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

Suite à une déception avec un watercooling AIO qui a fonctionné que quelques mois avant de rendre l’âme, j’ai voulu une solution plus pérenne et le système à caloducs est la solution, mais faut aussi un refroidissement au moins équivalent. Et bien le ventirad NH u12a donne les 2 solutions et s’offre même le luxe de mieux refroidir mon proc i7 11700k que l’aio (240mm msi).

Overall it was a fairly simple job, but my recommendation is to read every line of the instruction guide to save yourself some headaches. Here are some issues that I ran into by not doing that.

Low noise level easy to install

ORIGINAL REVIEW: I wish I could say equally good things about the quality control of this cooler as I do about its performance to noise ratio, installation, compatibility, looks, and long-term mounting kit upgrade prospects. Disappointing to say the least, especially for Noctuas premium prices.

I ended up buying the Noctua NH-U12A chromax.Black as a replacement for my Cyberpower Pc AIO pump/radiator and i couldnt be happier. This heat sink keeps my cpu cooler than the aio pump(even when it ran well) did. Also for reference my cpu is an intel i7 9700k. The install was a little nerve wracking since i had never done a cpu cooler swap before, but the instructions were fairly clear and easy to understand. install took a little over 45 minutes. If youre looking to replace your own cooler i highly recommend this heat-sink(if compatible)

trying to cool a 5800x3d. I switched to this from a 40$ NZXT tower cooler thts 5 heat pipes with one fan push. (get 42c-74c)

Super leise und die wärne wird super abgeleitet

Was expecting nhd15 levels of performance, at best. What I got was far superior cooling. I cant guarantee there wasnt an issue with the mount of my nhd15 to my i7-12700k, however, temps are a solid 8c cooler during Aida or p95 stress tests. You can tell this cooler was engineered very thoughtfully. Its densely constructed with a thick copper base. Heat pipes saturate every point of contact with the IHS. If I had to nitpick, the fans can get quite loud at full chat, but they perform excellently even at idle. Cant fault this cooler in basically any way, its very impressive. Installed in Fractal Torrent Nano.

I bought the NH-12A version with the fan cover. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09J8RQD6W/?coliid=IMUU7EVF0S8SY&colid=UCD6HGAMAZMA&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

As title, there is not enough room for 2 memory sticks on the motherboard if you want to keep both the fans on; U12S might be a better option