[SOLVED] Good cooler for ryzen 5 3600

[FastbackNL]

Hello everyone,

I have used my cpu for a while and i love the peformance. But it's just that the cooler is not good enough for gaming even without oc or boost on. It gets around 70 to 80 degrees celcius. I am planning to upgrade my cooler but i don't know which one is good for the buck. I like rgb but i like quality and performance over rgb. I have seen the Hyper 212 rgb, Deepcool Gammaxx gt bk and Arctic freezer 34 esports duo. I just can't find any good benchmark video.
My specs:
Msi b450 gaming plus max (with a 4-pin rgb header)
Ryzen 5 3600

If you guys know any good cooler or a personal cooler you like or is performance wise good and is under $60. I would love to hear it.

Greets,

Yorick

 

[FastbackNL]

It's really affordable 2. Is it better than the hyper 212 and gammaxx rgb and stuf? Because if it is i am going to buy it very soon. So my room can be a little colder XD

 

[madmatt30]

It's really affordable 2. Is it better than the hyper 212 and gammaxx rgb and stuf? Because if it is i am going to buy it very soon. So my room can be a little colder XD

It's better than either.
The result on that video with the 2600 is what you should be looking at.
Older test/reviews were done with Intel cpu's.
Results are generally better on ryzen because of that massive soldered heat spreader.

The fortis is geared for silence over performance at default fan profiles, that's the only reason in a few of those reviews that the 212 and its ilk come close.

It will still perform incredibly well if left on automatic fan profile in bios.
If you do want to force the speed with an aggressive profile it's still very quiet even at full speed 1400rpm.
On automatic the most mine has ever hit has been just over 1000rpm which had been fine performance wise for me.

You will not go wrong with the fortis, I would stake my reputation on it, it deserves a lot more coverage and recommendations than it gets especially at the price.

When applying the thermal paste I recommend 2 thin vertical lines and 2 thin horizontal lines equal from the centre of the cpu rather than the traditional single drop pea method in the middle.

 

[FastbackNL]

Thanks! I think i am going to buy it. How does the rgb look?

 

[madmatt30]

Thanks! I think i am going to buy it. How does the rgb look?

That I can't tell you, I have the malik custom non rgb version

I would imagine much the same as any other rgb fan, it'll light up the inside of your case with whatever colour you set it to.

Picture of it running there from pc partpicker

 

[FastbackNL]

It indeed looks very nice. thx!

 

[FastbackNL]

I just ordered it! Thanks for all the tips. Shipping is 2 days. I will send a photo when its installed!