waterblock for Ryzen 9 5950X

[cool pow]

Hi!

I am looking at the different waterblocks for my new processor (AMD Ryzen 9 5950X).

I am not sure what the difference are between these:

• https://www.alphacool.com/shop/cpu-...alphacool-eisblock-xpx-pro-aurora-light-acryl
  • Large? - ok choice?
• https://www.alphacool.com/shop/cpu-...l-eisblock-xpx-aurora-acryl-black-digital-rgb
  • XPX generation 1?
• https://www.alphacool.com/shop/cpu-...block-xpx-aurora-edge-acryl-black-digital-rgb
  • XPX generation 2 (suffix edge means new)?

In general, what cooler should I use? Pro/con?

Maybe there are answers to this on your site, but I could not find it. It would be nice with some comparing between the different products.

 

[Eddy]

The XPX Pro Aurora Light is a fairly simple cooler with a large cooling surface that doesn't give you any advantage over the other two coolers on a Ryzen 9. It would only be better on a Threadripper due to the wider cooling surface but worse than the XPX Pro models (non light).

The other two coolers are identical except for the outer shape. The internal design is the same on both and is more modern and better designed than the XPX Pro Aurora Light. The cooling performance is better. Only the external appearance is different.