Air Cooling Done Right

To become the best air cooler for both AMD and Intel CPUs, a few things need to happen. Luckily, these coolers do it all. Their prices are WAY below other new 2023 releases and cooling performance is some of the best we've seen, especially on Intel 13th and 14th gen CPUs.
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0:00 - A New Air Cooling Competitor
0:37 - FROZN A720 & A620 Price
1:04 - Sponsor Spot
1:37 - FROZN A620 Explained
3:22 - FROZN A720 Explained
4:44 - A720 vs A620
5:05 - A620 Fan Noise
6:11 - A720 Fan Noise
6:45 - Fan Replacement & Some Caution
7:26 - HYPER Intel Optimized
8:06 - Intel 180W Temperature Testing
8:52 - Intel 253W Temperature Testing
9:25 - Intel No Limits Temperature Testing
10:02 - Intel GAMING Temperatures
10:28 - Ryzen 5 7600X Temperature Testing
11:15 - Ryzen 7 7700X Temperature Testing
11:49 - Ryzen 9 7950X Temperature Testing
12:34 - Ryzen GAMING Temperatures
12:56 - The OFFSET MOUNT Question....
13:55 - The Best All-Round Coolers?
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#hardwarecanucks

[@Edgemaster72]

Kudos to ID Cooling for not only responding about the offset mounting, but sending the mount and saying "don't take our word for it, see for yourself"

[@sanuthweerasinghe7825]

Thermalright's performance and value is crazy. It's crazy how good they are.

[@Terr_O_Rist]

Ik right? $36 for a phantom spirit that beats mostly every other cooler is crazy

[@sanuthweerasinghe7825]

@@Terr_O_Rist$35 USD for essentially the best cooler on the market? Doesn't get much better than that

[@floorgang420]

@@Terr_O_Rist There more crazy brands out there, Coolmoon Aosor as example, just about $50 for 360 AIO.

[@adriftatlas]

Yep! When I built my silent tower in 2018 Thermalright was the only reasonable option. Paired it with a sturdy Fractal Design Define (and their fans) case. All the fans are 140mm and spin at 700RPM with an office workload. I have to hold my breath to hear it within 3ft.

[@monstarskids24]

there's a lot of cheap and good cpu cooler here in china! thermalright and lanshuo is the oldest, they're older than me 😂😂😂

[@igoresque]

Can't believe I got Phantom Spirit SE for just over $30 back in July thinking it looks similar enough to Peerless Assassin from GN review +1 heatpipe, and it ended up being the best air cooler deal on the market. Good job Thermalright!

[@moguy1973]

I just bought the same one the other day and it works great.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Yeah we covered it a few months ago

[@igoresque]

@@HardwareCanucks that review made me very happy about it, thank you 😊

[@dontmatter4423]

@@HardwareCanucks so right now, the best air cooler for intel lga1700 is ID, for am5 it's thermalright?

[@MrSmitheroons]

I was curious about these Frozn coolers, very glad you reviewed them! Man, that pressure line straight down the middle of the intel IHS is laser-focused! No wonder it does relatively so strong on intel while being in the middle of the pack on AMD, and no-wonder offsetting that thin column down does nothing, since the contact pattern would be pretty much the same even after shifting it down. Glad to see Thermalright has a second "budget but few compromises" competitor to keep it honest, at least for intel builds at the moment. P.S. looks like Gamers Nexus is *finally* going to start testing on both AM5 and LGA1700, not just AM4. Can't believe how long your channel has been doing it and how basically no-one else around is offering this content for months. So I'm looking forward to finally being able to follow the gold standard advice to look for reviews from multiple sources. But you guys deserve big credit for being the first major outlet to do it, IMO!!! Great job! (And their charts will never be as cool as your all-dB graphs, IMO, unless they feel "inspired" to copy it, heh. But I'll be curious how their insanely detail-oriented and voltage-locked reviews line up with these that appear to be mostly wattage-limited (?)) P.P.S. Best wishes to you all/the team going into the holidays and 2024 and beyond! Thanks for all the reviews and cool videos! Peace!

[@MTLoveridge]

ID really has stepped up their game with these and are thinking ahead, unlike some.

[@HanmaHeiro]

Feels like there's some tea to be spilled here!

[@mikkodoria4778]

i wonder who are those "some" he mentioned

[@grasgruen84]

havent seen the whole video, but for me it looks like they just copied the 2 most sold air coolers almost one to one. so seen the video now. didnt see any thinking in the future, still just 2 copied coolers.

[@DustinGorman]

I was just gonna say. Lol.​@@grasgruen84

[@lordshitpost31]

Finally someone mentioning ID Cooling. They're robust, easy to install and reliable.

[@sbme1147]

Watched a fair amount of your vids now. You do good content, thank you.

[@mahius19]

I'd literally just got the TR PhantomSpirit SE delivered for my Ryzen 7800X3D build and watching the start of this video I was worried that I chose the wrong option. But watching the 2nd half I was relieved to have made the right choice. We need more reviews/coverage of these great value coolers to make folks more aware of the options available on affordable budgets.

[@parkq9060]

Amazing video. I’d be more interested in seeing that offset mount with the X3D chips though if there’s any temperature reduction.

[@marks9233]

Thermal Grizzly sells a standalone cooler offset kit, but you kind of just have to guess. That would explain Noctua's better performance on Ryzen though, since they include an offset kit, just like Arctic Liquid Freezer.

[@PigeonForLife]

Your tests are worth gold!

[@antzpantz]

Love the Tron: Uprising wallpaper in the background!

[@des7royerz]

Another excellent review, great job! And very nice cooling option from id cooling! Hope to see great options too on AIO territory for 2024, ID!

[@bigblack2295]

Your reviews are satisfying thanks 👍

[@manoftherainshorts9075]

ID made a relatively unexpensive product that manages to beat D15's best air cooler. This is aggressive competition, and I absolutely love it!

[@marks9233]

Can't believe the slow pace of Noctua's new models, especially compared with Thermalright. Crazy.

[@thomaslayman9487]

aw man, i was thinking about upgrading to either a 14600k or 13700k and was worried my lil old SE-224-XTS wouldn't quite be enough for it, but i didn't like the aesthetics or prices of other coolers; i seriously respect the sheer amount of effort that went into making this video, particularly retesting every single cooler in your catalogue with the 4080, it is appreciated

[@twizzbharat2577]

As per your recommendation I picked up a TR Phantom Spirit 120 for my new 7800X3D a few weeks ago and I couldn't be happier. Can't believe the performance for only £29... :OOOO

[@HardwareCanucks]

Awesome to hear!

[@AlphaMachina]

These coolers are impressive. Just goes to show, man, you never know who will come out on top at any given time.

[@McBane.]

Ive said it before and will say it again .. i absolutely love my Frost spirit v3, so glad it still remains top tier. Thankyou for another great vid on air coolers :)

[@ravinkrishnan3183]

How good is it vs the phantom spirit ??

[@Rusty-ms5yi]

I kind of like the mock up of the orange fan used in the thumbnail. Would be cool to see some different color waves on cpu coolers in general

[@UbergamR447]

great video, thank you! :)

[@samoh4u]

Thermalright Phantom Spirit SE is still tough to beat in the market. Under $40 and it's cooling ability for that price is too good to consider other high price coolers unless you're going for aesthetics. But straight performance Thermalright Phantom Spirit SE is unbeatable!

[@ohmyyyy]

Too bad it doesnt exist in europe

[@superpandabacon]

Glad ID cooling is making a big impact in cpu cooling. I got 2 coolers from them cause they were cheap on Amazon- before they were “well known”. Hope they keep their prices super affordable.

[@Hito343]

So FS 140 V3/PS120SE for my new AM5 build that is. Great video

[@cj_zak1681]

really interesting to see how more effective these coolers are on Intel chips than AMD's counterparts, even with the offset mounting kit. And happy Holidays too you! Love all your content 🙂

[@shunae86]

Got my Phantom Spirit yesterday for $22. It just blew my away. My 5600 temp is stuck at 60c running stress test for 30 mins. Can’t be happier!

[@trickytricky100]

Hi thanks great blog, can I ask please what’s the desk speakers brand model ? Thanks

[@nadeenasnake]

That huge one looks MAGNIFICENT

[@Youhaveaname]

Been looking at upgrading my cooler. May have found the one!

[@rubyvolt]

I have a DeepCool six pipe from my 4th gen on my 9900K. Cinebench R23 makes it hit just 70C. The twin tower has three 120's on it in a LianLi LAN COOL II white mesh RGB. On the larger unit, PUT A 120 ON THE MEMORY SIDE.

[@Zordonzig]

I think Deepcool would like to enter chat and discuss this naming scheme.

[@luvoverthewall]

Cooler master would like to have a word as well.. They have one called hyper 620s

[@Shrek765]

Merry Christmas !

[@ethanking2591]

I was curious will you guys be reviewing the Cooler Master MA824 stealth?

[@baghlani92]

Big thanks to you and id cooling very good job 👏✨️

[@jacendex]

I've been using ID cooling products for the last 5 years. The performance to value is incredible, and the company seems to be genuinely excited about what they produce.

[@cyansorcerer6491]

This is without a doubt the best PC tech channel ive ever seen. Ive been researching in order to learn how to build my own pc for a while now and ive learned so much from you guys.

[@brachyboy1874]

Ive got the SE-226-XT cooling my 5800x3D and its doing great

[@melsgamingvault]

I'm using the A610. Fits very well with my all black non rgb build.

[@rusTORK]

Another EXCELLENT review of Air cooler! P.S. Add NH-U14S in testing?

[@megapet777]

Interesting that the FROZN coolers work much better on intel than amd. I really appreciate the in depth air cooler reviews you guys do. I didnt even realize before that you should choose different coolers depending if you are going for amd or intel CPU. Also the charts are absolutely awesome. Keep up the amazing work!

[@alrecks619]

I've been considering ID Cooling products alongside Thermalright for an upgrade from stock cooling (Wraith Stealth) because i'm kinda on the fence of using stock cooler on hotter climates.

[@pm5k00]

This was just fantastic.

[@Pondering133]

Can the front fan be placed on the back instead to have a dual pull orientation?

[@Tkozuh]

In my opinion. Buy the best aircooler you can buy and the best fans and it will serve you forever. I still have the original D15 with 140mm fans since the release and have no intention to change it until it supports new sockets. That makes it about 9 years already. Here is to 11 more 🍷🍾

[@muhammadfirmansyahdwiputra]

Thanks for the comparison video, I have owned the Deepcool AK620 for several months since its release, and I am planning to upgrade to AM5. After seeing this comparison, I believe it can still keep up well in handling Ryzen 7700 or 7800X3D.

[@farmeunit]

I still used my Peerless Assassin on my 7700X. Worked great. Moved to an AiO, but only because I got a great deal. Not performance.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Yeah don't bother spending extra money. The AK620 is still amazing.

[@Fergutor]

Finally some serious review of Id-Cooling products!

[@HebuTheLoneWolf]

2:55 or idk, move the fan on the other side of the cooler? a lot of tower fans have the fans on the other side for a reason. it wont as neat looking but but that tends to be the tradeoff u need to make with these coolers

[@Zayran626]

If only gpus had this much competition...

[@Fr33mx]

Just purchased a Phantom Spirit 120 SE and couldnt be happier with any other Aircooler. This thing is a beast. I went from 67-80c on my r7 5700x with wraith cooler to ~37c idle and ~57 under load. And its super quite. Like, legit I cannot hear this thing and if I didnt see the head cooler moving I'd think its not even moving. My 120mm Case fans are audible through front glass panel, but not this thing. It's just incredible, considering a friend of mine has r5 7500f with ID cooling se-207-xt and that thing is super noisy. I was ready to pay the budget cooler tax via the noise but was very pleasantly surprised with the result. Its just an insane price to performance product.

[@oynamalan]

I got a TR Peerless assassin 120se for 12700k cpu used on 3dsmax sketchup render build based on your reviews. All i can say that this cooler is well exceeded my expectations.

[@gruiadevil]

Thank you or doing this review I asked Steve from GN to look at them, but he didn't want to. At least someone cares about regular people who don't want to spend 100$ for a decent cooler.

[@AquaLady153]

he didn't want to? For real? Why the heck not? Maybe TechDeals will look into it if he hasnt already

[@gruiadevil]

@@AquaLady153 Well ... This review is fine enough for my purposes. Now I can safely recommend the cooler, and give the review as reference. I guess Steve doesn't need more views on his vids, he's doing fine enough 😄

[@ridesafealways4929]

Please suggest the best possible air aircooler for a 9900k 5ghz.

[@reloadingdontshoot1]

I have the Phantom Spirit; $45 cooler outdoing most 360 AIO's is outstanding. Changed the stock fans for Arctic PMax fans and couldn't be happier

[@theordinarydude2104]

Mike, you need to look at the newer ID Cooling IS-47-XT for super low profile coolers.

[@4x4forlyfe]

Any videos on the ID Cooling SE-207-XT Slim??

[@luvoverthewall]

You're right about thermalright availability in india.. At least not at a price that makes it a better deal than deepcool. The cheapest dual tower air cooler available here is the cooler master hyper 620S, I'd say you guys should check it out and see how it performs as a budget option. Also, speaking of thermalright, if peerless assassin and phantom spirit are available at the exact same price as deepcool ak620.. Would it still make sense to go with thermalright? (For intel)

[@HardwareCanucks]

How is ID Cooling availability? As fort the PA / PS series versus the AK620, personally I prefer the LOOK of the AK620 but if looks don't matter then the PS120 is the way to go.

[@luvoverthewall]

@@HardwareCanucks Id cooling availability is worst than thermalright, close to non existent... If i had the choice, i would pick ID-cooling a620, looks better than ak620 imo. As for thermalright vs deepcool, I'll go with your recommendations and get the phantom spirit. Thank you so much for replying 😌🙏

[@MadeForD]

can you do a review on the Snowman air coolers? particularly the t4 budget friendly ones?

[@Jacob-hl6sn]

I like my $30 peerless assassin, its great.

[@des7royerz]

What about some ssd cooling reviews? With some of the options available and tests on pcie gen5 specially 😉

[@mikesiemens4145]

For those wondering about the front fan placement... I moved the front fan on my DC AK620 to the rear of the unit, to avoid the ram confliction, and have seen no issues when when cooling a R5 5600x @ 4.85 ghz.

[@myburghroux]

How would ID-Cooling FROZN A620 perform on a am4 Ryzen 5 3600? I used to run a 240mm AIO and never had temps above 65C under full load.

[@seehazy]

Are you guys still planning to do the AIO round ups? Personally interested in an overview of the 280 AIOs (including the Arctic and EKWB offerings).

[@HardwareCanucks]

Yes. Though the 240mm has taken us over 3 months to complete

[@bensonspov]

So I am running a Ryzen 9 5900x and I am looking at replacing my old AIO with a air cooler and looking at TRPS120, PA120 (or the SE versions not sure which one to get). So do you guys have a recommendation on which one to get? ID cooling? PS120? PA120? or one of the 120SE version? I'm honestly lost. I'm leaning towards a PS120 but any suggestions will be great!

[@marks9233]

Thank you for this awesome information! Well done. :) In your first cooler comparison vid, I would have appreciated more clarity between Ryzen vs Intel performance since I almost used that for a Ryzen decision. But it seems like you're doing that now. Thanks. Thermal Griz is now selling a Ryzen cooler offset kit. Seems like many of these would do better on Ryzen with the offset (like Frost Spirit), but the offset kit is half the cost of a TR cooler (~$20usd). ha I guess the Phantom Spirit does better than the Frost Spirit on Ryzen since the additional heat pipes on it catch the Ryzen offset heatspot better? Idk. Thanks again!

[@setadoon]

For $30-$40 and 2 included fans, the Peerless Assassin is just too good. I love mine, never had an issue!

[@mikkodoria4778]

finally an ID cooling review

[@AstroLoops69]

Have you had a chance to look at the Jiushark JF13K Diamond? Funky name but the radiator has a downdraft design that covers the RAM and VRMs as well, replace the fans with a reputable brand and I'd love to see hoe it compares!

[@microsoft1665]

A720 amazon link is not working for me. cant find this product anywhere.

[@pleymox818]

Do a review about the thermalright phantom spirit EVO PLEASE .

[@reinulf656]

I'd really love to see where the Noctua U14s falls compared to the U12A and D15.... I trust you guys more than anyone else for these air cooler testings. Everyone else says the U12A is just as good as the D15. Obviously not...

[@flokayseven]

Please Review the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 Evo

[@fisher_price]

Can you guys look into Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO?

[@yggdrasilygg]

You can also just move the front fan to the back of the tower coolers to give ram headroom. Not that big of a deal

[@nicholash8021]

How do you think the AK620 with Noctua NF-A12x25 5V fans would compare to the A620 or A720?

[@RayMafnas]

Is the A620 better than the Arctic Freezer 34?

[@prathmeshpatil6425]

It's true, here in India it's impossible to get your hands on thermalright and deepcool coolers.

[@AravindG17]

Deepcool's availability is MUCH better than Thermalright here

[@mpm1984uk]

It's a pity that there aren't AM4 temperature tests with them, The A620 is one of the options that I have on my list to cool a Ryzen 9 5950X and I'm wondering if they will suffer the same problems that the 7000 series CPUs have. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of videos or reviews on the internet with 5000 series as far as I have seen.

[@brooksdavid8575]

Could you please make a review of the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO? I'm pretty sure it would be really helpful for a lot of people. Thank you in advance.

[@gedeuchnixan3830]

Don´t of any issues with my DeepCool AG620 BK cooler and it´s aRGB fans, no rattle just very noticable going full boar.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

TY

[@portwest400]

Love these videos, air cooling FTW. Don't like water, radiators blah blah

[@arkyrinaldy8670]

will it fit inside NR200P?

[@devonmoreau]

I love air cooler reviews, i’m not sure why lol but i do!

[@amineBoucherit]

Mike will you test the new phantom spirit EVO?

[@HardwareCanucks]

No plans right now. Maybe in another roundup

[@maozedowner5915]

Do you guys have plan to review Thermalright AIOs?

[@HardwareCanucks]

Yes

[@martinsorrenti5771]

Do you mind doing a best aio vid?

[@HardwareCanucks]

Working on it

[@UpgradeUrWinRARTrial]

So what fan curve should be used with these coolers if "Auto" is too fast?

[@HardwareCanucks]

Set them to 1200- 1400RPM and call it a day

[@juliogomezyt]

Good ones.

[@SBoth_]

So, for the AM5 platform what is the best choice? I'm getting the 7900x3d.

[@hinchlikescake7592]

For air cooling.. Thermalright Phantom Spirit (non SE) for sub $40. Can go with the EVO version for all black and comes with premium RGB fans, but is also slightly more expensive. Considering how hot the 7900X3D can get, it might be worth looking into a 360/280MM AIO.

[@Dubistader]

The A720 reminds me of the Cryorig R1 Ultimate.

[@LeGrandMort]

Maybe I missed it in the video (great work, btw.!), but the A720 doesn't seem to be available as of now.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Where? Amazon USA and Canada had stock as of a few minutes before I posted this today

[@LeGrandMort]

Thanks a lot for your reply! I'm in Germany, but I looked at Amazon USA and UK as well (didn't get an out of stock page, either). Found it in Canada now, but will probably stick with the Phantom Spirit that I got yesterday for the time being (thanks for the recommendation, btw., and explaining the differences between AMD and Intel, offset mounting etc., it's much appreciated).

[@Targetlockon]

Thermalright getting the right temperature for insane value for money 👍

[@Apexseals87]

how do these match up against a peerless assassin 120 se? i have one of those on my 5900x and i dont think i peak above 75c with PBO and it costs 34 usd....

[@HardwareCanucks]

We answered this....

[@Xale-yt]

Damn they nailed their new product line. I am now curious as to how the fat A610 performs now.

[@NupeWoop]

I’m looking to switch out my chromax black double header, I have a 7950 for reference but I am wondering if there are any new heat sinks that could be better.

[@NupeWoop]

Also are you saying the 35$ thermalright is the best?

[@SBoth_]

I would like to know as well.

[@LucaskrillHC]

Could you review the new Phantom Spirit EVO? It has better fans

[@florianradu7750]

I use ID Cooling fans and AIO and they are great, both in price and performance. Big air coolers I dislike as a design.

[@knockondood2782]

Isn't the peerless assassin still better, in any case? it's still cheaper than the 620 from ID Cooling, and it matches or is ahead it in most applications?

[@HardwareCanucks]

That depends on the platform and the cost of the PA / PS in the region the comparison is being made

[@techluvin7691]

The Thermalright Frost Spirit is a monster of a cooler, but impossible to get. Thank God I bought 3 based on your original air cooler roundup. I also have the Noctua NH-D15 ChromeMax Black and the TR FS140 rivals its performance. Actually, I see you can still get the FS140, but the price has doubled. Now it’s just another air cooler amongst every other air cooler. Therein lies one of the problems with these very good…..but excessively large air coolers. They dominate your build and I can get a 240mm RGB AIO for s similar cost that doesn’t dominate the case.

[@Tkozuh]

Aio is more expensive though. A lot more considering you have to change it about every 3 years while aircooler you can keep for a long fking time and just replace a fan if it goes bad. Plus aircoolers dont make annoying pump sounds

[@HardwareCanucks]

THREE!?

[@farmeunit]

There are $40-$45 right now. Not far from Peerless Assassin or other Thermalright dual towers which are also in that range. As 4 Aio, it takes thought into mounting in certain cases. Some take a lot of work or less than ideal positioning.

[@fightnight14]

Dude hoarded aircoolers. What the hell are you gonna do with those

[@AquaLady153]

impossible to get?

[@superstaples]

That’s for the video. What’s the word on the Phantomspirit Evo??

[@HardwareCanucks]

It's around. No intent on looking at it for now

[@superstaples]

It should theoretically be the king for AMD based on your cooler videos as it's the PS120 with upgraded fans right?@@HardwareCanucks

[@maxrockbin]

It'd be nice if you could test the PS120 EVO since it's supposed to have better fans the the PS120SE - and fans / fan quality was your concern about TR coolers in general. EVO is more dollars but way cheaper than paying for premium fan replacements