Cooler reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 384 Reddit reviews across 41 subreddits and 208 posts to rank the best Cooler brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/buildapc, r/AMDHelp, r/PcBuild, r/pcmasterrace, r/PcBuildHelp. Top-rated brands include Thermalright (4.4/5), Arctic (4.7/5), Noctua (4.6/5).
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Reviews384
Subreddits41
Posts208
Brands39
Products84
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#1
Thermalright
4.4
(200)
"I went with the Thermalright Assassin X 120 SE"
"I would recommend Thermalright air coolers (Peerless Assassin or Phantom Spirit) if they are available at a reasonable price."
"Yes phantom spirit 120 evo."
"Phantom spirit and a contact frame."
"Thermalright Peerless Assassin / Phantom Spirit or Arctic Freezer 36."
"Peerless assassin or phantom spirit. Both are usually under $40"
"Cheapest I’d go. This cooler won best budget cooler on gamers nexus cpu coolers."
"I'd strongly recommend checking out the single tower cooler from Thermalright."
"Can I recommend the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 (or the 120 SE) if those are available to you?"
"The Peerless Assassin is an excellent cooler for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D."
#2
Arctic
4.7
(56)
"Even CoolerMaster rep tried to reach out and resolve the problem but I just replaced it with a Liquid Freezer III"
"If you want the best cooler that is arctic liquid freezer iii."
"The Arctic Liquid Freezer III is one of the best on the market and it’s a really good price."
"Artic liquid freezer 3 seems to be the best value for money still."
"Arctic liquid freezer III without a doubt!"
"Arctic Freezer III is considered the best value AIO cooler currently."
"I personally love my arctic freezer and have never seen temps in the 90°C range."
"Arctic freezer 36 is insane value, very good cooling properties."
"There's no point getting anything but an arctic liquid freezer iii 360."
"Arctic Freezer 360, or the 420 if your case supports it."
#3
Noctua
4.6
(24)
"Noctua has great air coolers!"
"Look good, silent, works perfect."
"Noctua NHD15 is arguably the best CPU cooler on the market."
"I use the U12A black with my 12700KF, keeps temps down very well."
"Classic but a beast."
"Nhd15 never failed me"
"I only use Noctua now."
"I’d opt for a solid air cooler (NH D15 or the Dark Rock Elite)."
"NH-D15 on mine; never overheated."
"NH-D15 is great. quiet and will keep it cool under load."
#4
Deepcool
4.1
(19)
"If you like deep cool the AK620 is an option."
"Outside of US Deepcool AK620/620 digital around 70$."
"Thermalright Assassin X120 or Deepcool AK400 are great budget options under $50."
"Deepcool AK400, ID Cooling Frozn A410 or Thermalright Assasin Spirit Plus 120 V2."
"Deepcool AG400, Deepcool AK400. Or if you can, Arctic Freezer 36."
"Deepcool ag400 should do it."
"You should look for deepcool."
"AK500 from among those yeah."
"Ak500 is a good one for you."
"I use Deepcool ak500 for 5800x3d."
#5
Phantom Spirit
4.4
(14)
"Eh, go for a Phantom Spirit. Basically tops all of the charts and at less than $40USD still won't kill a budget."
"Phantom Spirit imo."
"Keeps my 9900x at 40-50 degrees idle, even in a case with garbage airflow."
"Yeap is plenty for my 9800X3D , don’t be afraid of only Paying 35$ for amazing air performance."
"Yes but the Phantom Spirit is like the same price and slightly better."
"I have a 9800x3d with a phantom spirit 120 SE. Works great!"
"Phantom Spirit 120 should more than suffice."
"The phantom spirit is slightly better and newer and is good for a 7800X3D."
"I went with Phantom Spirit for this."
"I run a Phantom Spirit 120SE on a 5900X."
#6
Scythe
4.4
(8)
"Fuma scythe 3 gets my vote."
"It's very quiet while also keeping the temps in check."
"I have a Scythe Fuma 3 it’s great for my 5800x3d. $50 on amazon"
"Scythe Mugen 5 Edition"
"In terms of performance potential, I prefer the **Fuma**."
"I went with Scythe Fuma 3 on my 5800X3D, seems to be working alright."
"I use a Mugen 6 BE with a 7600x, and I'm amazed at how well it cools."
"I suggest getting a Scythe Mugen 6 unless the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE or the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE is back in stock."
#7
Thermalright Phantom Spirit
4.0
(6)
"Bang for Buck King"
"Dirt cheap and literally headbumps the top dogs like noctua or be quiet"
"Cost around 35$ and can cool any cpu out there"
"Should be $30-$45"
#8
Thermalright Peerless Assassin
4.0
(6)
"Will cool it well"
"Dirt cheap and literally headbumps the top dogs like noctua or be quiet"
"Cheapest air cooler would be thermalright peerless assassin $35 amazon"
"Cost around 35$ and can cool any cpu out there"
"Should be $30-$45"
#9
Cooler Master
4.0
(6)
"Cooler Master Hyper 212 is the gold standard of cheap coolers."
"Cooler master hyper 212 air cooler"
"Vetroo v240, msi mag 240ml products, thermalright frozen prism, cooler master masterliquid 240ml"
"I'd be inclined to pick up a Cooler Master 212 or Thermalright Assassin 120."
"Even a Evo 212 would handle it."
"Could probably get Hyper 212 evo for 20€?"
#10
Peerless Assassin
4.0
(5)
"The peerless assasin mini might work too"
"What about the Peerless Assassin Mini or Assassin spirit?"
"Heatsink Fan: Peerless Assassin or Phantom Spirit."
"A Pearless Assassin or Phantom Spirit would be ad."
"Peerless assassin, great performance for a 3rd the price."
#11
Peerless
5.0
(2)
"I went with the Peerless Assassin 140. Their largest because it could fit in my PC case."
"Get the Peerless Assassin 140. It's a beast but does the job."
#12
Mobilife
5.0
(2)
"Get the mobilife 15w cooler. It doesn't cause condensation very fast or when it's on your phone."
"Mobilife 15W... are the tried and tested that they are the actual watt they are reporting on site."
#13
ID Cooling
4.5
(2)
"Gamers Nexus just recently called the id cooling se-214-xt their best budget cooler."
"The ID-COOLING SE 214XT does fine at $16 on Amazon."
#14
ID-COOLING
4.5
(2)
"ID-COOLING A620 Pro SE specifically, which is $30. Probably the best $30 air cooler on the market."
"A dual tower IDC A620 Pro SE or Thermalright Phantom Spirit for $30-40 would be overkill for that CPU even."
#15
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
4.5
(2)
"Excellent air cooler at a very affordable price"
"Get something like this"
#16
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120
4.5
(2)
"Best bang-for-your-buck you can get"
#17
RTIC
4.5
(2)
"RTIC is what we have, 3 sizes and they are awesome."
"Check Rtic they have all kinda coolers. Affordable and perform well"
#18
Coleman
4.5
(2)
"I snagged a Coleman Xpand 30-can back pack cooler from Walmart."
"I usually use a Coleman 24 hour 30 can soft sided cooler."
#19
be quiet!
4.0
(2)
"I have a be quiet! Shadow Rock LP on my 125W CPU, it cools well and it's quiet."
"The cooler idles a couple of degrees above room temperature and performs well under load."
#20
Black Shark
4.0
(2)
"Black shark magcooler 4 pro is new and better but hard to clean i heard."
"I have the Black Shark Magcooler 3 pro and a black shark phone. At room temperature, it keeps my phone at around 26-27°C."
#21
AXP
4.0
(2)
"Honestly the axp x53 full copper is a more trusted and tested solution imo."
"I am using a AXP90 X53 full copper and it runs my 9800X3D just fine with PBO enabled."
#22
Deep Cool
5.0
(1)
"I love my deep cool ak400, 20 bucks and my cpu never hits 70 degrees."
#23
Beyerdynamic
5.0
(1)
"I ended up landing on the beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 80 Ohm."
#24
PS
5.0
(1)
"Air cooler: PS120 hands down"
#25
RedMagic
5.0
(1)
"Redmagic Cooler 6 Pro... you can adjust the fan speed according to your preference and you can Overclock it for maximum cooling."
#26
Engel
5.0
(1)
"I cannot recommend it highly enough."
#27
NZXT
5.0
(1)
"2024 NZXT Kraken Elite 240mm. Absolutely love it."
#28
Foamboard
4.0
(1)
"Foamboard works well, the pink stuff not the expanded beads(too crumbly). Those coolers really don't have much insulation at all."
#29
Air Cooler
4.0
(1)
"A $15 air cooler is good enough for the x3d cpus."
#30
Symphony
4.0
(1)
"Symphony brand from lazada, we got it years ago and still working, you can add cold water or ice too."
#31
Cryorig
4.0
(1)
"Using Cryorig H7 since 2019. Temps don’t go above 70 regardless of load."
#32
Ilano
4.0
(1)
"I'm using an Ilano and my only gripe is it's huge for my 16" laptop."
#33
Audio-Technica
4.0
(1)
"You could get new Audio-Technica ATH-R50"
#34
Plextone
4.0
(1)
"Plextone EX1Pro 15W is good and cheap."
#35
MSI
4.0
(1)
"This one looks good from MSI MAG Coreliquid P240."
#36
AXP90-X47 FC
4.0
(1)
"Either the AXP90-X47 FC (47mm) or the AXP100 FC (58mm)."
#37
ID-Cooling
4.0
(1)
"ID-Cooling Frozn A720. It's better than Thermalright Peerless Assassin."
#38
DeepCool
4.0
(1)
"I use the DeepCool AN600 in mine. Works great and the stock fan looks pretty neat, like an Iron Man arc reactor."
#39
x47
4.0
(1)
"I'll echo the x47 full copper as well."
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