Scythe Fuma 2

The Scythe Fuma 2 and MAYBE the Ninja 5 does not have this problem. Conclusion: this cooler is actually pretty damn good at cooling and looks good, but the installation method and especially uninstallation method leaves so much to be desired. If you're literally never taking this off a build, then have at it. But if you frequently change coolers, I wouldn't recommend this at all.

With pretty good case airflow, a Scythe Fuma 2 air cooler ($60) and a tube of MX-5, I have been able to apply a +200MHz boost with PBO and with about 15 minutes of tweaking in Ryzen Master, I see max temps of 76c on AIDA64 and OCCT both on extreme settings (small FFT's, cache used, etc.). I have yet to even touch curve optimizer or scalar. I am blown away by how good this thing runs.

2080S was the second best at the time, the choice of the majority of high end buyers. 9700k is also a high end part too. If it’s running loud try and determine what CPU cooler, gpu model and case you have since these are all things that can be causing the loud noise. I wouldn’t recommend liquid cooling, manufacturers will lead you to believe it’s superior but they do run a lot louder and are more expensive than air coolers so a good air cooler like the scythe Fuma 2, Noctua D15, Be Quiet dark rock 4 pro or Noctua NH U12S will work just fine.

From a Scythe Fuma 2, I went with water cooling (NZXT Kraken X53) this time since my GPU won't fit the air cooled version of this case. The hardest part should be installing the GPU. The height fits but including the PCI-E cable, it just hits the rad fans so much.