TINY Beast: Thermalright Peerless Assassin Mini Cooler Review & Benchmarks

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The Thermalright Peerless Assassin Mini is the next in Thermalright's seemingly never-ending avalanche of CPU coolers, and we're reviewing and benchmarking it vs. the original Peerless Assassin. The full Peerless Assassin 120 (PA120) has earned its spot as one of the best CPU coolers in 2024 (so far), and 2023, and 2022, and just generally one of the best value in recent years. This smaller variant cuts a fan, reduces the size, but keeps other elements the same to try and keep Intel and AMD CPUs cool enough while fitting (at least slightly) better in some ITX or smaller form factor cases.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Thermalright Has a Cooler Addiction
02:35 - Silver Soul 135 vs. Peerless Assassin Mini
04:24 - Competition & Alternatives to the Peerless Assassin
05:15 - Mechanical Design
07:15 - Testing Plan
07:55 - Thermals: 200W Noise-Normalized
10:00 - Thermals: 200W Full Fan Speed
10:59 - Thermals: 123W Noise-Normalized
12:38 - Thermals: 123W Full Fan Speed
13:06 - VRM Thermals: 200W Noise Normalized
13:58 - Pressure Scan Testing
15:20 - One of the Best Pressure Scans
16:20 - Peerless Assassin Installation Instructions (Intel & AMD)
20:28 - Straight-Forward
20:45 - Conclusion
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  • @GamersNexus
    @GamersNexus2 ай бұрын

    Begun, the bot war has. Again. Not sure why some videos attract more than others -- they seemed to really like this cooler! In the meantime, check out our review of the new Arctic Freezer 36 cheap tower cooler here! kzread.info/dash/bejne/eGl40ZOwiKnSmbg.html

  • @shaneeslick

    @shaneeslick

    2 ай бұрын

    G'day Steve, I saw this Cooler recently & wonder if you have it added to your list "APNX AP1 ARGB" apparently it has a 245W capability & down here is priced similar to DeepCool AK620/NZXT T120/Thermaltake TOUGHAIR 510/Cooler Master Hyper 622/Deepcool LE500 AIO $80-$90AUD at PCCG

  • @KC-nd7nt

    @KC-nd7nt

    2 ай бұрын

    Curious about the performance if you remove the paint on the cooler . Maybe some acid would strip it easily . Back to you

  • @truckerallikatuk

    @truckerallikatuk

    2 ай бұрын

    Could you add a 4u server case to the tests? Just to see if it'll fit inside with the lid on. A really cheap, basic one will do the job just fine, just set a junk board with the cooler on onto the standoffs and see if it would prevent the lid closing.

  • @henrythegreatamerican8136

    @henrythegreatamerican8136

    2 ай бұрын

    Seeing all these boring videos about coolers seems to cool my enthusiasm to view Gamer's Nexus content!

  • @salmon131

    @salmon131

    2 ай бұрын

    8:42 suggestion for charts like this: Was trying to look at other air coolers to compare it to & found the right-justified text made it a bit harder. Could you split the single text box for each cooler into several columns with the key stats? Kinda already half there with [fan count] [liquid/air] name - xxxxRPM So you'd have a column for fan count, one for liquid/air etc

  • @Rayndalf
    @Rayndalf2 ай бұрын

    Color coding liquid vs. air coolers could make the charts easier to read at a glance.

  • @ThePiprian

    @ThePiprian

    2 ай бұрын

    That is a very good idea!

  • @Zyxlian

    @Zyxlian

    2 ай бұрын

    I was just about to comment this. Maybe like a water droplet or something might work if color doesn't make sense.

  • @Pareloxia

    @Pareloxia

    2 ай бұрын

    I had the exact same thought because the AIOs are in the chart, but weren't being mentioned as direct competitors. Colors would be easier to pick out.

  • @GalileoAV

    @GalileoAV

    2 ай бұрын

    What about light blue for air and dark blue for water? Would still match the rest of the effects

  • @syzer4

    @syzer4

    2 ай бұрын

    I agree

  • @deepfriedlettuce851
    @deepfriedlettuce8512 ай бұрын

    This mini model makes a lot of sense in the Chinese market. The silver soul has been really popular with a lot of the ITX cases from the small shops which happens to fit coolers exactly 135mm tall

  • @darkienescariot9361
    @darkienescariot93612 ай бұрын

    I am unironically hoping that the Steve Burke Award for Technical/Engineering Excellence is an actual industry standard one day. Thanks so much, man

  • @sarimsalman2698

    @sarimsalman2698

    2 ай бұрын

    Even if it's unofficial, it means a lot for a product

  • @Epsi1ong

    @Epsi1ong

    2 ай бұрын

    I want to at least see an official Better Than Dell award someday

  • @bazooka712

    @bazooka712

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks Steve

  • @sarimsalman2698

    @sarimsalman2698

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Epsi1ong That award will have literally 0 prestige attached to it

  • @TheChach

    @TheChach

    2 ай бұрын

    And you if you win you have to begin your acceptance speech with, "Thanks, Steve."

  • @fredsorre6605
    @fredsorre66052 ай бұрын

    Thermalright has been the budget king for while now

  • @MakeYourVision

    @MakeYourVision

    2 ай бұрын

    Same in the past. I used TR coolers for over 15 years and they always had excellent budget and not only models.

  • @Anarcho-harambeism

    @Anarcho-harambeism

    2 ай бұрын

    loving mine for my 5800x

  • @ACE112ACE112

    @ACE112ACE112

    2 ай бұрын

    phantom spirit 120 se and non se seem to be good

  • @andersjjensen

    @andersjjensen

    2 ай бұрын

    Winning "overall best" when shooting for the "best value" category is pretty damn good. It's usually the quality of life things, like a sane mounting kit, that are the first casualties on all-value products.

  • @mevans4953

    @mevans4953

    2 ай бұрын

    They’re on equal footing with Noctua now, and just getting better. Noctua is just a brand now, all they have is the brown color and apart from themed builds I don’t know anyone who wants them. Every time I see one in a PCPP list I fix their cooler and put in an AIO or Thermal right instead

  • @tomferguson9250
    @tomferguson92502 ай бұрын

    NGL Steve is rocking the hint of gray in those luscious Fabio-esque locks, like LANDalf the Grey

  • @nostreborelyk
    @nostreborelyk2 ай бұрын

    Love the sarcasm, as usual. One suggestion. When the credits pop up at 0:45, and the three icons indicating where the device came from, its difficult to actually read the icons and their respective text. Lots of background noise, things get lost. Maybe add a background for those icons and text, similar to the credits animation. Your call, its your videos. Clever way to make that part known though, I like it.

  • @GamersNexus

    @GamersNexus

    2 ай бұрын

    Will do! Thanks!

  • @Edgemaster72

    @Edgemaster72

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad I'm not the only one who had difficulty with that overlay

  • @ThatKoukiZ31

    @ThatKoukiZ31

    2 ай бұрын

    Oh yeah I didn't even see that in this video. Nice catch

  • @MrCommunistGen

    @MrCommunistGen

    2 ай бұрын

    I think a plain background is a good solution! My knee-jerk thought was to make the options that aren't applicable to the product semi-transparent. But that'd probably require more compositing/rendering time (I know next to nothing about video production).

  • @TheBrister123

    @TheBrister123

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for posting that. I remember a while ago Steve was asking the audience about putting icons up to categorize videos. I understand the idea for categorization sake, but now we have to lookup what the icons mean and I'm not sure it adds anything. There is no way to select videos with this categorization either.

  • @RangerAmateur
    @RangerAmateur2 ай бұрын

    Was really looking forward to the comparison to the SS135, but I guess I'm asking too much for a niche product. Worth noting that 135mm is considered the golden standard for many ITX/MATX cases with "reference configuration", like the OG Ncase, Meshroom D, C4-SFX (to some extent), and that's why Thermalright has these products.

  • @marksulloway5669

    @marksulloway5669

    2 ай бұрын

    Me too.

  • @joeyknock0

    @joeyknock0

    2 ай бұрын

    +1 for a SS135 comparison.

  • @saadqamar9237

    @saadqamar9237

    26 күн бұрын

    someone has already made a comparison on youtube dont remember the channel or the vid sorry

  • @dianaalyssa8726
    @dianaalyssa87262 ай бұрын

    Thanks for all the testing. I do love the TR coolers, have a few of them.

  • @grantsparks6554
    @grantsparks65542 ай бұрын

    Recently bought a VCR/DVR/HTPC style case for an old build and an ID Cooling IS-55, selected for the perceived performance while staying under 70cm tall. Since the whole case is only about 100cm tall externally, so a flat tower/low profile cooler was essential. Thanks for reviewing the Jiushark previously, helped inform me of some of the more "exotic" options on the market. Seeing some IS-50/55 competitors in the sub 100mm range would be cool, especially at that ~120 W TDP that the 5800x3D and 7800x3D like to run at during full boost.

  • @larryrodriguez1977
    @larryrodriguez19772 ай бұрын

    I have used the silver soul 135 about half a dozen times on budget itx systems. 9600K, 16gb ram and a 2070 usually in an NZXT h210. For the price it was a great cooler. Now I will have to look at the assassin mini because I love the full size version. As always a great and informative video. Thank you for what you do!

  • @GLoK-OG
    @GLoK-OG2 ай бұрын

    Best tech channel on KZread! Great work GN Steve.

  • @GamersNexus

    @GamersNexus

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the kind words!

  • @GLoK-OG

    @GLoK-OG

    2 ай бұрын

    @@GamersNexus sometimes the facts are kind. No problem.

  • @aftermax01

    @aftermax01

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@GamersNexusThanks to all the team

  • @2400Baud
    @2400Baud2 ай бұрын

    The Silver Soul 110 and 135 are some of my favourite Thermalright coolers. Both my work PCs are running the 110s (i7-6700K and a Xeon E3-1241 V3) and I have a 10th gen i7 system I crammed in an old beige industrial desktop case with a 135. My first Thermalright cooler was one of their Macho series nearly a decade ago, and I've stuck with them ever since.

  • @richardfarmer6570
    @richardfarmer65702 ай бұрын

    Thanks for reviewing this since there aren't many reviews out on it. This is a great cooler for specific cases like the Ncase M1 EVO.

  • @AliciaDestiny
    @AliciaDestiny2 ай бұрын

    awwwww it's so cute and adorable !! As someone that used the coolermaster geminiII S cooler I'm definitely gonna consider this if I'm ever need a low profile cooler. Most of my builds have been white themed PCs as of late as well.

  • @chucklos391

    @chucklos391

    2 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @saadqamar9237
    @saadqamar92372 ай бұрын

    The price to performance from thermalright is actually impressive. I am using Peerless Assassin Mini and works perfectly for me as I have mid tower case and the 135mm is a sweet size.

  • @singular9
    @singular92 ай бұрын

    Built a customers pc today with a peerless assassin 120. Perfect value and great performance. Thanks for the review.

  • @dakon2154
    @dakon21542 ай бұрын

    I hope we will also see a review of the new EVO. Great video as always. Very informative!

  • @noloboy
    @noloboy2 ай бұрын

    Perfect timing! This will fit my 4U case with a 12700K CPU. Gonna try it out. Thanks Steve!

  • @RANDOMNATION907
    @RANDOMNATION9072 ай бұрын

    Oh wow, very timely. I was just about to buy the Silver Soul. I have repurposed an old Dell mATX tower with a Zen+ build in it to serve as a backup system. I have 149mm of clearance to work with. This video is right on time. Thanks Steve.

  • @marksulloway5669
    @marksulloway56692 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this. Have been using the same height but lower mass Thermalright Silver Soul 135 without issue with a Ryzen 5950X in the 10 liter Lazer 3D prototype LZX-10 case. One item to note: At least on the SS135 and probably with the Peerless Assassin Mini is that ordinary 25mm wide 120mm fans will properly mount between between the two fin stacks. You might want to select a standard 120x25mm fan to further identify the ultimate cooling potential of these air coolers. As to downdraft coolers - the Thermalright SI-100 would be a good candidate for testing.

  • @vampula12
    @vampula122 ай бұрын

    Dude, i just LOVE air coolers. Thank you and the team for doing the review.

  • @FrodeBergetonNilsen
    @FrodeBergetonNilsen2 ай бұрын

    I only got the Noctua NH-U9S in this height class. It is an old design and not really that great. I only have the single fan option. But there is one thing that I would like to point out: It has an open fin stack on the sides and is fairly wide. This allows for running it in a dual push mode, which on that particular cooler is really interesting. I only have a single thick fan, so I am running a dual slim setup, and it seems to outperform the thick single fan quite a bit. I think. I did reapply the paste. Anyways, running a signgle tower as if it was a dual one, in dual push, is a quite an interesting option, as it actually makes a ton of sense. In dual push, which these slim noctua 92mm fans, it runs incredibly silent, using a 7700 ryzen. Back in the day, the dual tower one performed worse than the single tower one, so if anyone back then had just flipped one fan, the difference would probably have been even greater. I keep on hinting about this, but nobody seems to get this. It works as heat is not stacked. Also, the volume is increased, so the hit experienced as to the increased impedance, is less than the gain. Lets see if anyone gets it this time. I will release a video about, shortly. This is like a last call to fame. I probably also should stress that I use ducts on mine, so the temp difference is really great.

  • @TechModProjects
    @TechModProjects2 ай бұрын

    I feel like the mounting process often gets overlooked when is deserves praise. Frankly having a cooler with such good contact aa well as being easy to work worth in itself has plenty of value. Great video as always GN

  • @konradsikorski1646
    @konradsikorski16462 ай бұрын

    One thing that I would love to see (or rather hear) is a short segment of frequency graphs and audio samples of the fans and/or water pump. Kind of like what you did with the Arctic LF3 for the VRM cooler and water pump. For example you could maybe play a sample of the 35dB noise-normalized test. I personally also consider the noise-type and expected “soundscape” (specifically when idling on desktop without headphones on) when choosing computer parts.

  • @blackasthesky
    @blackasthesky2 ай бұрын

    I honestly like the small variant just from the looks, idk what it is. Very cool, thanks!

  • @DazTheMe
    @DazTheMe2 ай бұрын

    I absolutely loved Thermalright back in the day....they ruled the air cooled world when it was Athlon vs Core2Duo and Core2Quad days ect. I had the Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 then moved over to the Thermalright IFX-14 Which had a rear cooler to cool the back side of the CPU socket as well. I doubt you'll see this but it'd be amazing if you could do a small series on trying to find and modify old CPU coolers to see how they would perform on modern CPUs, such as the Thermalright ones mentioned along with early 2000's stuff like the Tuniq Tower, the old Zalman spiral or flower coolers, The Coolermaster v8,v10,v12 ect. Probably loads more I can't think of

  • @Perforator2000
    @Perforator20002 ай бұрын

    I found that the Thermalright Silver Soul 135 was exactly the right size for my mini ITX build in a 10 liter Cubeor Aski 2 case. It's on a Ryzen 7 5800X and it seems to be doing okay.

  • @CirynthLighthammer
    @CirynthLighthammer2 ай бұрын

    Thanks Steve and GN!

  • @opraiderman904
    @opraiderman9042 ай бұрын

    I was just shopping for a new cooler for my Inwin A1, perfect timing!

  • @sannie892
    @sannie8922 ай бұрын

    I m a fan of your channel and follow you guys for over a year now. I watched all your videos since then and you, together with @JayZTwoCents, helped me in deciding wich components to choose for my last build. However , i am kind of disappointed to see that nobody even mentiona the MSI MEG CORELIQUID S360 . I have decided for my last build wich was early 2023 for this AIO and i must say for a 13600K it may even be overkill with max OC(max OC that the silicone alows). I keep asking myself why is it that nobody even mentions this AIO, much less review it 😞. Greetings from Germany and keep up the good work 👍👍👍

  • @brianrobinson3961
    @brianrobinson39612 ай бұрын

    I’ve been using this cooler in NR200P with 13700K running stock. Pretty happy with the performance. I do have a side exhaust and 2 slim intake fans at the bottom with 4080 Super.

  • @johnpaulbacon8320
    @johnpaulbacon83202 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this comprehensive review.

  • @qlimaxmito
    @qlimaxmito2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the review. I'm chiming in to offer my perspective as a potential buyer: I have a Micro-ATX case which on paper can fit coolers up to 160mm in height, but with a fan mounted on the side-panel (which I do have) compatibility drops to medium-thickness single-tower heatsinks and only if mounted horizontally (i.e. vertical airflow), otherwise they collide with the side fan. 160mm clearance - 25mm side fan thickness = 135mm, exactly this cooler's height, so this form factor is the perfect fit for my setup. This said I think it'd be interesting to see how it compares to a tall/thick downdraft cooler such as the Thermalright SI-100 or the Noctua NH-C14S as they occupy a similar volume.

  • @PaintMasterPoE
    @PaintMasterPoE2 ай бұрын

    24:51 theres few interesting ones, including thermalright lol 1. Thermalright Assassin X 90 SE - 119mm tall, $20 2. Thermalright Assassin King 120 Mini - 135mm tall, $20m. Seems like its fairly new as well 3. ID-COOLING FROZN A400 - 123mm tall, $25 4. Jonsbo CR-1400 EVO - 130mm tall, $25 5. Thermalright Silver Soul 110 - 110mm tall, $28 6. ID-COOLING SE-914-XT - 131mm tall, $30 7. ID-COOLING SE-207-XT SLIM - 135mm tall, $35. This one has 7 heatpipes, when coolers above 4-6. 8. RAIJINTEK DELOS RBW - 136mm tall, $40. Really weird looking double tower. Nothing interesting above $40, and starting at $45 theres bunch of 240mm aio most of which are thermalright

  • @3silver702
    @3silver7022 ай бұрын

    Scythe Big Shruiken 3 is a 5 heat pipe low profile cooler I have on my ITX PC in my living room. Works good. Give it a go on the bench.

  • @opraiderman904
    @opraiderman9042 ай бұрын

    Wow, truly end of an era with the new new case test bench!

  • @heclanet
    @heclanet2 ай бұрын

    I bought a Cooler the same but from ID COOLING, it's a dwarf version of a normal Cooler, the model is ID-COOLING SE-207-XT. I only realized it until I put it on the PC

  • @G3BEWD
    @G3BEWD2 ай бұрын

    The soul 135 is so good, I can't believe no one has reviewed it yet.

  • @marksulloway5669

    @marksulloway5669

    2 ай бұрын

    Works well with Ryzen 5950X.

  • @reinulf656

    @reinulf656

    2 ай бұрын

    It looks interesting. I'd appreciate a review as well!

  • @nkozi

    @nkozi

    2 ай бұрын

    Machines & More has, but i think he's the only one.

  • @azza5056

    @azza5056

    2 ай бұрын

    the soul 135 or pa120 mini? Which one is the best?

  • @marksulloway5669

    @marksulloway5669

    2 ай бұрын

    PA120 has deeper fins & greater mass & should provide additional cooling. SS135 will be easier to fit in smaller cases.@@azza5056

  • @Raxiel497
    @Raxiel4972 ай бұрын

    I recently fitted the (even smaller) Silver Soul 110 to a system with an i3-12100f. It has the same mounting and I found that fitting those top brackets was a real pain They had a tendency to creep out of the centre position as the screws bottomed out, leaving the spacing of the heatsink mount points slightly off, requiring a number of readjustments before they were properly aligned. I was fitting the cooler to the board while it was still inside the case, on its side, half way under a desk, instead of Mikes much more sensible work area, which no doubt contributed to my difficulty. Even so I'd recommend doing a test fit before applying the paste. It was fine once fitted though.

  • @boydolson5350
    @boydolson53502 ай бұрын

    This cooler handles my 7800x3d at stock setting in the ncase m1evo with a dell 4090 blowing hot air through it. Im incredibly happy with it

  • @jamescheddar4896

    @jamescheddar4896

    12 күн бұрын

    yeah 7800x3d tends to not overclock well but its already like 5x the capabilities of 7800x

  • @boydolson5350

    @boydolson5350

    12 күн бұрын

    @@jamescheddar4896 moreso indicating that I didn't undervolt to get better tempz

  • @Sightbain.
    @Sightbain.2 ай бұрын

    Couple things I am looking for in these reviews / charts is a brief talk of what each step in wattage correlates to in terms of current gen CPU's, a stock cooler for comparison especially at the lower watt comparisons and some differentiator for air coolers and liquid coolers so the charts themselves are more readable. Thanks!

  • @Andrew.K64
    @Andrew.K642 ай бұрын

    Bought this and installed it today! It was super easy and fit perfectly in my Corsair Carbide Spec 05. It gave me a 10+ celsius improvement in Helldivers with a Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Had a Corsair H60 for years. Had no clue it was one of the worst performing CPU Coolers especially for the price :/ Thank you for the review Steve this was perfect timing for me!! Already loving this thing!

  • @Watsmypwrlvl
    @Watsmypwrlvl25 күн бұрын

    The installation was a nice touch to the video

  • @kaseyboles30
    @kaseyboles302 ай бұрын

    Steve is getting very good at introducing things. By Name.

  • @Ramshackle6984
    @Ramshackle69842 ай бұрын

    I'm interested in this for my new build aesthetically. I just used their Burst Assassin ($25) on my 7800X3D with a CO -20mv and full load it's ~65*C. The Burst is doing its job well for a single tower, single fan, 6 pipe. This white Assassin Mini would look trick on my ASRock B650E Steel Legend motherboard and matching 7900 GRE. Thermalright is killing it in the air cooler market!

  • @johnpapas3509
    @johnpapas35092 ай бұрын

    Had a friend whose stock intel cooler on his 11700 was dying (over 70c at idle). 90+ w shutdown under any load. He had a “gaming pc” think those Best Buy/walmart style “gaming PCs” that came with a 1050 and to an ATX case that didn’t look ATX (width was smaller then standard). As a fan of the peerless assassin (used in over 10 builds last year and 1/2 for myself and friends. This was perfect because after he sent me pics with the Mini in there was no doubt the larger version (reguardless of manufacturers) wouldn’t have fit. Anyway tempts went from 70 on fresh on idle to 32. So this is a great choice for those questionable prebuilts that don’t use standard sizing. I also sent him this video to help w install. So a guy w zero tech experience he watched the install portion and w a. Little time the manual installed it himself (friend lives in opposite side of country). Rambling now but great cooler, and as always great video from gamers nexus!!!! Ty Steve and staff!!!

  • @lastink444
    @lastink4442 ай бұрын

    The most confusing part for me in these tests is the "temps over ambient". I mean I'm looking at a 63 C in charts and be like -- nice cooler, and then I'm reminded to add 21 C more, and at the 84 C it feels a lot different. Great review as always!

  • @berkertaskiran

    @berkertaskiran

    24 күн бұрын

    Why would you add 21C? Pretty sure they don't do tests at 0C, lol.

  • @JikoMuskato
    @JikoMuskato2 ай бұрын

    Looks very similar to the Noctua NH-D12L, too. That one's a not really old Noctua cooler itself, released like two years ago, which is pretty new by Noctua standards. :D

  • @guerrinlove3416
    @guerrinlove34162 ай бұрын

    I just installed a Phantom Spirit evo on my 5800x3d, and I will say that Thermalright has made installation so easy. I was dreading it, as I've only ever used 212's over the past decade for the dozens of computers I've built for family and friends. I hope Thermalright is here to stay for a while and continues to kick ass in the budget cooling sector. Their 140mm case fans are also cheap and perform well above their more expensive competition

  • @Elavationproductions
    @Elavationproductions2 ай бұрын

    This channel is the goat. Never change

  • @QuiteLunacy
    @QuiteLunacy2 ай бұрын

    That intro was great!😂

  • @mikekleiner3741
    @mikekleiner37412 ай бұрын

    I own four of their coolers and love them all. Can't believe the value they offer, got three of their U120EX for $20 each. Just the fans are almost worth that alone.

  • @HighlightReel
    @HighlightReel2 ай бұрын

    I saw that you tested the NH-D12S, but did you test the NH-D12L? I am curious how that performs, particularly in the use case of 4U rackmount server cases and small ATX (I have one I'm about to put in a Cerberus X). It's expensive but has a way lower height clearance and space for an additional NF-A12x25r, so there's two possible configurations there too. As always thanks for the very rigorous work testing!

  • @benjaminsonksen4451
    @benjaminsonksen4451Ай бұрын

    @GamersNexus we absolutely need a shoot-out of air coolers shorter than 148mm overall height that can use 120mm fan or fans. They could be compared as they come; however, since we replace fans any way they should definitely be compared using the same exact fan in single fan push and double fan. Many builds I've done for people for home use computer upgrades with moderate gaming have been at that height due to case dimensions, as well as Mini-ITX builds in cube chassis, and more common 150mm+ tower coolers are too tight. ID-Cooling SE-207-XT Slim, Noctua NH-D12L, Thermalright Peerless Assassin Mini, Silver Soul 135, Assassin X120 Refined SE, Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi (if you can find one), and whatever else may be out there like maybe the Arctic Freezer 4U-M. Probably use a 30mm fan like Phanteks T30 to show which coolers it will fit, plus another fan choice at 25mm. Not much out there on this except from Machines & More. Most other comparisons online don't bother testing them using the same fan, which is critical. If a cooler performs poorly, it could be a good cooler that comes with a junk fan. It may seem like a tiny little niche, but is much more common than realized especially since being overshadowed by gaming rig attention. Thank you for what you do!

  • @charlesg5085
    @charlesg50852 ай бұрын

    I put a silver soul 135 on a 7800x3d and it cooled as good as a peerless assasin on that very efficient chip.

  • @bismuth7730
    @bismuth77302 ай бұрын

    ID cooling has some smaller models that look really interesting and have an almost cult following online.

  • @elvisliu5852

    @elvisliu5852

    2 ай бұрын

    especially for ITX coolers, only Thermalright and ID-COOLING have the full range to cover almost any height between 27mm to 67mm.

  • @esotericjahanism5251

    @esotericjahanism5251

    2 ай бұрын

    @@elvisliu5852 I just hope Thermalright brings more of their coolers to the NA market. Ever been to their ALiexpress store front? like half their coolers don't even make to the US

  • @ailluinthethyra6139
    @ailluinthethyra61392 ай бұрын

    You can look at the other Thermalright coolers like SI-100 (100mm height) & SS 110 (110mm height). Thermalright AXP120-x67 (67mm height) has also great potential.

  • @slizgi86
    @slizgi862 ай бұрын

    I remember buying Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Rev.C for i73770K, it was one of the best, if not the best back then. It is working till today on R2700X.

  • @RemFreeman
    @RemFreemanАй бұрын

    Would love to also see a review of the Noctua NH-D12L, maybe even the new Chromax version that they just released, and see how these two low profile coolers compare.

  • @RinoAP
    @RinoAP2 ай бұрын

    Cannot wait for review for their Spirit EVO

  • @albey1816
    @albey18162 ай бұрын

    Hey Steve - Comparisons for the Silver soul 135 vs P.A mini vs Noctua D12L vs Silver soul 110 vs Noctua U9S. It would also be good if you could test the P.A full size cooler with just the middle fan.

  • @shaneeslick
    @shaneeslick2 ай бұрын

    G'day Steve, The Peerless Assassin Mini is available for Aussies at Scorptec for $65AUD which is a little cheaper than the original Peerless Assassin 120 $69AUD

  • @ethancrosby2573
    @ethancrosby25732 ай бұрын

    Very neat backplate on this one! Maybe uncessarry complication, but certainly cooler than just having the elonged hole style on some other coolers

  • @depression_daily
    @depression_daily2 ай бұрын

    How long do you think it would take you and the team to review EVERY Thermalright air cooler?

  • @GamersNexus

    @GamersNexus

    2 ай бұрын

    Hahahaha, I think they might release coolers faster than we can review them!

  • @axelNodvon2047

    @axelNodvon2047

    2 ай бұрын

    @@GamersNexusPlease do their aios 🙏

  • @crookim

    @crookim

    2 ай бұрын

    That table would be super confusing with the amount of assasins! 😂

  • @OneShotCS

    @OneShotCS

    2 ай бұрын

    @@axelNodvon2047 Air coolers are where it's at :)

  • @ErynTzun

    @ErynTzun

    2 ай бұрын

    Another GN channel entirely Thermalright reviews. lol

  • @seanoconnor8843
    @seanoconnor88432 ай бұрын

    I have a single stack "assassin burst". £20. My i5 hardly ever gets over 60°C with the fan idling. Seems really heavy to me and I think it can even out the fan speed between loads. Great thing, really interesting

  • @mhj360
    @mhj3602 ай бұрын

    I recently downsized my 8700k/1080Ti ATX build into a mITX NR200P case. The Thermalright PA120SE seemed to be the most popular choice for compatible tower coolers

  • @elikirkwood4580
    @elikirkwood45802 ай бұрын

    This cooler would work perfectly in a 4u server case. A lot of 120mm tower coolers are just a bit too tall to fit in them but this would for sure. If I was running something warmer than my 35 watt tdp ryzen I would pick one up

  • @SuicideNeil
    @SuicideNeil2 ай бұрын

    I rebuilt my rig recently, i5-13600k, 32GB 6000mhz DDR5, 4TB M.2, Asrock Z790.... still rocking my Titan Fenrir cooler though- it was a beast in its day and still works great now, ~10 generations of CPU later! :D

  • @LeitoAE
    @LeitoAE2 ай бұрын

    Low profile cooler recomendation for tests: Thermalright TR SI 100. I have one of these in a china motherboard with laptop engeenering sample CPU, that many people complained about VRMs temps, but in my case, combined with this cooler - no overheating issues. Also - could you please test how the MINI works when added second and third fan? I guess that some 92mm fans should fit even considering VRM and ram heatsinks.

  • @matthewpalmer9820
    @matthewpalmer98202 ай бұрын

    There is another cooler just like it that I bought on aliexpress a year ago, forgot what it was called. I'm currently rocking it with an i5 13600k, in a shallow, hevily modded AT (as in, not ATX) tower case from the early 90s. I drilled 2 140mm holes in the bottom. For the exhaust, Ieft a hole behind the cooler while also the PSU (above the CPU as an exhaust). I got pretty much the same performance metrics as yall got. Although, I have my 3090 sitting above the GPU via a long riser and custom cast bracket to hole it up; the heat of the GPU is isolated from the CPU.

  • @DebasedAnon
    @DebasedAnon2 ай бұрын

    I think a good thing to do with reviews for any of the more miscellaneous parts of PC's, like air coolers, would be to review the top selling ones from various sites like Amazon. I know a lot of the time when I'm looking for PC components that aren't GPU's/CPU's I end up checking the most popular ones then finding reviews on them.

  • @ko_tech
    @ko_tech2 ай бұрын

    Comparing it to the Noctua NH-D12L could also be interesting. It's a bit taller but it's probably their closest competitor to this cooler.

  • @bladecreed9965
    @bladecreed99652 ай бұрын

    Nice Video. Please consider to test the Thermalright Frost Commander 140, i think it is the bigger brother of the Pearless Assassin and it has a special touch with its 8mm Heatpipes. Sadly the FC 140 is so overlooked.

  • @dungeonlord
    @dungeonlord2 ай бұрын

    probably going to pick one of these up for use in my server (rosewill 4u case), price is perfect and performance will be overkill for my i3 9100t

  • @nocturnal101ravenous6
    @nocturnal101ravenous62 ай бұрын

    I have to say the engineer that came up with the mounting method and the overall design did a fantastic job. Simple solution that works and works well and is cost effective.

  • @natsumi3058
    @natsumi30582 ай бұрын

    My 5600x3D has never been happier in my ITX case with this cooler. Great work ThermalRight.

  • @michaelnager6059
    @michaelnager60592 ай бұрын

    @Steve A suggestion for you, it would be great if you included which paste you are using AND what the difference is in temps testing a representative cooler two weeks after initially applying the paste.

  • @Pitraptor
    @Pitraptor2 ай бұрын

    I do want to see a video going over options for small motherboards. The spaces I most often work with have space availability at a premium and I've never been fond of water cooling solutions in any of my personal rigs.

  • @arunchristopher86
    @arunchristopher862 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the review! About right time for me. I am building a compact microatx which maxes out cooler height at 136mm. Looking to choose between this one, Thermalright Silver Soul 135, ID-Cooling SE 914 XT ARGB, Jonsbo CR1400 EVO ARGB, Thermalright Assasin X 90 SE, ID Cooling SE 207 XT SLIM and Be Quiet Pure rock Slim 2

  • @ethancrosby2573
    @ethancrosby25732 ай бұрын

    Just watcher der8aurs vid on the 14900ks. Looks like you guys need to add a 425W heatload next! 😅

  • @DJBillionator
    @DJBillionator2 ай бұрын

    I need that Ice Giant Prosiphon Elite test video against top air coolers!

  • @LegacyIvyTerascale
    @LegacyIvyTerascale2 ай бұрын

    13:06 your friend JayzTwoCents showed in a video with a thermal camera that CPU and GPU are not the only parts in a computer that need cooling . VRM'S's and MOSFET's can get to skin-burning temperature too , especially if you use a CLC

  • @chanod4060
    @chanod40602 ай бұрын

    Hello! Nice review! But what about the thermalright liquid coolers? Couldn't find this level of testing in coolers like the Frozen Notte or the Frozen Magic Scenic v2, it'll be good to have this amount of testing in those types of more affordable liquid coolers

  • @ShimejiiGaming
    @ShimejiiGaming2 ай бұрын

    Thermalright just said WRITE THAT DOWN For the Peerless assassin master :P

  • @prajwalnoronha2818

    @prajwalnoronha2818

    2 ай бұрын

    Peerless Assassin already has a successor i.e Phantom Spirit 120 (aka PS120SE). Which improves on the already impressive PA120.

  • @alecjahn
    @alecjahn2 ай бұрын

    I was hoping for some slightly better results, but for the application this seems like a nice enough choice. I'm still looking at the regular Assassin as my next purchase since I'll have ample room for one. I'll probably be sticking with my ancient GeminII 2x120 on my upcoming bargain upgrade build for the time being, at least to check out how it compares on a more modern platform (gosh, I've gotten some mileage out of that thing, lol)

  • @jamesm568
    @jamesm5682 ай бұрын

    Not bad for a budget cooler as I will still pick a Noctua in the long run, but I would still consider this If I was cutting corners hard cost-wise.

  • @Louie_M
    @Louie_M2 ай бұрын

    I would get zero benefit from a cooler upgrade but they look so neat that I want a new one.

  • @mawandaeed
    @mawandaeed2 ай бұрын

    This is definitely a a good buy for someone with an itx case. I wonder how thermalright manages to produce very cheap but performance oriented products : coolers especially 😊.. budget king 👑

  • @Wahinies
    @Wahinies2 ай бұрын

    Jfc that peerless assassin master pic had me imagining a duel with scythe under the cherry blossom tree at dawn

  • @Rift2123
    @Rift21232 ай бұрын

    recently put a build together an was worried about my cooler clearance was looking for this but it seems to be US only at least it was at the time had to go with standard size an it just about clears my side panel

  • @Laundry_Hamper
    @Laundry_Hamper2 ай бұрын

    I want a modernized version of the Scythe Susanoo. Or just the old one with up-to-date mounting hardware. I'm not a "grail" type, but if one appeared...I would purchase it immediately

  • @nicane-9966
    @nicane-99662 ай бұрын

    thermalright been doing great lately, dont get me wrong back in the day they were one of the best but they got ghosted hard for years... they came back with terrific products.

  • @neilc3485
    @neilc34852 ай бұрын

    Please test the Noctua NH-D12L low height. I'd love to know how it compares to this and if it's worth double the price

  • @NemusDark
    @NemusDark2 ай бұрын

    Steve have you seen the thermal right liquid coolers ? They are really well priced but i don't know if they are good .

  • @ItsFreakinJesus
    @ItsFreakinJesus2 ай бұрын

    I wish I knew about the Mini two days ago. Had to send back the regular Peerless Assassin because it was too tall for the Magnumgear Neo Cube 2 and the ID-Cooling SE 225 I got to replace it was flimsy as hell.

  • @TheKruxed
    @TheKruxed2 ай бұрын

    Thanks Steve

  • @erisdelta5950
    @erisdelta59502 ай бұрын

    I would personally like to see you test the "Thermalright Burst Assassin" which is a single tower cooler with a 154mm height but does come with 6 heat pipes and is currently 22$ on amazon

  • @Kaesarx
    @Kaesarx2 ай бұрын

    Should definitely compare the PA Mini to the Silver Soul 135, Silver Soul 110, and SI-100.

  • @Milkshakman

    @Milkshakman

    Ай бұрын

    Reviewing this cooler honestly feels incomplete with no comparison to the SS135.

  • @EmbodiedRevenant
    @EmbodiedRevenant2 ай бұрын

    Those drink glasses n hoodies look sharp😎

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