I need help , My pre built cpu fan has been plugged into a connection in the back and I have to unplug this to fully remove the fan! It’s a Intel build
@@tenzinwoesel1720great temps on 7800x3d pa120se im playing on everything ultra 1080p maximum temps was 82º but today I undervolted 30 gives me 76º maximum, average of 48º on hwinfo
I'd like to point out that when installing this cooler, your motherboard may have 2 ports, "CPU Fan" and "CPU Opt". CPU Opt is where you can connect the second fan to instead of daisy chaining the 2 fans into one port. This is completely optional, however, it's something worth noting depending on what you're using the computer for.
@@NorthernVikingEverydayDid you realize after you made the video that you clipped on the first fan somewhat incorrectly which resulted in some of the lamellae getting bent? It's clearly visible in the video and not present on the front fan.
Installed this earlier on my am4 mobo and it was super simple and easy to do. I’ve never dealt with those fan clips before so I came to this video and once again it was super simple and took me no time at all.
You're doing God's work here! I was too stupid to understand those clips and the manual days exactly nothing on how to install them, so thanks a million! 🤗
Great guide for AM4 users! I’m using a Phantom Spirit, and it was similar enough I could follow your video. You answer so many questions the instructions didn’t address, like what direction the fans were blowing. This fan is a beast and was a needed upgrade for me after switching to a AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. I went from 90°C in OCCT on my Cooler Master T2 to 64°C with this Phantom Spirit. Using an Asrock B450 Pro4.
Having the 2 screws on top and bottom is MUCH better than having them either side. The top screw prevents the heavy cooler from sagging which happens with 2 side screws all the time.
Came here trying to figure out which side to mount the fans on. Looks like it's front and middle DIMM side, not middle and back. You also helped me understand how the clips work. Thank you.
You are fantastic, your voice is nice and clear (and kind of asmr quality tbh) and you seem like a fun friendly guy. Excellent tutorial, I was worried when I read reviews of the cooler that it was a pain in the ass but you made it possible in like 5 minutes. ❤
great video and easy to follow along for a beginner like me! I got a little disheartened when I noticed that the right hand fan bumped into my ram but once you had the same "issue" and said it would be fine it took a weight of my shoulder lol
Thanks! Helping a friend build his first proper gaming PC later today and was curious about how this was installed. Never messed with a cooler this size before.
Thanks for the video, you forgot to mention that you don't need the splitter cable, you can just connect second fan into the CPU OPT connection on the motherboard.
Watched this on my phone and installed Peerless Assassin flawlessly as my first CPU cooler change ever! Great help appreciated, especially on those confusing fan clips :(( Thank you for your wonderful tutorial video.
@@Lmoros I screwed them almost all the way individually. Only when It feel tighter, I then screwed evenly to get them in simultaneously. Took me around 3-5 minutes
Thann man! This was a very clear and informative video. I feel like you answered a lot questions people might have and your video helped me not have anxiety about cpu cooler installation!
I wasnt sure what to do with direction until i noticed rubber pads and your video helped. Its possible to get those clips in without bending the heatsink fins, just slide up or down a c'hair at a time until it goes in perfect!
Thank you very much! The only down side I saw in all this was that you would have to pull up the 1 fan placed by the side to access the RAM but consider its only being held be brackets. It's still easy to work around.
Thank you for this! I'm doing my first PC build and was confused on the fan orientation since there is no directional logos. :) But you've cleared that out for me. Cheers!
I have fans in the back that pull out the hot air, and fans in the top of the case that pull out the air. Wouldn't it make more sense in that case to mount the fans so that they're both on the outside of the heat sink blowing away from the heatsink, instead of creating a hot air train?
This guide helped me install my Peerless Assassin 120. Very detailed and thoughtful; Thank you very much! It was actually much easier than anticipated 😅
Hello, in some reviews of this cooler, I found that some people put a piece of iron on the motherboard directly behind the processor in order to connect with the two pieces of iron next to the processor that you installed on the plastic pieces. So my question is, do I have to put that piece of iron at the back or do I not need it? So ? By the way, my motherboard is Asrock B550M Steel Legend. I will be really happy with your answer
Paired this cooler up with a recent scrapyard find as we swing by there at work a lot. Found a MSI x299 sli plus motherboard & an I9 7920x processor, not gonna mess about overclocking it as this will be my test rig for various parts, currently only a single 8 gb ddr4 stick too test with but I'm sure I'll find some more, or I'll just buy a kit of 32 gb & put in the current ram from my main rig into this.
Thanks for the vid, I watched this after installing the color because it didn't seem right and realized I put the brackets on the wrong sides so the heatsink was hitting my ram and I/o lol. Luckily caught the mistake while everything was out of the case
I totally realized I installed my second fan wrong. I installed it on the outside rather than the middle even despite looking at the manual. I'll definitely correct that.
Everything is fine, up until tightening the screws on the Heatsink, one side is fine, but the other just refuses to tighten. Anyone else had this issue?
Thanks very much, I'll use a MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk motherboard which is similar, I was worrying regarding the sizes of the cooler if they were restrained by either the memory RAM sticks or the motherboard's extended heatsinks.
Great turtoria! now I just need help with all the RGB lighting connectors for this. I so many cords coming out I can't make sense of where to connect everthing.
Id love a mention about RAM in future videos, im looking to make a similar build to this, but I have no idea what the clearances would be like for RAM.
Great video! Literally Sunday building my first pc and I ordered the same cooler, only for me it’s will be with intel. Just a question.. isn’t it bad if your cooler is over the ram?
I've done it both ways. I typically install the cooler outside the case if it is a fresh build, but if I'm changing it I don't bother taking it out of the case. I think it's a bit easier when it's not installed.
Upgrading my prebuilt so im kinda nervous but this eases my mind a bit. I'd like to not have to take the motherboard out completely but i guess i have to to put the bracket on the back. Which likely means unplugging my gpu and removing it before pulling the motherboard off. It's gonna be a little more intensive than i was hoping but hopefully it goes smoothly as i cannot afford to replace a gpu or any other parts.
Thankyou so much for this video mate. First time installing a cpu cooler and I was a bit lost, so cheers again for the help 😅 This cooler barely fits in my case (lian li o11 dynamic). A singular piece of paper fits between the glass and cooler, hahha.
The cooler doesn't interfere with the RAM, does it? I'm going to buy that same motherboard and cooler, but I couldn't see clearly if the RAM fits well.
"The Peerless Assassin 120 came with a splitter and one of the ends looks like it's missing a pin. Is this normal or should I contact Amazon/Thermal right?" That's intentional. Pin 3 is the tach, it's a signal from the fan to the motherboard/controller to say how fast the fan is going. Multiple signals from multiple fans would confuse it and could even damage it.
If you need the back plate to remain attached (if you're upgrading and don't want to remove the motherboard from the case), wouldn't it be better to remove/replace one bracket at a time, so one bracket is always attached and the backplate can't fall off. Just a suggestion. Thanks for the video.
Haha yeah, mine had rgb lights aswell so its going to be interesting to see if I can get it to work, aint really no pc builder at all. So it will be a fun project xD
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I need help , My pre built cpu fan has been plugged into a connection in the back and I have to unplug this to fully remove the fan! It’s a Intel build
I just bought this cooler for my new rig I’m building with Ryzen 7 7800X3D and RTX 4090. It’s my lifetime dream build and I can’t wait!
crazy build bro happy 4 u
Awesome 👍 Enjoy!!
What temperature is your cpu while playing games with the assasin peerles se 120 on the ryzen 7 7800x3d?
@@tenzinwoesel1720great temps on 7800x3d pa120se im playing on everything ultra 1080p maximum temps was 82º but today I undervolted 30 gives me 76º maximum, average of 48º on hwinfo
I just got the same CPU and this cooler, setting it up when I sober up. Lol
I'd like to point out that when installing this cooler, your motherboard may have 2 ports, "CPU Fan" and "CPU Opt". CPU Opt is where you can connect the second fan to instead of daisy chaining the 2 fans into one port. This is completely optional, however, it's something worth noting depending on what you're using the computer for.
Thaks for sharing the tip!
Thanks for the tip!
I decided I would rather daisy chain for the identical speed but that is indeed also true!
Thank you so much! I am building my first PC and I had no idea how the fan clips were supposed to work. Great video and straight to the point
Glad it was helpful 😀👍
@@NorthernVikingEverydayDid you realize after you made the video that you clipped on the first fan somewhat incorrectly which resulted in some of the lamellae getting bent? It's clearly visible in the video and not present on the front fan.
Great tutorial. No filler. Just straight to the point. love to see tutorials like this,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Installed this earlier on my am4 mobo and it was super simple and easy to do. I’ve never dealt with those fan clips before so I came to this video and once again it was super simple and took me no time at all.
Awesome 👍 Glad you got it installed!
Is the cooler loud? Or would you say that it is very quite?
@@poxii7369 quiet
@@OtaidaVT Okay thanks!
What about the ram slots? Did it cover all 4 of the ram slots or were you able to install your rams ?
You're doing God's work here! I was too stupid to understand those clips and the manual days exactly nothing on how to install them, so thanks a million! 🤗
Glad I could help you out!
God's pretty lazy, huh.
Great guide for AM4 users! I’m using a Phantom Spirit, and it was similar enough I could follow your video. You answer so many questions the instructions didn’t address, like what direction the fans were blowing. This fan is a beast and was a needed upgrade for me after switching to a AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D. I went from 90°C in OCCT on my Cooler Master T2 to 64°C with this Phantom Spirit. Using an Asrock B450 Pro4.
Awesome! I'm glad I could help you out and that is a big difference in temperature. 😃👍
thanks so much for the video. I've always feared the cooler is too heavy for the moherboard, more when it's standing fastened with just two screws.
Works great for me so far.
Having the 2 screws on top and bottom is MUCH better than having them either side. The top screw prevents the heavy cooler from sagging which happens with 2 side screws all the time.
Came here trying to figure out which side to mount the fans on. Looks like it's front and middle DIMM side, not middle and back. You also helped me understand how the clips work. Thank you.
You're welcome 🤗
Now that's what i call a DETAILED explanation. Every detail covered. Thanks for taking the time to put this tutorial together .
Glad it was helpful!
You are fantastic, your voice is nice and clear (and kind of asmr quality tbh) and you seem like a fun friendly guy. Excellent tutorial, I was worried when I read reviews of the cooler that it was a pain in the ass but you made it possible in like 5 minutes. ❤
That is very nice of you to say! Glad I could help. 😀👍
i was so confused about how the clips worked thank you!
Happy to help!
great video and easy to follow along for a beginner like me! I got a little disheartened when I noticed that the right hand fan bumped into my ram but once you had the same "issue" and said it would be fine it took a weight of my shoulder lol
Thanks! Helping a friend build his first proper gaming PC later today and was curious about how this was installed. Never messed with a cooler this size before.
Glad I could help!
Thanks for the video, you forgot to mention that you don't need the splitter cable, you can just connect second fan into the CPU OPT connection on the motherboard.
Good tip!
Man, also explaining the intel installation is more than my government has ever done for me
Glad it was helpful!
Watched this on my phone and installed Peerless Assassin flawlessly as my first CPU cooler change ever! Great help appreciated, especially on those confusing fan clips :((
Thank you for your wonderful tutorial video.
Glad it helped!
Is it just me or was placing the heat sink a pain, took me like 30-45 minutes to get both screws in simultaneously
@@Lmoros I screwed them almost all the way individually. Only when It feel tighter, I then screwed evenly to get them in simultaneously. Took me around 3-5 minutes
Thanks for the flow direction. I've watched multiple videos on this and no one explained the flow. I was afraid I was doing it incorrectly..
Glad it helped!
Very easy installation on AM4/5 system, so its even possible to install on an already existing system without the need of removing MB before.
I have its sister (Phantom Spirit SE) and I absolutely love it.
Awesome 👍
Thann man! This was a very clear and informative video. I feel like you answered a lot questions people might have and your video helped me not have anxiety about cpu cooler installation!
Glad it was helpful! 😀👍
Putting a new build together and chose this cooler. Watching while I wait for my parts to arrive so I'm prepared. Great and clear video, thanks!
Glad you found it helpful! I hope the build goes smoothly.
First time builder installing a Phantom Spirit to an MSI B 650 P Pro and let me tell you this helped immensely. Thank you!!!
Glad I was able to help 👍
Did you install the CPU cooler before mounting the motherboard or after it was already mounted in the case ?
I wasnt sure what to do with direction until i noticed rubber pads and your video helped. Its possible to get those clips in without bending the heatsink fins, just slide up or down a c'hair at a time until it goes in perfect!
Glad I could help
Doing my first build after a lifetime of buying prebuilts and this helped a lot thank you!
Glad I could help!
So much better than the Thermalright video. Thanks for making this so clear
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much. This is my very first time building a pc and thanks to you this was super easy
Glad I could help!
Brilliant guide! I'm a seasoned builder but I still get anxious about putting in cpu coolers for some reason. Best guide I've seen in a while.
Glad it helped!
Simple, effective, and straightforward guide. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
nice, clear, short video. best of the install videos I watched.
Thanks 😊
i'm absolute terrible with installing my own stuff, but i went for it with your guide and it worked out perfectly. Thank you so much.
Glad it helped!
Just bought this cooler as I’m swapping my i5 12400f with a i5 13600kf! Will be installing later today. First time ever installing a cup cooler! 😅
Awesome 👍 Good luck.
Was the cooler a tight fit in your PC case and did you have to worry about the cooler touching your RAM at all?
(Great Video BTW!)
I did need to slide the 1 fan up about 1/8" to get it to fit. But it seems to work great.
I had to do the same thing, move the fan up just a little bit.
Totally triggers my OCD but what are you gonna do? 😅
Great video, I just ordered mine to get ready for starfield.
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you very much! The only down side I saw in all this was that you would have to pull up the 1 fan placed by the side to access the RAM but consider its only being held be brackets. It's still easy to work around.
This part stressed me out especially since I almost broke my CPU during it. Thank you so much
Glad it helped!
Thank you for this! I'm doing my first PC build and was confused on the fan orientation since there is no directional logos. :) But you've cleared that out for me. Cheers!
Glad I could help!
Amazing video! Watched a few of these and none explained it as clearly as you. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Awesome video! Made installation super easy (even though i was worried about doing this myself originally) dropped my cpu temp 20 degrees!
Glad it helped!
Ah thanks so it's the red standoffs I need! Mine didn't come with any stickers and no info in the installation guide.
Glad I could help
I have fans in the back that pull out the hot air, and fans in the top of the case that pull out the air. Wouldn't it make more sense in that case to mount the fans so that they're both on the outside of the heat sink blowing away from the heatsink, instead of creating a hot air train?
Thank you. Super straight forward video and didn’t skip a thing. Thanks!
You're welcome 🤗
This guide helped me install my Peerless Assassin 120. Very detailed and thoughtful; Thank you very much! It was actually much easier than anticipated 😅
Glad it helped!
Thank you. I literally couldn’t even see the clip on the pictured diagram in the instructions.
Glad it was helpful 👋
Thanks for saying that the splitter was included in the package, solved my worries completely :)
No problem 👍
Hello, in some reviews of this cooler, I found that some people put a piece of iron on the motherboard directly behind the processor in order to connect with the two pieces of iron next to the processor that you installed on the plastic pieces. So my question is, do I have to put that piece of iron at the back or do I not need it? So ? By the way, my motherboard is Asrock B550M Steel Legend. I will be really happy with your answer
Thank you sir, cant wait to put this on top of my ryzen 7800x3d 😊
Awesome! Enjoy!!
Was trying to install this on my AM5 board last night and made some big mistakes. Wish I found this sooner.
Thank you for the detailed video! Mine will be delivered this monday! Cant wait to try it out myself!
Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks man, putting together my first PC, very easy to understand
You're welcome! Glad it helped with your first build
Thanks bro, i put the fans on incorrectly and had to re clip them on every 24 hours, luckily you managed to figure it out
Glad I could help
I just order mine. Still waiting on it. Thx on this video man keep it up :)
Thanks 👍
Paired this cooler up with a recent scrapyard find as we swing by there at work a lot.
Found a MSI x299 sli plus motherboard & an I9 7920x processor, not gonna mess about overclocking it as this will be my test rig for various parts, currently only a single 8 gb ddr4 stick too test with but I'm sure I'll find some more, or I'll just buy a kit of 32 gb & put in the current ram from my main rig into this.
Was curious as to whether the cooler would cover up RGB ram. Now I know it does and this saved me 10$ from not buying RGB ram thanks!
No problem 👍
Thanks for the vid, I watched this after installing the color because it didn't seem right and realized I put the brackets on the wrong sides so the heatsink was hitting my ram and I/o lol. Luckily caught the mistake while everything was out of the case
Glad I could help 😀👍
私はこれを買おうとしているので、とても参考になりました！
Glad I could help 😃👍
Now this cooler is such a unit!
I might consider getting it myself as well, thanks!
Awesome tutorial. Thanks for sharing! 🙏❤😊 I had installed mine incorrectly on my own and this guided me in the right direction. Problem fixed 😅
Glad it helped!
Still such a helpful guide!! Thanks!
You're welcome 🤗
Thanks. Doing my first computer build ever. This helped a ton
Glad it helped!
I totally realized I installed my second fan wrong. I installed it on the outside rather than the middle even despite looking at the manual. I'll definitely correct that.
Glad it was helpful
Wonderful video! Will be installing it to an LGA 1700 and appreciated you showing those steps as well!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, was a lot of help building my first PC!
Glad I could help!
Everything is fine, up until tightening the screws on the Heatsink, one side is fine, but the other just refuses to tighten.
Anyone else had this issue?
Tighten them both a bit at a time
Finally got it to work, one side was slightly off, probs fabrication error@@nibroc06
Does it matter in which direction you install it? 5:05
I guess you want the fans to be blowing towards the exhaust fan.
Yes you want the fans sucking in from the front and blowing towards the exhaust.
I am doing the exact same thing but screws are not fitting the holes. I have am4 x570-plus. Could you please help me?
am back to here to say THANKS, help a lot with my first Assasin 120SE
Glad I could help 😃
Simple, instructive, and to the point. Very nice, thanks much👍
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial! I just hope for future tutorials you populated all the ram slots so you can see if it interferes with it or not
Noted!
thanks a lot, I couldn't figure it out from the manual. Nice video! It helped me a lot!
You're welcome!
Wow! Great job. Made it so easy to understand and left out all the meaningless information
Glad it was helpful!
This really helped clear things up thanks
Awesome! Glad I could help and Thank You very much for the support! It's much appreciated!! 😀👍
I have 8*2 Gskill 43mm height RAMs will there be a problem
i have 5700x3d cpu and msi a520m a pro motherboard msi m100a case
I'm trying to install and noticed the adaptor power line has 3 wires on one side and the other has 4. that doesn't make sense
Thanks very much, I'll use a MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk motherboard which is similar, I was worrying regarding the sizes of the cooler if they were restrained by either the memory RAM sticks or the motherboard's extended heatsinks.
Glad to help!
Great turtoria! now I just need help with all the RGB lighting connectors for this. I so many cords coming out I can't make sense of where to connect everthing.
Id love a mention about RAM in future videos, im looking to make a similar build to this, but I have no idea what the clearances would be like for RAM.
Thank you so much for making this video! I would have not been successful without it! 🎉
Glad I could help!
thank you so much, the fan clips are not clear at all how they work!
Glad it helped!
Im so confused how did you put it in place my doesn't have anything to screw into please help (it was upside down) (edit)
yours was probably upside down like mine
@@miirzys yea figure that out 😕
Great video! Literally Sunday building my first pc and I ordered the same cooler, only for me it’s will be with intel. Just a question.. isn’t it bad if your cooler is over the ram?
Thank you for the tutorial. One question though. Would you recommend putting the cooler on outside the case or with the motherboard already inside ?
I've done it both ways. I typically install the cooler outside the case if it is a fresh build, but if I'm changing it I don't bother taking it out of the case. I think it's a bit easier when it's not installed.
I found that the splitter doesn't allow for the RPM sensor to work (showing 0 RPM in software and in BIOS).
Upgrading my prebuilt so im kinda nervous but this eases my mind a bit.
I'd like to not have to take the motherboard out completely but i guess i have to to put the bracket on the back.
Which likely means unplugging my gpu and removing it before pulling the motherboard off.
It's gonna be a little more intensive than i was hoping but hopefully it goes smoothly as i cannot afford to replace a gpu or any other parts.
Many cases have a cutout so you don't need to remove the motherboard. Hope you get it sorted. All the best!
@@NorthernVikingEveryday
Thank you! I shall check my case.
Great video and very well explained. Many thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much my friend it is running so quiet
You're welcome!
Thankyou so much for this video mate. First time installing a cpu cooler and I was a bit lost, so cheers again for the help 😅
This cooler barely fits in my case (lian li o11 dynamic). A singular piece of paper fits between the glass and cooler, hahha.
The cooler doesn't interfere with the RAM, does it? I'm going to buy that same motherboard and cooler, but I couldn't see clearly if the RAM fits well.
Without the fans you can access the ram, loads of clearance. About to put the fans on. I'm here to see the direction as they have no arrows.
I had to slightly raise the fan to get it to fit with two Ram sticks. It would be extra tight with four sticks of ram
Thanks, great tutorial. Was able to get mine on and working great, first time.
Great to hear!
"The Peerless Assassin 120 came with a splitter and one of the ends looks like it's missing a pin. Is this normal or should I contact Amazon/Thermal right?"
That's intentional. Pin 3 is the tach, it's a signal from the fan to the motherboard/controller to say how fast the fan is going. Multiple signals from multiple fans would confuse it and could even damage it.
If you need the back plate to remain attached (if you're upgrading and don't want to remove the motherboard from the case), wouldn't it be better to remove/replace one bracket at a time, so one bracket is always attached and the backplate can't fall off. Just a suggestion. Thanks for the video.
HUGE help man keep this content up you saved me a bunch of money I would’ve had to pay someone to do it for me. Again THANK YOU🙌🏼🙌🏼
No problem 👍
Are the standoffs supposed to be loose? I’m having a real hard time screwing them in. Been at this for hours now.
Thanks man, really helped us out while doing a build
No problem 👍
bro tysm for this awesome tutorial!! helped me a ton ❤❤
No problem!!
May have lost the Fan Buckles, does anyone know what type they are or where I can buy replacements?
I brought one from aliexpress hook type
My brackets dont have a hole in the middle like yours. They are sealed :/
Very helpful and easy to understand.
Glad it was helpful!
what kind of monstercooler have i bought ..!?
Can't wait to get it tho :D
It's big but works great!
Haha yeah, mine had rgb lights aswell so its going to be interesting to see if I can get it to work, aint really no pc builder at all. So it will be a fun project xD