Cooling advice

Qasr

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I am looking to buy the following spec:

Case COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX MB530P RGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.6GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5700 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive 500GB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3200MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE Browser Google Chrome™
Monitor IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27" 2nd
Monitor IIYAMA G-MASTER GB2760QSU-B1 27"
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 12 to 14 working days

I am looking for a reasonably good gaming machine that can run games at 1440p and runs fairly quietly. Hoping to run a dual monitor setup.

Is the PCS frostflow 240 reasonably good at cooling a amd 3900x under load, the description suggests its fairly quiet.
The case comes with 3 front fans and 1 rear, and the cooler should have 2x120 fans should I add any extra fans for the case?

Is there anything above that should reasonably be changed to something better.... my budget is around £2500

Cheers
 

polycrac

Super Star
I'm not sure you need a 3900x or a strix 570 mbo for gaming. You might be better off upping the GPU to e.g. a 2080 super and dropping the cpu back to a 3600 and a cheaper 570 (or even a b4500). If you do stick with the 3900x I'd go for a beefier cooler, maybe the H100 or above.

Aso, with this kind of budget, have you looked at the really fast new M.2 drives?
 
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