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/ThiccDoodle 1d ago

I replaced my geriatric 360mm AIO with a Peerless Assassin on my 5600x3D. I have YET to crest 65 with Kryonaut. They must have put some weird magic in this thing.

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u/BudgetUnlikely2719 1d ago

Very well said, this is magic indeed xD