[SOLVED] Best budget AM4 cpu cooler

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

Hello, I have a ryzen 5 2600 mobo is b450m gaming plus and I'm using the stock cooler I do wanna oc it a little but it gets too hot for me to be comftorble with it what is the best cpu cooler for the price super cheap I don't care if shipping takes 3 months just what'd be the best cooler on a tight budget

 

[RodroX]

The ones I read reviews and heard good comments will be this:

https://www.arctic.ac/worldwide_en/freezer-34-esports.html

https://www.arctic.ac/worldwide_en/freezer-34-esports-duo.html

There are better options (Noctua and be Quiet!) for overclocking, but I don't think you will like to pay much more money than those I linked. And actually, those Arctic ones should be more than enough for an avg oc on a Ryzen 5 2600.

But since you didn't said, more or less, how much is "a little oc" I can't really point you to cheapper options. There are other brands too:

• Deep Cool Gammaxx 400 (probably one of the best cheap coolers out there, with many good reviews and years of use: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16835856005?Description=deepcool gammaxx 400&cm_re=deepcool_gammaxx_400--35-856-005--Product) the only problem with this cooler is the clips used for socket AM4 mounting, some people just don't like it.
• Deep Cool Gammaxx GTE (https://www.newegg.com/deepcool-gammaxx-gte/p/N82E16835856117?Description=deepcool gammaxx gte&cm_re=deepcool_gammaxx_gte--35-856-117--Product), I have it, not the best but it does the job pretty well, Ive tried a 4GHz all core with my Ryzen 5 3600 and it kept the temps at a decent value.
• And the old/renewed Cooler Master with the Hyper 212 Black (https://www.newegg.com/cooler-master-hyper-212-black-edition-rr-212s-20pk-r1/p/N82E16835103278?Description=cooler master hyper 212 black&cm_re=cooler_master_hyper_212_black--35-103-278--Product).

Thing is the Arctic "Duo" should be better than any of those.

Maybe you could share with the rest of us, what frecuency are you aiming?, or Whats your budget limit?

Cheers

 

[PrinceTexasLoaf]

frequency would be 3.9ghz 4ghz max and I'd prefer for the cooler to stay under 30$

 

[RodroX]

Either the Gammaxx GTE or 400 then.

But keep in mind Black Friday is around the corner!!!! So maybe you can get the Arctic for cheaper!!!

 

[RodroX]

frequency would be 3.9ghz 4ghz max and I'd prefer for the cooler to stay under 30$

Just to update to this, I been playing around with OCking myself, on my AMD Ryzen 5 3600.

Today I managed to get it:

BIOS: F50 - AGESA 1.0.0.4B
Frecuency: 4000MHz
RAM/Fabric: 1600 (XMP profile for my RAM@3200MHz)
Vcore: 1250mv (or 1,25v).
Primer95(Small FFT -AVX OFF) been runing for 2:01 hours no issues (1 complete pass and started again).
Max Temps recorded by HWinfo (v6.14-3980) so far: 72°C while runing P95.
Cooler: Deep Cool Gammaxx GTE with only stock fan (it brings and extra pair of clips to add a second fan on the back as a push/pull setup).

I know is premature but Im happy with this so far (first time in my adult life I have an overclokable CPU).

I will now start the Blend test and see how it goes (I know the vcore is too low, but Im still thinking if Im going to up the vcore or lower the frecuency. In all honestly, the Ryzen 5 3600 @3600MHz - PB disable - is more than enough for gaming at @60Hz, at least for now).

Cheers