How to choose the right CPU Air Cooler

Ever wonder what you should look for when buying your next air cooler? Well wonder no more! Today we we dive in to the basics of air cooler design and what to think about before buying your next cpu air cooler.
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[@jtnachos16]

Best thing about Air cooling? You instantly hear it if there is a problem, and can pretty accurately guess you temps just based on your fan speed. That, and if something fails, it's ALWAYS the fan, and you can replace the fan pretty cheap, with little to no technical skills required. As opposed to watercooling, where you have to actually disassemble things.

[@MLWJ1993]

Or lose your whole system due to water damage (Yeah, if it happens it usually sucks).

[@drumsmoker731]

Your comment was more useful & informative than this whole BS ad video.

[@robertvuitton]

@@drumsmoker731 Yup, going the air cooling route. Dont want to mess my first build.

[@RawkL0bster]

Plus, the cooling still works if the fans go out. Sure, your temps are not going to be the best but the passive heatsink still does its job regardless.

[@111455]

@@RawkL0bster i was going to say the same! you can usually get booted and have some safety time or time for the system to recognize the overheat and shut shut down to protect the CPU

[@keagan5379]

Achievement Unlocked: Watch an ad longer than 10 minutes

[@MrPriceMonroe]

F***! I know you were joking but now I want KZbin to have achievements.

[@xneomizo]

A few years ago the whole lego movie was an ad so guess I watched the whole thing

[@seb1963]

+1

[@seb1963]

@@MrPriceMonroe ad=this video. Not an actuall ad that u skip xd

[@WarLeopard]

Completely agree. I started watching this video hoping to learn a few things regarding what to look for when buying a heatsink. This video is truly pointless.

[@008abdullah]

I'm gonna be honest Jay, this felt like a paid promotion rather than an informative video, there were basically just two tips in here.

[@aniqshardin]

hes not lying when he said these air coolers rival mid tier liquid coolers.

[@MrBombbostic]

I felt that too here is 7 air coolers I’m gonna show off their top of the line sure bud but I’m also sure that some of us wanted to see the other ones cuz everyone talks about this one

[@ibramistafanous1231]

What were they id wanna watch

[@ramzyakz2256]

I agree

[@ranjaykumar2417]

I totally agree

[@MytronixOfficial]

*BeQuiet*: Lets send Jay a couple of coolers to show! *Jay*: The thing I like most is the Screwdriver!

[@anisbenz4715]

lmo

[@joshcolby7011]

It’s a damn good screwdriver, though. Lol

[@zvoid3000]

PETITION: To build an all black, no rgb system called dark knight !!!

[@cjallen233]

Use the cougar panzer case for that dark military look.

[@shawnpitman876]

@@cjallen233 pfff needs a custom case with that name, shaped like the batmobile.

[@DeathbyButterflies1]

or.... white rgb? as a small accent?

[@cjallen233]

@@shawnpitman876 NO!

[@jondonnelly4831]

Nipples or no nipples?

[@RexxReviews]

I purchased that Screw Driver from Bequiet! just for the free air cooler it comes with.

[@jeffg492]

I recently bought a great screwdriver from Scythe and got a Mugen 5 rev B with it. They're so great.

[@MINECRAFTandSEB]

lmfaoooo

[@quirinaled2752]

Used the excellent Scythe screwdriver to install my free Fuma 2 on Sunday. It felt awesome to finally have the right tool to screw with confidence 😂

[@trueminecraftfacts]

That's a very expensive screwdriver!

[@brovid-19]

Thank you, that comment just roundhouse kicked my depression in balls.

[@carloacetre677]

I ended up building a new PC because I randomly stumbled into one of your videos back in 2017. Inspiration!

[@metaomicron72]

I ordered my parts yesterday because I stumbled into his videos weeks ago 😁

[@ausdoll]

I just ordered my graphics card today!! I’m so excited

[@Arthur-uo8kw]

@@metaomicron72 cool man,good luck in building it !

[@josejuanandrade4439]

Lemme guess, darkrock air cooler, fractal design case, nvidia graphics card... am i right?

[@MrMichaelMuller]

you want a new pc/current/old pc with an aftermarket cooler. Cause overclocking the CPU/Ram/graphics to get better frame rates in games in the future is worth just having a Coolermaster/be Quite/DeepCool cpu cooler. if you Lan with it then maybe not water cooled.

[@Souchirouu]

The best kill is an overkill. I always go for the tier above the one I expect I need. It has added benefits of not needing to spin up as often or as fast to get level of cooling required meaning a more quiet pc and in times of hot weather or beefy overclocks you still got plenty of headroom to work with.

[@bjornodin]

Overkill is underrated!

[@laszlosarkozi1385]

I like your videos man. Too bad we did not get to see how the low profile coolers perform(That's the part I was interested in).

[@geojake]

Kyle (Bitwit) did a video about the Shadow Rock LP a few years ago. I have that cooler in my HTPC it's really good!

[@jondonnelly4831]

I agree and be-quiet also make AIO's. He should have tested the whole range, with data on them all. I and many others consider AIO as basically air coolers, they are no harder to install or use.

[@rwphoto56]

Jon Donnelly there will be a new aio available in North America by the end of this year by be quiet!. (it should be unless unforeseen delay.)

[@JJG-jq7tk]

I came here to know how to choose the right cooler and all I got was this be quiet! ad

[@jthoward]

Wish there was some more talk about stock vs third party

[@ryder5434]

Tag Howard if it’s an AMD stock cooler you are ok for a while if you don’t OC (unless it’s a Ryzen 5 and lower then you can OC pretty well if you don’t mind a little extra noise and your case as really good air flow) if you have an intel they’ve been known to have a really shitty stock coolers

[@WLOfails]

@@ryder5434 I remember the old amd stock coolers. They could spin up to 6K rpm

[@jthoward]

Ryder I’m planning an upgrade to amd right now, so that’s good to know, thx.

[@Tohru4647]

@@WLOfails I have the stock cooler from the FX-8350 and it gets up to like 6.5k Rpm if I manually set it and it's loud and cold

[@WLOfails]

@@Tohru4647 Im still on AM3 platform, but i got the cryorig H7 1.5 years ago along with a new case for my 120 watt processor. No more blowdryer sound

[@Markinpuff]

One mistake some people make with the dark rock pro 4 when installing it with AM4 is installing the 4 rubber o-rings before installing the posts. Those rings are for AM3 only. This causes the cooler to sit to high and doesn’t come in contact with the IHS correctly. I couldn’t tell if Jay used it, but obviously he’s Jay. I’ve made this mistake myself as well as most install videos out there. FYI.

[@chenshilongsun1581]

You showed performance of 1 cooler. How is this a “How to choose” video???

[@budgetbajur]

He explained how to choose. And then showed the difference between the stock one and a higher end one

[@deansmith4752]

he explained how to choose the cooler based upon your TDP , RAM size, Graphic card Proximity - then illustrated this. He met the 'how to ' criteria. the best for you or I would be different and thus making a recommendation would be a bad thing. He advised checking out ..... this is what you see on web sites with 'other customers also bought this .... '

[@press_button_for_assistance]

The other people commenting here beat me to it. He can’t test alll of the coolers. If you have a board with zero room (itx), don’t buy a massive cooler. If you have a limited budget and a mid range CPU, get a mid range cooler. The TDP ratings on the boxes helps a lot too.

[@notoriousbig3k]

@@deansmith4752 dude get the strongest fastest better priced silence and gaming COOLER and u got what u need its easy idk i never had probs :)

[@Scarletkillerxz]

@@press_button_for_assistance ^^^^

[@ThisRandomAlexKid]

Jay: I'm known as the watercooling guru on KZbin Linus: hold my network switch

[@danney777]

I think linus would have dropped the switch before then

[@jchoi2900]

U guys just watched a 14 minute Advertisement

[@jasjeetdhanoa]

Right 😂

[@scottmurphy4946]

You dont say

[@soultouch08]

I know right. There wasn't a "how to choose ur air cooler" more like "which dark rock cooler you should buy" and also the temps for the dark rock was NOT equalized. It's still climbing steadily. With so much metal I'd expect it to take a while to equalise. Quite a terrible video.

[@0b1ivion]

**cough** NOCTUA **cough**

[@Screamintatatots]

Joey Choi To be fair, the DRP4 is an amazing cooler.

[@martouf13]

I've had the Dark Rock Pro 4 cooling my 9900k since release. Works just as good if not better than any AIO. Also has the added benefit of cooling the RAM and VRM's because it blows air over them.

[@xxhyekal]

Stock cooler (max test-blender) 90 degree Dark rock pro (max test-blender) 75.25 degree Thank me later

[@DarkExsphere]

Fan RPM size+rpm matters too!

[@Droogie128]

Would have been nice to compare it to the best AIO cooler to see how big of a difference it makes.

[@budgetbajur]

@@Droogie128 temperatures look similar, but on watercooling they last longer

[@Droogie128]

@@budgetbajur it would have been nice to see side by sides with some modern all in ones is all. Seeing price/performance between them would be ideal, too.

[@budgetbajur]

@@Droogie128 price/performance? On cooling? Dude I just told you, cooling performance is similar, but temps last longer on water.

[@nf8721]

I have the Dark Rock Pro 4 and I can confirm that it's amazing, including the screwdriver

[@benjaminphillips5639]

TBH the Ryzen stock coolers especially the Wraiths are actually pretty decent coolers.

[@STVGozando]

Right! and they look pretty cool too for a "stock" cooler.

[@mikeaaronc77]

@Charlie Brown Source?

[@MichaelWilson-fn3cj]

I overclocked my Ryzen 5 1600 to 4GHz with the stock cooler (wraith spire) and the hottest it gets is 80 c under full load

[@CrazyJewIIISLKS]

@@mikeaaronc77 lol no source for sure. They are good coolers if you don't care too much about noise as they can get annoying. Noctua and be quiet will make your system silent.

[@TechnoYacy]

E P I C C O O L E R S

[@StarsMarsRadio]

Dark rocks sold out in a bunch of places online since this video. Nice job

[@Bularistan4o]

Having all coolers at once, why dont you make a test with all of them, to show their performance. I know it will be tedious but it will be a nice showcase.

[@Gisburne2000]

That's not something you would ever need to do - the coolers all have a TDP rating, so you need to match that to the system you are building. They are all for different types of systems.

[@smiththers2]

i believe that would be a gamers nexus kind of video. steve is one of the only people i know who would/could sit down and test all that haha

[@AmitGupta-ki4bt]

I was seriously hoping for the same when i saw all the coolers in the beginning of the video, but was really disappointed.

[@tratam447]

I don't want to offend you, but seriously, aren't you able to see that this video is a precisely targeted advertisement? Nobody had any intention to show and test all those coolers. be quiet! has sponsored this video and the instruction is pretty clear: promote DRP4. They are interested to promote this one because it's an expensive cooler and the margin of profit is bigger if selling a $90 cooler instead of a $40 one. If you search youtube, you will see TONS of reviews (ads) of DRP4 and just a moderate quantity of other models. And don't get me wrong, DRP4 is a good cooler, but all these videos have comercial goals.

[@Bularistan4o]

@@tratam447 Thanks captain!

[@osmaryn-taekkyeo9443]

I am LIVING for Phil’s trying-to-keep-it-together laughing in the background!

[@TheEternalDreamers]

I'm running a dark rock pro 4 on my 7900x. Runs at about 40c at idle under a 4.7ghz oc and doesn't go over 70c even under full load. Super happy with it.

[@neipas09]

@JayzTwoCents I have a suggestion on a video. Why not make a video on why cases are designed so motherboards sit vertical, instead of laying horizontal. I would think that if a motherboard was horizontal, then you would have ZERO risk of something breaking due to the weight of a CPU cooler, or from video cards.

[@raynman6466]

Because a horizontal mother board would require a horizontal case therefore taking up at least twice as much desk space. Htpc cases are designed to be horizontal or vertical as they are usually just shoved in a cabinet where room isn't an issue.

[@marianmarkovic5881]

there were some cases like that, CoolerMaster cube series for example

[@xelasoccer]

My NH-D15S is also crazy quiet even without the low noise adapter, even when it was on my FX-9590.

[@CrazyJewIIISLKS]

I use the low noise adapter on mine and it's amazing. Makes me want to get noctua case fans.

[@LogiForce86]

I am rocking a Noctua NH-D14 for almost a decade now and still zero issues with the original fans, as good and quiet as the day I bought it. Some might diss on the color but it's such a recognizable premium product. Plus the customer service is excellent... I mean which company gives out free mounting brackets for fitting your old cooler onto your new motherboard? I just wish those 200mm fans would fit my HAF-X case. Such a bummer.

[@xelasoccer]

@@LogiForce86 I bought the chromax fan and heat sink covers for mine, started with a red and black set up and then was able to switch to black accents when I upgraded to all rgb.

[@kaldo_kaldo]

The NH-D15S is also a great cooler. They are very comparable items! With the out-of-the-box paste and config, the NH-D15S is slightly cooler than the DRP4 - the NH-D15 is a few degrees cooler. With the same paste, the numbers come closer, just 1-2 degrees difference. For acoustics, DRP4 is somewhat more quiet. I think, legitimately, looks are one of the main factors for choosing between these coolers, assuming both physically fit your system. The D15S with 1 fan and the DRP4 with 2 fans are identical in price ($80), but you really want a second fan for the D15S - another will set you back an additional $25 ($105), or you can get two chromax fans ($130). For a $1500 computer the extra $50-80 (heatsink covers) is nothing to complete a look so price is negligible. B

[@HitMarkersAreFun]

@@kaldo_kaldo depends on when you shop, prices vary. I just happened to get my NH-D15 SE-AM4 for about $20 less than drp4 and I checked pricing in different sites. I am not concerned too much about the looks, so I used that $20 bucks I saved and bought the game Void Bastards, ha.

[@KingEatable]

I am going to build my first PC in a couple weeks when all the parts arrive ( you and Linus have really helped with that ) and this video came out as I was looking for a good air cooler. Thanks for making the choice much clearer. im getting the Dark Rock Pro 4.

[@ChrisRand-gf7lz]

That feel when you have a R5 2600 under a Dark Rock 4 and the temps never break 45 c when gaming. Feels good man.

[@MLWJ1993]

IKR , got an i7-8700 (@4.8GHz) and it rarely exceeds 40°C. I don't even care for overclocking since performance @ 1440p is excellent with my RTX2070 anyway. The best part though is that it makes 0 noise. My little brother has a complete overkill AIO cooler (×2) & It's loud AF compared to my aircooler + his temps are at like 50-60°C under load.

[@danteinouye6098]

@@MLWJ1993 a x2 AIO is overkill? since when? over 360mm is overkill, 240s are pretty standard these days.

[@Boborjan1986]

@@danteinouye6098 And its AIO, not a proper custom watercooling loop. AIOs are pretty much in the middle of pretty bad, and say so okay. There is a few exception, but none of them come close to a dark rock 3/4 pro or the noctua equivalent, lets not talk about how far they are from custom loops.

[@t_c5266]

Huh? Mine does that with the stock cooler. You might be doing something wrong. Tune your fan curves?

[@abeman5855]

@@t_c5266 You are right, the stock cooler keeps temps and noise very low, while playing solitaire....

[@LazerLord10]

Something that I don't see mentioned too often is how 'TDP' increases with temperature. i.e. your CPU will be able to transfer more heat to the environment the hotter it gets. A TDP rating for a heatsink doesn't make much sense unless that spec is given at a specific CPU temperature. To pull some numbers out of thin air, a 60W capable heatsink would still be able to dissipate 100W of heat from a component, but that component will be at a much higher temperature in order to dissipate that power.

[@harachteh]

Unfortunately that's not the case. TDP means that the cooler is able to handle this power. This is because heatpipes have a maximum working temperature. If this temperature is reached, they will stop working as the liquid will no longer be able to condensate at the fins inside the heatpipes, rendering the fins almost useless.

[@jackpreston9236]

TDP is thermal design power, its a fixed constant.

[@birdpear5090]

I think this one is very good www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001701336132.html?spm=5261.ProductManageOnline.0.0.21b64edfGd3VKN

[@rhelium5927]

but that could be a problem depending on the clearance you have for the other components. like the ram or gpu as he said. if the heatsink is too close to said components it could heat those up with the heat being dissipated from the cpu. number of ways to avoid it obviously, but my point is i think he was just trying to be thorough and/or careful considering he couldnt answer EVERYONES questions.

[@schlafanzyk]

TDP does not increase. You can go over the TDP and be fine for a while, but eventually the heatpipes will run out of steam... almost literally

[@Xaluber]

It would have been more interesting to see how their low profile 130W or even that 120W tower cooler compared to the stock Ryzen one. Obviously the giant 250W cooler will be much better.

[@Tallnerdyguy]

Agreed, and it's been reviewed a dozen times already

[@MrGtagangster]

Even though this video is by now nearly two years old, I got myself a dark rock 4 yesterday and into my build. I went from stock AMD cooler (Wraith Prism, with indentations in the copper, causing uneven spread) and 35-45C idle (fresh paste) and under load near 80 to 30-32C idle and within Satisfactory (Prism hit 90+ with 3000RPM) to a maximum of 60C at 1200-ish RPM on one fan from BeQuiet!. Great product, also love the long a** screwdriver too! (Very useful, not just for cooler installs)

[@cup_and_cone]

>Builds fake sets in new building >Still films in front of circuit breaker panel

[@doom2125]

I like it. Makes it look like a legit work station

[@ubernewb3005]

if you watched the studio build videos, he actually said he'd probably leave all that exposed because it looked more industrial/lab/workshop'ish

[@ubernewb3005]

@@nakyer pies indeed.. because this was filmed in one of the built sets. cup must have apparently missed that memo

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

>builds fake sets in new building >looks real Amazing achievement if you ask me

[@animalyze7120]

Nothing fake about a set, it is what it is dumb shit! A SET!

[@Tom5TomEntertainment]

Instructions unclear, bought a Hyper 212

[@TheSchantz3]

The 212 black edition is great value tbh. Not worth buying any other coolers under the Pro 4 except for the 212 imo.

[@NaoVII]

@@TheSchantz3 *cough* Gammaxx 400 *cough*

[@dipperq]

Hyper mounting system sucks!

[@Tom5TomEntertainment]

@@dipperq It does, but it seems to work good enough that you don't have to remount it often

[@latebloomer6448]

im uploading a video within the next week on how to install it

[@aeonmazer9662]

*Laughs in NH-U14S* would love to see a noctua vs aio video too

[@Fiufia]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGTZm4qqitV8qs0

[@swaggytoast2747]

Linus already did one

[@silverwerewolf975]

the dark rock is better hehe

[@josejuanandrade4439]

@@silverwerewolf975 HAHAHAHAHAHA..... Nope.

[@icebergmm]

*"Laughs in brown and beige" There, I fixed that for you.

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

I love the Noctua NH-D15 cooler, my 1800x stays under 70c when I run the same test.

[@brovid-19]

I don't even have to watch the video to know you're talking about cinnebench r23 The Sun will stay under 70c running that test. A colander strains noodles harder than that test strains a cpu. Its not a good thermal compliance metric, and it's only viable stability metric is if you crash then your light years from a stable cpu. It's like testing for you ability do calculus by seeing if you can count to 5. THERES A FEW MORE STEPS. cinnebench is best used as a comparison benchmark. As in, run it stock then run it overclocked and see how much of a % in points you've gained to gauge real world performance. Or usually as an ePeen measuring stick, so you can show ur friends that your web willy is bigger than their net noodle. Sorry, I'm old and tired and cranky, and hungry, and I have had it up to my old wrinkly yam bag with this continued idea that cinnebench = prime95 Someone call the nurse, I need my bedpan changed

[@brandonc.5358]

In this house, we support Jay. Keep being awesome. Also, thoughts on the C8 Stingray?

[@meis18mofo77]

Jayz: sexiest air cooler! the cooler: *literal brick with a ventilator strapped to it*

[@computerman9971]

Jay make s a how to pick the right air cooler video. You can gaurentee the totally right answer from Jay.

[@nioxic77]

Nope. coz he's only testing coolers from 1 company. that's not the right answer.

[@alexsu6872]

The right answer is water cooler 😂

[@wolfshanze5980]

A sponsored video with only coolers from one company is never the right video to base decisions on.

[@LuxLikeGaming]

I've used the stock intel cooler with my 3770k until 2 weeks ago. In the end I even had to underclock the cpu to about 3.6GHz to keep it reasonably cool. Now, after 6 years I've finally bought a better cooler (Pure Rock) and now I can overclock it to 4.2 without problems :D

[@jambosuss]

That's crazy, you must have lost the silicon lottery, my 3770k was at 4.3 with stock cooler no issues, I upgraded to the 3700x now, 250% more performance

[@devangmaheshwari3902]

Better change the cpu than cooler for more performance

[@wedgoku]

OMG finally you made a video on the "be quite! Darkrock 4 Pro", took over 8+ months for you to make this video since CES 2019, I have the DR4 Pro its amazing temp wise it performs almost close to the Noctua NH-D15 but is much quieter!

[@sanybalkanaciairsoft3253]

I use a NH-D15 and it was only noisy when my CPU hit 80°C on Prime, also im not using the Low Noise Adapter and all that is packed in a Silent Base 801 with 2 extra Silent Wings mk2 140mm.

[@JudgeVFX]

*Reviews CPU Cooler* *"The Screwdriver is my favourite part"*

[@tonydupinnyc6830]

😂😂😂

[@_deathcry]

That's quite funny but the screwdriver is really amazing one, i used it to build 2 more computers after i built my own with 9900k and this badass cooler. It is really cool and comfy screwdriver to use, especially if you have to work in tight places

[@tsdobbi]

My favorite thing about this cooler....no spring loaded screws. I have the noctua D-15 Chromax. I really had to push down to get those screws to bite.

[@mattsmith6828]

If you're more worried about room and clearance, and less about it being perfectly quiet, I would recommend the Noctua NH-D15 SSO2 D-Type. Installation is extremely simple (and kind of easy) and if you want max cooling while still having it fit in your case, this might be a better option.

[@JN-hg5wn]

Awesome, thanks a lot for this. I had my eyes on the Dark Rock Pro 4, for my upcoming 9600K CPU. Now I will definetly get it ASAP. Crazy how good it is. Totaly quiet and cools so extreme. Super impressed :)

[@DonF1re]

I use a Dark Rock 3 (non Pro) on my 4790K since about 4 years, and it is still (be) quiet! and cool! Greetz from Berlin!

[@fullblastman]

So 9 months ago in "This might be my favorite air cooler" you promised more videos on specifically Air cooling performance, So far one video and only on Be Quiet! any chance we can see more before 2019 is over?

[@valdius85]

hahaha... Yeap, where are these reviews? ;)

[@WildkatPhoto]

Jay - would totally love a full test that lets me know what is the smallest air cooler that won't throttle - ie what's the first size of the BeQuiet that will sustain overclocking without going to the board breaker size. Cool content!!

[@UpcominLegend1]

Do a video of the best air-cooler, and test that new Noctua single tower push pull config please 🙏🏿 Jay please? Come on bro

[@kinluke]

For real though. My buddy and I have the exact same system and we ran an open bench test and I was running the Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4 like the one in this video. Our temps are almost the same and he is using a Corsair AIO. My average peak temps during the Cinebench multi-core stress test was 75 degrees Celsius and his was 73 degrees Celsius. We also ran other stress tests and the results were very similar. Very impressive for a much cheaper method of cooling your CPU. Nuff said

[@GurtTarctor]

When Noctua finally brings out that updated D15 with seven heatpipes I will be totally sidegrading from my D15s ;)

[@keagan5379]

GurtTarctor yo is out yet?

[@floatingrabbit3556]

After watching PC build videos since 2014. I am glad to say that my first build will be a monster. Just included this cooler in my order to cool my 3900x. I cant wait to send my setup. Send it I say.

[@AlphaMachina]

They didn't send you the regular Dark Rock 4? That's honestly their best cooler, imo. And it outperforms even Corsair's triple 120 AIO.

[@ChessJourneyman]

Hell no. Dark Rock Pro 4 is the flagship.

[@TheZoenGaming]

"... air coolers have definitely come up". Uh-huh. I bring your attention to the Noctua NH-D14 I've been using in my personal rig since the cooler came out nearly 10 years ago. The Cryorig C7 was rated for 100 W and the copper version of that was rated for 115 W. Both are Low Profile heatsinks under 50mm in height. Get with the times Jay! Air Coolers are capable of matching or even outperforming AIO water coolers while being smaller, quieter, and cheaper. The only catch is, "Will it fit in the case?"

[@NellyDoby]

It would be awesome, if you'd make some charts for tests like this. Anyway, awesome video, as everytime, Jay.

[@dannywhite325]

R5 2600 over clocked to 4.225Ghz with the cooler master hyper212 turbo in a corsair air 540 case. Even under extended loads, temps barely break into the 70s.

[@PatpewpewEve]

Idea for the next air cooler video: What impact has humidity on Air cooler performance? Could be interesting to see if air coolers get better with evaporation or better heat transfer when the air in your room has a higher humidity. in Theory higher humidity should be better for cooling because the water molecules in the air should absorb more heat and you should get additional cooling if water molecules evaporate on your the cooling fins. Especially in the summer. Maybe its better to turn of the air-drying feature of your climate control :)

[@schlafanzyk]

Pretty sure the risk of corrosion is not worth the extra 1% of cooling efficiency (at best, if at all). Electronics just don't like humidity. So keep your room as dry as possible and as humid as necessary for you to be comfortable. I doubt there will be much of a difference between the upper and lower end of the recommended relative humidity (40-60%) for indoor spaces.

[@Bostich]

Would have liked to have seen one of the mid-tier or slim/low-profile coolers tested, not just the Stock vs. Beast. Also maybe a slide showing the avg. values side-by-side at the end?

[@EndomouEnd]

How to choose a good air cooler Me: *Buys Noctua*

[@helpwithsolutions3610]

yep. ditto

[@Keri-Kerigan]

yep. exactly. D15 is the way to go. It even cools my fx8350 at 5.1 GHz, (( that's just under 300 watt's tdp )) nearly silently.

[@manzildoley6417]

But i hate the color combo. too bad they dont have other options. Beige is not for me -_-

[@XBomyX]

Manzil Doley they added black versions to the newest models called chromax, no fancy AIO led display but top notch performance with better design 👌🏻

[@ohyeahyeah1955]

@@manzildoley6417 they now have 4 cooler in black, one of which is the nh-d15

[@Willeexd1337]

I have the pure rock non slim for my i7-9700k and im at like 30˚C idle and under 100% load 4.7/8 Ghz like at max 73˚C

[@GreenJello17]

I just finished a build w the Dark Rock Pro 4 & thought I was so weird for thinking my favorite part was the screwdriver

[@TheBadassOne17]

Same

[@nickiebanchou]

got a very similar if not identical screwdriver with a ThermalRight (Le Grand Macho) , went straight to my toolkit

[@tonydupinnyc6830]

Hey Jay -- happy new year, man! Love your videos; very informative as well as entertaining. I especially enjoy how you don't take yourself too seriously. That says a lot in this industry where so many "experts" seem to think it's a pissing contest. This video in particular was very refreshing as, I'm sure, many of your viewers (like me) have no interest in water cooling and it's nice to feel included. So thank you for hearing our collective voice :)

[@Darkk6969]

I've got this same cooler Dark Rock Pro 4 for my Ryzen 9 5950X CPU. It's a great alternative to AIO / water cooling solutions. Love the temps!

[@neneroars5891]

Will it function fine with a 3rd gen 24-core Threadripper?

[@kzm4275]

@@neneroars5891 of course, they have a special TR edition for that

[@photonboy999]

*STEPS* to choosing a cooler: Step#1: look at only Be Quiet coolers Step#2: use the most expensive cooler Step#3: confirm that the most expensive cooler with the most expensive (12-core) Ryzen 3000 CPU can't be heard. What? Seriously, how did this help somebody with the R5-3600 or whatever choose a CPU cooler? If you can't hear the fans then WHY do you need the most expensive Be Quiet cooler? All I learned was the 12-core CPU has a sufficient, stock cooler to drive it to 3.9GHz at some unknown fan noise. Why not test multiple Be Quiet coolers at least with different CPU's under different conditions? Sigh.

[@teriyaki_9inety9ine27]

Why did this youtuber doesnt clean my toilet. Phhffftt..

[@teriyaki_9inety9ine27]

1 its be queit sponsored video (so you know what it means be quiet PAID jay to comment in there product not noctua) common sense lol.

[@teriyaki_9inety9ine27]

2 you want him to use the mid range cooler and not the most interesting one? Lol. Hes also an entertainer and if he have to pick a product it should be the one that his audience would be more interested in. Hes just not an IT guy, he have to make an entertaining video

[@teriyaki_9inety9ine27]

3 why jay didnt use the athlon 200ge. Pffttt. I use athlon 200ge and i feel oppressed coz i cant relate to this video and i dont care about fan noise coz i blast gucci gang and everyone shouldnt care about fan noises too

[@ItReallyIsiPOD]

@@teriyaki_9inety9ine27 wft are you even trying to say. Are you having a stroke?

[@Wanooknox]

This is literally the exact video I needed. It's like you're in my head. I just bought a 3900X I'm using the stock cooler for now, but finding it louder than I'd like. I'm not big on water cooling or even AIOs AND I was looking at be quiet! coolers just recently since the hyper 212 won't cut it any more. Jay, thank you. Please test the Dark Rock Slim!

[@elmirBDS]

You know what I would love to see one day: the difference between a tower-style air cooler, a watercooler versus a top-down aircooler on VRM heat.

[@joshcee3362]

I'm getting one of these for my new RGB-lite 500DX build centered on a 5600x chip. I've heard nothing but good stories about this cooler! I'm looking forward to this keeping my stock 5600x build cool for many years.

[@durrik]

Noctua D15. End of story.

[@infinitelyexplosive4131]

Mugen 5 Rev. B?

[@LEDtherebelight]

Got the dark rock pro 4 for my stock 3700x, lol ^^ Was able to install it while my mobo was already installed in the Define Mini C case. It was a tight fit, but it's definitely doable and easy.

[@jboblk]

My Hyper 212 Evo keeps my i7-8700k at 60° under full load even overclocked to 5ghz

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

Awesome!

[@daningram7804]

Switched to a Dark Rock Pro 4 from an AIO in my Meshify C Mini. It cools my i5-9600K just as well but is even quieter. No pump noise! Also less to go wrong. Looks great as well! Another great video Jay.

[@samiraperi467]

I'm under the impression that RAM very rarely gains any real benefit from heat spreaders and that they are mostly for marketing.

[@gloriouspopemantom373]

Most cases , yes, just decoration. Some RAM on the other hand is high performance and run hot, because they need higher voltage to run at claimed speeds.

[@xDNightmarex]

Got problems mounting my Alpenföhn Olymp on ITX (Would also mae a nice contender vs. BeQuiet and Noctua.. all kinda the same ballpakrk), so I just removed the Heatspreaders of my HyperX Beast and so far no issues. Airflow around them was enough. I guess on the very top end it COULD be a problem but most of the time I'm with you: Just for the looks!. If you don't fancy looks (or your cooler overhangs/blocks them anyway) even basic sticks with low or even no spreaders will do just fine.

[@TheDyingScotsman]

They do exactly what they say; spread the heat, they don't cool the RAM. It just prevents hotspots.

[@Zeron18]

The biggest factor in picking the air cooler is the maximum size allowable of your personal case. My case allowed a 160mm height. I went with the nh-u12a and never regretted it at all. It is far superior to the stock amd wraith spire and cryorig h5 universal.

[@MiraSC]

Even when water cooling, I always swap all my fans out for bequiet fans. Love the products they make way too much.

[@reloadingdontshoot1]

Going to be purchasing the Lian Li O11 and will be using all be quiet! Silent wing 2 fans in it. These along with Cougar fans are the the best performance+least noise I've ever used

[@suadmemo2412]

How to choose the right CPU Air Cooler? You buy a Noctua Cooler! You are welcome.

[@vegard9908]

*this* Jay just lost a subscriber (me)

[@zokeszt]

I've had a Be Quiet Dark Rock Advanced C1 for 5 years now. Still no rattle and quiet as it can be. This brand is actually amazing.

[@themaniac5864]

my 5yo thermalright macho still goes strong ;) Its screw driver its the best of all on the house ;)

[@xDNightmarex]

Was about to mention the exact same thing, TR Macho did the "we put holes in here for you to use our awesome magnetic screwdriver with" for years :) Kept like 5 of 'em so far from friends builds.

[@Chuckiele]

My Mugen 2 is still doing great aswell, but its installation is horrific and its not AM4 compatible sadly.

[@offthewall430]

I built a new tower with the Dark 4 pro 8 months ago. Still going strong, quiet, and keeping my i5 8600k cool. Very pleased with that purchase.

[@S3v3n13tt3r5]

Do an all be quiet build: Case, Cooler, PSU, Fans

[@nic_s5215]

I got my hands on a old Phanteks PH-TC14PE cooler that was in some intel system. Had to make my own mounting plates to fit it to my AMD FX8320, but the 140mm front fan touched the ram and the side panel. So I replaced it with a new 120mm Corsair SP fan and then replaced the other Phanteks 140mm with a new 140mm Corsair SP fan. I then overclocked it from 3.5GHrz to 4.5Ghrz and currently idling at 28°C with it reaching the low 50's while gaming during our African summers. Not bad for something I mounted with mounting plates cut from hardened steel with an angle grinder, welded stainless bolts, and some anti rust paint. More than 2 years later and so far it's been 100% stable, although I stopped at 4.5GHrz not because it was the limit, but because I didn't really see the point in getting another 100-200MHrz with the amount of voltage I would have to push. When it comes to cooling, bigger is better... if it will fit... and you don't cheap out and use steel in the actual cooler like XFX did to bridge the gap between the VRAM modules and the actual cooler with no thermal compound between said steel plate and aluminum cooler on the RX580 and RX590...

[@zvoid3000]

I must admit i have a dark rock pro 4 with an extra silent wings 3 fan to cool my 54w TDP pentium g4560, with kryonaught ...

[@ZeruelB]

well, i guess you can now sit behind your pc in summer to get a stream of cold air blown at you... ;)

[@nauxsi]

It's future proof (assuming they offer accessories for future sockets).

[@Shisimona]

I bought myself the NH-D15 SE-AM4 2 weeks ago for my Ryzen 5 2600x. Stock cooled sucked. 42-43 degrees idle temp. Load I have no idea, but my PC shut down at one point as it was that hot. This was stock speeds. Installed the D15, Idle temps dropped to 25-26 degrees. Load temp highest was 47 degrees. Stock speed. Overclocked it to 4.2GHz @ 1.35 volts, 59 degrees is the hottest it got. I ran Prime95 for 12 hours. I have no regrets.

[@ThunderKat]

I will allways stick with air-cooler for home PCs :P Unless they reinvent watercooling to be 100% safe, I won't dig into them...

[@hys.inzomnia]

Thunder Kat yes! I cant afford to risk a cpu mobo gpu and the other components just because of a pump leak

[@rikschaaf]

Wow, I actually bought that cooler. Makes me happy that I made the right choice after seeing this video. I'm prob gonna build my pc tomorrow or this weekend.

[@intelmike181]

One air cooler company to rule them all, Noctua...

[@gschard]

There is also the issue that having a fan blowing sideways would have a continuance airflow in the chassis as opposed to perpendicular fan that would interfere with the airflow and may cause the entire build to heat up. Most in not all chassis has a mounting spot for a fan at the back near the I/O. As far as I know, only old chassis has a mounting spot on the cover as it is popular to have a glass cover.

[@mix3k818]

The real thing we should be thinking is how to make AMD stop using blower coolers for their GPUs.

[@FatherManus]

Just get aftermarket graphics cards.

[@zwiemon]

I mean honestly being able to get at least one gpu with a blowercooler is a good thing in my opinion let the aftermarket companies have the open air ones

[@mix3k818]

@@zwiemon Yeah, but why not make different editions for such designs while we are at it?

[@Seppe1106]

When i bought my CPU they recommended me the darkrock 4(no exp. with cooler and stuff) . At home I saw how big it is, and i prayed that it fits in my 7 year old case. :'D Fits. Great cooling for OC'ed Ryzen 2600 :-)

[@poiisondn]

Wait what? "Air coolers have definitely come up"? No. Air coolers were always above.

[@Tallnerdyguy]

@@adamagustus1316 you hateful person, he didn't say annything to draw your spite. And intead of people having to work squeezing 5% performance gain, it is already done. Don't be a troll.

[@DJAnomous3000]

You should've tried them all and then compare the frequencies, like not only did the dark rock pro 4 stay cooler but the boost was also higher (which generates better performance and more heat, therefore you only talked about half the answer)

[@TrojanSalesmen1]

Noctua NH-D15

[@Voldorac]

I'm running the Dark Rock Pro 4 with my MSI Z390-I (ITX board) in my Antracite Gray Phanteks P600S with an addition of 7 (be quiet! SilentWings 3 120mm PWM HighSpeed) that can hit 2200 RPM as max with a 73.3 cfm max flow with a sound output of 28.6 dB ... and it is QUIET ^^ :) Be quiet is pure love!

[@Thrashman138]

How to choose the right air cooler? Buy Noctua. Period.

[@Aurummorituri]

Brandon Campbell ...when their new black/grey lines come out maybe. DRP4 is in my case, cools great, I can’t hear it, and and it’s doesn’t look like I threw up on it after eating a chocolate bar.

[@Thrashman138]

@@Aurummorituri meh, Chromax already exists

[@Aurummorituri]

@@Thrashman138 Yes, for some fans. The Redux/Chromax coolers shown off at Computex aren't out yet.

[@Snoopi25]

Who here remembers the Thermaltake SpinQ VT air cooler? I bought it back in the day for $40-ish, and I used it to cool off my FX-6300... thing was idling at like 14C, it was insane! Really quiet too! Gaming temps didn't exceed 40C! I then overclocked my FX to 4.5GHz and idle was at like 18C and gaming went up to around 46C... however, I did start seeing some spikes to 50C, and Prime95 testing got it to 65C. It was at that point I decided to go water cooling solution for the long run, but even overclocked, the SpinQVT was perfectly fine for games! I still think it's the best air cooler ever made.

[@jerematic]

NGL it would have been nicer to see comparisons with other brands air coolers and such. This is just an advert for bequiet.

[@JohnWeland]

I am running the DarkRock Pro 3. Its amazing.

[@PrivateCustard]

"How to choose the right CPU Air Cooler". No Noctua.....video is automatically irrelevant!

[@wolfshanze5980]

It's a sponsored advertisement. No competition allowed from any other company.

[@trukr817]

I have used a Phanteks PH-TC14PE since April 2014 (with about a year break). Still on the same fans, still makes less noise than anything else in here. The "break" was when I had an open loop, had an RX360 with 38mm thick fans, but ended up giving the loop to a grandson. I told him he could have my old case, I was told that he told his friends that he was getting a water cooled case, so.... But with the Phanteks PH-TC14PE back in use (i7 2600K) I found my normal 4.8 GHz OC was still fine. They sent me a free AM4 mounting kit when I emailed them, and on my R5 1600X and this R7 2700 the cooler is amazing. So, I guess those things are too. This has 140mm fans, I look for motherboards that have a 1X slot before the 16X and the M.2 in line with that 1X. Give room for the GPU clearance and a cooler SSD.

[@Sadtiric]

I just picked one of these up myself and it is a game changer.

[@TTks124]

Welcome to air cooling guide, doing testing on a test bench. R.I.P airflow factor, R.I.P. air temperature going en leaving the cooler, R.I.P explaining that coolers with more fins see higher benefit from static pressure that low count coolers, that in turn see more benefits from airflow than the ones with more fins. R.I.P talking about different heatpipe positioning, count and type. Let's recommend air coolers!!!

[@krisc1684]

That's fair