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Question Should I water cool my next CPU which will be an AMD Zen 4?

Spydermag68

Spydermag68

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Should I water cool my next CPU which will be an AMD Zen 4?

I am looking at getting the top of the line 7 example from Zen 3, 5800 or maybe the 9 like the 5900 or 5950 for my CPU.
 
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WC is overrated unless you have something pegging the CPU which isn't gaming. Gaming hits the GPU not the CPU so, if you want to put a block on the GPU that would be more productive.

There was a lot of hype about ADL running hot on the intel side and pushing AIO's / WC like it was a desert that needed rain... Actual setup doesn't even come close to needing one though. I went with a cheap $45 tower and a couple of fans and it's sitting just fine at room temp most of the time. When it goes under load it might hit 50C at most.
 
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All my watercooling setups were/are CPU+GPU custom loops. If I'm not adding the GPU, I do air. I can see some people using water for aesthetics or because of space constraints, but I haven't built any systems where that's a concern. Last cooler I bought was a cheap ID Cooling SSE-224 XT ($23) for a 5600X.
 
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