Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Cooler

The air cooler and TL-B12 fans are so cheap you figure you’d find something not to like but I haven’t so far. The fans are quiet and smooth and move a lot of air. The cooler works just as well as my Noctua coolers and looks good tool. Nothing here feels cheap at all. A really good deal.

had and have been using the product to cool my 7600x, its definitely pretty good, but i found it not reaching enough fan speed when the CPU was being used a lot so i ended up running it on full blast always to make sure my CPU remained below around 90C. thermalright makes wonderful products and this is one of them, but there is better out there. the RGB is nice and it has some good fans, but you can get more efficient air coolers for a better price than this one. its also very large, so its likely to not work with most cases, be sure to think about the size of things

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This cooler has a very nice sleek design that I find appealing. The installation is very simple. I was worried it wouldn’t fit in my NR200P with the TG panel, but to my surprise it fit perfectly. I’m happy with the improved temps I get over the stock AMD cooler.

It is important to note you will want to have low profile RAM if you use this cooler because it will push up on the fan and lose contact with the heatsink, or if you are using an NR200P like me, you won’t be able to close the side panel completely.

 Im installing it on a ryzen 7 7900x, am5 platform. I switched from an AIO to this. I had my AIO for 4years now and I wanted get ahead and change before something goes wrong.

My current cpu temps
Idle: AIO: 47deg, phantom Spirit: 45deg
Gaming (helldivers): AIO: 67ish, phantom Spirit: 67ish
Cinabench 2024 score: AIO: 1646 phantom spirit: 1647

Build quality:
The build quality of this is extremely amazing. Feels quality and looks quality. The size is smaller than a nh-d15 but performs on par with it. The fans are amazing quality as well. I was worried with the fan brackets since it seem flimsy. However, after installing it, its very much secure.

Cooling Performance:
Performs the same as my old Kraken x63 AIO and nh-d15. In some cases, it performs maginally better when compared to both. In my opinion, highend cooling has plateaued and price is the only driving factor.

Noise:
Its slightly louder than an AIO when on stock (but thats normal, AIOs are quieter in general) However, the performance of this thing is so good that I am able to turn down the fan speeds significantly. I have it at 25% when below 50deg, 40% below 70deg, and 80% at 85deg. Its a very quiet hum for most usage unless im stress testing. My video has the fan speed around 40% and u can barely hear it even with the glass off.

Installation:
I had a bit of confusion when installing it, because the stand offs say am4 and I was hessitant to just use that for my am5 incase it bends the pins on my motherboard. However, their website says it works for am5 and it does! I was still careful not to overtighten the screws just incase. Additionally, on am5, you dont need a motherboard backplate, its a really easy install process.

My only irk:
The fans come with two connectors, both the pmw and argb. Its extra wired that I had to manage, but mostly not a problem.

Conclusion:
This aircooler is a steal and a must buy for any build! I suggest even if you dont a highend cpu to get this one and use it for years to come! Its literally highend cooling for less than 1/2 the price. I feel like modern AIOs are not worth it anymore unless you are going for a certain aesthetic. Especially with the AIOs many potential failure points.

Additional tips:
If you use a 7000 series ryzen, i highly recommend you undervolt it as it would use significantly less power for almost the same performance. My temps went down by 18degs for a 2% performance loss.