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3 minutes ago, NextraMia said:

is the 120 black version worse or better than the se?

I am inclined to think the difference between them is mainly cosmetic.

 

http://www.thermalright.com/product/peerless-assassin-120-se/

 

http://www.thermalright.com/product/peerless-assassin-120-black/

 

 

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I've been budgeting a new build and came to the conclusion that if i want the stuff in the build i have to reduce the cost of the cooler. So i'm not going towards an air cooler instead of aio. What's a good air cooler that fit into the LGA 1700 for under 100 dollars?

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ||| GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 GAMING OC ||| Motherboard: Asus Rog Crosshair VIII Dark Hero ||| RAM: G.Skill Trident Z DDR-4400 CL16 ||| PSU: Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ ||| Case: Lian Li - O11 Dynamic Evo ||| Storage: 2x Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB NVME SSD ||| Cooling: (CPU: EKWB RGB 360 AIO) (Case-Fans: Lian Li SL-120 Infinity)

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You don't need to spend anywhere near $100 for a good air cooler. Even most of the overpriced Noctua stuff isn't that expensive. 

 

It would be helpful to know what actual LGA 1700 CPU you're going to use, but for most chips something like the Thermalright Peerless Assassin will serve just fine for less than fifty bucks. 

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13600k so i thought a 240mm aio would be a bit much + it's making the build out of budget

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ||| GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 GAMING OC ||| Motherboard: Asus Rog Crosshair VIII Dark Hero ||| RAM: G.Skill Trident Z DDR-4400 CL16 ||| PSU: Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ ||| Case: Lian Li - O11 Dynamic Evo ||| Storage: 2x Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB NVME SSD ||| Cooling: (CPU: EKWB RGB 360 AIO) (Case-Fans: Lian Li SL-120 Infinity)

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Just now, NextraMia said:

13600k so i thought a 240mm aio would be a bit much + it's making the build out of budget

 

Thermalright Peerless Assassin. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se 

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10 minutes ago, Middcore said:

 

Thermalright Peerless Assassin. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se 

is the 120 black version worse or better than the se?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ||| GPU: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 GAMING OC ||| Motherboard: Asus Rog Crosshair VIII Dark Hero ||| RAM: G.Skill Trident Z DDR-4400 CL16 ||| PSU: Corsair HX Platinum 1200 W 80+ ||| Case: Lian Li - O11 Dynamic Evo ||| Storage: 2x Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB NVME SSD ||| Cooling: (CPU: EKWB RGB 360 AIO) (Case-Fans: Lian Li SL-120 Infinity)

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3 minutes ago, NextraMia said:

is the 120 black version worse or better than the se?

I am inclined to think the difference between them is mainly cosmetic.

 

http://www.thermalright.com/product/peerless-assassin-120-se/

 

http://www.thermalright.com/product/peerless-assassin-120-black/

 

 

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oki so that extra 15 dollars would be wasted then, thanks for the help!

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10 minutes ago, NextraMia said:

oki so that extra 15 dollars would be wasted then, thanks for the help!

Which one is 15 more at the retailer you're looking at?

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