[SOLVED] Cooler comparison

[Peiguy]

I wanted to get the Cryorig H7 but it's out of stock everywhere and is only selling for above $100 which is a no go, so I was wondering how the be Quiet! BK008 Pure Rock Slim compares to the H7

 

[liamwhalley20]

What cpu are you cooling? I use the be quiet pure rock slim on an i5 4590 and an i5 3570k and both stay below 60°c at full load no problem, is also very quiet

 

[Bearmann]

What MB, CPU, and case?

 

[Peiguy]

What cpu are you cooling? I use the be quiet pure rock slim on an i5 4590 and an i5 3570k and both stay below 60°c at full load no problem, is also very quiet

I'm currently using the 2200g but I'll be upgrading to a 2600 or 1700 sometime in the future

 

[Peiguy]

What MB, CPU, and case?

I have the msi b350m gaming pro, 2200g (planning to upgrade to a 2600 or 1700), and a spec 04 TG, with a maximum height of 150mm

 

[Barty1884]

The PureRock Slim is substantially worse:

https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/dominic-moass/cryorig-h7-air-cooler-review/5/


The stock cooler of a 2600 or 1700 is adequate, not phenomenal - but I'd suggest using the stock cooler over spending $30 on that unit.


In the 'budget' range you could do a lot worse than a Cryorig M9.... M9a specifically in this case (AMD).
Within a degree or two of the H7.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Gqp323/cryorig-cpu-cooler-m9a

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CRYORIG/M9i/6.html

 

[Peiguy]

The PureRock Slim is substantially worse:

https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/dominic-moass/cryorig-h7-air-cooler-review/5/


The stock cooler of a 2600 or 1700 is adequate, not phenomenal - but I'd suggest using the stock cooler over spending $30 on that unit.


In the 'budget' range you could do a lot worse than a Cryorig M9.... M9a specifically in this case (AMD).
Within a degree or two of the H7.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Gqp323/cryorig-cpu-cooler-m9a

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CRYORIG/M9i/6.html

only a 1-2 degree difference? are you sure?

 

[Karadjgne]

Don't confuse ability with capacity. Almost all decent coolers are within a few degrees of each other, upto a certain point. The TDP of the Cooler. The cpu will put out a certain wattage, according to load. If that wattage was, say 90w, then any budget 140w cooler will show the same temps as the big twin towers, ± a few °C. It's only when the cpu starts putting out closer to 140w, thats the temps on the budget coolers start really cranking up, while bigger towers keep plodding along.

So it's mainly a difference of design, tailored by the specific fan that'll increase performance, in the coolers range. The M9 series is quite capable of matching (± a few °C) its bigger brother, upto close to its limit, that's when the H7 has a distinct advantage.

Which is the problem with many benchmarks, using only 2, very specific outputs on a specific cpu. Usually stock settings and a mild-decent OC. What would be far better would be a timed variable load, starting @ 40w and climbing to past the TDP.

 

[cryoburner]

Which is the problem with many benchmarks, using only 2, very specific outputs on a specific cpu. Usually stock settings and a mild-decent OC. What would be far better would be a timed variable load, starting @ 40w and climbing to past the TDP.

I agree, and of course you would want sound measurements at each wattage level, since these coolers usually won't be running at full-tilt anyway, so noise comparisons at a given temperature level are arguably more important than how well they cool with the fans set to 100%.

As for the H7, it's been a terrible value lately, at least in the US. I think they must have discontinued the original in favor of the more expensive, slightly improved H7 Quad Lumi, and what we're seeing is an inflated price for the very limited remaining stock of the original. At around $40 or less, it was a very good cooler, but at around $100, there are far better coolers for far less, making it not worth considering at all. I think they figured they could convince people to pay significantly more for an extra heat pipe and some RGB lighting with the Quad Lumi, so they got rid of the standard H7 to avoid competing with themselves.

 

[Karadjgne]

Well the Cryorig coolers did have a rather rocky start too, they were only in 1 online store and only on the shelf for seconds then sold out. And that was when the 212 was $25 and the H7 was $32.
But this is beyond rediculous...
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49 CFM CPU Cooler ($109.79 @ OutletPC)
And that's the only offering. The cheapest it's been all year was $70.
Edit: it's $123 at newegg (if you look, not PCP) and it's $38 at Cryostore. So it's not a Cryorig price hike, it's more like newegg and others have a surplus of Lumi that none were buying, so hike up the standard version.

Why buy a Lumi for $60+ when you can get a H7 for $40 and a $10 Deepcool RGB that's Aura and Auros and Mystic compatible

 

[cryoburner]

Edit: it's $123 at newegg (if you look, not PCP) and it's $38 at Cryostore. So it's not a Cryorig price hike, it's more like newegg and others have a surplus of Lumi that none were buying, so hike up the standard version.

Actually, it's only available as a marketplace item on Newegg, and if you look at the seller, it's also being sold by OutletPC there as well, at least in the US. Cryorig probably isn't selling them to online stores here anymore, so OutletPC likely figures they can price-gouge their last remaining stock, hoping to catch someone who really wants one.

 

[Karadjgne]

Guess so, cuz it was in stock at newegg Cryostore the other day when I looked, now it's not.