A 95°C 7950X definitely needs better cooling! For top-tier performance within your budget, consider the Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360. It's often recommended as a gold standard for AM5 CPUs. If you prefer air cooling, the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 or Phantom Spirit 120 offer excellent performance, though double-check RAM clearance.

Finally someone says it. Ive been thinking this for a while but wasnt sure.

Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 is the best choice.

Yeah i totally agree those units are solid, but you gotta be real careful about long-term reliability if your planning on keeping this rig for several years. Since you mentioned doing heavy editing work, honestly the biggest thing to watch out for with those big 360mm AIOs is the pump failing or getting air trapped in the loop. It happens more than youd think and it can basically cook your CPU before you even realize the fans are just blowing cold air. Basically just keep an eye out for these potential headaches:

• Pump noise or gurgling sounds that might mean air is stuck
• Uneven mounting pressure causing weird temp spikes
• Coolant evaporation over 3 or 4 years which is kinda unavoidable Also, just a heads up on the mounting pressure for AM5. If you crank those screws down too hard trying to get every last degree of cooling, you might actually cause some weird memory stability issues if your unlucky. I always get a bit nervous with the massive air coolers too because that much weight hanging off the motherboard can be a lot of stress. Just make sure everything is snug but dont go overboard with the screwdriver.