So, my head is obviously not listening to me - after snatching one 6800XT, I thought that why not wait for second or third AM5 iteration and now my Ryzen 5900X is traveling to me. Ryzen 3600 is good, but I got the 5900X almost at MSRP, so it wasn't that hard call.
Now, I went through a lot of videos and threads lately and I honestly can't justify any of the compatible coolers over the Wraith Stealth. I don't want to find a way in for Blackridge, so it is out of the picture.
NL9a or IS-47 deliver a bit better but having in mind that I need to disassemble the whole PC and make custom backplate (MSI B550i) for the cooler, and of course, the price, I am not sure if it is worth it. Also I really plan to submerge all of this in custom water cooling SM570, so this is rather long temporary solution. Or even try my luck inside the SM550 on high heels
So, couple of things I need outside view of:
1. I will obviously run this in Eco Mode. However my board's Eco is listed at 45W. I hope won't need to go that low, so I will need different approach. Is PPT=65W enough? Do it need to touch EDC and DTC as well? Or anything else part of PBO or the advanced settings, so I can achieve Eco?
2. I will undervolt with -offset. Hoping that the board can do it properly.
3. The whole thing will run at the upper range of the temp scale. My 3600 idles at ~50C but I am hoping that this is because of the uneven CCDs. Hopefully I won't kill it soon
Or all of this is a bad idea? I will be able to return the CPU in 1 month period, so I can always pull the plug, but I hope to get it done.
I am no hardcore gamer or anything and I don't drool over 100fps, so anything above 45fps is good for me. But I do sometimes to things which will benefit core count vs IPC.
Forgot that I don't have the hardware in the signature:
MSI B550i Gaming Edge Wifi
Ryzen 5 3600 [Wraith Stealth]
G.Skill 2x16GB F4-3200C16Q-32GTZR
AMD RX 6800XT
EVO970 500GB + EVO850 250GB + EVO850 500GB
Corsair SF600
Thanks in advance!
Now, I went through a lot of videos and threads lately and I honestly can't justify any of the compatible coolers over the Wraith Stealth. I don't want to find a way in for Blackridge, so it is out of the picture.
NL9a or IS-47 deliver a bit better but having in mind that I need to disassemble the whole PC and make custom backplate (MSI B550i) for the cooler, and of course, the price, I am not sure if it is worth it. Also I really plan to submerge all of this in custom water cooling SM570, so this is rather long temporary solution. Or even try my luck inside the SM550 on high heels
So, couple of things I need outside view of:
1. I will obviously run this in Eco Mode. However my board's Eco is listed at 45W. I hope won't need to go that low, so I will need different approach. Is PPT=65W enough? Do it need to touch EDC and DTC as well? Or anything else part of PBO or the advanced settings, so I can achieve Eco?
2. I will undervolt with -offset. Hoping that the board can do it properly.
3. The whole thing will run at the upper range of the temp scale. My 3600 idles at ~50C but I am hoping that this is because of the uneven CCDs. Hopefully I won't kill it soon
Or all of this is a bad idea? I will be able to return the CPU in 1 month period, so I can always pull the plug, but I hope to get it done.
I am no hardcore gamer or anything and I don't drool over 100fps, so anything above 45fps is good for me. But I do sometimes to things which will benefit core count vs IPC.
Forgot that I don't have the hardware in the signature:
MSI B550i Gaming Edge Wifi
Ryzen 5 3600 [Wraith Stealth]
G.Skill 2x16GB F4-3200C16Q-32GTZR
AMD RX 6800XT
EVO970 500GB + EVO850 250GB + EVO850 500GB
Corsair SF600
Thanks in advance!