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Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU Air Cooler, 6 Heat Pipes Cpu cooler, Dual 120mm TL-C12C PWM Fan, Aluminium Heatsink Cover, AGHP Technology, for AMD AM4 AM5/Intel 1150/1151/1200/1700

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I'll be testing Thermalright’s Peerless Assassin 120 SE with Intel's Core i9-12900K. Due to the increased thermal density of the Intel 7 manufacturing process, as well as changes to core and component layouts, Alder Lake CPUs are more difficult to cool than previous generation CPUs in the most heat-intensive of workloads. There should be more all-white any hardware in the market.Well, they say that sometimes, once in a while, occasionally.... I was trying to find the differences between these two CPU coolers. The PA120 (non-SE) seems to be an earlier variant and 2mm (157mm) taller that the PA120 SE version (155mm). I looked at the Peerless Assassin and was initially put off by the installation. But then, what is the guy in the review doing? He complains about the amount of force required and the bend on the MB, but he's installing it where all the corners are elevated on 1 inch high pins? I presume this is the 'professional' way to do it, but wouldn't you put it flat if it was bulging like that? Saw a couple of other installs where they were done on flat surface with ease.

Does anyone know what the exact difference is between the SE and the regular? To me it looks like the SE has fewer optical improvements and is a bit smaller. Is there a thermal or noise difference? Displayed below are comprehensive data and graphs that compare the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 to the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE, OCCT’s CPU Test was run and HWInfo64 was used to log data for each execution. I then extracted out some key metrics and graphed them for easy review. My goal for the test was to generate heat in a straightforward, repeatable and controlled a manner with various CPU configurations. RichardtST said:Awesome. So it should work pretty well if I remove the fan covering the RAM? Or move it to the other side? Gotta have my pretty RGB RAM and cannot be covering it up! Mounting system looks like a breeze too.

I swapped in two Arctic BioniX P120 fans and reran the OCCT stress test. The results were so close to the TL-C12 fans it wasn't worth the trouble to graph the results. I also used them for a few days as my daily drivers to see how the would sound on the PA120 and if they could provide equal or better cooling with less noise. In the end I found no reason the keep them in place. While they have a slightly lower pitch to thier sound, they aren't any quieter at the same temps vs the TL-C12. Phantom Spirit 120 SE aka PS120SE (7x 6mm heatpipes & 2x TL-C12B V2 fans) is same price range as Peer.ess Assassin SE aka PA120SE w/ 6x 6mm heatpipes & 2x TL-C12C fans). iPhone 12 Mini (iOS 16.5.1) | iPhone XR (iOS 16.5.1) | iPad Mini (iOS 9.3.5) | KZ AZ09 Pro x KZ ZSN Pro X

This means that coolers that kept previous-gen products like the i9-10900K nice and cool sometimes struggle to keep Intel's i9-12900K under Tj max–the maximum temperature before the CPU starts to throttle. Many coolers, air coolers in particular, fail to keep the i9-12900K under TJ max when power limits are removed in workloads like Cinebench and OCCT when I’ve tested them, including many coolers I previously considered top of the line. Difficult to increase sample size with multiple TH reviewers. Leaves me wondering about comparison to the Deepcool AS500 (or similar single-tower 140mm coolers, Scythe Fuma 2, etc.) Would be nice if testing can be normalized in a way that allows results to be transferred/combined for larger lists. Math Geek said:in the very limited couple days we've had with am5, i've not seen anything to say otherwise. everything i have seen says am4 coolers are compatible. Apr 27th 2023 ASUS ROG Announces Ryujin III All-in-One CPU Coolers with Simplified Fan Connection and Advanced Pump (3)With OCCT, Thermalright’s Peerless Assassin SE continued to deliver outstanding results. While it wasn’t able to pass 200W with reduced fan speeds in this scenario, at the default fan curve it averaged 64 degrees C over ambient – once again degrees C cooler than DeepCool’s AK500! Tier 2: These coolers are able to keep the i9-12900K under the TJ max threshold with CPU power limits of 200W enforced. I expect most liquid coolers and the best air coolers to meet this standard. Of course, that's not super-compact, but using only 120mm fans, it's a lot smaller than something like Noctua's NH-D15, a cooler that pretty much sets the benchmark in the category but is rather sizeable in pulling off that achievement.

To test the limits of a cooler's thermal dissipation capabilities, I run two primary stress tests: Cinebench and OCCT, each for 10 minutes. While this may be a short amount of time, it is sufficient to push most coolers–air and liquid–to their limits. showcasing critical qualitative and performance metrics. Performance metrics are further segmented into distinct I was looking at the Noctua NH-D15 but there are som many variations. Don't know which one is the best. Maybe there is one that's similar and costs less.I thought about getting one of these heat sinks when I found out they were so much cheaper. Can the front fan be moved up higher away from the RAM if more clearance is needed? Sony MDR-V250 | GNT-500 | Logitech G610 Orion Brown | Logitech G402 | Samsung C27JG5 | ASUS ProArt PA238QR It doesn't come with a screwdriver like some other coolers, but you don't need it because it has access to the mounting screws, unlike some coolers where you need to insert a long screw driver to a tiny hole

When testing a more reasonable 200W CPU power limit, Thermalright’s Peerless Assassin 120 SE performed exceptionally well. In this workload, the CPU temperature averaged 61 degrees Celcius over ambient – the best resultI’ve seen from any air cooler I’ve tested, beating DeepCool’s AK500 by seven degrees C! The Peerless Assassin 120 is a really impressive cooler. Solid fit/finish, Solid performance, It is quiet (not by much) vs the Freezer 34 eSports DUO and its price makes it a steal. From my testing, I think the fans are the weak link, especially if you want to push this cooler with higher ambient temps or higher thermal loads and don’t want them running at max RPM. I think a fan like the TL-B12 which is a very close match to the BioniX P120 on paper should be a solid upgrade. My plan will be to test out the BioniX P120s on the Thermalright. If they perform like I expect, I’ll be looking into a piar of TL-B12s to try out down the road. Sadly I doubt I can mess with my fans in the next few weeks, but I will post once I have some results.Intel ® Core™ i7-12700 | GIGABYTE B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4 | Gigabyte Radeon™ RX 6650 XT Gaming OC | 32GB Corsair Vengeance® RGB Pro SL DDR4 | Samsung 850 EVO 250GB | WD Green 1.5TB | Windows 11 Pro | NZXT H510 Flow White I'm not sure why the difference is so little between PBO without OC and PBO+OC, I thought it should be higher, also voltages seem a bit high when using Auto OC so I disabled it after the tests (it reached over 1.4v)

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