I have the same cooler on a 7950X3D running Eco Mode 65w TDP. Nice little cooler and looks really awesome, but I do hate Thermalright's "screw it till it feels right" approach to mounting. Just wanted to say you can make your life a little easier by ignoring the Thermalright backplate alltogether. Just use the shorter standoff screws that come in the pack, go through the stock backplate which is held in place by the CPU retention device, and screw on your nuts. Adding another backplate adds 0 value or function to the cooler and makes it just a bit more needlessly complicated.
Kind of. It's worth noting that the nuts that come from the x47 are too big for the back plate of this mobo though. Even if you really crank down on them they have a pretty big standoff from the plate. Pretty jank but ... Well I hope it works haha
I put the cooler on to the stock am4 mobo back plate and it all works fine, without it there is no protruding alignment piece and your screws can be all over the mobo holes. Included backplate was useless
Huh. My nuts were way too big. The am4 plate had rounded corners and they didn't have room to thread on. I ended up going to hardware store yesterday and repasting. Nothing fit the threads but I ended up using some m5s nuts as standoffs/washers. Not ideal but I feel a lot better about cooler plate contact than I did before, and temps seem to have gone down a few degrees. Definitely better than dremeling out the corners of the back plate, which I almost did. Anyway. Ya. My nuts are too big. If you are reading this and your nuts are too big, try using the long bolts and putting something under the nuts as standoffs. M3/5, thick nylon washers, whatever.
2:00 WOAH! Hold on hold on, that transition was so nonchalant and clean that I had to rewind that back. I literally edit videos for a living and so most the time, clean transitions don't impress me all too much. But this one was genuinely so cool. From one video editor to another, that was super clean!
i was looking for a video like this. I got the b620i with jonsbo c6 case and was wondering if this air cooler was enough or if i have to use a liquid cooler, but it seems to work well. And i'll save space for better air flow and its cheaper .
FYI, you are actually thermal throttling in Cinebench, even though HWiNFO doesn't pick it up. The Asrock B650i has a default 75c thermal limit on the CPU. You can increase this limit in the BIOS up to the AMD-recommended 89c if you want to get a little more performance.
so, 8:22 does that mean you need some longer motherboard stand-offs to give better clearance on the back of the motherboard? usual stand-off screws are like 7mm but by the looks of it on 12:12 that's probably beyond 10mm, or look for a case that has a huge hole/opening behind the motherboard (huge enough to accommodate every corner of the backplate+cooler plate)
8:22 I meant longer screws when talking about the various screws that come with the cooler. if your case/mobo has longer screws it can be helpful but I don't think it would be necessary to need that much clearance on the back of a mobo.
I'm hoping to do a terra build soon and was thinking of getting this cooler, but I wasn't too sure. Im planning to run a 4060 and a ryzen 5 7600x, so seeing these results, I'm sure it'll be just fine.
@@StraightforwardTech They blamed it on a non-standard motherboard. How's that, when the screws fit through the hole OK. I may post a video, depending on how my re-ordered one turns out...
At 6:12, I've found it's really easy if you hold the mounting bracket with a pair of needle nose pliers and screw it in with a magnetic screwdriver. I simply was not able to get it into place using just my fingers. It was super frustrating.
just bought this for my formd t1 build with a 12900k that i snagged at microcenter for only 140 bucks. I did replace the fan with a 47mm noctua fan. This is my first pc build btw!
you seem to have a similar build to what I have in mind, so I wanted to ask how the as rock phantom gaming motherboard has been holding up, being a budget option im hesitant to put my trust in it.
You think this will cover an i5/i7 LGA 1151 OK? I had a problem with the jonsbo HP400S, bumping into stuff because of the pipes, but this one has the pipes through the middle (out of the way).
bro, u gotta put some exhaust fan in that thing man. the cooler is beating around hot air. get some 15mm thick fan and hook it up with some magnets if ur case does not have any screw holes for exhaust fan.
You don't need TWO backplates, you have to use the shorter screws with the nuts and the original Asrock backplate AND THAT'S IT. I don't understand why you did that, you don't need that extra AM4 backplate at all.
You installed the AM4 backplate on top og the AM5 backplate. You also lifted the cooler after having it touch the paste. This creates small air bubbles between the IHS and the cooler. All in all it’s not very optimal for the little cooler.
I feel like the thermalright backplate is more sturdy then the stock one. Sure you could detach the stock one and put the thermalright on instead. I wonder if there is any difference when you just use both. Maybe it does give a more safe and secure fit, due to a more rigid backplate sitting on top of a more flexible. Not sure tho.
How much Watt was the CPU consuming during the stresstest? I am Thinking about doing a Terra build but i only have about 62mm of CPU clearence so i was wondering what cooler to buy.. I was thinking NH-L9A but it seams to throttle quite hard under 65Watts of load.
Thanks for making this video! I have the exact same mobo and cooler. I was reading online how the backplate adds 1cm of extra thickness to the back and was wondering if this led to any issue. I was thinking of dremeling the corners of the backplate so I can attach to the backplate directl.y
I have the same cooler on a 7950X3D running Eco Mode 65w TDP. Nice little cooler and looks really awesome, but I do hate Thermalright's "screw it till it feels right" approach to mounting. Just wanted to say you can make your life a little easier by ignoring the Thermalright backplate alltogether. Just use the shorter standoff screws that come in the pack, go through the stock backplate which is held in place by the CPU retention device, and screw on your nuts. Adding another backplate adds 0 value or function to the cooler and makes it just a bit more needlessly complicated.
100% this
Kind of. It's worth noting that the nuts that come from the x47 are too big for the back plate of this mobo though. Even if you really crank down on them they have a pretty big standoff from the plate. Pretty jank but ... Well I hope it works haha
I put the cooler on to the stock am4 mobo back plate and it all works fine, without it there is no protruding alignment piece and your screws can be all over the mobo holes. Included backplate was useless
Huh. My nuts were way too big. The am4 plate had rounded corners and they didn't have room to thread on.
I ended up going to hardware store yesterday and repasting. Nothing fit the threads but I ended up using some m5s nuts as standoffs/washers.
Not ideal but I feel a lot better about cooler plate contact than I did before, and temps seem to have gone down a few degrees.
Definitely better than dremeling out the corners of the back plate, which I almost did.
Anyway. Ya. My nuts are too big. If you are reading this and your nuts are too big, try using the long bolts and putting something under the nuts as standoffs. M3/5, thick nylon washers, whatever.
Large nuts huh….glad you were able to get a resolution and thanks for the detailed response!
2:00 WOAH! Hold on hold on, that transition was so nonchalant and clean that I had to rewind that back. I literally edit videos for a living and so most the time, clean transitions don't impress me all too much. But this one was genuinely so cool. From one video editor to another, that was super clean!
Appreciate the feedback, it means a lot! Thanks for watching the video too!
Thanks, very helpful. More than the actual instructions
Ypu are a lifesaver, i couldnt figure this out for tbe life of me thank you so much
Glad I could help!
So I am gonna do a similar build with 7800x3D and 7900xtx nitro +, so my only cooler size available is probably 47mm lol. This is very useful! Thanks!
You're welcome! Thanks for checking out the video. Sick build too!
i was looking for a video like this. I got the b620i with jonsbo c6 case and was wondering if this air cooler was enough or if i have to use a liquid cooler, but it seems to work well. And i'll save space for better air flow and its cheaper .
Glad it can help you save some space and money
I just put one of these into my SFF PC, i5 10400f never breaks above 65C full speed even without great airflow.
Awesome to hear it works great in your cpu
FYI, you are actually thermal throttling in Cinebench, even though HWiNFO doesn't pick it up. The Asrock B650i has a default 75c thermal limit on the CPU. You can increase this limit in the BIOS up to the AMD-recommended 89c if you want to get a little more performance.
lmao thats why his temps were so max 75/76 and I was like how? Even with my PBO -30 my CPU spiked to 85/86 with a larger cooler xD
Thank you very much, flawless guide
Thanks man!
Happy to help!
This is really helpful!
I'm so glad!
Thank you! You saved me so much stress.
so, 8:22 does that mean you need some longer motherboard stand-offs to give better clearance on the back of the motherboard?
usual stand-off screws are like 7mm but by the looks of it on 12:12 that's probably beyond 10mm,
or look for a case that has a huge hole/opening behind the motherboard (huge enough to accommodate every corner of the backplate+cooler plate)
8:22 I meant longer screws when talking about the various screws that come with the cooler. if your case/mobo has longer screws it can be helpful but I don't think it would be necessary to need that much clearance on the back of a mobo.
I'm hoping to do a terra build soon and was thinking of getting this cooler, but I wasn't too sure. Im planning to run a 4060 and a ryzen 5 7600x, so seeing these results, I'm sure it'll be just fine.
Glad to help!
On mine, the screws lined up with the mainboard holes, but not the bracket. I sent pics to Thermalright......
Oh dang hopefully they can help sort that out
@@StraightforwardTech They blamed it on a non-standard motherboard. How's that, when the screws fit through the hole OK. I may post a video, depending on how my re-ordered one turns out...
Trick is not tightening screws on cooler to much, go through backplate easy, you can tight after backplate is fixed with 4 screws
Do you think this cooler would be strong enough for 9800x3d?
I don’t have 9800x3d on me to test but a redditor has had good results with it www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/comments/1gqaeno/the_9800x3d_thermals_are_sick/?
At 6:12, I've found it's really easy if you hold the mounting bracket with a pair of needle nose pliers and screw it in with a magnetic screwdriver. I simply was not able to get it into place using just my fingers. It was super frustrating.
Yeah it was a pain to install. I'd' imagine for people with larger hands its worse.
just bought this for my formd t1 build with a 12900k that i snagged at microcenter for only 140 bucks. I did replace the fan with a 47mm noctua fan. This is my first pc build btw!
Awesome case to build in! Which version did you get ncase v2.5 or v2.1 from formd?
@@StraightforwardTech the ncase 2.5
So the backplate for am4 and am5 is the same?
Yes
you seem to have a similar build to what I have in mind, so I wanted to ask how the as rock phantom gaming motherboard has been holding up, being a budget option im hesitant to put my trust in it.
This is my 4th asrock board. It’s a great value option.
You think this will cover an i5/i7 LGA 1151 OK? I had a problem with the jonsbo HP400S, bumping into stuff because of the pipes, but this one has the pipes through the middle (out of the way).
That’s a good question but I don’t know.
@@StraightforwardTech Guess I'll find out today..... They advertise it.
didnt realise you leave the original am5 backplate on and then add this on top
I'm sure he installed it the wrong way , with stock backplate you don't need their backplate lol
@@香噴噴-p6fyeah I am so confused about this video
@@manojlds my axp90x53 full just installed yesterday , works perfectly with stock backplate regardless short or long screw
The ASRock board has a lip so nuts won't be able to screw on without it
What is the Max TDP of that cooler?
does these long screws and backplate come with the cooler? or the mb?
comes all with the cooler
bro, u gotta put some exhaust fan in that thing man.
the cooler is beating around hot air.
get some 15mm thick fan and hook it up with some magnets if ur case does not have any screw holes for exhaust fan.
Which better axp90 or noctua l9a??
From reading online and other users seems like if you get the axp 90, the copper variant is better
Runs very well but couldn’t you have gone with an AXP120x67?
for sure that was another possibility but I do like the copper look too
Why does the CPU use so little power?
honestly it was set at stock and didn't dig too deeply into why that is
You don't need TWO backplates, you have to use the shorter screws with the nuts and the original Asrock backplate AND THAT'S IT. I don't understand why you did that, you don't need that extra AM4 backplate at all.
@StraightforwardTech Salute from Brazil, thanks for this great video! Do you know if is possible to use this cooler with the Lian Li A4-H20?
Yes you can! And thanks for checking out the video
What keyboard is that?
It’s the GMMK Pro. You can check it out here th-cam.com/video/TI5gRvPCAEw/w-d-xo.html
@@StraightforwardTech thanks, for that and the cooler vid, ill be picking getting both now
Expo on or off?? It makes a huge difference on temperatures
You installed the AM4 backplate on top og the AM5 backplate. You also lifted the cooler after having it touch the paste. This creates small air bubbles between the IHS and the cooler. All in all it’s not very optimal for the little cooler.
I feel like the thermalright backplate is more sturdy then the stock one.
Sure you could detach the stock one and put the thermalright on instead.
I wonder if there is any difference when you just use both. Maybe it does give a more safe and secure fit, due to a more rigid backplate sitting on top of a more flexible. Not sure tho.
@@mileshayes3652, you should never install a backplate on top of another backplate. In no situation is that the Way to go.
How much Watt was the CPU consuming during the stresstest? I am Thinking about doing a Terra build but i only have about 62mm of CPU clearence so i was wondering what cooler to buy.. I was thinking NH-L9A but it seams to throttle quite hard under 65Watts of load.
th-cam.com/video/LR4aNK87ZPE/w-d-xo.html I don't have the results anymore but from this timestamp it was ~66 W hopefully that helps in your decision.
9:35 wtf man just do an (upside down) V.
Thanks for the video anyway.
lol idk why I did that too…🫣
me pretending i know what im doing
No temps lmao
Thanks for making this video! I have the exact same mobo and cooler. I was reading online how the backplate adds 1cm of extra thickness to the back and was wondering if this led to any issue. I was thinking of dremeling the corners of the backplate so I can attach to the backplate directl.y
No problem 👍 let me know if your plan works out
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