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

This will last forever and performs well, however there are many cheaper options that will be near the same as this

I love this cooler, with an overclocked i12700k at 51p/40e, -0.065 Adaptive Undervolt, I keep about 29-30c idle, 55c under regular use, and 83 in Cinebench. AIDA64 Stability Test only gets to about 72-73c.

Excellent CPU cooler which is large enough to cool and get the job done without getting in the way of other PC components.

Have had no problem cooling my Ryzen 7700X CPU with light overclocking enabled. Experimented with ASUS AI overclocking and manual overclocking and it had no issues cooling the CPU with either enabled. Havent seen temps go above 80 degrees no matter what gaming or real world tasks I have done. I really like the fact that it is a realtively smaller dual tower air cooler so doesnt look too massive compared to a NH-D15, but still has excellent performance.

Bought this to replace a 1 year old AIO liquid cooler that started overheating for no apparent reason, I decided to go back to air cooling and obviously went for Noctua.

I absolutely love this cooler.

I upgraded from a ryzen5 1600 with wraith cooler to a ryzen 7 5800x. The wraith can be used but doesn’t keep temps as low as other options. Install was very easy especially if i have AMD as it required being able to use the existing mounting equipment. For $100 its bulky and quiet, no LEDS but does the job. Could spend $130-$200 on liquid cooled options. Worked for me and my budget and needs.

I will never use an AIO again -- sure they look cool, and the idea of water cooled electronics is also a neat, but after getting this cooler to replace the AIO I had go out on me (pump just quit one day), I cant believe it took me this long to get on the Noctua band wagon. My PC idles at between 30-40c, and I have never seen a spike over 65c in even the most demanding games. Best of all, this cooler has 100% RAM compatibility with most AMD and Intel boards, which was always my biggest concern when I considered a Noctua cooler. It seems as though Noctua realized this and came out with this beauty of a cooler, and its a nice stealthy black (although the brown and tan has grown on me). So I 100% recommend this to anyone looking for a cooler, or who has an AIO and realizes that even with a three fan radiator theyre not getting the cooling power theyd like to see. Seriously, and quite literally, a game changer.

Kühlung eines Intel i7-12700k funktioniert unter Last sehr gut.

Mounted on a 10700k. It has better thermals thank my previous 240mm AIO.