Thermalright Assassin X120 CPU Air Cooler, 4 Heat Pipes

So, I’d mostly finished my new budget gamer and had just run a mandatory (to my mind) Prime 95 stress test for over 24 hours. All 6 cores [12 threads] had passed this classic torture test. The default [included with CPU] Wraith cooler had been doing its job alright, but I wanted more information. It then dawned on me to downloaded some kind of temperature app (duh!), so I did. Then I ran Prime 95 once more. Enlightened by AMD Ryzen Master [app], I realized that my new Ryzen 5 5600 was approaching the max heat level of 95°C. The CPU wasn’t running at the max speed [4,400 MHz] yet either. Apparently because it was protecting itself from overheating, thus throttling itself down to about 92°C @ 4,150 MHz.

My search began. I eventually chose this Thermalright Assassin X120 Refined SE out of dozens because… well, because it was inexpensive, looked a lot like two very similar CM Hyper T4 units I paid 30% more for a decade ago. And then there was the 2 day Prime Shipping thing, of course.

Overall, it’s an excellent budget cooler IMHO. There are actually a few web reviews on the Thermalright Tf4 paste (included with cooler). Specs for it are on their website. Looks to be altogether decent goop. The syringe contains more than enough for a single application, and possibly even enough for 3-4. (Installation videos would advisable for newbies.) I even used a bit of it to redo an old RX 480 and it made a crucial difference — now it doesn’t overheat anymore. The thing is, even the best thermal pastes will dry out and become less effective over time, thus eventually making a good cleanup & reapplication well worth the effort.

The small instruction pamphlet, although challenging for me to read, was helpful nevertheless. Fan clips are new to me, so I checked out the pic on the description page once, and enlightenment was hit-and-run. Otherwise, installation was simple, basic, and went smoothly, mostly. However, if I have occasion to do it again I’ll plug in the fan first and set it aside a bit before installing the heat sink.

After running Prime 95 for awhile again, Ryzen Master showed a temp drop of about 27°C! And that was with the CPU ramped up to the default max of more than 4,400 MHz. A seriously effective budget cooler, indeed! I’ve no plans to overclock any time soon, so temps should be good enough as is for my modest gaming purposes. In the event things change down the road tho, it’s good to know that Thermalright makes even more massive coolers. All righty then!

This cooler reduced my max gaming temps by about 19c from the stock cooler. Easy to install. Very quiet fan. This cooler is worth every penny paid for it.

This cooler is absolutely amazing. Not only was it super easy to install, but it also exceeded the expectations for a tower cooler under $20. If you were to compare it with other tower coolers at this price point, there would be no competition as this one is hands down the best one. Besides the notoriously hot X3D and Intel processors, this will cool anything you throw at it. Installation was super straightforward and I had no issues during the entire process. The fan it comes with does exactly as it’s expected and the noise isn’t even an issue under load despite it being a cheap fan (especially if you use headphones). If desired you could replace the fan with a quieter 120mm fan, but IMO that would ruin the price point of the cooler. If you need a cooler to replace your noisy stock cooler and don’t want to blow your budget on one, get this, absolutely get this, there is no competition at all. Thermalright is absolutely killing it with their coolers at the moment

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I don’t have much experience with tower coolers however this one in particular was used outside my personal system. Lets just say I’m buying another one. (can barely hear it over my own footsteps)