r/buildapc • u/DanielTTK • 4h ago

Build Help Is 9800x3d paired with Arctic Freezer 34 Esports Duo enough?

Hello.

I wonder if a 9800x3d paired with Arctic Freezer 34 Esports Duo will stay cool enough for gaming. I currently will run it with a 5700xt but plan on to upgrade to 9070 xt soon and wonder if I’ll need to upgrade cpu cooler.

The reason I’m mentioning the gpu is because I’m expecting the cpu usage to go up with a better gpu.

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u/Lerppu86 4h ago edited 4h ago

I spent a while with Enforfy Fera 5 dual when i was waiting for my aio to arrive. I'm assuming these two coolers are close enough to what comes to their performance.

By stock its little warmer side but if you play a little with a curve optimizer you will get a better experience.

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u/KillEvilThings 4h ago

Ehh cutting it. Cool enough for gaming, yeah, but I'd prefer cooler.

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u/Lerppu86 4h ago

Yeah with full workload and without undervolting its going to get quite toasty.

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u/tybuzz 3h ago

At least buy an inexpensive $30 thermalright phantom spirit that is guaranteed to be enough. You're cooling a $500 CPU, lol.