Which air cooler for 5900x?

[congster2]

Which air cooler are you using for a 5900x? No AIOs or other liquid cooling solutions pls.

 

[Kunkka]

Bought a snowman to try

Posted from PCWX using iPhone8,2

 

[Natediazzz]

Go with Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B.

 

[zleipnir]

Have u tried watching youtube reviews on that yet?

Which air cooler are you using for a 5900x? No AIOs or other liquid cooling solutions pls.

 

[congster2]

Have u tried watching youtube reviews on that yet?

By various accounts, looks like D15 is still the superior air solution but want to see wat folks here are using before I get it.

 

[_DeS__]

Go with Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B.

This 1 wont be good enough

 

[berber]

will be doing a 5900x build in an open air itx case with the Scythe Big Shuriken 3 low profile cooler soon

 

[congster2]

will be doing a 5900x build in an open air itx case with the Scythe Big Shuriken 3 low profile cooler soon

Are you sure this is good enough?

 

[skrekro]

Dh15, no contest.

 

[berber]

Are you sure this is good enough?

update you again after i tested. result might be interesting benchmark for other coolers.

 

[Phen8210]

I wonder if the people that are responding knows how hot the 5900x runs.. some of the response literally made me

Anyway go for d15, honestly you will NEED a dual heatsink.

 

[berber]

Just fyi, this thread gave me the confidence to try out a low profile cooler with 5900x:
https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/k8iwvc/a_high_performance_lowprofile_cooler_can_handle/

If your case can fit tower coolers definitely go for those. This probably extreme end of use case (ie. space limited etc)

 

[arvinsim]

Using Noctua U12A with the 5950x inside an ITX case with no problem.

If your case can support the Noctua NH-D15, go for it. It will handle anything you can throw at it.

 

[Raymmmmmmm]

I will take those Reddit posts with a grain of salt because our max ambient temperature during dry season is probably like 10 degrees higher than the max temp in the states.

 

[congster2]

Noctua d15 isn’t sold in SLS is it? I checked a few price lists online and don’t see Noctua cpu coolers.

 

[skrekro]

Noctua d15 isn’t sold in SLS is it? I checked a few price lists online and don’t see Noctua cpu coolers.

Get from amazon. 120$ only. IIRC, it's around 230sgd local

 

[watzup_ken]

Based on my own experience, you should get a Scythe Fuma 2, or if you have more budget, then BeQuiet Dark Rock 4 Pro. The former is quite a fair bit cheaper, and works very well to cool my R9 3900X. Switching to the Dark Rock 4 Pro, thermals are just a few degrees better.

Both are twin tower coolers by the way, but the Dark Rock 4 Pro is slightly bigger than the Fuma 2. As a result, the Dark Rock 4 Pro may not suit every board out there. For example, the DR4 Pro is so big, it was very close to the top PCI-E slot and consequently very close to my graphic card. It did not touch the graphic card with just a gap that is a few mm away. But the problem is when you have a fat GPU cooler, it is almost impossible for you to push down the PCI-E unlock latch with your finger, without removing the cooler, or using some long pointy object to do so. On the other hand, Fuma 2 is big but did not have the same issue.

So my preference will still be Scythe Fuma 2 @ 79 SGD before any discount on Lazada as a first choice, with Dark Rock 4 Pro as a second option. Never tried Noctua because I think it is too costly and not readily available. But again, you should consider the size of the cooler. Bigger is better for cooling generally, but they may likely cause some obstructions here and there.

 

[Phen8210]

Just fyi, this thread gave me the confidence to try out a low profile cooler with 5900x:
https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/k8iwvc/a_high_performance_lowprofile_cooler_can_handle/

If your case can fit tower coolers definitely go for those. This probably extreme end of use case (ie. space limited etc)

How?? He tested it with R20, He also has a side fan.
The testing was also done in ambient 23.5c.

85c is not low for a r20 run with these test settings.

Also, we have higher ambient temps. During extended stress tests or with more intensive programs, it will overshoot R20 temps easily, It is gonna throttle hard for sure.

 

[Phen8210]

Based on my own experience, you should get a Scythe Fuma 2, or if you have more budget, then BeQuiet Dark Rock 4 Pro. The former is quite a fair bit cheaper, and works very well to cool my R9 3900X. Switching to the Dark Rock 4 Pro, thermals are just a few degrees better.

Both are twin tower coolers by the way, but the Dark Rock 4 Pro is slightly bigger than the Fuma 2. As a result, the Dark Rock 4 Pro may not suit every board out there. For example, the DR4 Pro is so big, it was very close to the top PCI-E slot and consequently very close to my graphic card. It did not touch the graphic card with just a gap that is a few mm away. But the problem is when you have a fat GPU cooler, it is almost impossible for you to push down the PCI-E unlock latch with your finger, without removing the cooler, or using some long pointy object to do so. On the other hand, Fuma 2 is big but did not have the same issue.

So my preference will still be Scythe Fuma 2 @ 79 SGD before any discount on Lazada as a first choice, with Dark Rock 4 Pro as a second option. Never tried Noctua because I think it is too costly and not readily available. But again, you should consider the size of the cooler. Bigger is better for cooling generally, but they may likely cause some obstructions here and there.

Those two are great choices and good value. Noctua is for those that want the best but it will come at a price.

 

[noinimod]

If your case can fit it, Noctua D15 is one of the best options.

It's more heavy weight and beefy than a smaller heatsink (like the Fuma 2). I have both the D15 and Fuma 2. They're not competing in the same heatsink class. But the Fuma 2 will fit many more cases than the D15 will. So it's a trade off.

If it matters to you, the noctua packaging and heatsink and fan build quality is premium feeling. It makes you feel good when you unbox the thing. Other heatsink brands don't come close to this.

TL;DR for air cooling - get the largest cooler you can fit into your case and it's hard to go wrong