Best CPU Coolers to Buy in 2024! 👀 [Testing The Most Popular Air & Liquid Coolers!]

[@clausion]

Not including Arctic and its performant and cheap AIOs make me think you are not quite honest.

[@itskyle.117]

Was gonna say when u mentioned the keyboard was thinking “how’s that gonna cool down my cpu”

[@GeekaWhat]

Hahah

[@KurentEweser]

It's mean to warm up someone's pocket.

[@n64slayer]

The 360 atmos is the best pump for the price with amazing cooling and aesthetics, it has 2500 rpm fans and a 3400 rpm pump with a great sized radiator.

[@juniorthomas6404]

Deepcool was banned in the US yesterday. Less options in the market now (US customers)

[@Is0G33k]

What happened?

[@michaelrobb9708]

@@Is0G33k due to allegations that DeepCool supplied goods to Russian companies

[@SirChristoferus]

My personal favorite is Cooler Master’s ML360L, it keeps my 7950x3D in the 50s-60s under a somewhat heavy workload.

[@GeekaWhat]

Good shout without breaking the bank too!

[@shadoweterna9258]

Surprised you didn’t go for the NZXT as well tbh, would have expected to see it considering it’s kinda popular with youtubers

[@jmurray2018]

I imagine I won’t get an answer but where would my Arctic liquid Freezer III 240 A-RGB stand among these?

[@Burning_U_Kiryu]

0:37 ah yes, my favorite cooler

[@tofu_golem]

You didn't mention low-wattage CPUs vs high-wattage. The general advice I see is that your better off with a good quality air cooler for low-wattage processors, but for the high-wattage ones, you should use an AIO. You really should include the Phantom Spirit 120 for air coolers, and Arctic AIOs, as they are popular and highly regarded by reviewers. Also, Deepcool is now banned in America because they did business with Russia.

[@Mango-rl2yg]

Real question is why did russia need deepcool aircoolers 😂

[@themarketgardener]

In Russia, not with Russia

[@Im_a_sexafender]

​@@Mango-rl2ygcool down their pcs for war intelligence probs

[@AvroBellow]

Since X3D CPUs can't overclock, my Wraith Prism, costing $0, is the best cooler on the market.

[@WakandaSmurf]

I'm sending my DeepCool back in the morning, still within the 30 days to return. I'm not taking a chance on not having a manufacturers warranty.

[@DjNayr91]

Great video, however you seem to ignore the performance of the Mystique which essentially matched the bequiet unit whilst having a really good LCD screen for aesthetics. I understand the issues with the brand but it’s still widely available in other countries

[@savage_rd8323]

Keep buying Deepcool :) , no warranty , no ensurence , gl with that bruh :) , i used in the past only DC but with this warranty BS im not gonna risk it ....

[@SoloDeus_Rey]

How do you make a list excluding the Noctua D15? List is just UNWORTHY of appreciation😂😢

[@arturovidal5306]

Why no Peerless Assassin? Or any other Themalright cooler?

[@ajjames1960]

Is the pearless assassin the best of them all? im researching right now and idk what to buy

[@gmilisavljevic]

I agree. Beside Peerless Assassin, why there is no Arctic Liquid Freezer III?

[@metalface_villain]

@@ajjames1960 not the best but very good and very cheap. there are a bunch of versions like the peerless assassin 120 se, the phantom spirit 120 se and the newest version which is the phantom spirit evo. all of these are great, cost something like 30-50$ and perform amazingly. i would definitely go for one of these, unless you don't like how they look or they don't fit your case (cuz they are kinda chonky) or they don't have clearance with your ram. from what i have checked you need a low profile ram for these but you probably won't have a problem with most mid tower cases. if you are going for aesthetics, even if you don't encounter ram clearance issues you will still hide your ram, meaning you won't be able to see the rgb glow from them. as far as performance goes these can easily cool something like a 7800x3d and still be relatively quite.

[@mythicalcraft2783]

@@ajjames1960 Thermalright peerless assassin 120 Thermalright Phantom spirit 120 are THE best mid budget air cooler

[@ajjames1960]

@@mythicalcraft2783 yeah i did end up buy the 120 se and it is the best i have no words to say lol im gaming and my temp are just only 55c

[@jiinx72]

All I know is I swapped my air cooler on my 7800x3d for a AOI 420mm. The air was keeping the cpu cooler vs the AOI. Aesthetics wise the AOI wins,actually doing the job the air was better. Giving it 2 more week's. If the temps keep up I'm switching back to a air cooler setup.

[@sebbymon2]

Update??

[@Tyiriel]

I'd guess the mounting was bad or thermal paste application not good; remount it if you're getting bad temps. If you've got one smaller than 240 tho could just be that it doesn't have all that much juice in it

[@Troops-y6h]

I have a DeepCool LS520 se 240mm .. It keeps my i7 11700K very cool no problems very happy with it.

[@XzR3B1RTHzX]

Thank you for the informative video. Quick question - what are your thoughts on the Arctic Freezer 36 air cooler?

[@TheFelt13]

Dude you are freakishly good!! Haha I say that because you have answers to all the right questions! I always end up finding my self on your videos!

[@2silzs]

how good is the DarkFlash Radiant DC240 240mm

[@Shawner666]

Are most of the 420 aios nice and quiwt ?

[@JomeFromWork]

For those who's planning to buy an Air Cooler vs AIO for a budget build. Watch Hardware Canucks vid first to know what's best for you depending on your CPU of choice.

[@akcomic4202]

I was exactly thinking about this yesterday

[@GeekaWhat]

Great timing! Hope it helps 🙌

[@michagysin3082]

whats with the arctic liquid freezer 3?

[@CrymSyN007]

Indeed its not even in the comparison graph...every other comparison video ive seen puts it among the best, and is quite affordable...i have one and its awesome

[@michagysin3082]

@@CrymSyN007 I also have one, the arctic liquid freezer 3 240mm argb in black.

[@NoName-oj5km]

From what i've seen, while it is one of the best liquid coolers when it comes to price to performance, it still isn't quite up there like your be quiet pure loop 2 or Gigabyte coolers.

[@liamgeddes1722]

Ye ima trust hipyo tech with keyboards

[@agama-b1e]

What cooler do you recomend for a ryzen 5 7600?

[@metalface_villain]

you can do ur job even with the stock cooler but if you want something better get one off of thermalright, like the phantom spirit

[@andrewsteffani3890]

Will the cooler master master liqued 360 atmos be good enough for an overclocked 13700k?

[@oktc68]

Easily. I have a OC'd 13600k, which I run at either 6GHz on two cores & 5.8GHz on the other four or at.5.5GHz all cores (gaming) I use a contact frame and Kryonaut paste. My Arctic Liquid Freezer ii 280mm easily cools this, gaming temps peak at 55°C (21°C ambient) Stress testing on the higher clocks saw temps in the mid 80's°C (21°C ambient) Arctic Liquid Freezer ii & iii are typically cooler than the competition but you should be good with any 360mm AIO (There have been some excellent deals on Liquid Freezer ii coolers now they've been updated)

[@andrewsteffani3890]

@@oktc68 Ty 👍

[@gabriola_]

what about thermalright's peerless assassin? it looks good and is very popular here in the us

[@64hapz]

Have had mine for 2 years & running flawless, kinda crazy to see that it’s still one of the best budget performers today. I do want to upgrade to a liquid cooler, any suggestions? Running an EVGA 3080ti with AMD Ryzen 7 5800x

[@gabriola_]

@64hapz i dont know much about AIOs, but deepcool's ls520 se looks pretty decent, though if you're in the US you cant get that. arctic's liquid freezer iii also looks pretty good, or cooler master masterliquid 360L. i recommend you do your own research since i kinda just looked at some reviews and whats decently priced

[@raghufn5881]

@@64hapz I reccommend you to purchase something thats within your budget. Nowadays 360mm aio's have gotten quite cheap so If you find one close to a hundred dollars you should defintely get it.

[@arturovidal5306]

They didn't sponsor the video

[@64hapz]

@@gabriola_ I ended up going with the Ryujin III, wanted that LCD with custom GIF’s on it 😅

[@Voytech_GR]

I'm planning to get for first time AIO for CPU, i have the amd 5900x and i'm between Pure Loop 2 [150€] or Arctic LF 3 [90€] (360mm). Which would you recommend?

[@hanselreyes2423]

So I have a ryzen 5 5600 rtx 3060 12gb what Aio cooler would you recommend?

[@BenjaminBarringer]

I run 10 93 cfm fans and 78003dx never sits at 20c idle hits higher then 40c and sapphire nitro rx 7900xtx vapor Hotspot never higher then 45 and that's both fully overclocked and fans last 2 times longer

[@oktc68]

There isn't much point in using a 240mm AIO except for aesthetics, a good air cooler will easily out perform it. A 280mm should have an edge over an air cooler, any air cooler in both temps and noise levels but you're limited to something like an i5, for an i9 you probably want a 420mm.

[@bOmBS-ww6if]

I build my gaming PC but my stock cooler don't do enough now I need to change it but finally a new video about coolers😊

[@matyasuzdi3059]

I'm about to build my first pc and this vid nowhelps me a lot with choosing the right cooler to my 7800x3D😊

[@jasperstoj]

What are you going to go with?

[@matyasuzdi3059]

@@jasperstoj well until I haven't watched this vid I was choosing between the Deepcool Ls720 Se or the ID-Cooling SL360 XE. The ID-cooling in my region costs only 130$ with tax included, so I would have choosen that but since neither of theese coolers are in Geekawhat's graphs I'm kind of confused right now. I'm guessing that the LS720 Se and the SL360 Xe are both good coolers but they just couldn't fit in the graph in the vid.

[@matyasuzdi3059]

@GeekaWhat Should I get the ID-Cooling SL360 Xe for 130$ with tax incuded for the 7800x3D or should I choose another cooler?

[@pangeranrio0112]

Arctic Liquid Freezer III is the best for R7 7800X3D. It comes with the offset mounting

[@Troynex]

Which air cooler for this CPU?

[@Troynex]

Which CPU air cooler for ryzen7800x3d?

[@lubieplackim]

It depends if you have space in case, in my case mine only had 153mm. Decent air coolers i would recommend is Ak620 deepcool

[@Troynex]

@@lubieplackim Thank you!

[@scottmcgilvery3292]

Out of curiosity... what was the methodology? I didn't watch every second but I scanned through and checked the chapters for a build scenario. There are so many of these vids that feel like shills to me as they use bench comparison rather than real world. Worst case in an el-cheapo case would be a better comparison for me as then the user is going to see at least the results witnessed. I have a bench setup with an AIO and a 7800X3D. Numbers mean nothing to that chip and it utilises the cooler with it's temp sensitivity to make the most of its power.

[@Neoseanner]

I use a VR kit and my i7 rectangular CPU seems to overheat a lot and cause blue screen often. I don't really know which liquid or air cooler should i buy that suits my asrock steel legend motherboard since the casing is pretty small.

[@aminechrit415]

Is air colling enough for ryzen 7 7800x3d

[@Fire_of756]

Interesting vid. However, my build is using a Ryzen 7 5700G with a cheap (20 dollars or less) air cooler. How is that working out?

[@BrickSwirl]

When ever I am looking for something you always post a video about it the next day 😂

[@GeekaWhat]

Haha awesome… Hope you enjoyed it!

[@SaBhu10an]

@@GeekaWhatI enjoyed your video!

[@MRPiNg78]

Love your video GeekaWhat. I have question What is the Difference between The GIGABYTE AORUS Waterforce X II 360 and GIGABYTE AORUS Waterforce II 360 ? I wanted to Buy I7 14th gen And you uploaded this video, I wanted to buy GIGABYTE AORUS Waterforce II 360 but Now I don't know which one is better X version or the None X version !!!

[@TGameplay4k]

X version comes with a tiny LCD SCREEN and software for it. But it is basically the same thing and 6 years of warranty and more expensive, the Non X just 5 years warranty. other than that, there is no difference.

[@MRPiNg78]

@@TGameplay4k Alright Thank you so much Mate ❤❤❤❤

[@vangelisandreakos6495]

Ik that comment is about coolers but what do you think for paying 830 euro for a 4060 ti and r5 5600x build . I want the 4060 ti cuz it does what I want like my other option is a rtx 4060 but get 32gb of ram and reduce the price for 20 euro

[@lubieplackim]

Hi, you should build pc yourself, but if you cant be sure to check some things: 1. Clock speeds of ram and cas latency. 2.Does pc have additionall fans ( not 100% needed), and good airflow. 3. If theres info on fan orientation, be sure fans at top are exauhst cuz if they are intake they can collect alot of dust. 4.check the disk (hard drive or ssd) look up for write and read speeds. 5. Look at psu tierlist if your psu is in a,b,c tier, just for pc to last more. 6. You should check price of 4060 ti super and 5600x in your country. Remember that built pc are always more expensive.

[@lubieplackim]

You should also see if this rtx 4060ti have 16 gigs or 12 gigs of vram. Let me know the specs

[@Imjustlowkey]

artic liquid freezer III 240 is gonna be the one for me

[@deadchannelfrom2018]

DeepCool is sanctioned in the U.S. That means no product support/warranty.

[@hmfw_gettrapped8877]

artic liquid freezer III

[@spacecowboy306]

I have an i9-14900K with Lian-Li 120 push pull LCD idle temp is 38-43 under load gaming 61-76. so, I think your wrong about 120 not sufficient.

[@traveler8010]

Can you do one for 280 mm too? Thanks!

[@isold8333]

For the ryzen 5 7600 X should i get an aio or a air cooler?

[@EQ_Power-Plus]

exactly the question i was going to ask especially if i end up overclocking my cpu

[@gibbymain600]

aio for sure, it will also help with any upgrades with the CPU in the future

[@SohanRaoisHim]

@@EQ_Power-Plus an air cooler will be just fine dont listen to everyone trying to get you to spend money; every cpu except 13 and 14 gen iintel cpus and ryzen 9s and some 7s can be cooled by ain aircooler

[@SohanRaoisHim]

@@gibbymain600 most mid to high end air coolers are better than low to mid aios for half the price

[@deadchannelfrom2018]

@@SohanRaoisHim that’s misleading information. Air coolers can cool i9s and threadrippers if they are made for them. Water offers more thermal/heat exchange and will allow for better stability when overclocking and boosting speeds.

[@elztim5461]

No peerless assassin in this list?? How? Why?? 😮😮

[@eyuparslan7104]

ryzen 7 7800x3d 50 degrees when I'm not doing anything. Aida 64 reaches 70 degrees in the stress test. is this normal? I don't have much experience so that's why I'm asking. liquid cooler corsair h150 360mm

[@roland7347]

It's AMD it's normal. I get 89 degrees on my r9 5900x but i'm using air cooling and i'm looking for something to cool it. You are in the good in my opinion.

[@xojoshx]

Hey I'm looking to upgrade from a prebuilt I bought for 400 l was wondering what graphics card fl would yu recommend for gta5 rp an other real fps game i currently have GeForce 1650. but im wondering which is the one i should upgrade to the rtx 3050 or the Radeon rx6600 lots of people an KZbinr like u are telling me to go to the. Rx6600 but I want to hear from you since u were the guys who got me into pcs which ones better.

[@narcos2416]

Definitely not the 3050 anything but that

[@narcos2416]

The 6600 is a very good card for 1080p

[@xojoshx]

@@narcos2416 thanks man that’s what everyone is saying but my mans has a 3060 his game runs fine as well I’m just not tryna spend nothing over a 220 so I guess rx6600 will have to do for now thanks.

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

the biggest issue is with 420mm AIO's there are almost no options. and even worse is that there are almost no reviews or comparisons of 420mm AIO's as well. what if i have a huge case that has the place for a 420mm AIO in it? why would i choose to opt for a smaller 360mm AIO instead utilizing all of the top space in my case for radiator airflow with a 420mm AIO? and the worst thing is, because almost no one is covering and comparing these very few 420mm AIO's, some of the brands cheap out and actually produce 420mm AIO's that perform WORSE than their 360mm AIO counterparts (for example Corsair H150i (non ICUE) outperforms their H170I (non ICUE), however there is literally only one single video that covers this topic. Asus's only 420mm AIO is their ProArt 420mm AIO which no one has bothered to review and compare, Arctic's Freezer 3 420mm AIO is hardly ever covered by anyone or compared to any other 420mm AIO - seems like the only people "reviewing" it are pre-paid reviewers.

[@NGreedia]

Would be great to include some Thermalright AIOs as they often charge half or less than half price of competitors

[@anthonymangual365]

I have the same cpu but my fractal pop air case only fits 280mm on the front and 240 on top! Currently trying to find an aio for my situation

[@rahulBlackops1989]

How's Deepcool Ls720se 360 aio I am using it for 14700k??

[@matyasuzdi3059]

That's one of the exact coolers that I was thinking to use for my upcoming build with the 7800x3D

[@deadchannelfrom2018]

DeepCool is now sanctioned in the U.S.

[@alexander3284]

I was hoping for a video like this 🙏, im thinking to build a new computer with 7800x3D but should i go with 4090 or 4080S? is there any big difference between 1440p vs 4K in gaming?

[@gabriola_]

the 4090 will obviously be better but its probably not worth spending an extra 600 or so over the 4080S, 4080S is more than plenty for 1440 and in 4k it performs well too

[@weroliera]

4090 for sure for 4K

[@GeforceFender]

I have RTX 4080 plays in 4k. It's a good card. I went from 1440p to 4k. I'm never going back to lower resolution

[@alexander3284]

@@GeforceFender im really interested how does 4080S performs in 4k? Whats avg fps do you get?

[@GeforceFender]

@@alexander3284 it performs fine if the game is well optimized. Newer online fps games on max settings you'll get anything above 90fps. But yeah of course it depends on which game you play

[@shihabuddin7632]

If you are using core i5 chip just buy deep cool ag400 led.

[@wildroyy]

Would of been great if you tested these with a 14900k; a cpu that struggles with keeping temperatures up to par.

[@anttimaki6633]

you need to resign due to using word "of" instead of "have"/"would've"

[@gabrielcardona8473]

Can I take out the i7 from my laptop and use it to build a pc?

[@andrewsteffani3890]

ummm noo 💀💀💀

[@gabrielcardona8473]

@@andrewsteffani3890 yea, just did sum more research, basically can't use anything from laptop. U know any good cpu's for a 7800 xt?

[@andrewsteffani3890]

@@gabrielcardona8473 For amd a ryzen 5 7600x wouldn't be bad for a bit cheaper option and for intel an 12600k will work just fine.

[@brayansoto9757]

Deepcool product unavailable in Amazon USA or is it just me?

[@Wosp-does-stuff]

Deepcool was placed on a sanctions list, so you can't get deepcool products in the us

[@Anonymoosos]

Ban in us because did business in Russia. US is capitalizing the world

[@dahood429]

I got a Ryzen 7600x and RX 7700 xt should get a air cooler or a AIO pls help

[@strizen3244]

yes get deepcool ak400

[@xAdy11]

I went for a LE720 from deepcool for my new build. I have an 7800x3d. Hope there won't be any problems.

[@deadchannelfrom2018]

R.I.P. DeepCool is now sanctioned in the U.S.

[@Snoewyzxc]

Hey hows the temp of your cpu using le720?

[@xAdy11]

50-60 most of the times, idf it went over 70 in full load when i tested it aftet building the pc.

[@poweredbyloukas]

noise level test??

[@datamato]

Just btw, corsair is soon coming out with the Titan AIO, id love to see a video about it

[@GeekaWhat]

Will be including this in some upcoming builds!

[@jenricvillanueva4533]

any recommend watercooler for ryzen 7 7700x

[@shravak.shakya.803]

No Arctic/Thermalright who make the best bang for buck cooling systems is a joke. Their products easily challenge the higher end products with lower/mid range pricing.

[@TheFishingFish]

Love your videos GeekaWhat!!

[@GeekaWhat]

Thanks so much!

[@andriusjuknys2077]

hey i have 11600k cpu , how i can use max Gpu?

[@thunderp1719]

Deepcool ak400 is cheap working option out there

[@sosagam]

I wish 280mm was included :(

[@thebot1306]

I have three questions... Isnt deepcool banned, whats the best cooler for the 7800x3d since deepcool is out of the picture?...Whats the difference between the cheap windows keys and the normal one?...And I'm buying a PC in thanksgiving, should I wait for the 5000 nvidia series? Thank you.

[@Chig_Beggers]

DeepCool was banned in the US, but isn't in other countries. While this does restrict options, there are a huge range of affordable coolers on the market that are from other manufacturers.

[@thebot1306]

@@Chig_Beggers oh yeah i forgot he lives in the UK lol

[@Mr.Anthony117]

Gotta love good sir every content he has❤😂

[@zulanova1209]

I wanna get the be quiet pure loop 2 360mm now but it doesn't fit in my case.. should I get the (Be quiet pure loop) 2, 2FX or the 240mm? Is there any difference? Does the graph still hold up even though the fan is 120mm smaller?

[@NitrFN]

Is the deepcool ak400 digital ok for the Ryzen 7 7700X/Non X?

[@anshumansarkar3206]

Yes

[@NitrFN]

@@anshumansarkar3206 ty

[@deadchannelfrom2018]

Nope, DeepCool is now sanctioned in the U.S.

[@salvadorcerqueira7453]

Hey, can you please do a 800 dollar build ?

[@alvaromartinezbelmonte]

cant take this seriously when noctua nhd 15 isnt being tested....

[@BenjaminBarringer]

Water lasts 3 to 7 years with care and if u get a leak everything's trash fans last 9 to 15

[@Mr.Anthony117]

Thank you good sir❤

[@kandastrike]

Bud, that’s a 280mm AIO.

[@iain8837]

iCue software is the worst software I have ever owned, will never go near Corsair coolers again.

[@MilkManCaravan]

ou just talked about AIOs the whole time : / Kinda annoying

[@MatteoTickner]

nice.

[@riyaadallymohamed4055]

arctic lf3 wipes the floor \

[@FamilyDeflan]

nein

[@NotVivaan_]

Hi😅

[@moghysorinel9883]

lies lies lies,you not say true about temperatures.

[@sebacodpy6983]

Sqw kr

[@dinogametech]

Are you British? No disrespect to England. But I Can't understand anything you say. You are eating half the words and talk too fast.

[@oshawott6257]

Maybe captions will help

[@roykarim540]

Waste of time