Top Choice for Performance and Price
Top Choice for Performance and Price
The stock cooler works, but for better cooling I recommend a $30-40 heatpipe model such as Hyper 212 or Noctua U12.
You might receive a 3600 produced in 2020 during week 14+ orso. These units tend to work better than the 3600x in many situations, even when boosted.
Could adding an air purifier improve your space significantly?
You can't proceed until you've opened it and verified the CPU count on the chip, unfortunately. Most items available in shops and online right now should match that timeline. That suggests they'll perform better than what the 3600x can handle. Unless you get a much newer model, I wouldn't expect much improvement.