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The 5900x doesn't really get that hot outside if AVX on 4-5 cores, the 5800x gets at least 10 degrees hotter. I own one 5800x and one 5900x system and have thermal tested both with air, AIO and custom loops.Definitely go for something better. A 5900X is a 12-core, thermally-dense thunder lizard of a chip that basically self-overclocks, so if you're going with air, make sure it's BIG AIR. U12S, D15/D15S, Deepcool Assassin 3, one of the bigger ThermalRight coolers, something along those lines.
The 5900x doesn't really get that hot outside if AVX on 4-5 cores, the 5800x gets at least 10 degrees hotter. I own one 5800x and one 5900x system and have thermal tested both with air, AIO and custom loops.
The difference in cooling capacity between the U12S Redux and a D15 isn't massive at stock, but the Redux is a sub 50USD cooler while the D15 is in a completely different price bracket. My understanding is that the OP is looking for a budget alternative based on him considering the wraith, so not sure why so many are suggesting expensive coolers when a good, but fairly cheap, 120mm tower is enough for his use case. The difference between a good 50USD air cooler the most expensive air coolers will most likely be less 6 degrees or less on a 5900x so if one is building on a budget then it makes sense to go with a cheaper ones.
Sure if I was building my own system I would go with something overkill as the 5900x performs better the cooler it is and it wouldn't be air or AIO as the difference between 56 and 66 degrees temp on all core load is around 3-4% performance. The difference in boost becomes less as the temps rise though. However the OP didn't ask what is the best cooler is regardless of price he was asking if a budget cooler was good enough.
Only the first paragraph was aimed at your post, but didn't want to make a double post. Personally I don't consider a 100$ cooler expensive, but my impression is that the OP does so most of the posters only mentioning 100$ coolers when a 50$ cooler will fullfil his needs is kind of giving him the wrong impression.I have no problem with any of the recommendations in this thread. Saving money with the redux version is fine, since it's the same cooler as the regular U12S, just slightly louder. Likewise, I don't consider $100 a lot of money to spend cooling a ~$700 CPU if someone wants to be quieter and a few degrees cooler. It's not like anyone here is recommending a custom loop for an i3. What I have a problem with is combining a high-end CPU with a throw-away cooler. That just doesn't make any sense to me
Sweet man! That GPU looks schmexeh.IceGiant is pretty practical....only had to have a welder cut my case twice to make everything fit lol
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