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Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB AM5/LGA1700 CPU Cooler Black $52.90, White $54.90 Delivered @ suomole via Amazon AU

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Phantom Spirit deal went off and now out of stock, Peerless Assassin SE back as the best value twin tower dual fan air cooler

PA120 SE Black ARGB
PA120 SE White ARGB

Heatsink Specifications:
Dimension：L125 mm x W110 mm x H155 mm
Weight：730g
Heat pipes：6mm heatpipe x 6 units
Copper Base：C1100 Pure copper nickel plated

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TL-C12C-S FAN Spec：
Dimension：L120 mm x W120 mm x H25 mm
Weight：120g
Rated Speed：1550 RPM±10% (MAX)
Noise Level：25.6 dBA
Air Flow：66.17 CFM (MAX)
Air Pressure：1.53mm H2O (MAX)
Ampere：0.20 A
Connector：4 Pin (PWM Fan connector)
ARGB Connector: 3 PIN 5V
Bearing Type : S-FDB Bearing

Also available PA120 non-SE for $59.90:

PA120 Black
PA120 White
PA120 Grey

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  • Balls on 15/03/2023 - 10:39
    +6

    nice was just watching tech Jesus' new video on this

  • Rod M on 15/03/2023 - 10:41

    bang for buck Thermalright are on the money here,

  • Auspcbuilda on 15/03/2023 - 11:06

    Good Cooler, Good Price.

  • Matt P on 15/03/2023 - 11:14
    +3

    Bought one of these for a build i did last weekend, FYI this won't fit with a Gigabyte Aorus Z690 Ultra Lite DDR4. The radiator comes into contact with the SSD heatsinks built into the board.

    That said, even the standard Intel cooler was a bloody tight fit.

    • lorby on 15/03/2023 - 11:29

      Yep, the plastic on the stock cooler is touching the heatsink below on mine, I know it's ITX but not the best layout imo.

    • Evil Scientician on 15/03/2023 - 11:44

      That's strange - i installed the PA SE on my z690I ultra lite ddr4 last night and didn't seem to have any issues - though it only fits in certain orientations due to the offset heatpipes.

      Contact between cpu and cooler seemed good, and temps are better than my old 4 heatpipe cooler (Be Quiet Pure Rock 2) as expected - I might have to check and see if maybe the fins are in contact with the SSD heatsink.

      Additionally i was only able to install the fan in the middle - installing towards the IO shield side interfered with the board heatsinks, installing on the RAM side interfered with my USB header and sata cables

      • Matt P on 15/03/2023 - 19:23

        Was my first build in almost 20 years (for my kids this time) so i was rather rusty, given i had the contact and also had the same fan issues i figured it was better to just go with another cooler. I'll use the RGB fans in the case instead and gift the cooler to a mate to tinker with, only 50 bucks after all.

    • ItsMeAgro on 15/03/2023 - 12:08
      +1

      These big coolers are HUGE.

      I bought the "short" RAM sticks because this will overhang all 4 slots on my ordinary-sized mATX mobo.

      I'm waiting on my CPU to arrive before I install this, but it's gonna be tight. I may need to attach one of the fans 1cm higher and live with a few percent less cooling power.

      • Jugganautx on 16/03/2023 - 08:38
        +1

        No bigger than a noctua d14/15

    • Willy Bargin on 15/03/2023 - 17:53
      +1

      thanks . hard to believe they finally beat the Noctua NH-D15

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 15/03/2023 - 11:36
    +3

    Thermalright are back! last time they were rivalling Noctua here in Aus was in the 2008s

  • O15 on 15/03/2023 - 11:38

    Your username and account creation date were very intriguing, until I realised you can change your OB username.

  • JamYomb on 15/03/2023 - 12:06
    +2

    Got this same cooler from a previous deal and running it on my 13600k and it's doing it's job. Not nearly as much worries when compared to water cooling and its cheap.

    • hhbb555 on 16/03/2023 - 07:15

      What kind of temp you get under cinebench load? Do you do any undervolt or limiting PL?

      With running default using this cooler, mine was around 95+ c.
      I had to limit PL, and even after getting the socket corrector, the best that i can get now is around 81c
      I'm regretting using b660 because it can only uv by 0.05v

  • Noctuafanboy on 15/03/2023 - 12:32
    +3

    Pains me to say this, but a great cooler.

    • JoeBogan on 15/03/2023 - 13:17

      Why does it pain you to say this?

      • Noctuafanboy on 15/03/2023 - 14:18
        +11

        I'm a big noctua fan.

        • JoeBogan on 15/03/2023 - 14:55
          +7

          Omg I didn't read your user name LOL

  • Yuri Lowell on 15/03/2023 - 12:54

    You know a deal is good when you want one but already have a decent twin tower cooler and have FOMO.

  • tdoggie on 15/03/2023 - 13:14

    Would this fit a gogabyte aorus master x570 mb in a CORSAIR 4000D case?

  • CheapCoffee on 15/03/2023 - 13:39
    +2

    Purchased one to replace a not so great Coolermaster liquid cooler that is dying at the moment. Considering Noctua coolers are 100+ at least, this was an easy buy with recommendation from GN. Maybe a small difference but SE is not the version that GN tested.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm4hyIHe1PM

    I feel like this will soon take the space that CM 212 was in the past for budget builds.

  • ShrewdOrJustTight on 15/03/2023 - 14:31

    It's shame Thermalright aren't more dominant as they should to be. They have made some great products. I still have my 1.9kg Thermalright Ultra Extreme True Copper.

    • GandalfTheCheap on 15/03/2023 - 18:26

      1.9kg??? How does it not snap the motherboard?

      • blackadder18 on 15/03/2023 - 19:18

        Wait until you find out some new graphics cards are 2.5kg+

        • GandalfTheCheap on 15/03/2023 - 19:49

          Graphics cards are supported by the case too.

  • cmdwedge on 15/03/2023 - 15:03
    +1

    Finally got my Ozbargain Special(tm) AM5 system together yesterday - made from parts mostly found here on OzB.

    This cooler is amazing, I have a 7950X and it’s boosting to 5.05ghz across all cores in Cinebench. When I’m not dicking around with stress tests, you can’t hear it.

    Great value cooler!

    • kuls on 15/03/2023 - 19:29

      If you don't mind can you share the list of parts you used for the build please. I'm also planning to build an AM5 system.

      • cmdwedge on 15/03/2023 - 21:06

        Certainly!

        Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact
        ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi
        AMD Ryzen 9 7950x
        Kingston Fury Beast 64GB DDR5-5200
        Noctua NT-H2 AM5 kit (with thermal guard)
        Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE

        Reused some parts:

        Samsung 970 Evo 2TB NVME
        Gigabyte GTX 1080 w/ Arctic Accelero III
        WD Black 4TB HDD
        Seagate Barracuda that I probably shucked 8TB HDD

  • Niggles on 15/03/2023 - 15:05
    +1

    Whats the difference between SE and non-SE?

    • troyww on 15/03/2023 - 15:30
      +3

      Apparently non se is a few mm taller and missing the top covers . Basically shaved a few cents off the manufacturing cost by the looks

      • Stphen on 15/03/2023 - 15:58
        +1

        The SE only has plastic top covers. I prefer the aluminum of the standard version.

    • Stphen on 15/03/2023 - 16:55
      +3

      Sourced from Thermalright website.

      PA 120 SE
      Intel：115X/1200/1700
      AMD：AM4/AM5

      Heatsink Specifications:
      Dimension：L125 mm x W110 mm x H155 mm
      Weight：730g
      Heat pipes：6mm heatpipe x 6 units
      Copper Base：C1100 Pure copper nickel plated

      TL-C12C FAN Spec：
      Dimension：L120 mm x W120 mm x H25 mm
      Weight：120g
      Rated Speed：1550 RPM±10% (MAX)
      Noise Level：25.6 dBA
      Air Flow：66.17 CFM (MAX)
      Air Pressure：1.53mm H2O (MAX)
      Ampere：0.20 A
      Connector：4 Pin (PWM Fan connector)
      Bearing Type : S-FDB Bearing

      PA 120
      Intel: 115x/2011/-3/2066/1200/1700
      AMD:AM4/AM5

      Heatsink Specifications:
      Dimension：L125 mm x W135 mm x H157 mm
      Weight：750g
      Heat pipes：6mm heatpipe x 6 units
      Fin：T = 0.4 mm；Gap=1.8 mm
      Copper Base：C1100 Pure copper nickel plated

      TL-C12B FAN Spec：
      Dimension：L120 mm x W120 mm x H25 mm
      Weight：135g
      Rated Speed：1550 RPM±10% (MAX)
      Noise Level：25.6 dBA
      Air Flow：66.17 CFM (MAX)
      Air Pressure：1.53mm H2O (MAX)
      Ampere：0.20 A
      Connector：4 Pin (PWM Fan connector)
      Bearing Type : S-FDB Bearing)

      Breakdown of Fan model numbers:

      C - Clockwise Rotation
      12 - Size (height and width)
      (B > C Pro > C > R) - Quality/Tier
      W - White (nothing for black)
      S - ARGB
      R - RGB

      • Willy Bargin on 15/03/2023 - 17:56

        look like the SE has 10g lighter fans ?

        • Stphen on 15/03/2023 - 20:15

          The fans look exactly the same, except for that weight difference. The only thing is that quality/tier letter in the fan model number. "C" for SE and "B" for the standard, and B is apparently better quality, but with same specs and same Bearing?

          Only reason I went with the standard PA 20 was the review on Gamers Nexus.

          My Noctua heatsink, is so old it is corroding badly, because I kept getting the different fittings for various CPUs over the years, reusing the heatsink again and again.

  • 2-1 on 15/03/2023 - 16:00
    +1

    I purchased this for $79 at the start of the year because the alternatives for a similar noise/performance level cooler were well over $100. Fits in my NR200. Great cooler! Would highly recommend it, especially for this price.

  • drinkin-beer on 15/03/2023 - 17:32

    I just bought this yesterday. Didn't realise it was on special, I just thought it was a good price and I was in the market. It arrived today so will install tomorrow.

    Haven't heard of this until I saw the deal and read up on the price to performance value. Lucky me!

  • sunnyii on 15/03/2023 - 17:55
    +1

    Just bare in mind that you cannot mount the fans in the pull direction. The fins will vibrate and resonate.

    Got 7950X, getting that heat out from the CPU is damn good.

  • Jugganautx on 16/03/2023 - 08:39

    Don't use the thermal paste that comes with it get some mx4 or similar. PC idles at a nice 28c and no more than 65c while under full stress

  • troyww on 25/03/2023 - 16:35

    Ordered the white and still waiting for it to be shipped .

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