There is another advantage to the Wraith Prism against the other coolers and that is that the Wraith Prism is a Push-Down type cooler and it helps the memories and circuitry underneath the cooler by providing airflow to them.
There is a way to make the Wraith Prism go even faster (louder). On the side there's a tiny little switch that reads L and H, for low and high, and AMD ship these stock coolers with the L setting set.
@@Viene11Biene its gets veeery loud at high. I set my cpu fan curve to run at %40 until temp reaches 80degrees. I never hear it, even on games. Since i have such a fan curve, even if I switch fan to high it never reaches that maximum rpm.
Overall summary: for stock operation or light overclocks for gaming, it's fine. For pushing it's voltage and limits, get an AIO liquid cooler or a fantastic air cooler
So, what's up with this cooler being installed on 2700x? Is it ok? I heard you can even overclock 2700x with Wraith Prism to 4,1GHz on 1,3V. Is it true?
@@snowflakezzonPC Hardware failure shouldn't happen of natural degradation for a very long time... Unless you're abusing it somehow. I still have multiple PC's that came with WIndows 2000 that I gamed with for a long time and I've yet to see any hardware failure at all. By the time any thing actually fails, you'd want to throw it in the garbage long before then anyways.
Hoosier Hardware : I've been using my Wraith Prism for a year now on my Ryzen 7 1800X and it's 1,5 degrees C worse than my Cooler Master Hyper 212X RGB Black Edition and 4,2 degrees C worse than my Noctua NH-D15 AM4 edition which costs 90 US dollars....so yeah an outstanding stock FREE cooler for which we can only bow down to AMD for giving it for free :-). Wraith Prism is hands down the best stock cooler (made by Cooler Master) ever created and I doubt that there will be any better ever :-).
@James Smith as they should, afterall they can eat from getting paid nothing :-) but considering what a superior and better performing architecture you get with them compared to Shintels crap, accepting the commercial way of thinking that you get Wraith Prism for free is kinda nice way of thinking about it :-). If nobody minda getting it for that price along with the superior cpu, then the sales are succesfull and everybody is happy, the consumer, AMD and Cooler Master that makes it for AMD :-).
@James Smith sorry to say, but your personal opinion is slightly if not strongly a product of thos 5-6 years of Shintels dominance in the market and what reviewers were consequentially accepting what quazi is right and portraying it in their not knowingly biased videos. Unfortunately for Shintel the tides have almost completely turned for 180 degrees around and there is a new leading manufacturer in town now....and if they commercialize it as a free added bonus (despite the fact that logically they factor in the cost of it) we consumers, considering how much we already get from Ryzen cpu-s, are gladly accepting the illusion that Wraith Prism is free even if economically it's not. But the fact of ZEN perfomance in general and how superbly well Wraith Prism cools them it's only natural that it gets all the praise it deserves and more :).
@James Smith how's that for a loss of words ? Well thank you confessing that you are just another brainwashed Shintel fanboy blindly believing what ever selfproclaimed youtube reviewers say in their videos :-). You know that the old trick of lying about owning an AMD cpu to try to portray yourself as unbiased doesn't work anymore, right ;-) ?
Finally someone testing a 3600x with a wraith prism. Thanks you so much! I 've seen a couple of UK retailers selling these coolers cheap(probably left over from system builds) and at 19.99 extra on top of a 3600...it seems like a no brainer.
i kept mine and have been using it since. it's the best looking cooler and since i don't actually plan to ever OC a Ryzen cpu, this cooler is enough for me.
I have had my 3700X up and running for a week now with the stock cooler and have no complaints. The only caveat is that I was running about 10 degrees hotter for awhile, until I ran into a U-Tuber that made the caveat that the cooler lever has to be snapped down in order to have the cooler maximize its contact with the CPU...After that, at stock, I have had no issues...Not even when I stress the CPU...
@@Ervin-1190 I can't remember exactly which one, since I go through u tubers like valley girls go through dudes, but this one was along the lines of what I saw: ruclips.net/video/DBQ1RUeV_oo/видео.html
@@musamba101 Haha, thanks, I'll check it out. I'm currently compiling my first ever pc build and looking into if I need to replace the stock Wraith Prism or get something like a Cooler Master ML240L RGB.
@@Ervin-1190 is the wraith prism good enough for video rendering?or will it be noisy as hell?getting either the 1900x or the ryzen 7 2700 for video rendering!
@@bernhardtsen74 Not sure mate, still haven't gotten the pc. Had a vacation and then work got really busy, so I didn't have the time. I guess it will be okay. People often exaggerate with these things. Even if they hear it in the slightest (remember it's still in the case), they will say it's loud. Also, when rendering, it will only spin up for a short amount of time when the cpu is working to its max. So I'm guessing it will be fine. I've read a lot about it and it really seems good enough. Only get something better if you want to overclock the cpu, because then it generates more heat and a better cooler will do a better job.
Based on your 4 years worth of videos, I'd have to say you are right up there with Gamers Nexus and Linus Tech Tips. Your videos are informative and enjoyable to watch. Keep up the great content.
I got that cooler on my ryzen 5 3600 and it's perfectly fine, looks great with the integrated rgbs in my case and cpu and Temps are solid. I did not manually overclock it but auto oc is at around 3.9 to 4.1 GHz. In my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Right up until my 3700X system failed. I had noticed that the wraith prism heats up my first stick of ram by about 18degrees due to the only mounting configuration for the cooler is east/west. Something to note is that it will heat up the first stick hotter than any other in your motherboard.
And 4 years later ... it still works perfectly in the rig I built 1 1/2 yr ago in a Tower 100 case, B550 Phantom itx, R5 5600x. Set it to performance in bios, PWM, stock setup with PBO in Ryzen Master, never had a temperature issue, I did flip the switch to "HI" on the cooler, no noticeable fan noise. I got another one unused (for an spare) from eBay reasonably priced (they are getting expensive). Looks good and cools great for my setup.
I'm a bit fanatic about cooling -- so I replaced my Prism on my 2700X with a Dark Rock 4, a substantial improvement. I didn't toss the Prism though; it wound up on my daughter's R5 1600. And her Spire ended up on my son's 2200G. Sadly, the poor wraith stealth lives forever in its box, as a storage pedestal for the spare 92mm fan...
@@zachs41792 Did You test the Prism cooler on your 3600 already? I wanted to buy it too for my 3600. What GPU are you using and how are the temperatures of your cpu? How is the noise?
@@zachs41792 funny enough the stealth runs just fine on my old Ryzen 7 1700 even with a minor overclock, the only reason why the stealth is paired with the 1700 is that i took the old wraith spire that came with it and put it in my new build paired with the 3600... shows you how actually good both coolers are though, I am running happy and stable at 3.9GHZ on my 3600 and 3.5 on the 1700. No overrheat in either case and sure with better coolers both would probably do better the fact the box coolers of both do so well is a good case for why intel needs to learn from AMD and cooler master on how to make an awesome stock cooler.
I have a 2700x paired with the stock cooler and noise is no problem for me. As soon as I got into the UEFI I set the fan to 100% and I did try to overclock the 2700x to 4.3 ghz. It was semi-successful because when I performed a stress test in Cinebench R15, I got it to run stable the 1st test and if I waited around 30 seconds or let my cpu temps lower to around 50 degrees Celsius and ran another stress test, it did not crashed and was successful again. Though, if I did one stress test, finished the 1st test, and than did another test without waiting for my cpu temps to lower, I would crash because trying to run the stock Wraith Prism at 4.3 ghz is already a struggle hitting around 80-86 degrees Celsius, but the annoying thing here is that for some odd reason there is a penalty on the 2700x and that is the maximum temps before crashing is 85 degrees Celsius. The reason why I am calling this odd is that the 3700x, 3800x, or 2700 does not suffer from this penalty having a maximum crash temperature of 95 degrees Celsius. Could the 3700x and 2700 get away with a higher maximum temp because they both have a lower TDP of 65 watts (3700x) and 95 watts (2700)? Though, if this is true, than how can the 3800x, 3900x, and 3950x get away with a higher max temp of 95 degrees Celsius while still having a TDP of 105 watts?! I think the 2700x is the only Ryzen chip to have an 85 degree max temp with an 105 watts and that is kind of annoying for me. Is there a way of setting the maximum temperature to 95 degrees Celsius on the 2700x in the UEFI, or do I just have to get an aftermarket solution like an aftermarket cooler or an AIO because for some reason I just like having a down-fire cpu cooler with RGB. Please tell me if you do have any knowledge about my situation on increasing the max temp or maybe even an aftermarket cooling solution. Thanks.
I just rebuilt my pc, from an old FX 6300. Quite the upgrade, The first thing I noticed when I started it up was how much quieter it was. Surprisingly so, especially because I have the same GPU and case fans. Then I noticed the computers near instant start up time. Really happy with this new set up.
I've had it in my professional workstation for the past few weeks with a 3900x and its been great! When its on max RPM you can hear it but it's nothing too distracting especially if you've got headphones on. Great cooler, great CPU!
there is also a high/low switch on it. but if you aren't overclocking and don't set it to 100% it's really not bad at all. edit: not really THAT bad even if you do. def better than their old coolers.
Yeah idk because when people say the fan is really loud, i think its like buzzing loud that you can hear it through the case and your headphones in the middle of a game. Though its actually just a little hum that you cant hear after you put the cover on
I keep coming back to these videos because Wraith Prism is the thing that got me interested in computers and all because I googled how can I change the colors lol. For the last 3 years I’ve been cooling my 3800x workstation build. I only have one exhaust fan and open side panel and idle temps in winter are in the 30-40C range, under load they don’t go over 80. Summer time tho, add 10C more.
It confuses me that you're showing test data with the 3600X which does not have this cooler. Of course results will be different for CPU's that actually ship with this cooler. I'm using it on the 3700X and while performance is OK it is actually really loud when the CPU is under load. I'd say the cooler is just OK but there's definitely a benefit in replacing it with a better one if you want to max out performance or reduce noise.
@StreamerGeo On high CPU loads the temp can go over 80 C. On prime 95 I've seen the temp actually hit 95 C and the CPU throttles. On less heavy workloads like some games temps are lower of course. But the fan spins up and down a lot during normal usage and on higher RPMs is pretty loud.
@StreamerGeo I Feel your pain ;-) That's why I thought it was bullshit to test this cooler with a 3600 like the creator of the video did. It will not generate the amount of heat a higher tiered processor will so the cooler will look way to good as a result. Misleading video of you ask me. I got a AIO from MSI as part of a promotion but I'm still waiting for them to deliver it. (Been 6 weeks). I hope that will help, of not I'm replacing it with a quiet CPU cooler. Or maybe just replacing the fan will be enough. Also you can set a bios fan profile to keen the fan at low speed under 60 C or something. It will still be loud but it won't spin up and down as much and cause annoyance.
@StreamerGeo Ryzen master software shows the limit as 95C. And I can actually hit that on prime 95. Also the Ryzen CPUs are very sensitive to temp as they boost higher if the temps are lower. So there is a clear benefit to keeping your temps low. And it's also better for your ears haha.
@StreamerGeo haha! I'm sure there are great ways to cool the CPU. I love the Ryzen 3000 series. Just saying that the wraith prism is just "ok" for 3700x and above and this video is skewing perception by putting in on a 3600 CPU.
@StreamerGeo i set a manual 1.3v core and i idle really low now especially compared to before that on auto. i idle at 40c now when before i was idleing at 55-60 and up sometimes.
Without the cables, it is not stealth, I had to plug in the USB 2.0 header to be able to turn off the RGB effects. I do appreciate that they let you address the ring, fan, and logo separately.
Debating between using the Wraith Prism which comes free with the Ryzen 9 3900X or buying the $60 Noctua NH-U12S which has heat pipes, a fan that blows air to the back of the case (the exhaust) instead of directly on top of the CPU cooler, and has a slim profile.
Got one of these for just $9 bucks used online to replace the Wraith Stealth on my 1600Af. Temps were 83 max while running Cinebench, with this the highest it got was only 60! It didn't come with the RGB cables but the lights still work, you just can't adjust them. But yeah it's a really solid cooler.
@@wernersteyn5952 what 44c at idle?? are you sure that your cooler it was mounted in the right way??....mine is at 30c in idle and 65c with stress test on 3700x.....i suggest to reapply termal paste....be careful when removing it with cpu pin
@@dylan.dog1 44 degrees at idle is completely fine with the stock cooler if he hasn't undervolted it. It depends on the airflow in his case, and the ambient temperatures. You absolutely can't compare it to the degrees you're getting, and the 65 degrees you have on full load is in fact quite cool for the 3700X.
My Wraith Prism does the RGB thing just plugged into the normal CPU Fan header, with the one cable. No need for the extra RGB cable it seems. Its a Aorus B450 pro board..
My 3600 came with a Stealth. At the very least it should have come with a Spire. I just ordered the Prism mainly because it's RGB and I got a great deal on it. The Stealth is barely adequate on a 3600 and am looking forward to better cooling with the Prism. I won't be overclocking so it should be just fine.
Agree. I am eventually going to switch to an AIO because of how loud the fan is. It doesn't help that the 3700x bounces around with temps, making the fan constantly speed up & slow down.
My friend upgraded his cpu cooler so he gave me his wraith prism and it’s doing wonders for my 2600 😂 Edit:went from idling at like 60c and crashing due to heat during a stress test to idling under 30c and stress test doesn’t go above 60c (I was using the wraith stealth before)
I have a 3700x ryzen 7. And my cpu temp runs stupid high sometimes playing certain games. Such as cod modern warfare. I was running at 90c! I even reached 103! This is with pbo on. At default. I'm going get a really good after market cooler. Budget don't matter to me as long as it keeps cooled
i've been using prism with 3700x, precision boost enabled +200mhz setting. With my old bios 0702 its been quite noisy, updated to new bios 0803 and it's a lot better. Cpu now uses less voltage making it more silent, however i will upgrade to beefy air tower because i value silent operation of my pc, also with prism cooler fan rpm used to jump back and forth very frequently making it very irritating. So i'd say it's good enough (amazing for a stock cooler, especially comparing what intel offers, IF offers) but for my needs it's not enough in terms of noise. Looks cool though.
I live in the tropics, and the fan was loud all the time. If I turn on the AC it would quiet up, but at room temp 88° F it drive me crazy. So I switch it for an AIO 240mm. Its a lot better now.
Then im gonna get this one, heard bad things about the 3600 stock cooler. 3600 is 200euro and 3700x is 300 euro so i dont have to buy a cooler for it plus i get a free game with the 3700x plus its a better cpu, so an easy choice
@@filetsteak5677 i switched my order bro i went for the 3600x its 80 euros cheaper also has the free game i could later on get an AIO and it will still be cheaper for same performance in gaming if not 1-2% worse 1-2% not worth the difference so for a stock rgb cooler and 2 extra its not worth it. its single core performance is even better than the 3700x.
@@filetsteak5677 I dont so for me im spending nearly 100 more for an rgb cooler u can get a sick rgb aio and stil have money left, its a shame they dont give borderlands 3 with 3600 wouldve gotten that one otherwise.
I would like to know if there's any difference between the wraith prism and the wraith MAX besides the slight difference in the rgb and the color of the fan blades?
I realize this review is aimed squarely at overclockers, but for everyone else this is probably the most effective cooler I've seen included with a CPU. I've built several 3700X systems for Vets and having an included cooling fan (that's easy to install) simplifies the overall process and keeps costs down. So all good from us overclocking Luddites!
@@RighteousBruce Thank you very much kind sir. Have you never tried an AIO CPU liquid cooling? I just wanted to get some insight on them, or do you think a decent heatsink and proper fan management would keep a CPU like the 3600 cool while remaining quiet?
@@idyllsend6481 Honestly a cheap evo 212 with a quiet noctua fan or something like that will work fine for a 3600. I have used 2 h80i AIOs and 1 NZXT AIO now and all have been great but more than double the cost of an aircooler with less wires and probably same noise level. Was just playing BF4 and was 56C on CPU at 144fps locked. On my 3900X
@@RighteousBruce Thank you so much for answering, I find it extremely helpful, I'm also sorry for bringing you back after 9 months, things changed in the world D: You used 2 h80i simultaneously? And I think I'm going for dark rock 3 over the NZXT Kraken x61 at this point, IF the stock wraith prism won't be good enough for my usage.
I just bought a Ryzen 7 3700X and notice that they mentioned in detail the cooler and this video just made me realize what a great purchase I just made, if 71 degrees is the highest even on a stress test, this cooler is more than enough for me, thanks for the info!
if anyone is watching this video in 2020, heres a tip for the wraith prism cooler. ONLY plug in the usb cable that comes with the cooler and not the 4 pin rgb cable. it allows for more customization with the lighting.
@@swires1 I have the Le Grand Macho RT on my 2600x. The reduction in noise over the Spire was worth the price alone (idle temps dropped by 10c as well). It is actually shorter than the Noctua D15 or Dark Rock Pro 4 and fits in slightly slimmer cases (which is why I went with it over them). Though have seen reviews where it meets or beats them in performance anyway, very nice cooler and is nice that they toss in gloves and a long enough magnetic screwdriver to install it.
@@swires1 Probably overkill, I'm sure cheaper coolers will be nearly as quiet, or at least close enough for the value. Though as long as they make adapters/brackets for future sockets, it may have more lifespan, or if 4000 series Ryzen comes out that still works in AM4 and has more headroom for OC.
Tried the Wraith cooler on my 3900X for a couple weeks. It ran well but the noise was unbearable for me. I tried adjusting the fan curve which helped but during any moderate task the fan would have to spin up to 3K RPM to keep the processor from getting really hot. Cinebench would cause it to go all the way to 95C but it would get acceptable scores. During gaming it would hit 75-80C typically and the fan would constantly jump to max RPM. Its just something I would notice constantly and it was a distraction and nuisance. I popped in an EVGA 280mm CLC and I am glad I did! It does come close to the CPU's thermal limits even while benching w/ Cinebench and the water cooler never spins up to keep temps down, they just stay low all the time. Nice quiet beast of a system now. I would say if you are throwing down the money for a top end CPU/Mobo you may as well splurge for the cooler too.
And it doesn't cool it properly 85c + on 30%load. And pre-applied past is bad, it got my CPU stuck to the cooler I had to send it back. Don't let this thing touch your CPU!!!
@@Mart-E12 dont change the paste and keep the cooler. Just change cooler and be careful when removing it, try to warm the CPU with a stress test or something before
@@Mart-E12 sorry no, you need paste! I meant I just don't think it's worth it to change the paste and keep the stock cooler. But normal paste don't stick like that
dude air cooling is really where it's at unless you go with a custom loop or top of the line aio. plus with air you never have to worry about a leak. actually i have a custom loop for my FX-8370 and i have to top it off about once a year and see you can't top off an aio so how does that work?? that's what i've been wondering.
i bought the 3900x 3 years ago that came with this cooler and used a triple fan closed loop cooler instead of this but saved the wraith and glad i did it was a life safer to get my pc back up and running withing a few mins when my water cooler broke down, doesnt keep it as cool but does the job will prolly just stick with it till i completely rebuild my pc in a couple years.
@3:55 I have to come in and disagree. I have it on my r7 2700x, and when that thing is trying to cool my CPU in heavier loads (60-80%) it's LOUD AS HELL.
I've not done anything where it needed to be maxed out all day and night, but it was able to keep all cores at 100% for about half an hour while compiling the Unreal SDK. Seems good to me. I definitely prefer to have a stock cooler, one I know is supposed to be fit for the CPU and one motherboards can be made to support by default (not everyone wants the hassle of installing extra mounts or buying a cooler separately).
My complaint about this cooler is how TIGHT it fits on the CPU. You have to press so hard to get the latches on each side to clamp down. I have bent pins on a Ryzen CPU putting this thing in.
With pbo on. (Ryzen 7 3700x) while playing cod for a while my cpu temp reached 95! I'm definitely going to get a after market cooler. My ryzen 5 3600 never got so hot
I've got the Ryzen 3800 ordered, it comes with the Wraith cooler. I think I'll just stick with that, I don't have plans on over-clocking so the Wraith should be plenty to keep temps down. I've did liquid cooled in the past but doing some research I've noticed these air cooled heat sinks have came a long way. This is just my opinion but if you plan on doing some over-clocking then go liquid but if your running it stock out of the box then a decent air cooled heat sink should work fine.
Prism is a bit loud. Cools ok though. I use one on my 4 year olds 2200g as she loves the RGB effect through the glass and the fan never works hard. I also have one on my 200ge HTPC. I can see it though the tinted ITX case and tinted glass in the TV unit. It never gets warm so again the fan doesn't spin up. When it was on a 2600 at 4.2 it worked hard and was annoying.
The most impressive thing is that your 4 year old has her own PC, haha. We don't even let ours call the Fire tablet hers since she will just sass us and say "its mine, I can do what I want" when we say she has had enough for the day (plus both of my kids share it). I upgraded my powerline adapters in my house and can now stream to Steam Links from my main PC, so was going to chop up 2 of my HTPCs + some spare parts I have into 3 separate PC's to sell off, including a 2200g build I was going to slap a spare Prism on. Maybe I will consider making something for the kids to use. Though I still have another 2200g build in an InWin BQ656 (variant of the Chopin) that I won't sell off yet, put too much time into delidding it and messing with settings to push the performance with next to no cooling, however, the Prism won't fit in that unless I cut a hole in the mesh panel but then it will look pretty goofy. Speaking of kids and PC gaming, if all of my kids get into PC gaming, Steam's family sharing only allows one user to play any game in a shared library at a time... so will be a battle between the kids.... and myself, ha. Maybe only one will.
works great for people who just want to get a new system up and running, spending 150 dollars on a good AIO can be money put into going up a tier in graphics card or cpu, and then just put the AIO on later (if you can hold off on overclocking.)
I helped a friend just upgrade to a 2700x cpu and reconnect his EVGA AIO liquid cooler. So he gave me his 2200g cpu and his left over rgb prism cooler now sitting a tv media box looking beefy. :)
Thank you for addressing the RGB at the beginning of the video! I'm trying to go for a black build and I already knew I wanted to stick with the stock cooler but I wanted to know if I could disconnect it so thank you for getting to that early in the video
No one really seems to mention that this is designed and manufactured by Cooler Master and had its own software program to control its functions and lights
I have some Corsair liquid cooling 3 fan component and I actually want to use the Prism just cause of the brand and unique look of it. Although I would argue that the separate cooler would be easier to deep clean when it gets all dusty since it's not directly on the CPU.
Think I may be in the market for new PC internals and saw that AMD is shipping with that admittedly nice looking cooler. Good food for thought as I plan out my next build.
Kinda of an old video now, but my opinion is to keep the cooler up to 3800x. After that you are going to need something a little more powerful and at that price point you can afford it.
I run the prism with a 3700x on ASUS ROG X470-F board. Was loud as a jet at first and seemed to throttle up and down constantly, with bios at normal (clock was doing 3.7 base, stock voltage seems high with this chip). I moved bios to performance (clock runs at 4ghz base now), pulled my case fans off the cpu and set to MOBO and added smoothing at 5sec. My PC runs crazy quiet now. At first idle temps were 52-56, after adjustments I mentioned idle temps are around 41-46. I have a good corsair tower and am running 4 case fans (can add 3 more), two 140 intakes and two 120 exhaust, board never goes over 40, usually remains in the 30s.
I have used a Wraith Prism on my R7-5800X3D for 1½ years now. I traded my Wraith Spire to my stepfather for it because he's really old-school and hates RGB lightning. That Wraith Spire cools his R9-3900X just fine and the Wraith Prism cooled both my R7-5700X and R7-5800X3D just fine. I've never had an issue, the thing just works and temps are always well within spec.
i mean, for a stock cooler this is honestly better than i expected. so this means i won't have to buy a new cooler straight away and can stick with the stock for at least a while, im building a whole new setup so its kinda nice i can save some cash on the cpu cooling for now
I got a 3700X and the Prism fan color wouldn't change, only the ring and the logo RGB would change color using the software. Turns out if you connect both RGB and USB headers, you can't change the fan color. So I disconnected RGB and only retained USB header and it's fine now. Using B450 btw.
Been using this cooler on my 3700x and temps are totally fine. Haven't overclocked and probably won't because stock settings on the cpu and cooler have been great for my gaming.
I've been using the spare wraith Prism cooler on any Ryzen 5 CPU's. I would personally recommend a beefier Air or water on Ryzen 7 for best results. Thanks Hoosier for the video review on the Prism.
For my 1st PC build I went RYZEN 7 3700x with a msi x570mb and I was happy my 7 came with a cooler in the box. In time I will upgrade it but it is a good item to have with my RYZEN 7 as a start for getting my build going. At least the cooler don't suck so no complaints from me.
Think amd should be packaging coolers with their lower end chips and offering coolers separate for their high end chips so you can have the option if your not planning to push the system or leave it behind if you have an upgrade planned
Very informative. I am about to put a Ryzen 7 3700x on a Asus Prime 370x-A (already updated the bios to 5222). I had to order CPU brackets and back plate because I lost mine when I installed my Ryzen 5 1500x with the cooler that came with that. I was worried about the new coolers although now that I have seen this video I feel as if the new cooler will work just fine, Thank you.
of the 5 pcs I've ever assembled myself, I have always bought an after market water cooler. If amd ditches the stock cooler and saved me a few bucks for my future builds I would not mind it.
They are good cooler, i use one for an old Phenom 2 980be overclocked to the limit on a retro pc, keeps its very cool indeed, the old stock cooler used to get red hot at maximum speed but not so with the wraith
Me and AMD are in love I might need therapy.....
We're in the same boat there.
@@HoosierHardware Ya becoming a real love fest...
Yeah life long intel guy bought me 3600x for 190ish i was like its time to change...
D Kat Just finished setting up my first PC rig. Ryzen 9 3900X with RX 5700 Xt. No Intel or Nvidia parts in this monster!
@@seversheen3044 pretty godly for you're first pc gj.
RUclips algoritm waited for the giveway to end to show me this video
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There is another advantage to the Wraith Prism against the other coolers and that is that the Wraith Prism is a Push-Down type cooler and it helps the memories and circuitry underneath the cooler by providing airflow to them.
There is a way to make the Wraith Prism go even faster (louder). On the side there's a tiny little switch that reads L and H, for low and high, and AMD ship these stock coolers with the L setting set.
should i switch it to high?
@@Viene11Biene its gets veeery loud at high.
I set my cpu fan curve to run at %40 until temp reaches 80degrees. I never hear it, even on games.
Since i have such a fan curve, even if I switch fan to high it never reaches that maximum rpm.
@@nsfnd Is it really that loud?
Ok, let me rephrase that.
Will I be able to hear it from under my desk, over my annoying little brother?
@@psun256 only way to find out is to try :) it's a tiny switch on the fan. Might need to take out gpu tho.
Would it be able to handle multitasking well?
Overall summary: for stock operation or light overclocks for gaming, it's fine. For pushing it's voltage and limits, get an AIO liquid cooler or a fantastic air cooler
@CRTPCGAMING JIMO KAPA then you fucked up the install or thermal paste application.
@CRTPCGAMING JIMO KAPA change your thermal paste Bro
im not exactly an overclocking type guy so im fine with this
Is be quiet dark pro good enough for over clocking an r7 3700x?
@Purebred Shekelberg yeah, though I wouldn't bother personally unless you can boost only the cores a game would use
I am so amazed at how much and has grown and how they treat us the customer
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@@grazorrr0666 ima be honest idk what I was trying to correct, I’ll just delete it lol
@@grazorrr0666 actually wait I found where I was correcting, I think they meant to say “how much AMD has grown”
@@broskiproductions0627 Good correction 👍 I like it.
It ALSO comes with the 2700X.....
Which i got very recently...
Which just went on my new 3200g for the kids =DDD..... RBG makes it go faster kids... no need for a silly GPU
Phillip Lemmon
Yeah got it off amazon with a price drop, haven’t talked to intel since
So, what's up with this cooler being installed on 2700x? Is it ok? I heard you can even overclock 2700x with Wraith Prism to 4,1GHz on 1,3V. Is it true?
@@GogaPartizan just enable xfr pbo in bios
3% performance boost really worth the cost of a new cooler? Not imo
It's less than that. There's a comparison between the stock cooler and a 360 AIO around.
Yup, AND shorter hardware life...
Twist_It_With_Ty_YT by the time the hardware fails it’ll be far beyond obsolete anyways
@@snowflakezzonPC Hardware failure shouldn't happen of natural degradation for a very long time... Unless you're abusing it somehow.
I still have multiple PC's that came with WIndows 2000 that I gamed with for a long time and I've yet to see any hardware failure at all.
By the time any thing actually fails, you'd want to throw it in the garbage long before then anyways.
@@royalcat10 my dad's still using a 2004 Intel computer with Windows 7
I'm looking to build my first rig with transition to one of the newer AMD processors, and this was very helpful thank you.
Hoosier Hardware : I've been using my Wraith Prism for a year now on my Ryzen 7 1800X and it's 1,5 degrees C worse than my Cooler Master Hyper 212X RGB Black Edition and 4,2 degrees C worse than my Noctua NH-D15 AM4 edition which costs 90 US dollars....so yeah an outstanding stock FREE cooler for which we can only bow down to AMD for giving it for free :-). Wraith Prism is hands down the best stock cooler (made by Cooler Master) ever created and I doubt that there will be any better ever :-).
Pretty sure AMD includes the price of the coolers that come with their CPUs.
@@AnalogFoundry sure they do which makes their cpu-s even more valuable and better than Shintel cpu-s :-).
@James Smith as they should, afterall they can eat from getting paid nothing :-) but considering what a superior and better performing architecture you get with them compared to Shintels crap, accepting the commercial way of thinking that you get Wraith Prism for free is kinda nice way of thinking about it :-). If nobody minda getting it for that price along with the superior cpu, then the sales are succesfull and everybody is happy, the consumer, AMD and Cooler Master that makes it for AMD :-).
@James Smith sorry to say, but your personal opinion is slightly if not strongly a product of thos 5-6 years of Shintels dominance in the market and what reviewers were consequentially accepting what quazi is right and portraying it in their not knowingly biased videos. Unfortunately for Shintel the tides have almost completely turned for 180 degrees around and there is a new leading manufacturer in town now....and if they commercialize it as a free added bonus (despite the fact that logically they factor in the cost of it) we consumers, considering how much we already get from Ryzen cpu-s, are gladly accepting the illusion that Wraith Prism is free even if economically it's not. But the fact of ZEN perfomance in general and how superbly well Wraith Prism cools them it's only natural that it gets all the praise it deserves and more :).
@James Smith how's that for a loss of words ? Well thank you confessing that you are just another brainwashed Shintel fanboy blindly believing what ever selfproclaimed youtube reviewers say in their videos :-). You know that the old trick of lying about owning an AMD cpu to try to portray yourself as unbiased doesn't work anymore, right ;-) ?
Finally someone testing a 3600x with a wraith prism. Thanks you so much! I 've seen a couple of UK retailers selling these coolers cheap(probably left over from system builds) and at 19.99 extra on top of a 3600...it seems like a no brainer.
Does extremely well on my 3600. Idle 35-37 C and gaming around 50 C. All core clock at 4.1G. Very low sound noise imo.
@@dantesla7942 Nice man, i want to put on my 3600 also, those temps and core speed sound about what i want to hit. Cheers
In short: In basic use, it's good, but if you overclock, get a better cooler
i kept mine and have been using it since. it's the best looking cooler and since i don't actually plan to ever OC a Ryzen cpu, this cooler is enough for me.
That is my feeling but it is still loud.
I have had my 3700X up and running for a week now with the stock cooler and have no complaints. The only caveat is that I was running about 10 degrees hotter for awhile, until I ran into a U-Tuber that made the caveat that the cooler lever has to be snapped down in order to have the cooler maximize its contact with the CPU...After that, at stock, I have had no issues...Not even when I stress the CPU...
Hmm, very nice. Do you still know which video it was?
@@Ervin-1190 I can't remember exactly which one, since I go through u tubers like valley girls go through dudes, but this one was along the lines of what I saw: ruclips.net/video/DBQ1RUeV_oo/видео.html
@@musamba101 Haha, thanks, I'll check it out. I'm currently compiling my first ever pc build and looking into if I need to replace the stock Wraith Prism or get something like a Cooler Master ML240L RGB.
@@Ervin-1190 is the wraith prism good enough for video rendering?or will it be noisy as hell?getting either the 1900x or the ryzen 7 2700 for video rendering!
@@bernhardtsen74 Not sure mate, still haven't gotten the pc. Had a vacation and then work got really busy, so I didn't have the time. I guess it will be okay. People often exaggerate with these things. Even if they hear it in the slightest (remember it's still in the case), they will say it's loud. Also, when rendering, it will only spin up for a short amount of time when the cpu is working to its max.
So I'm guessing it will be fine. I've read a lot about it and it really seems good enough. Only get something better if you want to overclock the cpu, because then it generates more heat and a better cooler will do a better job.
Based on your 4 years worth of videos, I'd have to say you are right up there with Gamers Nexus and Linus Tech Tips. Your videos are informative and enjoyable to watch. Keep up the great content.
Simple summary. Yes its good enough.
how about the cooler master hyper 212 Evo> with the ryzen 7 3700x
@@vibhutideodia9373 COOLERMASTER Hyper 212 RGB, its enough for it for sure. And isnt that much in price.
@@vibhutideodia9373 the hyper 212 are known to be slightly noisy
I got that cooler on my ryzen 5 3600 and it's perfectly fine, looks great with the integrated rgbs in my case and cpu and Temps are solid. I did not manually overclock it but auto oc is at around 3.9 to 4.1 GHz. In my opinion there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
just want to know, what mobo are you using?
Is it better then the stealth. Because i still have the standard cooler for 5 years and i need new one its goes 2700rpm but it should max go 2600rpm
How hot is it in idle and while gaming
Right up until my 3700X system failed. I had noticed that the wraith prism heats up my first stick of ram by about 18degrees due to the only mounting configuration for the cooler is east/west. Something to note is that it will heat up the first stick hotter than any other in your motherboard.
ur 3700x system failed already? oof
Explain a little more please
@@Fearzzy yeah something aint adding up here lmao
The wraith prism is loud on my 3700x...
same here, changed it with dark rock 4 and I can barely hear it under full load
@@ElijahQi I was considering that one
I like the cosmetics on it
Does it cool well?
What mobo you got?
@@umbasa01 Aorus Elite
Yeah mine is loud AF too. I'm not sure if it's a settings thing or this is the norm. One core gets super hot too.
And 4 years later ... it still works perfectly in the rig I built 1 1/2 yr ago in a Tower 100 case, B550 Phantom itx, R5 5600x. Set it to performance in bios, PWM, stock setup with PBO in Ryzen Master, never had a temperature issue, I did flip the switch to "HI" on the cooler, no noticeable fan noise. I got another one unused (for an spare) from eBay reasonably priced (they are getting expensive). Looks good and cools great for my setup.
I'm a bit fanatic about cooling -- so I replaced my Prism on my 2700X with a Dark Rock 4, a substantial improvement.
I didn't toss the Prism though; it wound up on my daughter's R5 1600. And her Spire ended up on my son's 2200G.
Sadly, the poor wraith stealth lives forever in its box, as a storage pedestal for the spare 92mm fan...
Just got one of the Prisims to replace my stock Stealth on the 3600. It too shall live forever in the box of banishment.
@@zachs41792 Did You test the Prism cooler on your 3600 already? I wanted to buy it too for my 3600. What GPU are you using and how are the temperatures of your cpu? How is the noise?
@@zachs41792 funny enough the stealth runs just fine on my old Ryzen 7 1700 even with a minor overclock, the only reason why the stealth is paired with the 1700 is that i took the old wraith spire that came with it and put it in my new build paired with the 3600... shows you how actually good both coolers are though, I am running happy and stable at 3.9GHZ on my 3600 and 3.5 on the 1700. No overrheat in either case and sure with better coolers both would probably do better the fact the box coolers of both do so well is a good case for why intel needs to learn from AMD and cooler master on how to make an awesome stock cooler.
I have a 2700x paired with the stock cooler and noise is no problem for me. As soon as I got into the UEFI I set the fan to 100% and I did try to overclock the 2700x to 4.3 ghz. It was semi-successful because when I performed a stress test in Cinebench R15, I got it to run stable the 1st test and if I waited around 30 seconds or let my cpu temps lower to around 50 degrees Celsius and ran another stress test, it did not crashed and was successful again. Though, if I did one stress test, finished the 1st test, and than did another test without waiting for my cpu temps to lower, I would crash because trying to run the stock Wraith Prism at 4.3 ghz is already a struggle hitting around 80-86 degrees Celsius, but the annoying thing here is that for some odd reason there is a penalty on the 2700x and that is the maximum temps before crashing is 85 degrees Celsius. The reason why I am calling this odd is that the 3700x, 3800x, or 2700 does not suffer from this penalty having a maximum crash temperature of 95 degrees Celsius. Could the 3700x and 2700 get away with a higher maximum temp because they both have a lower TDP of 65 watts (3700x) and 95 watts (2700)? Though, if this is true, than how can the 3800x, 3900x, and 3950x get away with a higher max temp of 95 degrees Celsius while still having a TDP of 105 watts?! I think the 2700x is the only Ryzen chip to have an 85 degree max temp with an 105 watts and that is kind of annoying for me. Is there a way of setting the maximum temperature to 95 degrees Celsius on the 2700x in the UEFI, or do I just have to get an aftermarket solution like an aftermarket cooler or an AIO because for some reason I just like having a down-fire cpu cooler with RGB. Please tell me if you do have any knowledge about my situation on increasing the max temp or maybe even an aftermarket cooling solution. Thanks.
I kept mine. You don't need to overclock this cpu. Looks cool too
I just rebuilt my pc, from an old FX 6300. Quite the upgrade, The first thing I noticed when I started it up was how much quieter it was. Surprisingly so, especially because I have the same GPU and case fans. Then I noticed the computers near instant start up time. Really happy with this new set up.
Yes, this weekend I've been testing and really it's amazing, rendering and playing no over head the 65°
Hablas español?
Siii, yo hablar español tambien.
Which CPU & rendering for how long?
I've had it in my professional workstation for the past few weeks with a 3900x and its been great! When its on max RPM you can hear it but it's nothing too distracting especially if you've got headphones on.
Great cooler, great CPU!
AMD stock cooler it's made by CoolerMaster afaik so it's good IF you don't overclock and IF you have a sound-proof case!
there is also a high/low switch on it. but if you aren't overclocking and don't set it to 100% it's really not bad at all. edit: not really THAT bad even if you do. def better than their old coolers.
Yeah idk because when people say the fan is really loud, i think its like buzzing loud that you can hear it through the case and your headphones in the middle of a game. Though its actually just a little hum that you cant hear after you put the cover on
I mean I overclocked my 3800x to 4.6 GHz with the stock cooler with no problems.
@@sempai7513 Voltage?
I keep coming back to these videos because Wraith Prism is the thing that got me interested in computers and all because I googled how can I change the colors lol. For the last 3 years I’ve been cooling my 3800x workstation build. I only have one exhaust fan and open side panel and idle temps in winter are in the 30-40C range, under load they don’t go over 80. Summer time tho, add 10C more.
It confuses me that you're showing test data with the 3600X which does not have this cooler. Of course results will be different for CPU's that actually ship with this cooler.
I'm using it on the 3700X and while performance is OK it is actually really loud when the CPU is under load.
I'd say the cooler is just OK but there's definitely a benefit in replacing it with a better one if you want to max out performance or reduce noise.
@StreamerGeo On high CPU loads the temp can go over 80 C. On prime 95 I've seen the temp actually hit 95 C and the CPU throttles. On less heavy workloads like some games temps are lower of course. But the fan spins up and down a lot during normal usage and on higher RPMs is pretty loud.
@StreamerGeo I Feel your pain ;-)
That's why I thought it was bullshit to test this cooler with a 3600 like the creator of the video did. It will not generate the amount of heat a higher tiered processor will so the cooler will look way to good as a result. Misleading video of you ask me.
I got a AIO from MSI as part of a promotion but I'm still waiting for them to deliver it. (Been 6 weeks). I hope that will help, of not I'm replacing it with a quiet CPU cooler. Or maybe just replacing the fan will be enough. Also you can set a bios fan profile to keen the fan at low speed under 60 C or something. It will still be loud but it won't spin up and down as much and cause annoyance.
@StreamerGeo Ryzen master software shows the limit as 95C. And I can actually hit that on prime 95. Also the Ryzen CPUs are very sensitive to temp as they boost higher if the temps are lower. So there is a clear benefit to keeping your temps low. And it's also better for your ears haha.
@StreamerGeo haha! I'm sure there are great ways to cool the CPU. I love the Ryzen 3000 series. Just saying that the wraith prism is just "ok" for 3700x and above and this video is skewing perception by putting in on a 3600 CPU.
@StreamerGeo i set a manual 1.3v core and i idle really low now especially compared to before that on auto. i idle at 40c now when before i was idleing at 55-60 and up sometimes.
Without the cables, it is not stealth, I had to plug in the USB 2.0 header to be able to turn off the RGB effects. I do appreciate that they let you address the ring, fan, and logo separately.
AffanPlays sound like it if it’s legit. Mine came with my cpu, but I like the Wraith Prism so far
Debating between using the Wraith Prism which comes free with the Ryzen 9 3900X or buying the $60 Noctua NH-U12S which has heat pipes, a fan that blows air to the back of the case (the exhaust) instead of directly on top of the CPU cooler, and has a slim profile.
Got one of these for just $9 bucks used online to replace the Wraith Stealth on my 1600Af. Temps were 83 max while running Cinebench, with this the highest it got was only 60! It didn't come with the RGB cables but the lights still work, you just can't adjust them. But yeah it's a really solid cooler.
Love this cooler. My 3700X runs around 33-35 degrees!
Dude mine at idle is 44c... think i need a better cooler over the stock version.
@@wernersteyn5952 what 44c at idle?? are you sure that your cooler it was mounted in the right way??....mine is at 30c in idle and 65c with stress test on 3700x.....i suggest to reapply termal paste....be careful when removing it with cpu pin
@@dylan.dog1 i did reapply the thermal paste, same temp :(
@@wernersteyn5952 maybe you Need Better airflow insider case
@@dylan.dog1 44 degrees at idle is completely fine with the stock cooler if he hasn't undervolted it. It depends on the airflow in his case, and the ambient temperatures. You absolutely can't compare it to the degrees you're getting, and the 65 degrees you have on full load is in fact quite cool for the 3700X.
I've had this cooler in my gaming rig for 2+ years and i game a lot with intensive games and it's been fine, never overheats.
My Wraith Prism does the RGB thing just plugged into the normal CPU Fan header, with the one cable. No need for the extra RGB cable it seems. Its a Aorus B450 pro board..
My 3600 came with a Stealth. At the very least it should have come with a Spire. I just ordered the Prism mainly because it's RGB and I got a great deal on it. The Stealth is barely adequate on a 3600 and am looking forward to better cooling with the Prism. I won't be overclocking so it should be just fine.
The Wraith Prism cooler is loud as hell with 3700X by default, I need to put on my headphone to make me feel better.
Agree. I am eventually going to switch to an AIO because of how loud the fan is. It doesn't help that the 3700x bounces around with temps, making the fan constantly speed up & slow down.
Same here. I'm thinking of getting a noctua cooler for my sake and my roommate's sake cause it's noisy
thank for saving me a little money on my build !
I just brought unused one for £12 on auction so I can use my R5 3600, it will run games in the 40's C and mid 30's Idle. Bargain.
I just bought one brand new $5.99 at goodwill store....bargain!!
What was the temperature with the stealth? I think mine is failing and Im getting 80c from just gaming
The only reason why I opted for a Noctua 14 is due to the noise levels.. i want it silent
My friend upgraded his cpu cooler so he gave me his wraith prism and it’s doing wonders for my 2600 😂
Edit:went from idling at like 60c and crashing due to heat during a stress test to idling under 30c and stress test doesn’t go above 60c
(I was using the wraith stealth before)
Your comment is exactly what I was looking for, so the stealth cooler ain't shit compared to the prism?
@@ReadyCrush Correct M8
The stealth suck. No one sane would use it to oc. The spire is good enough.
My Wraith Prism doesn't do jack shit for my 2700x. Gonna buy a 240mm aio next week
I have a 3700x ryzen 7. And my cpu temp runs stupid high sometimes playing certain games. Such as cod modern warfare. I was running at 90c! I even reached 103! This is with pbo on. At default. I'm going get a really good after market cooler. Budget don't matter to me as long as it keeps cooled
Coming back after having my 3700x this cooler has served me pretty well. it's going to be tough to part with it now :(
i've been using prism with 3700x, precision boost enabled +200mhz setting. With my old bios 0702 its been quite noisy, updated to new bios 0803 and it's a lot better. Cpu now uses less voltage making it more silent, however i will upgrade to beefy air tower because i value silent operation of my pc, also with prism cooler fan rpm used to jump back and forth very frequently making it very irritating. So i'd say it's good enough (amazing for a stock cooler, especially comparing what intel offers, IF offers) but for my needs it's not enough in terms of noise. Looks cool though.
You still have yours? Looking to spice up my rig for those that don't want their prism. I'd like it and will pay for shipping.
@@techbuildspcs yeah i do, but im too lazy for shipping it, sorry
h1tzz :( that’s okay.
Using mine on a 1600AF in a MediaPC. The 2700x deal was truly a great deal with including this cooler and only spent about $106.
"Stealth Build"
I love that name for not wanting a distracting glowing box as your PC. 👍
I call mine a blacked out pc but stealth build is pretty cool
I live in the tropics, and the fan was loud all the time. If I turn on the AC it would quiet up, but at room temp 88° F it drive me crazy. So I switch it for an AIO 240mm. Its a lot better now.
Can the RGB be set in a way to react to temperature of the CPU? Like a visual of how hot the core is during benching or games?
Yes it can. I use msi dragon center and with mystic light settings I can do that.
Use it as a rear exaust, it does a mighty fine job of it
so if im not overclocking than this fan should be done
Then im gonna get this one, heard bad things about the 3600 stock cooler. 3600 is 200euro and 3700x is 300 euro so i dont have to buy a cooler for it plus i get a free game with the 3700x plus its a better cpu, so an easy choice
@@troopzaftv0 same
@@filetsteak5677 i switched my order bro i went for the 3600x its 80 euros cheaper also has the free game i could later on get an AIO and it will still be cheaper for same performance in gaming if not 1-2% worse
1-2% not worth the difference so for a stock rgb cooler and 2 extra its not worth it.
its single core performance is even better than the 3700x.
@@troopzaftv0 ok nice but I will go for the 3700x because I need those cores
@@filetsteak5677 I dont so for me im spending nearly 100 more for an rgb cooler u can get a sick rgb aio and stil have money left, its a shame they dont give borderlands 3 with 3600 wouldve gotten that one otherwise.
I would like to know if there's any difference between the wraith prism and the wraith MAX besides the slight difference in the rgb and the color of the fan blades?
For these tests, was he using the pre applied thermal paste on the AMD coolers?
Obviously
With my Ryzen 5 3600 with BOX cooler I got 91 Degrees Maximum. A friend presented me his Prism Wraith, I’m fine with 79 degrees Max. Now
its 10.90 in my local pc shop so im going to buy it, tnx for the review!
I realize this review is aimed squarely at overclockers, but for everyone else this is probably the most effective cooler I've seen included with a CPU. I've built several 3700X systems for Vets and having an included cooling fan (that's easy to install) simplifies the overall process and keeps costs down. So all good from us overclocking Luddites!
Thx u helped my decision
I found the cooler to be a little louder than i liked. I switched it.
What have you switched to that is considered silent?
@@idyllsend6481 NZXT X53. But i also had a thermaltake cheapy which was a 212 like heatsync and put a noctua fan on it.
@@RighteousBruce Thank you very much kind sir. Have you never tried an AIO CPU liquid cooling? I just wanted to get some insight on them, or do you think a decent heatsink and proper fan management would keep a CPU like the 3600 cool while remaining quiet?
@@idyllsend6481 Honestly a cheap evo 212 with a quiet noctua fan or something like that will work fine for a 3600. I have used 2 h80i AIOs and 1 NZXT AIO now and all have been great but more than double the cost of an aircooler with less wires and probably same noise level. Was just playing BF4 and was 56C on CPU at 144fps locked. On my 3900X
@@RighteousBruce Thank you so much for answering, I find it extremely helpful, I'm also sorry for bringing you back after 9 months, things changed in the world D:
You used 2 h80i simultaneously? And I think I'm going for dark rock 3 over the NZXT Kraken x61 at this point, IF the stock wraith prism won't be good enough for my usage.
I just bought a Ryzen 7 3700X and notice that they mentioned in detail the cooler and this video just made me realize what a great purchase I just made, if 71 degrees is the highest even on a stress test, this cooler is more than enough for me, thanks for the info!
Kinda regret buying a 360mm aio for my 3700x. I’m such a freak about temperatures.
no, the stock cooler is very very loud and the rgb has hot spots and looks terrible. good choice!
if anyone is watching this video in 2020, heres a tip for the wraith prism cooler. ONLY plug in the usb cable that comes with the cooler and not the 4 pin rgb cable. it allows for more customization with the lighting.
I ordered *Le Grand Macho* by Thermalright
What cpu do you have ? :)
I know it might be considered overkill, but I only use big cases anyway and this one will have more reuse value than the other Machos.
@@swires1 I have the Le Grand Macho RT on my 2600x. The reduction in noise over the Spire was worth the price alone (idle temps dropped by 10c as well). It is actually shorter than the Noctua D15 or Dark Rock Pro 4 and fits in slightly slimmer cases (which is why I went with it over them). Though have seen reviews where it meets or beats them in performance anyway, very nice cooler and is nice that they toss in gloves and a long enough magnetic screwdriver to install it.
@@FireMrshlBill Yea I'm still unsure if it makes sense on Ryzen 3000 though as you likely can't overclock it much anyway!?
@@swires1 Probably overkill, I'm sure cheaper coolers will be nearly as quiet, or at least close enough for the value. Though as long as they make adapters/brackets for future sockets, it may have more lifespan, or if 4000 series Ryzen comes out that still works in AM4 and has more headroom for OC.
Tried the Wraith cooler on my 3900X for a couple weeks. It ran well but the noise was unbearable for me. I tried adjusting the fan curve which helped but during any moderate task the fan would have to spin up to 3K RPM to keep the processor from getting really hot. Cinebench would cause it to go all the way to 95C but it would get acceptable scores. During gaming it would hit 75-80C typically and the fan would constantly jump to max RPM. Its just something I would notice constantly and it was a distraction and nuisance. I popped in an EVGA 280mm CLC and I am glad I did! It does come close to the CPU's thermal limits even while benching w/ Cinebench and the water cooler never spins up to keep temps down, they just stay low all the time. Nice quiet beast of a system now. I would say if you are throwing down the money for a top end CPU/Mobo you may as well splurge for the cooler too.
It's extremely loud with my ryzen 9 3900x, after it goes over 3000 rpm it's hell
And it doesn't cool it properly 85c + on 30%load. And pre-applied past is bad, it got my CPU stuck to the cooler I had to send it back. Don't let this thing touch your CPU!!!
Yeah I heard about that, I should probably carefully remove it and put in some better thermal paste
@@Mart-E12 dont change the paste and keep the cooler. Just change cooler and be careful when removing it, try to warm the CPU with a stress test or something before
@@EugeneBuvard Ok Im gonna change the cooler without putting any paste on it
@@Mart-E12 sorry no, you need paste! I meant I just don't think it's worth it to change the paste and keep the stock cooler. But normal paste don't stick like that
Love my AMD Wraith Prism cooler. Works well, not planning to OC at all!
Did u change your mind ? I’m debating on what I should do is the stock that good I don’t plan to overclock
@@solomon7000 I have been running my 2700X with Wraith Prism cooler works fine. Will upgrade to 3900X in the future.
Getting better thermals with Wraith Prism than H60. WTH...
dude air cooling is really where it's at unless you go with a custom loop or top of the line aio. plus with air you never have to worry about a leak. actually i have a custom loop for my FX-8370 and i have to top it off about once a year and see you can't top off an aio so how does that work?? that's what i've been wondering.
i bought the 3900x 3 years ago that came with this cooler and used a triple fan closed loop cooler instead of this but saved the wraith and glad i did it was a life safer to get my pc back up and running withing a few mins when my water cooler broke down, doesnt keep it as cool but does the job will prolly just stick with it till i completely rebuild my pc in a couple years.
@3:55 I have to come in and disagree. I have it on my r7 2700x, and when that thing is trying to cool my CPU in heavier loads (60-80%) it's LOUD AS HELL.
Agreed. Have it on a 3700x and id consider it most definitely loud
I got 3700x and I love the RGB on the cooler
Love that wall
I've not done anything where it needed to be maxed out all day and night, but it was able to keep all cores at 100% for about half an hour while compiling the Unreal SDK. Seems good to me. I definitely prefer to have a stock cooler, one I know is supposed to be fit for the CPU and one motherboards can be made to support by default (not everyone wants the hassle of installing extra mounts or buying a cooler separately).
Subbed because you're a Hoosier lol. I'm pumped for Gen Con right now!!!
It also helps if you have more fans
My complaint about this cooler is how TIGHT it fits on the CPU. You have to press so hard to get the latches on each side to clamp down. I have bent pins on a Ryzen CPU putting this thing in.
I know. I applied it criss-cross way. Bends motherboard a bunch.
With pbo on. (Ryzen 7 3700x) while playing cod for a while my cpu temp reached 95! I'm definitely going to get a after market cooler. My ryzen 5 3600 never got so hot
my dude, it also comes with the Ryzen 7 2700x... a simple google search or visiting their site would have helped with your facts.. :D
I've got the Ryzen 3800 ordered, it comes with the Wraith cooler. I think I'll just stick with that, I don't have plans on over-clocking so the Wraith should be plenty to keep temps down. I've did liquid cooled in the past but doing some research I've noticed these air cooled heat sinks have came a long way. This is just my opinion but if you plan on doing some over-clocking then go liquid but if your running it stock out of the box then a decent air cooled heat sink should work fine.
I have the 3800x on low temps get around 75c under load on high speed its at like 65 under load kinda loud but worth it
Prism is a bit loud. Cools ok though. I use one on my 4 year olds 2200g as she loves the RGB effect through the glass and the fan never works hard. I also have one on my 200ge HTPC. I can see it though the tinted ITX case and tinted glass in the TV unit. It never gets warm so again the fan doesn't spin up.
When it was on a 2600 at 4.2 it worked hard and was annoying.
The most impressive thing is that your 4 year old has her own PC, haha. We don't even let ours call the Fire tablet hers since she will just sass us and say "its mine, I can do what I want" when we say she has had enough for the day (plus both of my kids share it). I upgraded my powerline adapters in my house and can now stream to Steam Links from my main PC, so was going to chop up 2 of my HTPCs + some spare parts I have into 3 separate PC's to sell off, including a 2200g build I was going to slap a spare Prism on. Maybe I will consider making something for the kids to use. Though I still have another 2200g build in an InWin BQ656 (variant of the Chopin) that I won't sell off yet, put too much time into delidding it and messing with settings to push the performance with next to no cooling, however, the Prism won't fit in that unless I cut a hole in the mesh panel but then it will look pretty goofy.
Speaking of kids and PC gaming, if all of my kids get into PC gaming, Steam's family sharing only allows one user to play any game in a shared library at a time... so will be a battle between the kids.... and myself, ha. Maybe only one will.
works great for people who just want to get a new system up and running, spending 150 dollars on a good AIO can be money put into going up a tier in graphics card or cpu, and then just put the AIO on later (if you can hold off on overclocking.)
I'm still eligible for the giveaway right? lmao :P
Man i wish
I helped a friend just upgrade to a 2700x cpu and reconnect his EVGA AIO liquid cooler. So he gave me his 2200g cpu and his left over rgb prism cooler now sitting a tv media box looking beefy. :)
Thank you for addressing the RGB at the beginning of the video! I'm trying to go for a black build and I already knew I wanted to stick with the stock cooler but I wanted to know if I could disconnect it so thank you for getting to that early in the video
No one really seems to mention that this is designed and manufactured by Cooler Master and had its own software program to control its functions and lights
I have some Corsair liquid cooling 3 fan component and I actually want to use the Prism just cause of the brand and unique look of it. Although I would argue that the separate cooler would be easier to deep clean when it gets all dusty since it's not directly on the CPU.
Think I may be in the market for new PC internals and saw that AMD is shipping with that admittedly nice looking cooler. Good food for thought as I plan out my next build.
Kinda of an old video now, but my opinion is to keep the cooler up to 3800x. After that you are going to need something a little more powerful and at that price point you can afford it.
I run the prism with a 3700x on ASUS ROG X470-F board. Was loud as a jet at first and seemed to throttle up and down constantly, with bios at normal (clock was doing 3.7 base, stock voltage seems high with this chip). I moved bios to performance (clock runs at 4ghz base now), pulled my case fans off the cpu and set to MOBO and added smoothing at 5sec. My PC runs crazy quiet now. At first idle temps were 52-56, after adjustments I mentioned idle temps are around 41-46. I have a good corsair tower and am running 4 case fans (can add 3 more), two 140 intakes and two 120 exhaust, board never goes over 40, usually remains in the 30s.
I undervolted + OC my 3700X with the Wraith Prism and i'm pretty happy with the performance and noise!
Sorry for the late response. Just buy the TRAY variant instead of the BOX. It is cheaper and doesn't come with the fan.
I have used a Wraith Prism on my R7-5800X3D for 1½ years now. I traded my Wraith Spire to my stepfather for it because he's really old-school and hates RGB lightning. That Wraith Spire cools his R9-3900X just fine and the Wraith Prism cooled both my R7-5700X and R7-5800X3D just fine. I've never had an issue, the thing just works and temps are always well within spec.
thank you for this informational video! I am building my first PC and this really helps me with figuring things out!!
i mean, for a stock cooler this is honestly better than i expected. so this means i won't have to buy a new cooler straight away and can stick with the stock for at least a while, im building a whole new setup so its kinda nice i can save some cash on the cpu cooling for now
I got a 3700X and the Prism fan color wouldn't change, only the ring and the logo RGB would change color using the software. Turns out if you connect both RGB and USB headers, you can't change the fan color. So I disconnected RGB and only retained USB header and it's fine now. Using B450 btw.
Been using this cooler on my 3700x and temps are totally fine. Haven't overclocked and probably won't because stock settings on the cpu and cooler have been great for my gaming.
I've been using the spare wraith Prism cooler on any Ryzen 5 CPU's. I would personally recommend a beefier Air or water on Ryzen 7 for best results. Thanks Hoosier for the video review on the Prism.
For my 1st PC build I went RYZEN 7 3700x with a msi x570mb and I was happy my 7 came with a cooler in the box. In time I will upgrade it but it is a good item to have with my RYZEN 7 as a start for getting my build going. At least the cooler don't suck so no complaints from me.
Think amd should be packaging coolers with their lower end chips and offering coolers separate for their high end chips so you can have the option if your not planning to push the system or leave it behind if you have an upgrade planned
Very informative.
I am about to put a Ryzen 7 3700x on a Asus Prime 370x-A (already updated the bios to 5222). I had to order CPU brackets and back plate because I lost mine when I installed my Ryzen 5 1500x with the cooler that came with that. I was worried about the new coolers although now that I have seen this video I feel as if the new cooler will work just fine, Thank you.
of the 5 pcs I've ever assembled myself, I have always bought an after market water cooler. If amd ditches the stock cooler and saved me a few bucks for my future builds I would not mind it.
Well you don’t know shit cause air fans are better than aio water coolers
Not exactly the amd prism but other ones
Still a very new builder. Would I be crazy to use a (brand new) Wraith Prism with a Ryzen 5 5600X (when I get it) for my son's new machine?
i like this one, is it good for ryzen 5 3600 cpu? also looks really sweet
They are good cooler, i use one for an old Phenom 2 980be overclocked to the limit on a retro pc, keeps its very cool indeed, the old stock cooler used to get red hot at maximum speed but not so with the wraith
Is the wraith prism the cooler for all of the ryzen's? And is this cooler sufficient for a 3900x without overclocking it? Thanks...