It is recommended that you connect your CPU cooler to the CPU_FAN header, instead of the CPU_OPT header. Use the CPU_OPT for secondary CPU cooling fans that may ship with an aftermarket cooler.

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The best CPU air cooler right now is the Noctua NH-D15 G2. This capable cooler keeps up with liquid coolers thanks to two large heatsinks and two of Noctua's latest and greatest fans. It's a lump ...

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press the four pins on the cooler so that they snap into place, and screw the pins alternatively until fully secured. Plug the fan cable into the CPU fan header by referring to the motherboard's ...

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Tony used the Ryzen 9 9950X processor rocking 16 cores and 32 threads of Zen 5 power, using the Noctua NH-P1 CPU cooler and keeping the 9950X at 95C passively cooled (look ma, no fans!).

The best CPU cooler for the Ryzen 9 7950X depends on your PC case and clearance over other components, such as RAM modules, but it ultimately needs to prevent the chip from getting too hot under load.

This CPU fan has a low-noise adaptor for quiet cooling. It is equipped with anti-vibration pads that help minimise the transmission of minute vibrations. The CPU fan also has a compact motor size ...

A component that draws heat away from a CPU chip and other hot-running chips such as a graphics processor (GPU). See heat pipe and notebook cooler. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.