current best air coolers

Its like a compact version of the TRUE Rev 4. The cooler was too wide, and was outperformed by PA120SE. I still have it, but literally only used it for 30 minutes lol.
 
I am looking for one that can add bit of aesthetic with color and LCD. Off course performance always comes first
 
pendragon1 said:
had an big "oh fuck" moment today with a massive water cooling leak. so im back on air and finally got around to using my ps120 and im pretty impressed. its no louder or hotter than my 360 loop, though that did include the gpu.
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Custom loop?
 
freeagentt said:
Custom loop?
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yup. finally got around to swapping in a new mobo i bought in the spring and took the gpu section out of the loop, nothing fancy. i had to replace some fluid that was lost and was just topping it up when i saw a waterfall coming from the cpu block. yanked the power and started praying and cleaning. everything seems fine, thankfully. do idea why it decided to leak but im gonna run on air for a bit now....
this air cooler is quite impressive, tr keeps surprising me. a $40 cooler performing like $200 worth of custom loop...
 
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Any difference between these 2 coolers other than the 20mm size?

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital​

vs the​

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 Digital​

???​

I'm thinking about ordering one but not sure which one is better?​


I'm thinking the 120 is better because it has better static pressure for the cooler perhaps? and better clearance for the ram maybe? The 120 is is the much more popular choice it seems.
 
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xDiVolatilX said:
Any difference between these 2 coolers other than the 20mm size?

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Digital​

vs the​

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 Digital​

???​

I'm thinking about ordering one but not sure which one is better?​

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height and fan types. the specs are listed on their pages.
 
pendragon1 said:
height and fan types. the specs are listed on their pages.
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yea other than the specs though i feel like people are ordering the 120 because it performs better? and yes of course it fits easier also but i'm not worried about the size i like big ass air coolers lol but would rather go for the 120 if it performs just as good.
 
xDiVolatilX said:
yea other than the specs though i feel like people are ordering the 120 because it performs better? and yes of course it fits easier also but i'm not worried about the size i like big ass air coolers lol but would rather go for the 120 if it performs just as good.
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i dont remember exactly, but they are very very close. there are charts with the non-digitals in here somewhere...
 
Probably the main difference is the height of the cooler and fans along with the 140mm fans will spin slower thus make less noise.
 
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I bought a Montech Air 903 MAX case for a build at work. Liked it so much, ended up buying one for a build for my son. If you don't want RGB fans then the Air 903 is an even better deal. Can't beat the price/value of them especially when on sale, which is often.
 
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wasnt deepcool one of the ones on the not allowed list for selling to chy-na or something? maybe its to get around that?!
 
pendragon1 said:
wasnt deepcool one of the ones on the not allowed list for selling to chy-na or something? maybe its to get around that?!
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Yeah I remember them being sold all over Amazon and Newegg, and now you would be lucky to find one model.
 
LigTasm said:
Figures, I loved their coolers and cases, I still have a few. I guess this is how they got around that ban.
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They were my go to for AM3+ coolers since everyone else decided that AM4 was the lower limit.
I have 3 running right now.
 
CAD4466HK said:
They were my go to for AM3+ coolers since everyone else decided that AM4 was the lower limit.
I have 3 running right now.
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I just got done installing my Assassin IV on my test bench lol, still keeps up pretty well.
 
LigTasm said:
I just got done installing my Assassin IV on my test bench lol, still keeps up pretty well.
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Very nice.
I never got the chance to use one. They remind me of the Dark Rock Pro 5.
I might source one off the bay one day.
 
are closed said:
Well, this is awkward.
Can someone play devil's advocate and convince me why picking noctua is still a better deal?
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At this point you're buying it for the free socket upgrade adapter and the fan quality. You can always slap noctuas on the cheaper towers, and since the sockets have become more stable, there's not a lot of reason to buy their bundled coolers anymore.
 
pendragon1 said:
wasnt deepcool one of the ones on the not allowed list for selling to chy-na or something? maybe its to get around that?!
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They were selling to Russian companies that were sanctioned under US law for being tied to the Russian war economy.
 
Captain Newmackwa said:
I replaced the Peerless Assassin 120 with a Phantom Spirit 120 SE a few years ago since it's more quiet. Nice to see that it's still the GOAT.
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I have a PA120 SE on a 9800x3d and yeah tossed those default fans and used some coolermasters I had laying around. Much quieter. Also Fancontrol to keep my speeds/noise down when I'm not gaming

My media server is a 3700x cooled by an ancient Hyper 212+ in push/pull. Not the greatest but I've had it forever and it's adequate. That box doesn't see much cpu action. Sadly the case was not made for low noise (Antec 300) and 4 hdd's, so even with fans @ 50% there is never any doubt if that system is powered on or not.
 
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