Best coolers for AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Cooling your Ryzen 5800X shouldn’t be taken lightly. This chip features a TDP of 105W and is overclockable and thus, requires a good cooling solution in order to maintain that high clock speeds.

Ryzen 7 5800X will probably be the second most popular CPU in the 5000 Ryzen series which can fulfil the purpose of high-end gaming and productivity without breaking the bank. The processor doesn’t come with a stock CPU cooler, unlike the previous Ryzen series processors.

The Ryzen 7 5800X comes with 8 cores, 16 threads along with a base frequency of 3800 MHz, 32MB L3 cache, and a TDP of 105W. The CPU will need a good thermal solution if you go for strong overclocking and currently, there are a lot of great options in the market both in the air coolers and AIO coolers which should let you achieve the desired results without exceeding the critical temperature of the chip.

Following is the list of air and liquid coolers which we think will be perfect to combine with the Ryzen 5800X.

Dark Rock Pro 4 from Be Quite! is the first in the list that is capable of delivering superior cooling performance while keeping the noise level as low as possible which is quite a familiar characteristic of products from the brand.

The Dark Rock Pro 4 is a dual tower heatsink that comes with a black-painted heatsink along with 7 black painted copper heat pipes for better heat dissipation. It features 1x Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM and 1x Silent Wings 135mm PWM.

The Dark Rock Pro 4 is easy to mount, however, it is also heavier in terms of weight and might hinder your memory module. Therefore it is best suited to install your memory first and then fit the fan in front. Furthermore, this CPU cooler is capable of giving better performance than that of a 240mm AIO and even can compete to 360mm if there the PC chassis is superior in airflow.

The next in the list of the CPU air cooler is the  NH-D15S chromax.black that is a back out version of the famous NH-D15s that has dominated the air cooler market for a long time. It is by far the best CPU cooler that is presently available out there and can surpass any AIO’s performance.

The NH-D15S chromax black features a dual aluminium heatsink tower with 6 copper heat pipes that connect both the heatsink to each other and the base. The cooler comes with 2x 140mm pre-installed NF-A15 fans which are bigger and throw a lot of air to eliminate heat from every place on the heatsink. Furthermore, the cooler can be equipped with an additional fan if you want, however, two fans are still sufficient.

Further, the NH-D15S chromax.black can be customized using the optional NA-HC3 and NA-HC4 heatsink covers as well as the NA-SAVP3 anti-vibration pads (available in black, blue, green, red, yellow, white) to fit alongside your PC theme.

Unlike most AIO coolers, the MSI CoreLiquid 240 allows you to rotate the top cover of the CPU block in any direction in order to keep it upright. This is very helpful when you are managing the tubes of your cooler and want to change the place of installation for the radiator.

The 240mm radiator features a split pathway for the cool and hot liquid that allows faster dissipation of heat and uses the pump inside the rad itself that creates less noise and thus allows an easy installation of the CPU block. Both the block and fans have RGB LEDs that are customizable using MSI Mystic Light RGB software.

While it is not the best solution for hardcore overclocking, it will surely keep your processor’s temps down to a great extent that you won’t feel being stopped in raising the clock speeds.

A 280mm radiator is the perfect choice for an 8 core processor like 5800X. The H115i RGB Platinum is a very-well known CPU cooler that is among the top in the AIO coolers chart for it can cool down beastly processors quickly.

It features dual ML140 RGB fans that are controllable via Corsair iCUE software and go very well with the CPU block RGB lighting. Again, thanks to the design, now the pump is embedded in the radiator itself to reduce the thickness of the CPU block for easy installation.

While some reviewers complain of its lack of performance compared to the 240mm variant, it still makes it to the list of top 5 240/280mm AIO coolers in both thermals and noise with some settings adjusted.

Our next pick is an AIO from NZXT that have been on the market for quite a long time. The Kraken X72 is a 360mm AIO that comes with beautifully pleasing aesthetics and also offers performance. AIO’s are best suited for such circumstances where there is no proper airflow inside a case and if you are having a processor like that of the Ryzen 7 5800X.

It comes with Aer P120 fans along with a performance-engineered pump that features reinforced, extended tubing for increased durability. It does need periodical maintenance, however, it is covered under 6 years of warranty from NZXT.

If you are looking for a perfect AIO cooling solution for the Ryzen 7 5800X then the Kraken X72 won’t let your expectations down. The AER P120 fans are capable of delivering 500-2,000 speed with +/- 300 RPM. It also offers various modes that you can use as per your preference with a fine touch of RGB illumination.

The Aorus RGB 360 is an awesome AIO cooler that brings along with it the next level of aesthetics alongside the performance. The main attraction of this AIO is the additional design of the CPU block where it can display the different statuses of the cooler and the system. It can be set up for displaying custom settings or you can select from the available presets.

Now coming down to the performance, this AIO is certified to be used with a Ryzen Threadripper processor that comes with up to 280W TDP, and hence a good performance out is expected. However, the situation will be depending upon the air circulation system of your PC chassis, but overall, it can easily handle the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X.

It features a 360mm radiator with 3x 120mm RGB fans and RGB lighting throughout the cooler to make it more aesthetically pleasing and the illumination can be synced with your system’s illumination due to the RGB Fusion 2.

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