{"data":{"slug":"thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se","type":"cpu_cooler","brand":"Thermalright","name":"Phantom Spirit 120 SE","aliases":["PS120 SE","PS120SE","Phantom Spirit 120 SE Dual Tower CPU Air Cooler"],"release_date":"2022-11","url":"https://arkivo.dev/cpu-coolers/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se","specs":{"series":"Phantom Spirit","model_numbers":null,"gtins":["0814256015561","0814256015578"],"announce_date":"2022-11-07","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":null,"manufacturer_url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/phantom-spirit-120-se/","spec_sheet_url":null,"manual_url":"https://download.thermalright.com/manuals/PHANTOMSPIRIT120SE.pdf","eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":null,"cpu_cooler":"air","air_cooler_layout":"dual_tower","rated_tdp_w":280,"base_material":"nickel_plated_copper","thermal_paste":"included","sockets":["AM5","AM4","LGA1851","LGA1700","LGA1200","LGA1156","LGA1155","LGA1151","LGA1150"],"ram_clearance_mm":null,"offset_mounting":null,"heatpipe_count":7,"heatpipe_diameter_mm":6,"direct_contact_heatpipes":null,"radiator_mm":null,"radiator_dimensions_mm":null,"radiator_material":null,"tube_length_mm":null,"pump_speed_max_rpm":null,"pump_connector":null,"vrm_fan":null,"fans":[{"model":"TL-C12B V2","size_mm":120,"count":2,"speed_min_rpm":null,"speed_max_rpm":1500,"airflow_cfm":66.17,"static_pressure_mmh2o":1.53,"noise_dba":25.6,"bearing":"fluid_dynamic","connector":"pwm_4_pin"}],"fan_count":2,"rgb_lighting":false,"lighting_standard":null,"display_type":"none","display_size_in":null,"display_resolution":null,"software_name":null,"usb_header_required":false,"cybenetics_theta_am5":null,"cybenetics_theta_lga1851":null,"measured_op_30dba_am5":null,"measured_op_30dba_lga1851":null,"measured_noise_max_dba":null,"measured_thermal_tests":[{"test_cpu":"Intel Core i5-13600K","load":"Prime95 FFT 12K with AVX, constant 181 W CPU power, 30 minute warm-up, 10 minute average","cpu_power_w":181,"fan_setting":"100%","noise_dba":47.9,"cpu_temp_c":68,"temp_over_ambient_c":null},{"test_cpu":"Intel Core i5-13600K","load":"Prime95 FFT 12K with AVX, constant 181 W CPU power, 30 minute warm-up, 10 minute average","cpu_power_w":181,"fan_setting":"40 dB(A)","noise_dba":40,"cpu_temp_c":70.9,"temp_over_ambient_c":null},{"test_cpu":"Intel Core i5-13600K","load":"Prime95 FFT 12K with AVX, constant 181 W CPU power, 30 minute warm-up, 10 minute average","cpu_power_w":181,"fan_setting":"36 dB(A)","noise_dba":36,"cpu_temp_c":73.2,"temp_over_ambient_c":null},{"test_cpu":"Intel Core i5-13600K","load":"Prime95 FFT 12K with AVX, constant 181 W CPU power, 30 minute warm-up, 10 minute average","cpu_power_w":181,"fan_setting":"1000 rpm","noise_dba":37.6,"cpu_temp_c":72.1,"temp_over_ambient_c":null}],"dimensions_mm":null,"heatsink_dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":125,"height_mm":154,"depth_mm":110},"weight_g":null,"heatsink_weight_g":765,"in_the_box":["Heatsink *1","Fan *2","Fan Y-Cable*1","AMD Bracket *2","INTEL Bracket *2","INTEL 115X/1200 Back Plate *1","FAN Clip *4","115X/1200 Standoff *4","INTEL Screw *4","Thermal Grease *1","AM4 Standoff *4","AM4 Screw *4","LGA17XX Back Plate x1","17XX Standoff x4"]},"variants":[{"gtin":"0814256015561"},{"gtin":"0814256015578","rgb_lighting":true,"lighting_standard":"argb_5v"}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/phantom-spirit-120-se/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["manufacturer_url","series","status","cpu_cooler","air_cooler_layout","base_material","sockets","heatpipe_count","heatpipe_diameter_mm","fans","rgb_lighting","display_type","heatsink_dimensions_mm","heatsink_weight_g"],"notes":{"series":"Category: Phantom Spirit.","status":"The page is live and its product image was updated in August 2026. A UK reseller lists the plain model as end of life, and Hardware-Helden's page showed a live Amazon.de price of EUR 37.90 on the access date.","air_cooler_layout":"Listed under Dual Towers in the Phantom Spirit series.","base_material":"Copper Base: C1100 Pure copper nickel plated.","sockets":"Intel LGA115X/1200/1700/1851 and AMD AM4/AM5. LGA115X is written as LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155 and LGA1156. Paradigit lists the same four 115x sockets.","heatpipe_count":"Heat pipes: 6mm heatpipe x 7 units.","fans":"TL-C12B V2 FAN Spec: 120 x 120 x 25 mm, 135 g, rated speed 1500 RPM +/-10% (MAX), noise 25.6 dBA, air flow 66.17 CFM (MAX), air pressure 1.53 mm H2O (MAX), 4 pin PWM connector, S-FDB bearing. The page does not state the fan count or a minimum speed. The count of 2 comes from the manual. S-FDB is stored as fluid dynamic. Hardware-Helden measured the fans from about 380 rpm, which is a measurement and is not stored.","rgb_lighting":"The plain model's fan spec has a 4 pin PWM connector and no ARGB connector. The ARGB edition page lists an ARGB connector.","display_type":"The page lists a heatsink and fans only. No screen is mentioned.","heatsink_dimensions_mm":"Heatsink Specifications, Dimension: L110 mm x W125 mm x H154 mm. The page does not say whether the fans are included. Guru3D gives the same heatsink size as 125 mm wide, 110 mm deep and 154 mm high, and Hardware-Helden lists 110 x 125 x 154 mm without the fan. Width 125 runs across the fins and depth 110 along the airflow.","heatsink_weight_g":"Heatsink Specifications, Weight: 765g. Hardware-Helden lists about 1065 g with the fans and the fan weight is 135 g on the maker page, so the total weight with fans is left out."}},{"url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/phantom-spirit-120-se-argb/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"ARGB edition: the same heatsink figures, the same fan figures (1500 RPM, 66.17 CFM, 1.53 mm H2O, 25.6 dBA, S-FDB, 4 pin PWM) with the fan named TL-C12B-S V2, and an ARGB Connector of 3 PIN 5V. The edition has its own EAN 0814256015578. The plain edition is EAN 0814256015561. Both are stored as variants because the fans have the same speed, airflow, pressure, noise and bearing. The ARGB weight is not published. A separate Phantom Spirit 120 SE Black edition (July 2024) is not covered."}},{"url":"https://download.thermalright.com/manuals/PHANTOMSPIRIT120SE.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["manual_url","thermal_paste","fans","usb_header_required","in_the_box","sockets"],"notes":{"thermal_paste":"Parts list item J: Thermal Grease *1.","fans":"Parts list item B: Fan *2. Fan Wiring page: a Y-cable joins the two fans to the CPU_FAN header. The guide is for the Phantom Spirit 120 SE Series and has an extra ARGB wiring note for ARGB fans.","usb_header_required":"The Fan Wiring page shows only a 4-pin PWM CPU_FAN header, plus an ARGB lighting header for ARGB fans. No USB connection is shown.","in_the_box":"Parts List of the Installation Guide for the Phantom Spirit 120 SE Series, items A to N, copied as printed. Hardware-Helden also found two pairs of fan clips, the Y-cable, a syringe of paste and plastic Intel back plates.","sockets":"Installation sections for AMD AM4, Intel 115X/1200 and Intel 1700. The product page adds LGA1851."}},{"url":"https://www.club386.com/thermalright-cranks-out-phantom-spirit-120-se-and-assassin-x-90-se-cpu-air-coolers/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","announce_date","rated_tdp_w","thermal_paste"],"notes":{"release_date":"Article of 2022-11-07: Thermalright has released the Phantom Spirit 120 SE. The article gives no price. The maker's page record is also dated 2022-11-07 and the ARGB edition's page record is dated 2023-01-03.","announce_date":"Club386 article date. Thermalright issued no press release that could be read.","rated_tdp_w":"Two towers on a nickel-plated copper base plate with seven 6mm heatpipes, offering a maximum rated thermal cooling capacity of 280W. AWD-IT lists Up to 280W for both the plain and the ARGB edition, and Water Cooling UK also gives a 280 W TDP. Thermalright's own page states no TDP.","thermal_paste":"The cooler comes bundled with Thermalright's TF7 thermal paste."}},{"url":"https://www.awd-it.co.uk/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-dual-tower-cpu-air-cooler-120mm-280w-tdp.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins","rated_tdp_w"],"notes":{"gtins":"Plain edition: EAN 814256015561. Paradigit and Water Cooling UK list EAN 0814256015561. The ARGB page at AWD-IT lists EAN 814256015578, and Datablitz and Multitronic list EAN 0814256015578.","rated_tdp_w":"Specification table: TDP Rating, Up to 280W."}},{"url":"https://www.paradigit.ie/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se/21885375/product","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["gtins","sockets","fans"],"notes":{"gtins":"Product number manufacturer 814256015561 for the plain edition.","sockets":"Supported sockets: 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 1700, 1851, AM4 and AM5.","fans":"Number of fans 2 x, 120 x 120 x 25 mm, up to 1500 RPM."}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/story/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-black-cpu-cooler/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["heatsink_dimensions_mm"],"notes":{"heatsink_dimensions_mm":"Article of 2024-07-09 on the Black edition, which has the same figures: heat sink 125mm wide, 110mm deep and 154mm high, 765 grams."}},{"url":"https://hardware-helden.de/thermalright-phantom-spirit-120-se-im-test/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["measured_thermal_tests"],"notes":{"measured_thermal_tests":"Hardware-Helden review of 2024-03-18, plain SE with two TL-C12B V2 fans, tested on LGA1700 only. Core i5-13600K at a constant 181 W CPU power, Prime95 with a fixed FFT size of 12 and AVX, in a be quiet! Shadow Base 800 DX with 2x16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 and the case fans at 1000 rpm. After a 30 minute warm-up the average core temperature minus room temperature was recorded for 10 minutes and normalized to a 20 C room, so the stored temperatures are those normalized values. Noise is sound pressure in dB(A) at 30 cm. Rows: maximum fan speed 47.9 dB(A) and 68.0 C, set to 40 dB(A) 70.9 C (about 1180 rpm), set to 36 dB(A) 73.2 C, 1000 rpm 37.6 dB(A) and 72.1 C. The reviewer also tried Noctua paste, which did not improve the result. The values are read from the review's result charts."}}],"fields_filled":23,"updated":"2026-10-14"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}