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units.","fans":"TL-C12C FAN Spec: 120 x 120 x 25 mm, 1550 RPM +/-10% (MAX), 25.6 dBA, 66.17 CFM (MAX), 1.53 mm H2O (MAX), 4 pin PWM connector, S-FDB bearing, 0.20 A. The page does not state a fan count. The manual parts list shows one fan. S-FDB is stored as fluid dynamic, as on other Thermalright coolers. The page also has an ARGB Connector row (3 PIN 5V) for this fan. Tom's Hardware lists the TL-C12C with lighting none, and the White page (TL-C12CW) has no such row, so the row looks like a copy from the ARGB page and is not stored.","heatsink_dimensions_mm":"Heatsink Specifications: L120 mm x W46 mm x H148 mm. L runs across the fins and W along the airflow, so width 120, depth 46 and height 148. The fan is listed in its own table, so this is the heatsink without the fan.","heatsink_weight_g":"Heatsink Specifications: Weight 630g. The TL-C12C fan is listed separately at 120 g. The PLUS page (two fans) states 640g (Without Fan), which confirms the figure is without fans.","display_type":"The page lists a heatsink and a fan only. No screen is mentioned."}},{"url":"https://www.thermalright.com/wp-json/wp/v2/product?slug=assassin-x-120-refined-se&_fields=date,modified,slug,link","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Public WordPress record of the maker's product page: created 2021-10-12, last modified 2023-09-01. The ARGB page was created 2021-10-12 as well. The White page was created 2023-04-07, which fits the White launch report of 2023-04-12. No launch article for the black model was found, so the month rests on the page record."}},{"url":"https://download.thermalright.com/manuals/ASSASSINX120REFINEDSE.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["manual_url","thermal_paste","in_the_box","usb_header_required","sockets"],"notes":{"thermal_paste":"Parts list item J: Thermal Grease x1. The steps say to apply thermal grease on the CPU. Tom's Hardware names it TF4 paste in a tube.","in_the_box":"One-page installation guide for the Assassin X 120 Refined SE series, parts list A to L, quantities as printed. FAN x1 is the single-fan model and (PLUS x2) is the two-fan model. Item I, Wire x1, is marked use for plus, so it is not stored. The ARGB, White and White ARGB guides show the same list.","usb_header_required":"Fan wiring page: one 4-pin PWM fan header for CPU_FAN, plus a 3-pin 5V ARGB header for fans with ARGB lighting. No USB connection is shown.","sockets":"Installation sections for AMD AM4, Intel LGA115X/1200 and Intel LGA1700. The maker page adds LGA1851."}},{"url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/assassin-x-120-refined-se-argb/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"ARGB edition: same heatsink (L120 x W46 x H148 mm, 630 g, four 6 mm heat pipes) and a TL-C12C-S fan with the same figures as the TL-C12C (1550 RPM, 66.17 CFM, 1.53 mm H2O, 25.6 dBA, S-FDB, 4-pin PWM) plus a 3-pin 5V ARGB connector. Colour is not stated on the page. LDLC lists the ARGB cooler in black."}},{"url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/assassin-x-120-refined-se-white/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants","colors"],"notes":{"variants":"WHITE edition: same heatsink figures and a TL-C12CW fan with the same figures and no ARGB connector row.","colors":"Page title: Assassin X 120 Refined SE WHITE. The black models are listed without a colour on the maker pages, and LDLC names them Black."}},{"url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/assassin-x-120-refined-se-white-argb/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"WHITE ARGB edition: same heatsink figures and a TL-C12CW-S fan with the same figures plus a 3-pin 5V ARGB connector."}},{"url":"https://download.thermalright.com/manuals/ASSASSINX120REFINEDSEWHITEARGB.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"Parts list identical to the black model: heatsink, one fan, back plate, brackets, screws, standoffs, grease, fan clips. Fan wiring page shows the ARGB lighting socket."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/thermalright-assassin-x-120-r-se-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["base_material","direct_contact_heatpipes","thermal_paste","rgb_lighting","launch_price_usd","fans"],"notes":{"base_material":"Spec table, Base: four 6mm direct touch copper heatpipes. No plating is stated. Heatsink material is aluminum. LDLC says pure copper base. Cybenetics lists block material aluminium, which looks like the fin stack.","direct_contact_heatpipes":"Spec table and features text: four direct-touch copper heatpipes.","thermal_paste":"The bundle includes a tube of Thermalright TF4 thermal paste.","rgb_lighting":"Fan table for the TL-C12C: Lighting None. LDLC says not luminous for the black model.","launch_price_usd":"Spec table and features text: official MSRP $19.90 USD. The review of 2024-09-27 is later than the 2021 record date of the product page, so this is the MSRP the review states and not proven as the launch price. Amazon sold it for $16.59 to $18.90 then.","fans":"Fan table: Thermalright TL-C12C, 120 x 120 x 25 mm, up to 1550 RPM, 66.17 CFM, 1.53 mmH2O, S-FDB."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/thermalright-assassin-x-120-r-se-review/2","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["measured_thermal_tests"],"notes":{"measured_thermal_tests":"Albert Thomas, review of 2024-09-27. Intel Core i7-14700K on an MSI Z790 Project Zero in an MSI Pano 100L PZ Black case with Iceberg Thermal IceGale Silent system fans, Thermalright LGA1700 contact frame fitted, the bundled TF4 paste, ambient held at 23 C, enclosed case. Noise is read with a sound meter that cannot read below 35 dBA, and its distance is not stated. Row 1: no power limit, the CPU hits TJ Max and the reviewer records the package power the cooler held. The spec table says about 225 W (Average Maximum TDP, our testing) and the text says the cooler trailed the Noctua NH-D15 by 5 W. The 41.9 dBA maximum volume is stated for this test and for the 165 W test. Row 2: noise normalized to 38.9 dBA, cooled an average of 213 W. Rows 3 and 4: CPU power limits of 165 W and 110 W with a 275 W GPU load, average CPU temperature 83 C and 70 C. Row 5: 120 W Cinebench run where only noise is reported (38.9 dBA). The charts give no other numbers, so no more rows are stored."}},{"url":"https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/coolers/110/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["cybenetics_theta_am5","cybenetics_theta_lga1851","measured_op_30dba_am5","measured_op_30dba_lga1851","measured_noise_max_dba","measured_thermal_tests"],"notes":{"cybenetics_theta_am5":"Report TRCLR00110 is for the Assassin X 120 Refined SE ARGB, tested Nov 16 to 19, 2025. THETA Silver, Air, AM5, Ryzen 9 7900X, default mount, rated at 30 dB(A). The maker lists the same heatsink and the same fan figures for the plain model (TL-C12C against TL-C12C-S), so the ARGB report is used for it too. Evaluated before Revision 2.0 under Revision 1.8, and re-rated into the air class by Revision 2.2.","cybenetics_theta_lga1851":"THETA Silver, Air, LGA1851, Core Ultra 9 285K, default mount, rated at 30 dB(A).","measured_op_30dba_am5":"Overall Performance 9,665 at 30 dB(A) on a Ryzen 9 7900X (PBO enabled).","measured_op_30dba_lga1851":"Overall Performance 12,884 at 30 dB(A) on a Core Ultra 9 285K (Intel default mode).","measured_noise_max_dba":"30.0 dB(A) at the 100% fan setting (1505 rpm). The single fan cannot go above 30 dB(A). Hemi-anechoic chamber with a 6 dB(A) noise floor, Bruel & Kjaer 2270 G4 analyser with a 4955-A microphone, microphone 1 m from the cooler.","measured_thermal_tests":"Cybenetics Cooling Solutions Test Protocol, ARGB edition. Ambient held at 25 C plus or minus 0.5 C and 30% humidity in a climate chamber, open test bench (Cooler Master Test Bench for AM5, DimasTech Bench for LGA1851), Prime95 Small FFTs, averages of the last 4 minutes, Arctic MX-4 paste for all tests (protocol PDF), Default mount. CPU power is measured at the EPS connectors. The report does not publish a temperature above ambient. At 20 and 25 dB(A) the rows use the report's fixed noise levels, and the 100% row has the same values as the 30 dB(A) row because 100% gives 30.0 dB(A)."}},{"url":"https://www.cybenetics.com/data/Cybenetics%20Cooling%20Solutions%20Test%20Protocol_en.pdf","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["measured_thermal_tests"],"notes":{"measured_thermal_tests":"Test Protocol Revision 2.2: Prime95 Small FFTs for at least 10 minutes per level, values averaged over the last 4 minutes, ambient 25 C plus or minus 0.5 C, humidity 30%, Arctic MX-4 for all tests, one mount per platform, AMD test system Ryzen 9 7900X with PBO enabled and Intel test system Core Ultra 9 285K in Intel default mode. The 2025 test of this cooler used the older Revision 1.8 procedure."}},{"url":"https://www.ldlc.com/en/product/PB00582147.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["weight_g","dimensions_mm","status","base_material","rgb_lighting"],"notes":{"weight_g":"LDLC, Black model: weight 750 g. This equals the maker's heatsink 630 g plus fan 120 g. Cybenetics lists 604 g for the ARGB edition, which is lower than the maker's 630 g heatsink figure, so its weighing basis is unclear and it is not stored.","dimensions_mm":"LDLC, fan included: height 148 mm, width 71 mm, depth 120 mm. LDLC's width is the 46 mm heatsink plus the 25 mm fan along the airflow, so depth_mm is 71 and width_mm is 120. Cybenetics measured 149 x 72 x 120 mm for the ARGB edition.","status":"Listed with a price and a delivery estimate on the access date.","base_material":"Pure copper base, four 6 mm copper heat pipes.","rgb_lighting":"Lighting: not luminous."}},{"url":"https://www.ldlc.com/en/product/PB00744012.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"ARGB edition (black): weight 750 g, 148 x 71 x 120 mm with the fan, one ARGB fan with the same 1550 rpm, 66.17 CFM and 25.6 dB figures, addressable RGB connector."}},{"url":"https://computerorbit.com/products/thermalright-assassin-x-120-refined-se-tower-air-cooler.js","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Shopify product feed, barcode 0814256003773 for AX120 REFINED SE (UPC 814256003773). The Computer Orbit feeds also give 0814256003780 for the ARGB edition (.../thermalright-assassin-x-120-refined-se-v2-tower-air-cooler.js), 0814256015837 for the White edition and 0814256004022 for the White ARGB edition. AWD-IT lists 814256013772 for the black model, another valid UPC, so both black UPCs are stored with no row pairing."}},{"url":"https://www.awd-it.co.uk/thermalright-assassin-x120-refined-se-single-tower-cpu-air-cooler-225w-tdp-black.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"EAN 814256013772 for the black model (ARGB: No). The page also gives a TDP of up to 225 W, which is a retailer figure and is not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.awd-it.co.uk/thermalright-assassin-x-120r-se-white-argb-intel-amd-cpu-cooler.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"EAN 814256004022 for the White ARGB edition, the same as the Computer Orbit feed. The page lists heatsink 630 g and the TL-C12CW-S fan at 120 g."}},{"url":"https://review.kakaku.com/review/K0001681244/","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["model_numbers"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Kakaku lists AX120-R-SE for this cooler and AX120-R-SE-ARGB for the ARGB edition (review.kakaku.com/review/K0001681245/). The maker publishes no part numbers. The names are the model codes retailers and Tom's Hardware use (AX120 R SE)."}}],"fields_filled":32,"updated":"2026-10-14"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}