00:00You know that sound? That low, constant whoosh coming from your PC that you only really notice
00:05when you're trying to focus at midnight? Yeah, I got tired of it too. So I went digging and
00:12pulled together the 5 best CPU air coolers for quiet builds, and honestly, the prices on some
00:17of these surprised me. Let's get into it. Starting off with the Deepcool AG400.
00:24This thing runs 4 heatpipes with direct contact to the CPU, and it handles up to 220W of TDP,
00:30which is way more headroom than most people actually need. The 120mm PWM fan ramps up smoothly
00:37instead of spiking, so you don't get that annoying surge every time Chrome decides to wake up.
00:42It's $33.25, it's got a perfect 5-star rating with nearly 5,000 sold, and it fits LGA 1700,
00:501851, AM4, and AM5. For a budget build or a mid-range gaming rig, this is the easy pick.
00:58Next up, the 6-heat pipe cooler that's somehow only $26.53.
01:036 heatpipes at this price is genuinely unusual, and more pipes means heat gets pulled away from
01:09the die faster, which means your fan doesn't have to work as hard, which means it's quieter.
01:14That's the whole chain right there. The socket support list is huge too,
01:18everything from old LGA 1366 and X79 boards all the way up to AM5.
01:24So if you're reviving an older machine that sounds like a hairdryer, this is a cheap,
01:29very effective fix. 4.7 stars, over 4,700 sold.
01:35Now if you're on a real budget, look at this silent 90mm cooler. $14.87.
01:43That's it. You can pick your configuration 2, 2, 4, or 6-heat pipes, and 3-pin or 4-pin
01:50depending on your
01:51motherboard. The 90mm size is the key here because it slips into small form factor cases in cramped
01:57mini-IDX builds where a big 120 tower just won't physically go. 4.8 stars from 4,500 plus buyers.
02:06It's not going to tame a heavily overclocked chip, but for an office PC, a media box, or an HTPC,
02:12it's an absolute steal. Then we've got the Deepcool AG400G2, which is the refined version
02:18of the one I mentioned earlier. The big upgrade is the memory avoidance design,
02:23so the heatsink is offset to clear your RAM. If you've ever bought tall RGB memory and then
02:29discovered your cooler won't fit, you know exactly why that matters. The fan spins anywhere from 500
02:35to 2,200 revolutions per minute, and at the low end it's basically inaudible. $32.70,
02:42perfect 5-star rating. Slightly cheaper than the original and a smarter design,
02:48so honestly this is the one I'd grab. And at the top, the Thermalright Peerless Assassin
02:53120 ARGB digital in black. This is the dual tower, dual fan setup that everyone recommends
03:00for a reason. Six heatpipes, two 120mm fans splitting the workload, so each one spins slower
03:06and you get serious cooling with very little noise. Plus there's the digital temperature display and
03:12ARGB lighting, so it actually looks like a centerpiece. $80.99 with a 4.9 rating. If you're
03:20running a high-end i7, i9, or a beefy Ryzen and you want AIO-level performance without a pump,
03:26this is it. All five are linked down in the description with the current deals,
03:30so go grab whichever one fits your build. If this helped you out, hit that like button
03:35and subscribe for more parts breakdowns. Thanks for watching, and I'll catch you in the next one.
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