Request cooler advice

[Knoclue]

Hey All! I haven't built a computer in many years, so be kind. I have an Asus Crosshair VI Hero (Wi-Fi) with a Ryzen 7 1800X that I'm trying to affix a small cooler to. I have an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro that's suppose to be AM4 compatible. It employs a mounting bracket that's square. The Crosshair comes stock with the two, parallel shoulders for mounting a cooler, and when removed leaves a rectangular hole pattern. The Arctic bracket, being square will only fit in two of the holes, and then you'd have to turn it 45 degrees. This is unacceptable of course. If I utilize the stock, twin shoulders of the Crosshair board, I'd need a cooler that's of the wire clamp variety I suspect, as these shoulders have at their centers a hook to capture such a mechanism.
I don't overclock and shouldn't need heavy duty cooling. Can someone recommend a good fit for me?

My Setup thusfar:
Corsair Obsidian 450D
Asus Crosshair VI Hero (w/ Wi-Fi)
Ryzen 7 1800X
EVGA 850P2
G.Skill FlareX 16MB DDR4-3200 (2X8)
Samsung 850 Evo SSD
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080

I have this setup booting to BIOS without any faults but it shuts down after 3-4 minutes. I suspect that this is because it doesn't see a cooler fan attached (yet) and shuts down as a precaution against overheating. Does this sound right?
Thanks for any consideration you might give me.

 

[LTC8K6]

If you are booting without a properly attached cooler, stop doing that. Yes the CPU should save itself, but there no reason to take the risk.

Typically, no CPU fan attached = no boot at all.

 

[UsandThem]

I have this setup booting to BIOS without any faults but it shuts down after 3-4 minutes. I suspect that this is because it doesn't see a cooler fan attached (yet) and shuts down as a precaution against overheating. Does this sound right?
Thanks for any consideration you might give me.

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If you are booting without a properly attached cooler, stop doing that. Yes the CPU should save itself, but there no reason to take the risk.

Typically, no CPU fan attached = no boot at all.

You ain't kidding right there! No way risking damage to a $400 CPU.

 

[XavierMace]

I'm not quite sure what you're asking. The Freezer 7 Pro is AM4 compatible and uses the factory mounts on your motherboard as detailed in the manual for the Freezer 7. Are you missing the AMD hardware for the cooler or are you unclear on how to use it? Or are you wanting a recommendation on a cooler that doesn't use the factory AMD mounts?

 

[VirtualLarry]

get an AIO WC kit, like a MasterLiquid Lite 120 or 240. Certain ones are AM4 compatible out of the box (I know for a fact the Lite 120 is, I have one on a Ryzen 5 1600 rig), and the other ones, you can request a free bracket from CM.

 

[Knoclue]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I was leaning towards the air coolers. Guess I didn't make that clear. I think I've found a Noctua that has a separate AM4 adaptation. I just want to make sure that I have no further delays.
Re possible cpu damage using without a cooler. Certainly. But one's got to see if it'll boot before you get too many doodads hanging off it. Right?
On whether the Freezer 7 is compatible. Hmmm. Not the one I got. Maybe I was missing something from the package.
Thanks!

 

[VirtualLarry]

But one's got to see if it'll boot before you get too many doodads hanging off it. Right?

Hmm, not sure if trolling. Modern CPUs SHOULD NOT be run without a heatsink or water-block attached. Period.

 

[Knoclue]

Sorry. What is common knowledge to some isn't to others.

 

[XavierMace]

You're aware parts include manuals for a reason, right?

 

[VirtualLarry]

You're aware parts include manuals for a reason, right?

LOL! Good response.

I remember reading them, once upon a time. But yeah, the mobo manual has directions for installing pretty-much everything onto it, and has plenty of warnings about not booting a CPU without cooling, I think.

 

[RLGL]

It's a computer , supposed to do any and everything the operator wants whether it is designed to do it or not.