Xoo Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Quiet Threadripper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roseberry Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 FWIW, There's no way you're going to want to run a 3970x with a Noctua NH-U14S. Even in push/pull (two fans), it's just not enough to dissipate 280w of heat (and especially not under any type of heavy load). In fact, you don't want to run a NH-U14S with socket 2066 i9 CPUs (much lower TDP of 165w)... for the same reason. Under load, you'd have thermal-throttling of the CPU... which kind of kills the whole point. For the 3970x, I wouldn't consider anything less than a top-quality 360mm AIC. When you're dealing with an active-cooled chipset (small high-RPM fan), to me that doesn't equate to "Whisper Quiet". BTW, the 3950x (Ryzen 9) has much lower TDP of 105w. It'll run just fine with the NH-U14S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoo Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Yeah - 105 <<<<< 280! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital AudionetworX Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Jim Roseberry said: I haven't seen a single 10980xe actually in-stock anywhere in the US/Canada. Here in EU they are available in small amounts. I just started, but at least in Cuendo it seams that the 3970X is not that much better, like +35% or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital AudionetworX Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Jim Roseberry said: FWIW, There's no way you're going to want to run a 3970x with a Noctua NH-U14S. Forgett Noctua, there is only one Option from Thermalright, that at least works, not Quiet but it works at least. I beleive its calssified at 320TDP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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