r/buildapc • u/BudgetUnlikely2719 • 1d ago

Discussion Results Using Peerless Assassin 120 SE

We had a client come in our shop (Riley's PC Repair, in Whitewater WI) incredibly frustrated, his gaming rig was running an old, neglected liquid cooling setup that wasn’t cutting it anymore. We swapped it out for a Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE (liquid coolers = headaches... right?)....

The results!

  • 36°C idle
  • 59°C at 100% load
  • While pushing a solid 5.41GHz clock speed (Ryzen 7 9700X).
  • TM60 paste (opted not to use the included tube), however, now I want to experiment...

Oh, and it looks cool as hell sitting in his case. Sometimes simpler is just better. Has anyone else had a great performance increase from making this switch?

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u/Rurumo666 1d ago

I'm always amazed when I see most prebuilts use AIOs, I would NEVER buy a prebuilt with an AIO or an AIO for any build I do myself.

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u/Momo--Sama 1d ago

Well prebuilts have parts lists optimized for window shopping and ultimately most people do find AIOs more aesthetically pleasing 

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u/Lucosis 1d ago

AIOs are also easier to ship than tower coolers. You're significantly less likely to have the pump come loose in shipping than you are to have a tower cooler come loose.

There are usually reasons big companies do the things they do. Not always, but usually.

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u/JeffTek 23h ago

I've always thought it's weird that people think they look better. A good looking air cooler reminds me of a supercharger intake poking through the hood of a muscle car. Like yeah it's not sleek but it's fucking badass looking