A clock speed of 3.5 GHz to 4.0 GHz is generally considered a good clock speed for gaming but it’s more important to have good single-thread performance. This means that your CPU does a good job of understanding and completing single tasks.

Using overclocking helps to squeeze extra performance out of the components. You can use the extra juice to improve the graphics or boost the FPS enough for a more bearable gaming experience. … Overclocking the CPU packs an additional boost in performance, while with the GPU, the results are more . . . Read more

Whenever you overclock a component of your PC, whether that be the CPU, GPU, or RAM, it shortens its lifespan. … Additionally, overclocking your graphics card will make it run hotter and consume more power. When overclocking a CPU, there is a very real threat that you could permanently damage . . . Read more

An AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processor and 16GB of RAM help run AAA titles smoothly, and the 8GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics card uses deep learning super sampling technology for higher frame rates.

If you’re asking if you need to buy a separate cooler for it, then no, it comes with one in the box. The stock cooler is enough to run without throttling, but definitely upgrade for overclocking. If you’re asking if it can be run without a cooler at all, then . . . Read more

Originally Answered: Is the Ryzen 5 3600 stock cooler good enough? Yes it’s good enough for stock performance but if you want to overclock then you need an aftermarket cooler. It’s certainly good enough for stock speeds.

No, not really. With a TDP of only 65 Watts, an air cooled system is just fine. Of coure, a water cooler looks nicer, but speaking from a technical position an air cooler is more reliable and often easier to install.

AMD’s Ryzen 5000 series CPUs have been announced, and they’re looking like the gaming chips from the red team that we’ve always wanted, nay, needed. There’s just one thing, only the cheapest of the lot, the Ryzen 5 5600X, includes a CPU cooler, the low-profile Wraith Stealth.

By overheating, you’re most likely referring to 80–90C temp under high loads or during benchmarking. This is a known “issue” of the Ryzen 5 3600. The supplied stock cooler Wraith Stealth is not enough to reach the 4.2ghz either under above average ambient temperatures.

No cpu needs liquid cooling. At this point, air coolers are extremely efficient and good. A hyper 212evo or a gammax 400 can easily cool a ryzen 5 3600 oced without a sweat.