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The Best CPU Coolers - Late 2023 Update
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godrilla
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Do you know if pairing the 7800X3D with an overkill cooler and applying a higher target temperature in the bios changes it's behavior/performance? I believe my bios options are 60, 70 and 80 degrees Celsius.
Update I have the Noctua D15 black Chroma.
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Gastec
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On which motherboard?
Asrock x670 pro rs
I bought the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 for $80 in 2019 and it has performed flawlessly. Wish I'd gone for the 280 though.
I have a NH-D15, however many new coolers are close in performance and better designed. I am recommending you to check for some of them. GamerNexus was having some reviews lately talking about them.
As for AIO, just don't bother. Do you really need the 100 extra MHz or the additional noise for hosting a pump and 3 fans rad setups? No to mention the price and the space for barely a couple of degrees lower which absolutely change NOTHING?
As for AIO, just don't bother. Do you really need the 100 extra MHz or the additional noise for hosting a pump and 3 fans rad setups? No to mention the price and the space for barely a couple of degrees lower which absolutely change NOTHING?
godrilla
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Plus the longevity of a good air cooler will far exceed any aio through multiple builds.
I remember putting a standard liquid cooling unit into a build for myself. The standard cooler that came with my CPU worked pretty well and was silent but I'd been reading about liquid cooling and just fancied trying it out. Now I have to listen to the water pump and louder fans constantly. Hey ho, you live and learn.
Sometimes I feel the cooler market sort of went unnecessarily enthusiast focused, in that it made people who really have no business caring about it, to think they need to care a lot about it. Like an average gamer, it bloody doesn't matter if their CPU runs 1 degree cooler on CoD or CS2 or they get a couple FPS improvement; certainly not worth spending hours researching over it, or buying a more expensive cooler. I am kinda glad Thermalright with their high performing but cheap coolers being recognized; because it fit the bill for build that the average gamer or content creator will need. Having said that, the progress over the years in decreasing noise, whether through better fan noise or better cooling and thus requiring lower RPM for the fans, is welcomed.
But lets face it, there are very few people who really need that extra gain in performance you get going from a fit for purpose cooler, to the best of the best cooler. While AIO definitely have a great use small form factor builds, but outside of that water cooling in generally for aesthetic reasons for probably 95% of users. Which is perfectly fine, PCs are part of the decoration these days, but just admit it is mostly for vanity reasons.
But lets face it, there are very few people who really need that extra gain in performance you get going from a fit for purpose cooler, to the best of the best cooler. While AIO definitely have a great use small form factor builds, but outside of that water cooling in generally for aesthetic reasons for probably 95% of users. Which is perfectly fine, PCs are part of the decoration these days, but just admit it is mostly for vanity reasons.
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