Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Mini

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TR quietly released this a couple months ago. could be good if youre tight on space...

https://www.techpowerup.com/319097/thermalright-intros-peerless-assassin-120-mini-cpu-cooler
"Its design involves not just a smaller heatsink, but also a single fan configuration, with a single 120 mm fan located between the two fin-stacks, pulling air from one of the stacks, and pushing it through the next. With its fan in place, the Peerless Assassin 120 MINI measures 125 mm x 110 mm x 145 mm (WxDxH), with 135 mm height without the fan. For comparison, original Peerless Assassin 120 measures 125 mm x 135 mm x 157 mm, and has a dual 120 mm push-pull fan setup."

$35.
https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Peerless-Assassin-TL-D12B-Desktop/dp/B0CQPV16QC
https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Peerless-Assassin-TL-D12W-Desktop/dp/B0CQPT8MMW

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Hmmm.... 135mm height without fan...

Not much different than the Silver Soul 135 ...

Edit... length and width are a little more.. giving the Mini 120 more material

PA120 Mini on the left; SS135 on the right

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Nobu said:
May be a good option if you can't afford the noctua, it probably performs similarly.
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If it performs similar then it'd have nothing to do with not being able to afford Noctua. Paying 2x more on a similar air cooler is a bit silly.
 
NightReaver said:
If it performs similar then it'd have nothing to do with not being able to afford Noctua. Paying 2x more on a similar air cooler is a bit silly.
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I hadn't looked at the price before posting, but the noctua is a good cooler. If you find it for a good price, there's no reason not to get it.
 
Nobu said:
I hadn't looked at the price before posting, but the noctua is a good cooler. If you find it for a good price, there's no reason not to get it.
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Unless of course you can get the same performance for half the price. Will have to wait for the inevitable comparison to come out.
 
NightReaver said:
Unless of course you can get the same performance for half the price. Will have to wait for the inevitable comparison to come out.
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Seriously miss the days when these items were reviewed by competent review houses. The ai click bait/user generated reviews and shitty videos we get now drive me nuts
 
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travm said:
Seriously miss the days when these items were reviewed by competent review houses. The ai click bait/user generated reviews and shitty videos we get now drive me nuts
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IMO the dude at Hardware Canucks has fantastic cooler reviews. Been watching his for a few months now.
 
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criccio said:
IMO the dude at Hardware Canucks has fantastic cooler reviews. Been watching his for a few months now.
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give it time, theyll start whining about HC too....



i looked and there are no reviews for this thing yet....
 
vegeta535 said:
I think TR is killing it with these coolers. You got to be insane to buy a Noctua nowadays for 3x thr price.
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Last one I bought was a NH-U12A and it's sitting in a box. Every other lower cost air cooler I've had since then either matched it's performance or beat it.
 
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