ThermalRight Assassin King 120 White - CPU Cooler Review
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
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I will have timestamps in the description, so you can jump to whatever interests you, but I do recommend you watch the whole review. Now, before I get into this review, just to have Full disclosure. ThermalRight did send me this Cooler, as well as other fans and coolers to review.
But as always all opinions expressed in this video are mine.
Now, what I have here is the Thermalright Assassin King 120 White, you can pick this up off of Amazon.com for 43 USD. There is also the Thermalright Assassin King 120 Black, the Assassin King 120 Plus, which is push pull, and the Assassin King 120. So, there are a few options to choose from that range in price between 37 to 44 USD, and those prices from Amazon.com.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:58 CPU Coolers
1:26 What comes in the box
2:27 Dimensions and Socket Compatibility
3:20 Installing the Cooler
5:12 Fan RPM and ARGB
6:10 Temperature Testing
7:25 Final Thoughts
System Specs:
Motherboard - MSI B550 Tomahawk
GPU - Asus GT1030 passive cooler
OS Drive - 250GB m.2 nvme drive
PSU - Corsair RM550x
RAM - Gskill FlareX 3200 4-8GB
Case - QDIY Cool 5 open frame Case
CPU Cooler Testing Methodology Video - • New CPU Cooler Review ...
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Thermalright naming system: Randomly pick two of the following words in any order: Assassin, Burst, Commander, Frost, King, Spirit, followed by the size of the fan
Thank you for great review. Can't wait for the reviews of Peerless Assassin 120 and most of all Frost Commander 140.
You and me both!
Great to see you have the old Phanteks TC14PE in your list of tested coolers and suprised to see the Assassin King 120 outperform it.. Would love to see how the new Scythe Fuma 2 Rev.B stacks up against that list !
I think the TC14PE would outperform it at 200 watts, but theTC14PE isn't very effective at dissipating heat quickly it's just huge, and I'll add the Fuma 2 Rev b to the list.
Fuma 2 Rev.B test, that's brilliant. Currently I'm using the TC14PE's little brother to cool an Intel quad core, the TC12DX with it's 4 heat pipe design. It is sufficient enough with a mild overclock. In future I'm planning to upgrade to the new Zen 4 Ryzen 8 core AM5 socket and if the TC12DX is not up to the task I am then looking to change it for a Fuma 2 Rev.B, which all the reviews I've watched show it performs top tier at those higher TDPs with it's 6 heat pipes and improved fan performance. It's compact & well thought out design makes it perfect for the NR200 case as covered on the Machines & More channel. A great litttle cooler !
7:35 it's a king that also happens to be an assassin because upon release, it assassinated the previous kings, who weren't assassins themselves compared to this cool boi
Thanks for reviewing this cooler. I'm looking for something for my Ryzen 2600 and this looks like a good pick without spending a premium price for Noctuas.
Glad I could help!
What I like about Thermalright is that they included a great high tier thermal paste in TF7, not just a cheap white silicon thermal grease to enhance the heatsink performance.
Mine came with the tf4 paste, but I did also get the newer version with the heatpipes directly touching the heatspreader
excellent video!!! this channel should have more traction!!!! GREAT job!! thanks
Thanks
I'm really surprised that for you it worked even better than the Arctic Freezer 34 that sells for double the cost, is bulkier and has 2 fans.
I'm really tempted on swapping my old Criorig H7 for this cooler, thanks a ton for your review!
This does have an extra heatpipe over the freezer 34 (duo). That's likely why. Plus I have no idea how ThermalRight makes a profit on these coolers.
Just grabbed one for $20 I can’t wait
Great Sean Connery and Col. Gentleman Venture Bros Impression. Fab review, looking for better cheap cooler to replace stock 5600g one.
If that's the case the ThermalRight Assassin king or the Assassin x are my go-to's
Great video, would be really cool to test the peerless Assassin 120
Thanks. I have a peerless assassin 120 just need time to test it.
@@HardwareForGamers I want to see the results, Im gonna use that cooler for my 12700, it seems to be a great cooler for the price.
Thanks for the great review!! One thing I noticed about this cooler (purely from product listing videos and pictures, I don't own one) is that there seems to be 2 variations, one that is not direct contact (like you show at 1:53 & 2:45) and one that is (across all models). I don't know exactly what effect the difference would have, but I thought it worth mentioning. Rarely listed in the product descriptions or specs, so be sure to confirm visually which version you will be getting before you buy.
The older version of the assassin king (this cooler) is not direct contact. The newer version the assassin king (SE) is direct contact.
Hi, seeing how responsive you are to recent questions, I thought I'd drop my own: I recently bought this cooler (although it's the uncoloured version). So far it works amazingly well for the price, but I'm not sure how to control the RGB - it's just kinda orange right now. I noticed you had a SATA powered remote control thingy - is that something I have to buy separately?
If the LEDs on the fan are on you must have the 3 pin 5v ARGB header plugged in to the motherboard. So to change the color of the LEDs you'll need to use the RGB software for your motherboard.
@@HardwareForGamers I ended up figuring out how OpenRGB works and used that to change my colours. Thanks for the reply!
REALLY nice temps compared to the Arctic 34 which is pretty stinkin good! I'll be rebuilding an older pc, i5- 4690k as well as an 11400 withing the next 2 weeks.. Cryorig M9i (120tdp) vs 212evo results coming soon! 11400 CAN pull "up to" 200 Watts which is.. WHOA!! (65watt chip with pl1-pl2 unlocked...will be testing the GB b560 Auros pro ax to see if the 92mm monster handles it as well as a 212evo which is everyone's "go-to" since 1942 of course...lol ((btw the 10700f @ 4.65 all core clocks CAN pull 244 Watts but as i've seen, only benchmarking the poor thing to heck to check a few things.. it's in a gaming and streaming rig)) WIll also let you know about 10700f with gtx980ti, Rx5600xt and either the 3060ti or 6700xt.. Unsure which I am grabbing just yet and may say "to hell with eating!" and grab a 3080 12g for 999... I'll let ya know once I leave Microcenter! lol
Nice review!. Is there any real difference between the AK Mini, the Plus (Push/Pull) and this one in terms of performance? I'm have a i5-12600k.
The AK mini is a completely different cooler (that I have not tested yet) so I'm not sure. The AK plus we likely have 1-2 C lower temperature but be louder.
I'm looking at the black version for $21.00 and was just wondering how good can it be at that price. Not only that but years go by in between CPU fan and heatsink purchases and I've never seen this brand out there before. So I definitely appreciate the video!
Can you test it closer to 200 watts please and would love to see a comparison between this and the Noctua NH-D12L and the Thermalright Silver Soul 135. A sub 150mm cpu cooler shootout! For those of us with smaller cases. Thanks!
First, thanks for watching. Second 200 Watts... On an AK 120... Yeah, not going to happen. My 3900xt can't put out that many Watts with out throttling with any cooler. Third I will add the silver soul and D12L to the list because yes that does sound like a good idea 👍
Hi Eric,thanks for sharing,one question,does this interfere with the high profile RAMS like the vengeance rgb pro?thanks,subscribed
For mATX and ATX motherboards there shouldn't be any RAM clearance issues. ITX might...
@@HardwareForGamers Wow thanks man I am planning to build on an matx board anyway, appreciated..
I have 50mm RAMs…what should i choose …AK 120, BURST ASSASSIN or the Dual tower Peerless Assassin…haivn all of them available at exactly the same price here
Thx, well explain
Glad you liked it!
damn we only have a limited selection of thermalright CPU coolers in europe and sadly the thermal right king 120 isn't one of them.
i checked their website and man they have way too many options lol
gamernexxus did a review on the thermalright assassin spirit 120 (23 bucks) and it was within the margin of the arctic freezer duo which i found was the best budget CPU cooler out there for under 50 bucks.
That sucks, having a limited selection that is. ThermalRight has been around for 20 years. So yeah they have a LOT of coolers and fans, most of them aren't still being made, but they still have them on the website.
in your opinion it´s good for a ryzen 7 5700g? i need something that doesn´t do much noise compared to stock cooler and it´s effective ofc.
Yeah, this will do just fine for a 5700g.
It assassinates heat, and is the king.
Just ordered this one for 21,70€ (including taxes) from Amazon. Best cooler for that price
I just bought the Deepcool Ak400 for $40 CAD but I now just found the Assassin King 120 SE for $31 CAD. My question is, is the SE the same as this, if not better? I'm trying to cool an i5 12600k non overclocked if that matters.
The AK400 isn't working well enough for you? The SE should be the same performance the the one I tested. Plus the SE has the LGA 1700 mounting hardware included. If you're not OC the 12600k the AK 120 SE should work pretty well for you.
@@HardwareForGamers No the ak400 is stil being shipped to me. But I came across the AK 120SE for $9 cheaper and noticed that a cooler tier list had the AK120 (didn't have the SE version on the list) 1 tier higher than the AK 400. But there's no videos or anything comparing actual numbers so I'm kinda lost .
I can use this cooler with the i5 12400f and using the new lga 1700 mounting kit from thermalright? It's a good cooler for this Processor?
Yes and yes
Bro, what's about burst assassin 120. Because in my country the price is similar. I'm wonder which one should i go?
I have one, but I have not tested it yet. It's on my to do list.
@@HardwareForGamers That's good. I hope you review it soon
would this cool the 5800x3d?
I wonder will the screw under the heatsink the one in middle. Is it just for visual or it lock the the metal that hold 2 screw ? . If it for lock will it get lose over the time just too much worry i knew.
that screw is a screw, it holds down the the fastening bar. it really shouldn't become loss.
@@HardwareForGamers Thank i think i will grab standard Assassin king 120 standard then 30 us dollar can't beat it with 5 heat pipe
Its written 35 dBa on the top. Does that mean the system is making that sound level or the cpu cooler only?
That is only the CPU cooler measured from 50 cm (20") away
@@HardwareForGamers aha I see. Thanks for the quick reply
If you ask me, im confused with all thermalright coolers and all of them looks almost the same with same ridiculous name and dont know who its better or newer, for example Assassin King the one you reviewed, then there its a Assassin X, TA120 EX, TA120, True Spirit 120 REV.B, Assassin Spirit and BA120, the one seems the best of those its BA120 but not many reviews.
The BA 120 is the next cooler going on to the test bench.
@@HardwareForGamers im looking foward to it
I'd like to point out that my AK 120 white's fan goes as low as 365rpm with AI Suite 3. From motherboards fan control it would not go as low.
...🤔 what RPM would it go to using fan control?
@@HardwareForGamers Only one way to find out
Is it possible to install it without taking out the AM4 mobo?
Most likely yes. It depends on the case, you need to be able to access the backplate.
I have B450 Aorus Elite and i have a problem. where should i connect 5v ARGB Cable please help me
Does the Aorus elite even have an ARGB header?
@@HardwareForGamers yes i found it but cpu argb doesn’t light. The fan is working. But there is no light ;(
Is this one newer than the assasin 120x refined se?
the assassin king has 5 heatpipes and the assassin x has 4 heatpipes, so there not the same thing. now the SE version is the newer version(for both).
Is it enough for a intel 13600k? Do you suggest something more powerful?
It depends on what you are doing, mostly gaming with maybe some rendering. Then yes. But if you're planning on just doing CPU rendering then you should go with something larger.
@@HardwareForGamers light photo and video editing + browser and Microsoft office stuff
The Assassin king 120 SE will be fine, but make sure you get the SE because it does have the LGA 1700 mounting kit.
sprit 120 vs king 120 what's the difference? king any better?
you need to be more specific, are you refering to the Assassin spirit? the TRUE Spirit? Phantom Spirit?
@@HardwareForGamers assassin spirit 120 vs assassin king 120
@@Ramchowdaryking999 the fans are pretty much equal, but the assassin king does have the extra 6 mm heatpipe so it will have more heat capacity overall. but it then depends on what CPU you're using on if that really matters. plus what the price difference?
7:37 🤣
is the cooler good for an i7-12700?
yes, but you want to make sure you get the assassin King 120 se, so that it comes with the LGA 1700 mounting hardware.
@@HardwareForGamers thanks
或許你也可以嘗試Thermalright TA 120 EX OR Thermalright TA 140 EX,我的CPU I7-12700 使用TA140EX 表現得很好,環境28度 AIDA64 FPU 10min cpu package 82-84度
By the way, this test is using Arctic P14 fan*1, in ta140ex, the original fan is too noisy
is it good for i7-10700kf ? please respond
When gaming with stock or undervolted settings yes. If you're planning to render or overclock you would want to look at something larger like the PA 120.
@@HardwareForGamers how to change the color of it ? Please
@@ys6343 you need to use the software that works with your motherboard.
@@HardwareForGamers can you tell me how in instgram please ?
@@ys6343 you can Google it...
Can in install 2 120mm fans on it ? 😊
Yes, but you really don't need to.
@@HardwareForGamers why?
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Prepare to lap the heatsink as the CPU surface is convex. Shitty cooler. Good for an i5 at stock clocks but that's about it.