Reddit mentions of Macho Rev. B

I'd personally go with the Thermalright macho heatsink, it's ~$50

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-814256001052-Macho-Rev-B/dp/B00PKJ21LW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1504928782&sr=8-5&keywords=thermalright

It's quite a lot larger, so I am willing to bet it cools better. It cools my 5820k at 4.6 ghz fine.

Yeah, you'd want a better cooler for overclocking the 9700K (which I assume you're doing since you're getting a fairly expensive motherboard and PSU).

Something in the $50 range would be like a Thermalright Macho Rev. B or, if you really hate noise, the Scythe Mugen 5.

Although the 9700K can benefit from even more.

I wouldn't recommend the 860 EVO, as you could get something much better for the same price, the adata xpg sx8200 pro, which competes with the 970 evo.

FYI, that motherboard is currently available on Amazon right now for $180. Hasn't updated on PCPP yet.

Try the Thermalright Macho Rev B

It's going for $50 and I think it had done better than the Noctua D15 in some tests too. Check the reviews

Okay. You basically picked the best parts of every category, apart from the ram, and put them in a build. That does not make the build bad, it just makes it complete overkill. With the exception of overwatch, to reach 100 FPS there in best settings the GTX 1070 is not wrong, see http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/2200-overwatch-gpu-benchmark-and-fps-tests. But if you play that on low as well you should get a used GTX 970.

Mainboard is unnecessary expensive, cooler bigger than needed even if you want to overclock more than mildly, i7 is wasted money over an i5, the 950 Pro also serves no purpose. Half of that ram would be enough, half of that half would work as well. The R5 is a good case and I won't criticize that choice. For the psu a 550W unit would be perfectly fine.

pc-kombo shared list

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-6600K | EUR 236,24 @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | MSI Z170A PC-Mate | EUR 109,43 @ Cyberport
Memory | G.Skill 16GB DDR4 3000 (16 GB) | EUR 81,08 @ Amazon.de
SSD | SanDisk Ultra II 480 (512 GB) | EUR 119,00 @ Amazon.de
Video Card | Radeon R9 Fury | EUR 418,00 @ Mindfactory
Case | Fractal Design R5 | EUR 104,90 @ Cyberport
Power Supply | Seasonic G550 (550 W) | EUR 87,00 @ Amazon.de
CPU Cooler | Thermalright Macho Rev.B | EUR 46,99 @ Amazon.de
| Total | €1210.63
| Generated by pc-kombo 03.06.2016 |

Here the Fury is a placeholder for the GTX 1070. Though, like I said, whether that is even close to a sound buy depends on the wanted overwatch settings.

> Macho Rev. B

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-814256001052-Macho-Rev-B/dp/B00PKJ21LW

It functions, but only barely. Really, it is a pile of dog turds.
There are some good aftermarket options below $50 though, like the fuma or macho.
https://www.amazon.com/Scythe-FUMA-CPU-Cooling-SCFM-1100/dp/B000BPO6JU/ref=sr_1_13?crid=1Q5NOMZQIYMW0&keywords=scythe+fuma+rev+b&qid=1551148414&s=gateway&sprefix=scythe+fuma+%2Caps%2C352&sr=8-13

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-814256001052-Macho-Rev-B/dp/B00PKJ21LW/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?crid=3EFDQA5AZCDW4&keywords=macho+cpu+cooler&qid=1551148503&s=gateway&sprefix=macho+cpu+%2Caps%2C346&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

Also for about $50 dollars there's also the Thermalright Macho Rev B

link

performs slightly better, to my knowledge, and probably has better clearance

How about a middle of the road approach?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00PKJ21LW/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1451746381&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=thermalright+macho&dpPl=1&dpID=51wh1n0AOIL&ref=plSrch

Just spend £10 more for a much better cooler than the 212 EVO.

You could put that £20+ you save towards a an Asus Strix or Zotac Amp 980 TI, which would cut down on noise.

Thermalright Macho

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PKJ21LW/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_2_w

Its a heatsink that started its development as a passive cooler, but it does amazing with a fan. And because of its passive design, it doesn't require a ton of airflow. Meaning the fan can be run slow and quiet.

The Dark Rock pro is a top tier air cooler and looks better than the Noctua NH-D15 IMO. The Macho B is 2-3° warmer than those two but 60% of the cost, it is the one I use in my system currently (if it wasn't obvious my bias is towards performance per dollar and I couldn't care less about RGB).

If you go with an AIO the Rev 2 Kraken is slightly better than the Corsair H115 (probably within margin of error of testing), either will be maybe 1° cooler than the expensive air coolers. Being that the 9th gen are soldered chips and delidding isn't easy a few degrees is very unlikely to impact your end result oc.

50 dollars is kind of hard since they don't perform that much better than an evo tier cooler. If you want something at that range something like the macho rev. B might be what you are looking for.

Wraith Spire should work fine, there is no need to overclock a 1800x anyways.

NZXT Kraken and Corsair H100 v2 are both nice, if tad bit overkill if you're not OCing (which on 1800x you don't need to do really as I mentioned). Just check and make sure, I think you have to contact NZXT and Corsair directly to get the separate AM4 bracket for both of those.

I personally went AIR this time, Noctua D15, because it was the first one to support AM4.. it's a giant cooler, and it works really nice, although a bit pricey.

Another option people have been raving about is this Thermalright Macho Rev B:

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-814256001052-Macho-Rev-B/dp/B00PKJ21LW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491880702&sr=8-1&keywords=Thermalright+Macho+Rev+B

If I were doing it again I would have been deciding between the two, the Noctua and the Macho Rev B.

Thermalright Macho Rev. B is what I have on mine. Fits perfectly and was surprisingly easy to install.

20°C @ Idle & rarely goes above 50°C during gaming with a 3.8 OC @1.3V.

I'm having trouble finding a UK supplier for the Le Grand Macho RT. Could take longer than a week to arrive.

How does this compare to the D15 https://www.amazon.co.uk/ThermalRight-814256001052-Thermalright-Cooling-Device/dp/B00PKJ21LW?

Will my Macho Rev. B fit my NZXT500? I assume so because on the website it says the NZXT 500 clearance is up to 165mm and the fan says the height is 162mm but was just wanting to make sure I'm not overlooking anything.

I think the Scythe Fuma is slightly better but the trade of is really compatibility and maybe slightly more noise. You can also look at the Thermalright Macho (the $50 one).



https://www.techpowerup.com/review/thermalright-macho-revb/9.html

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-814256001052-Macho-Rev-B/dp/B00PKJ21LW/

Oh i just found a 50$ macho rev b:
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4TCrxr/thermalright-cpu-cooler-machorevb


Or this one?
https://www.amazon.ca/Thermalright-814256001052-Macho-Rev-B/dp/B00PKJ21LW

If you want a black and red case, a H440 or a eclipse p400 might be something to consider. H440 is one of the most popular cases for a reason - it looks great, and the eclipse p400 has integrated rgb leds! I have a Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3, and it is very very quiet, and looks great. Another one to consider is the Thermalright Macho Rev B, which is also very quiet.

The 1600's stock cooler works great, best budget option obviously.

If you're buying used and it doesn't include a cooler, a good replacement is Gammaxx 400.

If you're trying to heavily overclock, then Scythe Mugen 5 or Thermalright Macho.

Perhaps consider the ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240. It's a pretty beastly cooler and goes for about the same price as the D15. You can check out a review here.

Though TBH, if you're only aiming for ~4.4GHz you can get away with something quite a bit cheaper like the Macho Rev. B. It's actually not far off the D15 in performance, you can check out a review here.

As for the PSU I'd probably go with the SuperFlower Leadex Gold, but the RMx is probably just as good.

The Scythe Fuma 2 is also a good choice, or the Thermalright Macho.