 4070 or something equivalent from amd just doesn't fit in the budget. ( only €875 / $930)

I'm hoping to make some upgrades over time.

[Tridefender]

7500f is not demanding, all of these can cool it. Choose the cheapest, if possible air cooler cuz aios will die sooner or later.

[Aleph256]

3 hours ago, Alexrider777 said:

I have only the choice between these options.

I'm buying a prebuild with some options.

Ah, my bad.
Then go for the Arctic if it's the cheapest - they're a good brand and a single tower should be fine for your processor.

First time I'm hearing of Xilence so not much feedback to provide on that - maybe @TPCEA the fan savant has opinions?

[Alexrider777]

@Aleph256 Thank you for the advice! 

[TPCEA]

59 minutes ago, Aleph256 said:

First time I'm hearing of Xilence so not much feedback to provide on that - maybe @TPCEA the fan savant has opinions?

  savant? thanks!

 

I've heard of them but haven't had any luck getting their products. In the USA, they are on the pricy side. I looked on their site but they omitted the important specs, so your best bet is to look at comparative reviews. STS said that the M705 (older) outperformed the M906.

 

https://youtu.be/DG54co0Y2Gc?si=oyi9BdwDVPs92jyv

 

Sorry! I would go with the Arctic, or CM, but I doubt you really need an AIO.

[Spring1898]

Is buying it and then selling it to build a better one on your own an option or not worth the effort? 

[Alexrider777]

3 hours ago, TPCEA said:

  savant? thanks!

 

I've heard of them but haven't had any luck getting their products. In the USA, they are on the pricy side. I looked on their site but they omitted the important specs, so your best bet is to look at comparative reviews. STS said that the M705 (older) outperformed the M906.

 

https://youtu.be/DG54co0Y2Gc?si=oyi9BdwDVPs92jyv

 

Sorry! I would go with the Arctic, or CM, but I doubt you really need an AIO.

Thank you for the advice and all your work! 

[Alexrider777]

44 minutes ago, Spring1898 said:

Is buying it and then selling it to build a better one on your own an option or not worth the effort? 

Good idea but that's not allowed since the computer stay technically property of the company. I'm not free to just sell it. 

[Spring1898]

Ah okay.

But you mention being able to make upgrades, does it still remain company property?

 

If you will upgrade the CPU in the near future than maybe AIO is better option, but the Arctic freezer is probably good even to 7700x especially if you curve optimize it 

Otherwise cheapest is fine.

[Alexrider777]

On 11/13/2024 at 9:44 AM, Spring1898 said:

Ah okay.

But you mention being able to make upgrades, does it still remain company property?

 

If you will upgrade the CPU in the near future than maybe AIO is better option, but the Arctic freezer is probably good even to 7700x especially if you curve optimize it 

Otherwise cheapest is fine.

Technically it does but since it's part of my paycheck they can't ask for it back.

It's a way to reduce taxes on bonuses.

Thank you for the advice!

I think that I'm going to go with the Arctic for now and if I upgrade eventually just buy a new cooler.

[Spring1898]

Well in that case I think you have the best thing. Upgrade as needed as you go.

9000 series is even more efficient, but you should be good in your current configuration for a while.

[Lurking]

Find out if and how warranty works if your work buys that. For a consumer AIO have 5 years, for example, and you have the specific receipt and can get a new one from manufacturer. But if your workplace buys the pre-built, and in 3 years you have to beg your boss to dig up an old receipt to handle that for you... so avoid AIO for sure. 

 

At least this pre-builder thinks about cooling at all. Normally pre-built just get stock cooler or worse. As a rule of thumb, avoid smaller fan size options.  

Hope the rest of the build has at least the same level of consideration. What you get should be miles ahead of Dell/HP. 

 

If you have case options, make sure they have good ventilation options even if you have to add fans on your own dime later. ALL components inc. VRM, capacitors etc. need cooling. And that good CPU cooler won't work in a hot box. Case, case fans and CPU/GPU cooler should be considered as one system.