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Most powerful CPU possible for Thermalright AK90?

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I recently came into possession of a Thermalright Assassin King 90, which looks like a slimmer version of a Noctua U9S.  Without messing with power limits or overclocking, what CPU would likely be the most powerful it could handle?  A 7700X? A 13600K?  TDP only says so much on paper.

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13 minutes ago, Jyadel said:

I recently came into possession of a Thermalright Assassin King 90, which looks like a slimmer version of a Noctua U9S.  Without messing with power limits or overclocking, what CPU would likely be the most powerful it could handle?  A 7700X? A 13600K?  TDP only says so much on paper.

I'd say it's not good enough for those hot chips, it's a 4 (or 5 ?) pipes basic single tower 90mm fan

They'll work, but temps will be high

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16 minutes ago, Jyadel said:

I recently came into possession of a Thermalright Assassin King 90, which looks like a slimmer version of a Noctua U9S.  Without messing with power limits or overclocking, what CPU would likely be the most powerful it could handle?  A 7700X? A 13600K?  TDP only says so much on paper.

You could get a normal 7700 or 7900 non X, they are both 65w ( comes with a stock cooler as well ), I'd say they would be quite comfortable on that Assassin King 90.  The non X CPU's are only 1-5% behind the X versions at such a low TDP, they are efficiency monsters.

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I wouldn't limit my CPU choices based around a $30 cooler. The slightly larger Peerless Assassin can handle any CPU you want minus maybe a power unlocked 13900k. Its $35 on Amazon. 

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13600k runs pretty hot. I know it's not exactly a powerhouse cooler, but I have a single fan cooler master AIO (all that'd fit my case + mobo), and it can hit 100C.
As another member said the ryzen 7000 series non-x chips might be worth looking into.
And also as another member said, I don't know if basing a CPU choice around a hyper212 competitor is a good idea lmao

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19 hours ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

I wouldn't limit my CPU choices based around a $30 cooler. The slightly larger Peerless Assassin can handle any CPU you want minus maybe a power unlocked 13900k. Its $35 on Amazon. 

You mean the pa120 se.  https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Assassin120-PA120-Aluminium-Technology/dp/B09RWVV3XZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=Peerless+assassin&qid=1685545266&sr=8-3

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