Question Is a NZXT z73 enough for a Threadripper Pro 5975WX?

[kdude]

The system is for video editing but it will also be on display, sort of like a show piece in our company's lobby, and the boss said he wants our animated logo on the CPU.

AMD actually lists the z73 as a recommended cooler for Threadripper. It definitely will not cover the whole IHS but if I understand correctly the center is where all the CCDs are.

But will it be enough to prevent throttling on an all-core video rendering workload? Does anyone have any experience with this cooler on Threadripper 5000?

Before you mention custom loop, the reason we're building this system is to replace the Threadripper 3000 system (non pro) that got destroyed when the water loop leaked last weekend, so custom water cooling is now prohibited.

If anyone knows of an air cooler that has an LCD screen, or a larger AIO with a screen for this purpose, please chime in.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Phaaze88]

Stating in advance that I have no experience with Threadripper; some of the responses are from looking things up myself.

It definitely will not cover the whole IHS but if I understand correctly the center is where all the CCDs are.

It's the I/O die that's in the center. The CCDs are towards the outer edges.

Spoiler

Coolers like Alphacool's Eisbaer Pro Aurora, that were designed with the rectangular IHS in mind, would have an advantage over cold plates that are round or squared.
It and others of its kind don't have LCD screens, so they are out the window. You'll have to accept that the outermost CCDs will run warmer with other coolers.

For the sake of presenting options, LCD coolers besides the Kraken Z:
Corsair Elite LCD
Asus Ryujin II
Msi MEG Coreliquid S
Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce X
EVGA CLCx

But will it be enough to prevent throttling on an all-core video rendering workload?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ-c6SmVuDY

See the Cooling Performance section at 14:14 to get an idea.