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PA120 or AK620

neckwasher

Hello Everyone,

 

I am looking to buy a CPU air cooler this Black Friday season. After watching a few videos, I narrowed it down to the PA120 from Thermalright and the AK620 from Deepcool. I have heard great things from both coolers from Gamer’s Nexus and Hardware Canucks. These 2 coolers are both compared in the Hardware Canucks video on the AK620. The AK620 seems to perform better than the PA120 under 260w load. For your information, I am currently running an i3-9100f I understand that my 9100f does not need these beefy coolers, and both coolers perform about the same under this processor’s light load, but I plan to upgrade to amd 7000 R5 or R7 or Intel 14th gen i5 or i7. Also, PA120 is only $36 on Amazon and the AK620 is $50 on Newegg (the $5 off coupon expires the 28th).

 

Any thoughts or past experiences with these coolers? Also, how is the customer support and warranties from both companies?

 

Thank you in advance!

 

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How much is FC140? 

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46 minutes ago, freeagent said:

How much is FC140? 

I saw this on amazon for $56 USD. After taking a look at the FC140, I now see that this would be the fairer comparison for the AK620. In that case, do you guys think the AK620 is better at $50 or FC140 at $56?

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Just now, neckwasher said:

In that case, do you guys think the AK620 is better at $50 or FC140 at $56?

FC140 hands down.

AMD R9 5900X @ Booost | Thermalright Aqua Elite 360, 3x TL- C12 Pro, 2x TL-K12, SYY-157
Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero | 4 x 8GB G.Skill Trident Z Mix @ 3800 14-15-15-35 1.575v
Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC @ 3045/1495 | WD SN850, SN850X, 2x SN770, Asus Hyper M.2
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On 11/18/2022 at 9:47 AM, neckwasher said:

I saw this on amazon for $56 USD. After taking a look at the FC140, I now see that this would be the fairer comparison for the AK620. In that case, do you guys think the AK620 is better at $50 or FC140 at $56?

They're similar. Go with whichever is cheaper or whichever has the features / aesthetic you prefer.

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