Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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So you want to buy a 9800X3D or maybe upgrade to the 7800X3D, 5800X3D or 5700X3D but what are the best cooling options? Well in this video we dive deep into the best air coolers for AMD X3D CPUs in gaming and full core workloads. We'll also compare these air coolers to an AIO for a different perspective.

Buy items in this video from Amazon at the links below:

ID Cooling FROZN A720 - geni.us/FROZNA720
ID Cooling FROZN A620 - geni.us/FROZNA620
Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 - geni.us/PhantomSpirit
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 - geni.us/PA140BLACK
Thermalright Frost Spirit v3 - geni.us/FROSTSPIRITV3
Scythe Fuma 3 - geni.us/FUMA3
Noctua D15 G2 - geni.us/NHD15G2STD
Corsair A115 - geni.us/CORSAIRA115
be quiet! Dark Rock Elite - geni.us/DARKROCKELITE
Arctic Cooling LF III (AIO) - geni.us/FreezerIII240

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The Cooling vs Budget Debate
0:58 - The Air Coolers we Chose & Why
4:10 - Charts Explained
5:04 - 9800X3D Full Load Temperatures
6:39 - 9800X3D Clock Speed Testing
7:17 - 9800X3D Gaming Temperatures
8:24 - 9800X3D Framerate vs Temperature
9:04 - 7800X3D Gaming Temperatures
10:34 - 5800X3D Gaming Temperatures
11:32 - My Recommendations

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