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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (AM4, 3.50 GHz, 16 -Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

AM4, 3.50 GHz, 16 -Core

Question about AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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Anonymous

5 years ago

...is a Noctua NH-U12S Chromax Black https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/noctua-nh-u12s-chromax-black-1580cm-cpu-kuehler-12188163 enough to cool an AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (AM4, 3.50GHz, 16-Core)?

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gnuesser

5 years ago

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hoteleremitage

5 years ago

According to official information from AMD, rather not. Water cooling is recommended, here you can see the official recommendations:
https://www.amd.com/en...
I initially had the NH-U9S (smaller Noctua) on it and the temperatures were borderline, not tested at full load. I don't think the NH-U12S will get enough heat away under full load either.