[SOLVED] Did I get the correct CPU cooler for the job?

[skatee18]

So I am building a new pc and am going with AMD Ryzen 5 3600x. I was orginally looking at the Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4, single fan. I figured this would be more than enough. In the end though I realized I want to try to overclock a bit. So I went with the NH-D15 SE-AM4 dual tower design. I have researched my case dimnesions as well as motherboard compatibility etc. I have come the conclusion I should be fine getting my RAM under even the dual fans. Worst case the case has enough room where I can slide the second fan upwards a bit to accomate the RAM, or just go with the single fan style.

Basically my question to everyone is, did I go overkill with the dual tower cpu cooler ? And if so, is there anything wrong with that ? I imagine it wouldnt be bad to have too much cooling ?

Thank You

 

[Zizo007]

So I am building a new pc and am going with AMD Ryzen 5 3600x. I was orginally looking at the Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4, single fan. I figured this would be more than enough. In the end though I realized I want to try to overclock a bit. So I went with the NH-D15 SE-AM4 dual tower design. I have researched my case dimnesions as well as motherboard compatibility etc. I have come the conclusion I should be fine getting my RAM under even the dual fans. Worst case the case has enough room where I can slide the second fan upwards a bit to accomate the RAM, or just go with the single fan style.

Basically my question to everyone is, did I go overkill with the dual tower cpu cooler ? And if so, is there anything wrong with that ? I imagine it wouldnt be bad to have too much cooling ?

Thank You

Its overkill, a 3600X is not power hungry, <95W.
The Noctua D15 is for 3950X and 9900K 250+W TDP.

I would save money and go with a Freezer 34 DUO eSports.

 

[skatee18]

Its overkill, a 3600X is not power hungry, <95W.
The Noctua D15 is for 3950X and 9900K 250+W TDP.

I would save money and go with a Freezer 34 DUO eSports.

Okay is there anything wrong with putting this cooler in though ? I could in theory just use it in single fan mode ?

 

[Zizo007]

Okay is there anything wrong with putting this cooler in though ? I could in theory just use it in single fan mode ?

The only issue I see is space, if it interferes with RAM and if you would be able to close the side of your case.

Again, you won't overclock better if you have temps cooler than 80C.

 

[skatee18]

The only issue I see is space, if it interferes with RAM and if you would be able to close the side of your case.

Again, you won't overclock better if you have temps cooler than 80C.

I chcked out the dimensions, my case has 190mm of cooler clearance and this is 160mm

 

[Zizo007]

I chcked out the dimensions, my case has 190mm of cooler clearance and this is 160mm

Is there a reason why you need an overkill cooler?
You won't OC any better than the Freezer 34.

 

[Phaaze88]

Also, don't overclock Ryzen 3000. That just yields higher temps for no real gain; often worse than stock performance.
The secret to min-maxing performance on Ryzen 3000 is a good cooler - because the cpu boost clocks are temperature sensitive - and memory frequency and timings. Look up Ryzen Dram Calculator guides.

 

[skatee18]

Is there a reason why you need an overkill cooler?
You won't OC any better than the Freezer 34.

No reason, I was just writing because this is the cooler I have on the way. Just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong with overkill

 

[Zizo007]

No reason, I was just writing because this is the cooler I have on the way. Just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong with overkill

Nothing wrong and you can use it for another build in the future with a more power hungry CPU.

 

[skatee18]

Nothing wrong and you can use it for another build in the future with a more power hungry CPU.

Thanks man!