The dual tower heatsink tames the world’s most powerful desktop processor which can run up to TDP 280W. ... On the 3970X… With a base surface area of exactly 44.6mm x 76.4mm, Wraith Ripper makes maximum contact with Threadripper. In case temps will likely be 3-7c warmer depending on airflow and ambient. AMD also collaborated with Cooler Master to develop the Wraith Ripper heat sink/fan combo for its Socket sTR4 interface. It's sold separately, though. Whats the best coolers for new 3rd Gen Threadripper 3960x and 3970x systems? Cooler Master is advertising their Wraith Ripper as "Third Gen Certified" I'm not so certain it can handle the 280W TDP though since AMD is clearly stating they recommend liquid. The objective is to keep the 3970X running healthy and stable for a good long time (at least 2 years). Considering how the Wraith Ripper performs on the 3970x, a NH-U12S TR4-SP3 w/NF-F12 iPPC-3000's shouldn't be far behind and be enough for cooling as well. The 3970X is on par with the Core i9-10980XE and that makes it 31% better value than the 2990WX. Cooling Co-designed with AMD. Yes, Threadripper has a 27c TCTL offset and 95c is the max temperature for 95c as reported by Ryzen Master. Even after reducing the Ryzen Master CPU power setting from the stock power level of 280W and taken down to 200W the processor still runs TOO HOT! AMD's 32-core Ryzen Threadripper 3970X performs so far ahead of the curve that it practically creates a new class of consumer-accessible CPU. As such, we test with sensible cooling hardware in the Cooler Master Wraith Ripper CPU cooler. This is proving difficult as whilst there seems to be good air coolers from Noctura and Dark Rock, I'm told you need an AIO cooler for warrantees if nothing else, and for when these processors are in turbo mode or overclocked for a long time heard the air coolers wont keep up. Testing by AMD performance labs on 10/28/2019, comparing the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-core desktop processor to the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX (formerly the world's fastest 32-core), Using the Cinebench R20 single-core benchmark score and Cinebench R20 multi-core benchmark score to measure single-core and multi-core performance for each processor. Hi all, Building my 3970X this week and Im stuck on a cooler. The Cooler Master AMD Wraith Ripper DOES NOT have sufficient cooling capacity for the AMD 3970X processor. 84c for the garbage wraith ripper Given this a high end noctua cooler should only be slightly worse than the 360 aio at most. We also aim to use sensible voltages that lead to manageable thermal results. Keep in mind this was likely done on an open test bench. It's a bit confusing. All-New High-end Desktop Beasts The new 3rd-gen … I would be looking for a dual tower variant if they have one though. ... like the AMD/Cooler Master Wraith Ripper… Ill be doing a lot of rendering on this and the CPU will be at 100 for hours at a time.