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Just received my new Ryzen bundled with a Wraith Prism cooler and I'm asking myself if I should stick with this one or should I re-use the Cryorig H5 universal that is actually in my current computer.
H5 universal is advertised as 160w TDP, can't find the info for the wraith.
So, H5 or Wraith ? Thanks for your help.
IMHO is not worth it even if you overclock like crazy till 5.0 ghz you will only gain a few fps increment, at it best 5fps. I tried Overclocking to 4.3 ghz with the standard cooler and only got and increment of 2fps.
What it makes a difference with Ryzen cpus it's the frequency of the memory, the HyperTransport BUS is tied to the DDR frequency, spending some extra bucks in faster memory, pays off.
But if you can get a cooler upgrade for free, then why not?? I think that the TDP of the Wraith is 120W. So that cooler is better.
Last edited by Koopacabras on 28 December 2019 at 10:47 pm UTC
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Last edited by Shmerl on 29 December 2019 at 3:46 am UTC
@Shmerl Same as yours. I bought the H5 universal and not the NH-D15 at the time for one reason, the 5 mm height difference.
The cryorig barely allow me to put my side panel back in place so the Noctua is not an option. I could change my case, sure, but I've spent years customizing it with various stickers so I grew fond of it and I know it can still hold this fourth configuration swap.
Build time is coming, hope everything will go smooth, fingers crossed.
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That's why I went with Cooler Master Cosmos II 25th AE. Plenty of space for ventilation, and also easy to add custom dust filters. And it supports 200 mm fans, so that adds to noise reduction. The downside is its huge size.
Last edited by Shmerl on 29 December 2019 at 9:30 am UTC
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After one hour looking for the box of the H5 to get the AMD backplate, I discovered that this cooler bought 2 years ago didn't come with an AM4 kit and after a quick search found out that it's not backward compatible with AM3+ and, icing on the cake, Cryorig discontinued their program for free AM4 upgrade kit. Bummer...
Concerning the cooler, it's pretty silent and efficient, RGB grew on me and as Aquabat stated is sufficient for now.
Cheers
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The major plus of the case was 200 mm fans support for me on the top and front (I put one 140 mm Noctua for exhaust on the back and two 200 mm Noctua for intake on top and front in it, and they are very silent). It's pretty hard to find any recent cases like that, which also have simple surfaces for custom dust filters. If you need those, check Demciflex, I ordered them for that CM case, and they work very well.
With Noctua case fans, make sure to use their rubber connectors instead of fan screws, that reduces vibration noise quite a bit. Also, the top fan holes in that Cosmos II case don't align with 200 mm Noctua fan, but rubber connectors are flexible, so that works around the issue fine (with screws it simply won't work, unless you'll drill holes in the case).
Last edited by Shmerl on 30 December 2019 at 9:07 pm UTC