Cooling a Ryzen 3700x(or similar) ? How is your doing ?

Specific Power Ranger · Dec 12, 2019

Hello. I've been reading a bit about how some coolers might be better for cooling the small chips and how there can be issues if the buttom of the chip or the cooler isn't entirely flat, so I'm just wondering how people here on resetera is doing with cooling their chip ?

Spaltazar · Dec 12, 2019

I just use the one that i got with it. the wraith prism is pretty alright for normal purposes

Cordelia · Dec 12, 2019

I have 3600 and I use this

https://www.bequiet.com/en/cpucooler/1378

Specific Power Ranger · Dec 12, 2019

Spaltazar said:
I just use the one that i got with it. the wraith prism is pretty alright for normal purposes

It looks cool, but I heard it can get loud under load. I'm looking around because I want a quiet solution.

Cordelia said:
I have 3600 and I use this

https://www.bequiet.com/en/cpucooler/1378

I've considered that, but besides the price, I've also read it's super difficult to mount and some people have temperature spikes. Your temps are fine ?

asmith906 · Dec 12, 2019

Specific Power Ranger said:
It looks cool, but I heard it can get loud under load. I'm looking around because I want a quiet solution.

are you overclocking

Spaltazar · Dec 12, 2019

Specific Power Ranger said:
It looks cool, but I heard it can get loud under load. I'm looking around because I want a quiet solution.

yeah this thing goes hard once it starts going. as i have a wireless closed headphone i am not bothered by the noises thankfully :D

maybe worth noting is that this has a low and high fan speed mode, for those who want to keep it on the quieter side

other cooler in the past i used were scythe mugen rev 2b or something.. that was a few years ago tho, so i bet there are new versions available. back then they were pretty good bang for the buck and not too bad for noise iirc

Specific Power Ranger · Dec 12, 2019

asmith906 said:
are you overclocking

Not overclocking but I read several places that the small 7nm ryzen chips have difficulties with heat dissapation and some of it might have to do with not making full contact on some coolers ?

Also going to be using it for rendering so it's going to get high utilization.

mordecaii83 · Dec 12, 2019

I have a 3900X, not a 3700X but I'm using a Noctua NH-U14S and it's working great for my chip. Nice thing is, it doesn't interfere with any RAM slots, has plenty of clearance for my video card, and you can throw a second fan on the back to make the cooling even better. I highly recommend it. If you need something smaller the Noctua NH-U12A is also great.

https://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-u14s

Qudi · Dec 12, 2019

Cordelia said:
I have 3600 and I use this

https://www.bequiet.com/en/cpucooler/1378

Im using the be quiet! pure rock for my ryzen 3600 and its doing it job really well so far.
Be quiet! pure rock official product site

asmith906 · Dec 12, 2019

Specific Power Ranger said:
Not overclocking but I read several places that the small 7nm ryzen chips have difficulties with heat dissapation and some of it might have to do with not making full contact on some coolers ?

Also going to be using it for rendering so it's going to get high utilization.

I haven't had any issue with the stock cooler on my 3600, but I've sot a sound dampening case.

You might want to try a Noctua cooler

empo · Dec 12, 2019

Don't know the problem you are talking about, all CPUs and coolers are affected if the surfaces aren't smooth/making good contact. There was something about the chiplets being off center under the IHS which led to some water blocks not working optimally but I haven't really heard anything about air coolers.

I got a Hyper 212 Black Edition on mine for reduced noise. You have to go up quite a bit in price if you want better thermals.

Cordelia · Dec 12, 2019

Specific Power Ranger said:
I've considered that, but besides the price, I've also read it's super difficult to mount and some people have temperature spikes. Your temps are fine ?

I find it pretty easy to mount but yeah I read that a lot of people find it very difficult. Probably because I mount it outside the case.

My temp is fine.

That was during heavy MMO session (MMO is CPU heavy) with Youtube and Netflix running.

Monster Zero · Dec 12, 2019

Use the stock cooler. No point to overclocking Ryzen.

djplaeskool · Dec 12, 2019

The only issues I noticed initially after launch were some nutty voltage fluctuations causing some temp spikes at idle, but that went away for me after a couple of BIOS updates (on an Asus Prime x470-Pro)
I'm using a Corsair H115i with my 3700X btw. Keeps it nice and frosty.

Specific Power Ranger · Dec 12, 2019

Spaltazar said:
yeah this thing goes hard once it starts going. as i have a wireless closed headphone i am not bothered by the noises thankfully :D

maybe worth noting is that this has a low and high fan speed mode, for those who want to keep it on the quieter side

other cooler in the past i used were scythe mugen rev 2b or something.. that was a few years ago tho, so i bet there are new versions available. back then they were pretty good bang for the buck and not too bad for noise iirc

I've considered the Scythe Ninja 5, the Noctua 15 something and the be quiet dark pro 4. The last two are pretty pricey though, and I've read mixed results with them. Would be a shame to spend that kind of money and not have a solid solution for this particular chip.

Cordelia · Dec 12, 2019

Specific Power Ranger said:
I've considered the Scythe Ninja 5, the Noctua 15 something and the be quiet dark pro 4. The last two are pretty pricey though, and I've read mixed results with them. Would be a shame to spend that kind of money and not have a solid solution for this particular chip.

If you want to get a budget one, get Hyper 212 Black. It's quite cheap and perform really well. Huge pain in the ass to mount though.

Mullet2000 · Dec 12, 2019

Cordelia said:
I have 3600 and I use this

https://www.bequiet.com/en/cpucooler/1378

This is great. Goes toe to toe with the Noctua U15S while not being a poop brown colour.

Specific Power Ranger · Dec 12, 2019

I actually have a Cryorig H5 I was going to use, but I can't get a hold of the AM4 bracket anywhere. I've been in contact with support who finally after giving me a link to a website that had it sold out (and listed at around 600 dollars) told me to contact their nordic distributor which I then did. They haven't gotten back to me however, so I've been looking at other solutions.

djplaeskool · Dec 12, 2019

Check the AGESA version on the BIOS you're running. I think they changed the way it reports temps to prevent monitoring applications from freaking out like they did during release. Other than that, the Ryzen 3xxx chips are fairly easy to keep under control. As other mentioned, even the stock cooler is pretty good.

shadowhaxor · Dec 12, 2019

Well....

My 3900x is using a Noctua NH‑D15 SE‑AM4, keeps temps cool. My kids gaming PC with the 3600 is using the Wraith cooler and it's fine. Not this applies, but my HTPC/4K gaming setup is running a 2700x, overclocked and using the stock cooler and it's doing fine.

Spiritreaver · Dec 12, 2019

I use a Scythe Fuma 2 with mine. It was super easy to install and haven't had any cooling issues. Rarely see temps over 70, usually hangs around in the 50s in games with spikes around 65-68. It hasn't made any noticeable noise to my ears either.

Amazon listing for it

s_mirage · Dec 12, 2019

I'm using the stock cooler set to high but using a profile that only really cranks up the speed above 65C. That seems to provide enough cooling while not sounding like a jet engine all the time or audibly revving up and down.

A better cooler would probably offer better performance for benchmarks with sustained heavy loads, but probably not much of an advantage during every day use without overclocking. I can't be bothered to change it either.

Gjerven · Dec 12, 2019

Not to hijack the thread, but I'm planning on getting a 3700x next week. I have a Corsair h60 (2013v) which is cooling my 4690k (4.5 oc), and does a good job at it while not exactly silent.

Will the Wraith Prism be better/quieter? Or should I just use the h60? 3700x has a lower TDP, which should make less work for the h60.

Doof · Dec 12, 2019

The stock cooler is good, but I have a Noctua cooler that I really like.

Mozendo · Dec 12, 2019

Spiritreaver said:
I use a Scythe Fuma 2 with mine. It was super easy to install and haven't had any cooling issues. Rarely see temps over 70, usually hangs around in the 50s in games with spikes around 65-68. It hasn't made any noticeable noise to my ears either.

Amazon listing for it

Yeah, the Scythe coolers are great and I constantly recommend them
I use the Scythe Mugen 5, and before that I had the Scythe Fuma 1, both great coolers and never heard noise from them at all and you should definitely grab one OP.

Here's a Scythe Fuma 2 review that list the Mugen in the graph. I recommend the Mugen more because it's a lot smaller, I was having RAM compatibility issues with the original Fuma, and it cost less than $50. Both coolers compete with $80+ dollar air coolers like the BeQuiet Dark Rock and Noctua coolers that cost almost twice as much.

Ecks · Dec 12, 2019

Considering upgrading to this soon. Has anyone found any cooling issues with video editing applications like After Effects or Premiere?

Rizific · Dec 12, 2019

if you arent OCing why do you need an aftermarket cooler? whats wrong with the provided cooler?

Specific Power Ranger · Dec 12, 2019

Rizific said:
if you arent OCing why do you need an aftermarket cooler? whats wrong with the provided cooler?

Noise. I want the machine to be as silent as possible.

Specific Power Ranger · Dec 12, 2019

Mozendo said:
Yeah, the Scythe coolers are great and I constantly recommend them
I use the Scythe Mugen 5, and before that I had the Scythe Fuma 1, both great coolers and never heard noise from them at all and you should definitely grab one OP.

Here's a Scythe Fuma 2 review that list the Mugen in the graph. I recommend the Mugen more because it's a lot smaller, I was having RAM compatibility issues with the original Fuma, and it cost less than $50. Both coolers compete with $80+ dollar air coolers like the BeQuiet Dark Rock and Noctua coolers that cost almost twice as much.

The scythe fans look neat, especially for their price but I'm really not sure which one to get if I were to get one. I don't really mind a big cooler. From what I can tell, despite the low rpm the Ninja might be the best performer of all of them ? However, I'm concerned that it might not be able to keep up with a full load

Sargerus · Dec 12, 2019

Using a Blizzard T2 for my 3600x, its a bit louder than my old cooler but its holding the temps really well.

zulux21 · Dec 12, 2019

I recently got a 3800x.

I have random temp spikes while idling which kicks my fan higher every 5-10 seconds or so. (I go from like a 50C idle to 62 or so)
I've tried a few things but haven't quite been able to fix it, but from what I've read it's not uncommon for it. Either way under actual performance it performs fine. I maxed out my ps2 emulator while streaming it last night and it just stayed at 68-69C

I'm just using the stock cpu fan with it.

Rizzo · Dec 12, 2019

zulux21 said:
I recently got a 3800x.

I have random temp spikes while idling which kicks my fan higher every 5-10 seconds or so. (I go from like a 50C idle to 62 or so)
I've tried a few things but haven't quite been able to fix it, but from what I've read it's not uncommon for it. Either way under actual performance it performs fine. I maxed out my ps2 emulator while streaming it last night and it just stayed at 68-69C

I'm just using the stock cpu fan with it.

I had the same issue, so I just changed the fan curve to not ramp up until ~60C.

Ertai · Dec 12, 2019

I've been using the stock cooler since i got it. It's a bit noisy from time to time but it does the job with keeping the CPU cool enough.

whiteninja · Dec 12, 2019

Using the stock cooler with a 3700x and it hovers around 45-50c idle. I dont oc though and played through Fallen Order without any issues nor did the fans ramp up on me. I might switch to something else in the future but im too concerned.

Perfect Chaos · Dec 12, 2019

Running a Noctua NH‑D15 as well, it's a little overkill, but it's very quiet, runs very cool, and I appreciate that Noctua provides upgrade kits for new sockets, so it's a relatively good investment.

zulux21 said:
I recently got a 3800x.

I have random temp spikes while idling which kicks my fan higher every 5-10 seconds or so. (I go from like a 50C idle to 62 or so)
I've tried a few things but haven't quite been able to fix it, but from what I've read it's not uncommon for it. Either way under actual performance it performs fine. I maxed out my ps2 emulator while streaming it last night and it just stayed at 68-69C

I'm just using the stock cpu fan with it.

I remember reading somewhere that this was a software issue, and that temps weren't actually spiking, but the reported temp spikes causes the fans to kick in. Was that ever determined to be the case, or do they really just have temp spikes?

Rizzo said:
I had the same issue, so I just changed the fan curve to not ramp up until ~60C.

This is what I did as well.

Mozendo · Dec 12, 2019

Specific Power Ranger said:
The scythe fans look neat, especially for their price but I'm really not sure which one to get if I were to get one. I don't really mind a big cooler. From what I can tell, despite the low rpm the Ninja might be the best performer of all of them ? However, I'm concerned that it might not be able to keep up with a full load

I have a 3800X and it works fine.
Just wanted to let you know I played a Destiny 2 Strike for around 30 minutes and my temps were averaging around 55 degrees and highest was 60
Then I ran the GTA V benchmark twice and it stayed around the same.
No fan curve or anything and it stayed quiet.

zulux21 · Dec 12, 2019

Rizzo said:
I had the same issue, so I just changed the fan curve to not ramp up until ~60C.

I should figure out how to do that

empo · Dec 12, 2019

zulux21 said:
I should figure out how to do that

I can increase the time until a step up/down happens in my BIOS that helps against sudden spikes too.

Rizzo · Dec 12, 2019

zulux21 said:
I should figure out how to do that

Check your BIOS, that's where I set mine.

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