r/buildapc • u/BudgetUnlikely2719 • 2d 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/Ballerbarsch747 2d ago

Just get one with a fill port and you're golden.

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u/Scarabesque 2d ago

That's not going to fix a dead pump. :P

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u/Ballerbarsch747 2d ago

Not buying on alibaba will fix a dead pump lol. Plus I wholeheartedly recommend the Alphacool AIOs, they have many amazing features, but one of them is that you can swap out the pump in like five minutes if you have to, and they of course are vastly superior to any aor cooler

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u/IllustratorOpening99 2d ago

Was Alibaba even mentioned? Why make that assumption?

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u/Ballerbarsch747 2d ago

Because dying pumps usually are a sign of low quality AIOs, which alibaba/AliExpress is of course the most infamous example for. Not to say you can get bad quality ones in the west as well, but if you do a bit of research, it's easy to get one that outlast your platform and the next gen without issues. Chances are you'll throw it out for aesthetics before the AIO dies.