Question 7800x 3d Noctua uh-12s

[denizdedibi]

Hello, I have a Noctua UH-12S cooler, will it be enough for 7800X 3D?

 

[Lutfij]

https://ncc.noctua.at/coolers/NH-U12S-9/cpu/all?q=7800X3D
You should be fine however do you have the AM5 mounting hardware for the cooler? If your cooler was purchase after 2019, it comes bundled with the cooler.

Moved thread from CPUs section to Cooling section.

 

[denizdedibi]

https://ncc.noctua.at/coolers/NH-U12S-9/cpu/all?q=7800X3D
You should be fine however do you have the AM5 mounting hardware for the cooler? If your cooler was purchase after 2019, it comes bundled with the cooler.

Moved thread from CPUs section to Cooling section.

I later purchased an AM4 mounting kit and was told that I could mount it with this, but I'm worried about the heat. I am currently using 9700k at 4.8 ghz with 1.32 voltage at idle 50 degrees and at load 70 degrees

 

[geofelt]

Noctua measures cooler capability with NSPR ratings.
https://noctua.at/en/noctua-standardised-performance-rating
The 129 nspr rating for your cooler/ processor is only at the medium level.
It will work, but you may want to consider a stronger cooler in the 160 range.

 

[denizdedibi]

Noctua measures cooler capability with NSPR ratings.
https://noctua.at/en/noctua-standardised-performance-rating
The 129 nspr rating for your cooler/ processor is only at the medium level.
It will work, but you may want to consider a stronger cooler in the 160 range.

So is there a cooler we can recommend? I am using a Lianli Dynamic Evo case.

 

[geofelt]

Your maximum cooler height is 167mm.
Noctua NH-D15s is 160mm high and will clear even tall ram heat spreaders up to 66mm

 

[denizdedibi]

Your maximum cooler height is 167mm.
Noctua NH-D15s is 160mm high and will clear even tall ram heat spreaders up to 66mm

What do you think about liquid cooling solutions? Noctuas are extremely expensive in my country

 

[geofelt]

What do you think about liquid cooling solutions? Noctuas are extremely expensive in my country

You do pay for quality and quiet.
A good alternative that is cheaper might be the thermalright assassin coolers.

As to liquid cooling, realize that it is still air cooling.
The difference is where the radiator heat exchange takes place.
The noctua and assassin coolers have about the same cooling capability as a 240 aio cooler.

AIO coolers do not last forever. In time, the mechanical pump will fail or get clogged.
Air will eventually intrude through the tubes and the unit must be replaced. Think of an aio as a 5 year rental.

Why not try your Noctua UH-12S and see how you do?
If you have a X3d processor, I imagine your work should be gaming, and that is not going to heavily use perhaps
half of the 16 threads. If you later find that you want more cooling, your noctua mount can handle other noctua coolers.