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

Ok, WOW. expensive little fan but you get what you pay for. Sheesh this thing can cool my 5600x CPU so well. Its so bulky but also does pack power. It is relatively quiet for its size and what it does, but its not super duper quiet. It hasnt been long since Ive started using it but I already love it. Keeps my CPU at a cool 52c constantly.

One of the best fans Noctua has ever made. The design means it can clear any RAM, while delivering silent cooling. Only caveat is be careful when screwing in the heatsink. Take your time and do it slowly one side and then the next a few turns at a time before the screws get threaded. Otherwise, perfect.

I really think this is the best cooling system for 95% of pc builders. The cooling performance is pretty identical or better than AIOs without having to worry about pump failures or leaks, it is quieter than AIOs, and its small enough to work with most cases, motherboards, and ram. I even have it in my mini itx h200. Unless youre using a case without the CPU clearance, need something cheaper, or want extreme cooling like phase changing or maybe a custom loop; it really seems like the best choice.

This thing is great. If youre at all familiar with performance air coolers, this one will pleasantly surprise you on how efficient is it to install. Attach the backplate behind the mobo, and fasten it with front thumb screws. Take the fans off the cooler (extremely user friendly fan attachment btw), plop on your thermal paste, and put the heat sink on. tighten the two spring loaded screws even as you clamp down till its seating firmly. Reattach the fans. Oh your memory is tall and close to the CPU socket? No problem, just attach that fan a little higher to clear your ram sticks. wolah, done.

Excellent, no noise from fan, very silent, I bought it for my ryzen 9 3900X, 30-40 deg in idle, while gaming 65-75 deg (GTA-5, Red dead redemption 2), installation is very easy... Overall excellent....

(PLEASE SEE MY EDIT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REVIEW) Like most, I decided on this particular Noctua model because it offers excellent cooling in a relatively small form factor. This is my first proper air cooler.

I could have gone with the Chrome version, to make the PC more attractive. This giant brown cooler keeps my CPU nice and cool. I was about to buy a water cooler AIO, but the tests show this cooler can keep the PC as cool as water cooling. You cant even hear it while the computer is under load. Well packaged and arrived on time.

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

è strabiliante dal packaging alla radiatore ti accorgi che hai tra le mani un prodotto di qualità TOP

I choose to buy this cooler mainly because the performance and the size. I am in the middle of building an itx build. I need an air cooler which can cool 10700k overclocked, this thing did the job. And also this cooler does not conflict the ram stick. Love it.