Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 CPU Air Cooler, 6 Heatpipes,Dual 120mm PWM Fans, 1550rpm±10%,High Performance Radiator, for AM4/AM5/Intel lga1700/1150/1151/1200/2011/1851

Installed two Thermalright PA120s as a budget-friendly upgrade into an AI Server and it completely exceeded expectations. The dual-tower design with six heatpipes pulls heat away fast, and the included TL-C12B PWM fans stay impressively quiet in normal use while still moving plenty of air when the massive CPUs ramped up. Mounting was straightforward and felt solid (good pressure and no wobble), and once installed it looks clean in an all-black build. Performance-wise, it punches way above its price class, if you want near “premium cooler” temps without spending premium money, this is it. (Some listings even rate it around a ~245W-class cooler, which matches how overbuilt it feels for typical gaming/workstation CPUs.) Heads up: it’s a big cooler (about 160mm tall), so check your case clearance and RAM height/slot placement before ordering.

I needed to get a new cooler for my PC as my H80i V2 was getting a bit old and inefficient and I really wanted to get back to air cooling. After checking a ton of different reviews, and cooler options, I decided this was the best bang for the buck, plus it looks super nice. Pros: - The mounting was VERY easy and intuitive, not once did I feel like any of the parts were going to bend or snap, or jeopardize my PC in any way. It feels very high quality especially at this price point. - Does a great job of cooling, I've never had to worry about thermal throttling, stays under 80c at high load while gaming. - Easily clears taller ram sticks, no concerns there, I have almost an inch of room over my old Corsair vengeance RGB DDR4 - RGB looks great should sync up with most controllers out there just fine. - The style in general is just nice, very clean white, no exposed heat pipes on the top, good looking fans. Cons: - I only really have one con here, and that is the noise. The fans are unfortunately kind of loud at load. Idle is just fine, but they have a very noticeable woosh and hum to them when at load. I'm not going to fault anything here because they do push air very well, but if you're looking for quiet you may want to change out the fans. Overall I'd definitely recommend this cooler!

This is one of my favorite CPU coolers, and definitely one of the best value options if you're looking for an air cooler. It generally runs pretty cool and quiet and has a very clean look overall. This cooler has become one of my go-to picks and can't be beaten for the price!

It cools amazingly, it's easy to install and remove for maintenance and cleaning, and honestly, it looks great too!

Performance: works great, keeps the temperature cool, and Fit: the fit is always going to be tight on a MicroATX case and board, but it’s still relatively easy if you have regular hands, or even someone with smaller hands to help out. Installation was hard to navigate with the broken English translations, but given that I am an inexperienced PC Builder, it was easily fixed once I got into the swing of things Value: this cooler clocks in on the expensive side, but it’s really nice and worth the spend to prevent wear on the CPU. Speed: the fans work great for what they’re supposed to, they blow fast enough to keep the heat sinks running smoothly.

One of the best coolers, it fits in my micro atx case, Really worth the cost, Air flow is great, my ryzen 5 9600x never went above 60° C. The performance is great, your cpu will bottleneck before the cooling.

I didn't have too much trouble installing this cooler. The instructions were pretty clear, despite not using many words to describe each step. It's a little meticulous but nothing out of the realm of expectations. I am using this on an i5-12600K overclocked to 4K. At idle its about 30C and when using the Passmark burn test it maxed out at 68C. Never felt hot to the touch. The fans are held on by clips so you can arrange them however you want (both outward, both same direction, etc) The order I chose may cool one side more than the other, but I'm not concerned with minor variance between the two. Obviously you cannot attach a fan in the middle until you screw it onto the board. Order of operations matters. Shown here in a Jonsbo Z20 mATX case.

I have an i7 13700K cpu, which is known for hot running, and was using a NZXT T120 cpu cooler. The NZXT T120 was quite decent, but temperature could reach the 100 C max under stress. It should be perfectly fine, but I do want more margin. This Thermalright is so inexpensive that I have to give a try, especially given the many positive reviews. BTW, I had considered AIO, but the additional complexity and potential for failure made me dropped the idea. It arrived promptly. It is massive compared to the NZXT, which is not small already. I spent quite a bit of time to understand the installation process. It was a good thing I did that. The installation is not complicated, but the planning helped to speed up the process and eliminated many potential mistakes. It only took me may be 10 minutes from removing the old cooler to finishing up the installation of the new cooler. Now the performance. Idle temperature is just a couple degrees above ambient. Max temperature barely reached above 90 degrees under synthetic stress test. 80 degree was about the max under normal stress, which is photo editing for my case. In terms of noise, it is quite quiet imo. It seems to live up to expectations. Given the price, it is highly recommended.