Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Erika Nicolas
> 24 hourI had my system already build with a 3800x and the stock AMD cooler but I wanted to upgrade for noise and thermals . Installation process was so easy that I swapped it without having to take the motherboard out of the case, a great convenience since everything was already nicely cable managed and would have taken a lot of time to undo and redo. Side panels off ,hold the back plate with one hand while unscrewing the AMD brackets and then install the Noctua bracket with the screws and washers in place. Paste ,screw cooler on ,attach fan to cooler ,connect fan to header and done, within less than 10 minutes, impressive mounting system to say the least .Both thermals (42 C idle,68 C Max while gaming)and noise have improved substantially. Great aesthetics and build quality as expected from Noctua products ,worth the premium.
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Hamzeh Malkawi
> 24 hourThis cooler is the one for me, I hate fan noise. All my case fans are quiet except the CPU. Now with this cooler I can finally enjoy the silence.
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K. Shorrock
> 24 hourThe heat sink on this product was great. Installed on to. Ryzen 9 5950x cpu.
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jackie
> 24 hourWell worth the money, shipped really fast
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mike roddis
> 24 hourgreat cooler muck tham water cool
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Rob
> 24 hourOverall a great heatsink keeps CPU at max clock speed (havent tried with overclock) on ryzen 2700X.
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Marko Kybart
> 24 hourAuf der Suche nach einem brauchbaren CPU-Kühler für ein Mini-ITX Board hat man leider nicht viele Möglichkeiten. Entweder man verzichtet auf einiges an Kühlleistung durch einen kleinen Luftkühler, oder geht den Weg einer Wasserkühlung.
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Johnnie Carpenter
> 24 hourThe finish is great and it works just as good as the normal version.
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Dolbyprologic
> 24 houruses the motherboards metal backplate.
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Nicholas
> 24 hourI went from a kraken x62 nzxt to this and it is night and day. It cools better and the only noise I hear now is my HD’s. I have a Ryzen 3700x and it idles at 32-37C and in game 52-55C.
The NH-U12S chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s NH-U12S premium-quality quiet CPU cooler. Thanks to the same proven slim-tower heatsink design and NF-F12 PWM fan, it stays true to the NH-U12S’s successful formula of fusing excellent cooling performance with superb quietness of operation and outstanding RAM, case and PCIe compatibility. At the same time, the chromax.black version with its black fan and black coated heatsink combines these assets with a sleek stealth look. Topped off with the renowned SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system and Noctua’s enthusiast-grade NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U12S chromax.black is a premium choice for customers who seek a highly compatible 120mm heatsink that looks just as great as it cools.
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Classic 120mm tower size for excellent case and PCIe compatibilityStanding 158mm tall, the NH-U12S is short enough to fit most modern mid- or high-end tower cases. Measuring 125mm wide (including fan and fan clips), the cooler stays clear of the top PCIe slot on most standard ATX or Micro-ATX motherboards, ensuring optimum compatibility with multi-GPU setups. |
100% RAM compatibilityThanks to its slim design with only 45mm fin depth, the NH-U12S will not overhang the RAM slots even with two fans installed. This gives the user full access to the memory modules on all current CPU sockets and ensures 100% compatibility with tall heatspreaders or optional memory fans. |
NF-F12 120mm Focused Flow fanRecommended by more than 150 hardware publications and thousands of enthusiasts worldwide, the Noctua’s premium-quality NF-F12 Focused Flow 120mm fan is renowned for combining superb static pressure, excellent heatsink performance and surprising quietness of operation. |
Colour-customisableUsing the optional NA-HC1 and NA-HC2 heatsink covers as well as the NA-SAVP1 anti-vibration pads (available in black, blue, green, red, yellow, white), the NH-U12S chromax.black can be fully customised to fit popular build colour schemes such as black and red or black and white. |
Measurements
- Height (without fan): 158 mm
- Width (without fan): 125 mm
- Depth (without fan): 45 mm
- Height (with fan): 158 mm
- Width (with fan): 125 mm
- Depth (with fan): 71 mm
- Weight (without fan): 580 g
- Weight (with fan): 755 g
Materials
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Cooler Specifications
Scope of delivery
- Black NH-U12S heatsink
- NF-F12 PWM chromax.black premium Fan
- NA-RC6 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- Black SecuFirm2 mounting kit
- Black anti-vibration pads and fan-clips for second NF-F12
- Noctua metal case-badge
Fan compatibility
120x120x25
chromax.black design
The NH-U12S chromax.black is black from head to toe: Featuring a black coated heatsink, a black fan with black anti-vibration-pads, black fan clips and black mounting parts, it’s right at home in all-black builds and easy to integrate with other colour schemes.
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| NH-U12S | NH-U12S TR4-SP3 | NH-U12S DX-4189 | NH-U12S redux | NH-U12S chromax.black | NH-U12A | |
| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1700 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA775 & LGA1366 | with NM-I3 | X | X | with NM-I3 | with NM-I3 | with NM-I3 |
| Xeon LGA2011 Narrow ILM / Xeon LGA1366 & LGA1356 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA3647 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA4189 | X | with NM-i4189 | ✓ | X | X | X |
| AM5 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AM4 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X |