Would A Noctua NH-U9S Be OK For A AMD 3900 Or Should I Go For A ...

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Hi,

Title kinda says it - would this Noctua be OK for a 3900x https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noctua-NH-U9S-Premium-Cooler-NF-A9/dp/B00TBHYYFK/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=cpu+cooler&qid=1581249899&s=computers&sr=1-18?

Its a single fan unit so not sure if I should go dual fan, not looking to overclock.

Thanks in advance.

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21 minutes ago, Remote possibility said:

Hi,

 

Title kinda says it - would this Noctua be OK for a 3900x https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noctua-NH-U9S-Premium-Cooler-NF-A9/dp/B00TBHYYFK/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=cpu+cooler&qid=1581249899&s=computers&sr=1-18?

 

Its a single fan unit so not sure if I should go dual fan, not looking to overclock.

 

Thanks in advance.

I would look for smth with duel fan like Alpenföhn Atlas https://www.alpenfoehn.de/produkte/auslaufmodelle/cpu-kuehler/atlas

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Why are you looking at that particular cooler? Do you have it already? Case, RAM? Budget?

Its not something I would personally pick. I would go for U12S if you want Noctua and are tigth with space.

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2 hours ago, LogicalDrm said:

Why are you looking at that particular cooler? Do you have it already? Case, RAM? Budget?

 

Its not something I would personally pick. I would go for U12S if you want Noctua and are tigth with space.

Hi,

Putting together a new build not sure on the ram question, the motherboard is an X570 Gigabyte Aorus Elite. The case takes a 165mm max heigh cpu cooler and well this cooler is in my budget, as is the U12s. However having looked at the Noctua site it looks like both throttle the 3900x so prob better to go for a dual fan. Any suggestions - the Alpenföhn® ATLAS does not look available in the UK though the mounting is (?) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=Alpenföhn+ATLAS

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1 hour ago, Remote possibility said:

Hi,

 

Putting together a new build not sure on the ram question, the motherboard is an X570 Gigabyte Aorus Elite. The case takes a 165mm max heigh cpu cooler and well this cooler is in my budget, as is the U12s. However having looked at the Noctua site it looks like both throttle the 3900x so prob better to go for a dual fan. Any suggestions - the Alpenföhn® ATLAS does not look available in the UK though the mounting is (?) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=Alpenföhn+ATLAS

Depending on your RAM, you could go for even larger coolers. Scythe Fuma 2 is on the smaller side, and probably closest to ATLAS. Others in same sub-£50 are be Quiet! Dark Rock 4, solid midrange cooler, Scythe Ninja 5 and Cyorig H5 Ultimate.

Getting everything out of 3900x means that you need to spend some on cooling side. It produces apparently much more heat than previous gen Ryzen.

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14 hours ago, Remote possibility said:

Hi,

 

Putting together a new build not sure on the ram question, the motherboard is an X570 Gigabyte Aorus Elite. The case takes a 165mm max heigh cpu cooler and well this cooler is in my budget, as is the U12s. However having looked at the Noctua site it looks like both throttle the 3900x so prob better to go for a dual fan. Any suggestions - the Alpenföhn® ATLAS does not look available in the UK though the mounting is (?) - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=Alpenföhn+ATLAS

Where does it say it would throttle? U9S is fine for the 3900X: https://noctua.at/en/cpu/AMD_Ryzen_9_3900X

If you want a bit more headroom with full RAM compatibility from Noctua, take a look at the U12S or U12A.

Comparing coolers based on the number of fans is nonsense, this is like assuming that a 4 engine plane is better than a 2 engine plane.

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