Noctua NH-U12A chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)

At first I was going to do an AIO route for this second build and decided on the Noctua NH-U12A Chroma.Black for the simplicity and quiet operation to cool down my Ryzen 7 5800X.

this cooler is perfect for my 10900k, Temps are at 55-60 under 100% load, if anyone is having problems with Temps with this cooler make sure its tighten to the cpu enough, I didnt have mine tightened enough and it got really hot around 80-90, overall amazing product, would buy again

Noctua CPU coolers are arguably the best in the business, but I always disliked their biege-colored fans. The chromax.black series fixes this issue by making everything black, so it really blends in with the rest of your system (especially nice now that glass side-panels are the norm for most high-end cases).

This probably one the best cooperes out there. Easy to install, was up and running quickly but like me I took my time to make sure I installed it right. Love that it comes with thermal paste with it. Currently installed on a Super Micro X9SCL-F motherboard for a Xenon CPU. The back plate on this motherboard is glued to the motherboard but nothing like a heat guy and just prying it off without damaging the board.

While not as flashy as the AMD Wraith Prism, this Fan really lived up to the hype. Reason I upgraded was I was annoyed by the constant throttling of the wraith fan which would keep my AMD Ryzen 9 3900X below 58 C, I just got tired of the constant fan throttling since my case sits on my desk. I tried to adjust the fan curves in BIOS but that didnt help. Wraith prism was just an adequate design that did its job. It thought about water coolers, but never dealt with them before and was not ready to commit to that, which would be a bit more work to setup. After reading the reviews, I thought Id give this a try and go from there.

Brittle connection to the connector. Wiring appeared stiff from old age.

noise level, cooling performance absoloutly perfect!

Works like a charm, keeps cpu temps nice and cool, and was so effortlessly installed. A great choice for an Air Cooler!

Die Lüfter sind unfassbar leise, selbst bei über 1500rpm ist nur ein leises Rauschen zu hören.

Installation: very simple, mounting system was easy to install, screwing the tower down onto it was equally as easy and the fans clipped on nicely building inside the case.