Before AIO liquid coolers, the air cooler ruled the roost, and Thermalright's Peerless Assassin is one of the best out there. With fantastic performance on modern CPUs, and at a price that AIO coolers just cannot compete with. This has been a top pick at Tom's Hardware for a long time, thanks to its great benchmarking performance and affordable price.
The cooler received our Editor's Choice award, and scored full marks when we reviewed the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE. It's more affordable than the competition without holding back on quality and build standards, the Peerless Assassin 120 SE outperformed peers while still offering astounding value for PC builders on a budget.
You can find this excellent deal over at CCL Computers, where the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB CPU cooler is just £17. The usual list price for this cooler is £30, which is still a good price, but being able to grab this cooler for just £17 makes it a no-brainer.
Using a solid copper base with six copper heat pipes running to dual aluminum fin stacks, the Peerless Assassin 120 SE dissipates heat away from your CPU and quietly draws cool air over the heatsinks with two 120mm TL-C12C PWM fans. Included brackets and mounting options give compatibility for Intel 115X, 1200, 1700, 17XX sockets, and AMD AM4 and AM5 platforms, if you kept hold of the original AMD motherboard backplate.
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