Question Deciding best cpu cooler

[Coretryx]

Hello i have some question about best cpu cooler for my ryzen 5600. Currently im using wraith stealth that comes with the cpu, but the idling temp touching 60 - 70 degree, and when plaing some games it can touch the tJmax. So i deciding to buy another cpu cooler. but im confused what cpu cooler that work great on this cpu, and i want my future cpu cooler is future proof (i dont have any interest currently to AIO cooling ). So i come with a few option, there's id cooling A620, deepcool ag620 (not AK620), scythe fuma 3, thermalright peerless assassin 120 SE (currently out budget). I need some advise, thxx

 

[bill001g]

You would have to check the review charts to see how much difference there is between those coolers but I suspect they will all work.

Why do you say the peerless assign is out of budget. It is the cheapest of the three you list and is one of the top rated air coolers.

 

[Coretryx]

You would have to check the review charts to see how much difference there is between those coolers but I suspect they will all work.

Why do you say the peerless assign is out of budget. It is the cheapest of the three you list and is one of the top rated air coolers.

yeah i already see a review about it, but there's no one comparing with deepcool ag620, and the performance is different because the videos and the review chart using amd 7000 series
in my country peerless assassin have a higher price compared to the other

 

[bill001g]

That really is too bad the peerless assassin is about $35 in the USA....about$15-$20 cheaper than those other models.

It gets messy trying to compare benchmarks between different sources. I think tom's site has reviews all of those, they came out many years apart so you would have to try to compare if they did not put the old data in the new tables.

This one is for the ag620

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-ag620-air-cooler

What I like about these reviews is talk about how much power they can cool. Even if they test with a 13900k it really doesn't matter much what it producing the heat. You just need to find the power usage of you current cpu and you can tell if it will be enough.

In general almost all modern air coolers will have no issue with any of the current CPU chips. The exception would be things like 13/14900k where you remove the power limits. When you do that you need a big water cooler like a 360 type one to cool. Note even with a 14900k with limits removed it will not hit the thermal limit in most games, it is only all core loads that really heat up a cpu.

 

[faalin]

Heres a very large list of coolers liquid and air tested on a R9 3950x from Gamers Nexus

https://gamersnexus.net/megacharts/cpu-coolers

 

[thestryker]

For a 5600 if you're not planning on buying a higher end CPU for this build you can get a single tower cooler and it will be fine. Assuming where you are Deepcool is cheaper than Thermalright the AK400/AG400 would be plenty.

 

[geofelt]

Your idle temperatures are too high.
Perhaps the cooler was not mounted properly or your case is delivering insufficient cool air to the cooler.
What is the make/model of your case?
What is the fan arrangement?
The case cooler height available might restrict some choices.
What is the height of your ram sticks? Most twin tower coolers will obstruct tall ram to some degree.

Define "best"
Do you mean price?
Do you mean cooling capability?
Do you mean future proofing?
Do you mean low noise?
Does RGB "bling " appeal to you?
What is your budget?
Can you provide a link as to where you might shop?


All of the coolers you listed should be reasonable choices. They are twin tower design with 120mm cooling fans.
If you can, consider noctua. If any brand is " future proof" they supply updated mounting kits for free when new motherboards come out.
Noctua maintains a list of suitable coolers.
Here is the list for the 5600:
https://ncc.noctua.at/cpus/model/AMD-Ryzen-5-5600-1604
If you might consider a future 5600 upgrade, perhaps to a X3d processor you would want a stronger cooler.
see what the cpu compatibility chart says about it.
You would want to consider something like the NH-D15s which is as good as it gets
One plus for the NH-D15s is that it used 135mm fans which turn slowly and are very quiet.