The original post: /r/buildapc by /u/Ph4rm4cy1sNot4Cr1m3 on 2024-11-08 14:59:19.

Hey all!

I settled on my 4070ti SUPER now and want to continually upgrade the remaining parts in my system, including moving from Intel 8600K to AMD AM5 platform.

Looking at the prices, I decided against the x3d series, as I am a 1440p@60 gamer and the cost over in germany is just not reasonable for the gains I would have. So 9700x, small upgrade over 7700x, but the latest and greatest - decided to go 8 cores, as I do calculations for work related stuff on my PC too.

Now I’m looking at air coolers for my new system, coming from a BeQuiet Dark Rock 4, I’ve learned Be Quiet is pretty bad for AM5? Otherwise Dark Rock 5 would be my first pick, just overall good looking and performing cooler in my current build.

My options I have in mind right now are: Arctic Freezer 36 ARGB black Deepcool Ak400/500 Digital Thermalright - meh, don’t really like the look, I like stealth

In general I’d like to keep the RAM slots free (RGB) and have an overall black cooler to hide it. Some RGB or a screen allowed, but preferred only black.

Hope you can give me some suggestions, as it’s really hard to find a solution with all the available options. Cheers!