This legendary Thermalright CPU tower cooler is the best price it's been all year for Prime Day

Thermalright has developed a bit of a reputation when it comes to affordable coolers which exceed their value. The fantastic Peerless Assassin 120 has reached legendary status as an affordable cooler with fantastic performance, being able to cool even some of the quickest chips well without really breaking a sweat. I've spotted a deal that takes it down to just £23 from Amazon UK, which the retailer says is the best price it's been for 365 days, or in other words, an entire year. This is a formidable cooler for a wide range of AMD and Intel CPUs, including some of the beefiest options out there. If you want to get a tower cooler that punches way above its weight, this is well worth considering.

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE CPU cooler Now £23.11 (was £27.19) See at Amazon UK

This Peerless Assassin is a dual-tower air cooler, which should provide enough cooling power for a large range of both AMD and Intel CPUs, judging by its previous results. It comes with dual 120mm fans, as well as six heatpipes. The fans on offer here are a pair of Thermalright TL-C12 PWM options, which offer speeds of up to 1500RPM and a rated airflow of up to 66.17CFM, which is in line with more premium choices that cost a lot more, such as the Noctua NH-U12A and be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4.

That combination of two towers, two fans and six heatpipes gives the cooler plenty of headroom, which is a big part of why it has such a strong reputation. Even demanding processors shouldn't leave the fans screaming at full speed, and because they're PWM-controlled, they only ramp up when your CPU really needs it. That means you get a quieter system while browsing or working, with the extra cooling power waiting in reserve for gaming sessions or heavy workloads.

In terms of compatibility, Thermalright rates the Peerless Assassin to work with a wide array of CPUs. AMD's most recent two sockets, AM4 and AM5, are supported, while there is also a range of Intel options from socket LGA115x all the way up to more recent options to LGA1851, so you're supported on both Ryzen 9000 and Intel's Core Ultra 2 CPUs. This is also a good-looking cooler with its two-tone grey chassis, meaning it'll sit well in a variety of systems.

Fitment is worth a quick check before you buy, though. This is a big cooler at roughly 155mm tall, so make sure your case has enough clearance for the side panel, and check that your RAM sits clear of the front fan, especially if you're using taller memory modules. The fan clips can be moved up the tower if you need extra room. Thermalright also includes the mounting hardware and thermal paste in the box, so there's nothing else to buy to get up and running.

At £23, the value is hard to argue with. The discount itself is modest at around 15 percent, but the Peerless Assassin starts from such a low price that it's the sort of cooler that rarely needs a deal, and this is the lowest it's been in a year. It's a huge step up from the stock cooler that comes with many CPUs, and it competes with air coolers that cost several times as much, which makes it a particularly smart upgrade if you're building a budget system or replacing an older, noisier cooler.

If you're after a fantastic bang-for-the-buck CPU cooler at a bargain price, this deal from Amazon UK on the legendary Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 is a steal.