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I'm looking for a good fan cooler for the ryzen 1700x, which fan cooler recommend ?, I was thinking about the Noctua NH-D14 but I do not know if there will be any better in price quality
 
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To some extent yes, you have base clocks which for the 1700x is 3.4GHz but turbo (default on) will take a few cores as high as 3.8GHz if running something highly single threaded. If using something highly multi threaded, it'll only go to 3.5 or 3.6 etc.
The real reason ppl will run an OC on those cpus is to keep all the cores locked at 3.8 or slightly higher, so you'll not get slowdowns on higher thread games, you'll not loose out on the 'free' performance boost gained from high-speed ram, and quite often the core voltages are actually lower than set by factory, so the cpu will run faster and cooler. All just by twiddling with a few settings.
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The only Noctua heatsinks that come with the AM4 mount included are the D15, U12S, and L9 SE AM4 versions.

Before shopping for a cooler, check your case dimensions, many ATX mid towers will not fit the NH-D15 at 165mm. You also need to decide on working usage. Are you looking to push OC to high levels or just run the cpu at stock. Will you be running very high usage levels for extended periods, like rendering for an hour, or just play some games.

Generally you'd not need the power of the NH-D15 for that cpu, the smaller U12S would be sufficient, as would a Cryorig H5 for moderatly heavy usage, or even the budget Cryorig H7 is fine for everyday stock usage. Depending on your needs and case dimensions, using a 240mm or similar aio liquid cooler might be the better, (even if slightly more expensive than a NH-D15) option.
 
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well I would only overclock in case need to do with the games, but, does the 1700x overclocks itself when it needs it?


 
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To some extent yes, you have base clocks which for the 1700x is 3.4GHz but turbo (default on) will take a few cores as high as 3.8GHz if running something highly single threaded. If using something highly multi threaded, it'll only go to 3.5 or 3.6 etc.
The real reason ppl will run an OC on those cpus is to keep all the cores locked at 3.8 or slightly higher, so you'll not get slowdowns on higher thread games, you'll not loose out on the 'free' performance boost gained from high-speed ram, and quite often the core voltages are actually lower than set by factory, so the cpu will run faster and cooler. All just by twiddling with a few settings.
 
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thanks for your answer, when I bought the 1700x I wanted to extend the useful life to my new pc and avoid updating it so soon. the smaller U12S would be sufficient for games?

 
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thanks for the recommendation my friend

 
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