Question quietest air cooler for AM5 7900 65W

[bigi]

7900 65W AM5 CPU. No OC.

Looking for quietest air cooler available for this. Stock wraith gets too loud occasionally.

Gracias

 

[In2Photos]

Any of the aftermarket $30-$50 coolers will suffice. My daughter's build (7600x) has the ID Cooling SE-226XT and it does a great job. Keeps temps down and we don't notice the fan at all. Note that you need a long screwdriver to mount the cooler and it is not included.

Here's a list of compatible coolers less than $55.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu-cooler/?compatible_with=P3cG3C#X=0,5658&sort=-rating&page=1

 

[Pohemi]

The efficiency of the heatsink at drawing heat off the block has some effect but the main cause of noise is the fan mounted on the heatsink.

A tower type air cooler tends to be the easiest to replace fans, as opposed to the centered and upwards single fan like the Wraith.

I do NOT recommend anything from the 'Be Quiet!' brand. I'm using one now, and the QC on the block was terrible. I had to do a considerable lap on the block, as it arrived looking gouged with uneven "channels" on the plate.

Noctua is always a good bet...IF you want to pay premium prices for a premium cooler/fans. There are other good/decent brands though for much cheaper.

Thermaltake, Thermalright, Scythe, Deepcool, ID Cooling, NZXT, Arctic, Antec are all lower cost brands worth looking at.

 

[Brainonska511]

I do NOT recommend anything from the 'Be Quiet!' brand. I'm using one now, and the QC on the block was terrible. I had to do a considerable lap on the block, as it arrived looking gouged with uneven "channels" on the plate.

I have a Be Quiet Pure Rock 2 on both my 12400 and my wife's 5600X, and they've both been fine; perhaps my samples were okay. However, I wouldn't recommend them, if only because they are a bit overpriced for what you're getting.

$30-35 can get you a Thermalright Peerless Assassin, and that's been pretty highly rated, especially for the price, and should easily handle a 65W CPU.

 

[bigi]

Went with ARCTIC Freezer 34 Esports Duo. Can't hear it in my mesh case at all. CPU temps down 20C from wraith.