Question Looking at a couple of air coolers and would like some experienced feedback

[punkncat]

I am looking for a tower air cooler for a Ryzen 9 5900XT (16C/32T). The system currently has an ID Cooling tower with the 120mm fan. It was alongside a Ryzen 5 5600 on the initial build and worked really well for the price (less than $20). On the Ryzen 9 it does actually work fine for the current hardware with the specific element for load in this case being an RX 6600XT. Temps never go out of the 70C range with any game but can approach about 80+ on synthetic benchmarks. Idle temps are often high 30's but even moving the mouse puts it at 45+. I expect that when I change power supply and the graphics card over to the 7800 XT that the additional load is going to surpass this budget coolers ability to keep things cool (and somewhat quiet)

I have been looking at the Dark Rock Pro 5 and the Noctua NH whatever the heck 150mm fan monster of a cooler. I realize in both those cases that the cooler is going to become the centerpiece and likely the only thing really visible for the upper part of the motherboard. In this case there is a decent looking Tomahawk board and I really don't want to cover all of it up with that large a cooler.

Between the two above I am leaning towards the Dark Rock Pro 5 mostly due to lessened noise on the silent mode and the fact that it is just a good looking cooler. I am already aware that the Noctua would (surprisingly) be louder than the Dark Rock (on silent mode) but also note that for loads at/above the 100W level that the Noctua performs better.

I was wondering if there is a cooler other than the Peerless Assassin that is smaller than the above but still able to keep the Ryzen 9 tamed?
With the ID cooling I have kept a 5800X very happy by adding a second fan. In this case it did not do the trick. I currently have two 140mm fans in the case directly above the cooler which is helping. As an aside, nothing LED or unicorn fart manner of presence...(edit) and BLACK.

I appreciate your input in relation to something you have actually used or are using.

 

[Lutfij]

The system currently has an ID Cooling tower with the 120mm fan.
ID Cooling have a number of tower style cooler's in their portfolio;
https://www.idcooling.com/product/list?category_parent=25&category=&name=All
which one do you have?

I currently have two 140mm fans in the case directly above the cooler which is helping.
Also, can you please state the make and model of your case? Number of fans in said case and their make's and models?

I was wondering if there is a cooler other than the Peerless Assassin that is smaller than the above but still able to keep the Ryzen 9 tamed?
Noctua NH-U9S? Thermalright have lower height, tower style coolers with these;
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fL...assin-90-se-3277-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa90-se-black
but they should be equivalent in performance to a single fan single tower style air cooler.

In this case there is a decent looking Tomahawk board and I really don't want to cover all of it up with that large a cooler.
You sure you don't want to get an AIO? Would show off most of the motherboard and your ram modules while the pump might be an added aesthetical piece to your build...?

 

[punkncat]

I am pretty sure the model on the case in NZXT H710. I got it secondhand but it has three intake 120 up front, 1 exhaust that is larger but not positive on size. They are all stock to the case. The top two fans are some Enermax 140mm following CPU temp on the secondary CPU fan header.

Current cooler is SE-214-XT black that I am already aware is insufficient. Putting on a second fan offers no significant improvement and more noise.

Not looking to go with an AIO on this one. I have another system on AIO and it is fine but I don't care to go that way with this build.

I have several Noctual coolers in use alongside fans and appreciate the performance as rated. The Dark Rock is showing some really good results in "vs" type reviews and most often in relation to noise. Just figured I would attempt some due diligence seeking advice from those who may be using one or the other, or alternates worth considering.