Noctua NH-U12A, Premium CPU Cooler with High-Performance Quiet NF-A12x25 PWM Fans (120mm, Brown)

I find the manufacturers claim that this 120mm cooler offers 140mm-like performance to be exaggerated. It DOES perform well, in fact its very good within its own category, but when a company claims their product offers performance similar to a higher product category, you probably dont expect them to mean compared to *bad* products in that higher product category, right? So it was my assumption (based on the marketing and price) that Noctua was comparing this new 120mm coolers performance against their own current 140mm products, a comparison which it unfortunately does not live up to.

This is a beast of an air cooler. Its nearly as effective at load as an AOI water cooler, though its only slightly less costly.

attention pour les professionnels: très compliqué davoir une facture de son achat avec noctua.

Well the cooler it self is amazing, switching from a Hyper 212 evo. What i dont like is that Noctuas webpage said that that my mobo supports this cooler (MSI MPG z390m) although I dont quite have the clearence with the ram, had to mount one of the fans offset thats why 4 stars. Be sure to investigate if the cooler fits in your system!

When I was pulling together the components for my recent computer build, I was toying with the idea of water-cooling the I9 CPU, but opted to try air-cooling first. Enter the Noctua NH-U12A and the online reviews indicated that it was designed to provide better clearance over the taller RAM DIMMs on the market. When I test-fit this cooler onto the I9 mounted on an ASUS ROG Maximus XI Extreme motherboard, it looked like it would indeed mount nicely with some overlap of the RAM DIMM slots. Unfortunately, the forward fan doesnt clear my DIMMs, but there is an interesting workaround. The way Noctua mounts these fans to the radiator, they can be mounted higher and moving the fan up half of an inch up did the trick. Everything fits and works quietly. The only downside was the brown fans and rather than replace these, I mounted a 120mm Phanteks Lux RGB fan frame which plugs into the Aura port on the motherboard and computer case to provide an integrated look and mask that brown fan. As for cooling, I ran some overclocking stress tests on my system and the Noctua air-cooler kept the CPU below 70 degrees Centigrade while overclocking around 5 GHz on the CPU. Your results will vary based on overall airflow through your case, I am using the Phanteks Evolv X with the glass doors closed and having great airflow. One note of caution - the NH-U12A is tall, and by offsetting the front fan higher, you may have clearance problems in a narrower computer case. This offset works fine inside the Evolv X.

volevo prendere il dh15 ma siccome è un bestione avevo paura che non ci stava nel mio case, quindi ho optato per questo U12A sempre noctua che dire.. ragazzi si adatta a tutti i tipi di settaggio senza problemi è leggermente più piccolo, quindi più adattivo per venire incontro alle esigenze di noi clienti. Fa il suo lavoro egregiamente! mi raccomando a montare le ventole (MONTATELE PER IL VERSO GIUSTO CON LA FRECCIA RIVOLTA VERSO IL RETRO DEL PC), montaggio semplice ed intuitivo istruzioni in eng ma comprensibili anche per chi non sa la lingua! lo consiglio? SI.

5600x, idle Temps 27 degrees C. Under gaming load, (Warhammer Inquisitor Martyr) Temps get in the very low 60 degrees C. No specific benchmark tests. You get what you pay for and this is no exception. I initially bought a coolermaster 212, and its a good cooler, but Noctua spared no expense with hardware, and came with a full sized Noctua thermal paste which is some of the best. Quality hardware and the best fans you can get. Its a heavy boy, and retains the stock mobo back plate that is a metal unit. Im really happy I decided to go the expensive route with my cooler, worth every penny.

Very positive attachment system. Super quiet even with both 120mm fans running. Very effective cooling compared to Intel stock cooling solution.

This thing keeps a 4.3GHz 3900x at 72 degrees max with kryonaut! simply amazing.

Fits my NR200 itx case perfectly. Keeps a 3700x cpu below 70c while cpu mining, all while amazingly quiet. Noctua really is the best!!