Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)

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  • Some dude

    Greater than one week

    Purchased this to replace a loud H60 Corsair for a intel 2600k, I know ancient. This thing runs super quiet for a air cooler, I’m amazed , I over clocked to 4.5Gz and still only max out at 68C the case has two inlet 120mm and one exit 140mm fan on top. I will probably add another cooler fan for funzies but I dont really need it to overclock more, this thing is really well made. The install bracket is far superior to the Corsair which uses standard standoffs. Noctua waited way to long to to come out with this color and it is really nice.

  • Jack

    > 3 day

    I dont think they know how to make a bad product.

  • J.

    > 3 day

    Der Kühler kommt ordentlich verpackt mit allem benötigten Befestigungsmaterial und eigener Wärmeleitpaste, was die Installation sehr einfach gestaltet. Das befestigen war leicht und ging schnell, einfach passende Metalhalterungen wie in der Anleitung beschrieben auf das Motherboard setzen, dann den Kühler anbringen und zum Schluss den Lüfter mit den integrierten Clips befestigen. Der Lüfter hat vorinstallierte anti vibrationspads aus Gummi. Im Betrieb ist der Kühler kaum hörbar, selbst bei Last ist er sehr leise. Die Temperatur liegt mit 3 Gehäuse Lüftern in meinem Medium Tower bei maximal 70-75°C und das im Sommer bei 24-26°C Zimmertemperatur. Zu dem sieht der komplett schwarze Kühlkörper mit dem schwarzen Lüfter super schlicht und edel aus. Der Kühler mit Lüfter ist zu dem relativ schmal was bei meinem 4 RAM Riegel setup recht wichtig war. Das einzige manko ist meiner Meinung nach der stolze Preis. Man kriegt bei Noctua einen sehr guten Service und eine lange Garantiezeit geboten, allerdings ist die Konkurrenz davon auch nicht mehr weit ab.

  • KIM SUNG HAN

    > 3 day

    It is my first Noctual product. The quality is so good for cooler itself and packaging. Noise level is pretty low and full load noise is also very comfortable feeling.

  • Frankie Santiago

    > 3 day

    A cpu air cooler that lives up to the hype. When you hold it you can really feel the quality. Very easy to mount and is completely silent in my system.

  • andrew jackson

    Greater than one week

    I buy literally everything from Amazon and have done for many years, and it’s very very rare I will write a review. For this product I will make an exception. All I can say is that this is probably one of the best quality products I have ever purchased. It’s not a “big” purchase but you can tell Noctua really care about the consumer and have thought of everything. The packaging and instructions are easily the finest I have ever come across with small details like all the components held in individual boxes and clearly marked with fantastic clear and concise instructions. The only other packaging I can compare it to is if you think along the lines of Apple and their iPhone packaging, only better. I wish that more companies would look at a company like Noctua and think of what it means to have classy packaging as I personally think it goes a LONG way, and we’re not talking about a £900 iPhone here, all this from a cpu cooler!. This would mean nothing if the product wasn’t up to the same standards but it really is, performing as well as expected (topping out around 79/80 deg under full load with a Ryzen 7 3700x, would be better but my case in general isn’t the best for air flow) and again you can tell just by the feel of it that’s it’s a quality product and Noctua have not cut any corners. Having looked at Noctua I know they already have a great reputation among pc enthusiasts and they can now add me to their fan base.

  • fabrice debril

    Greater than one week

    Montage facile sur socket am4 et ne gène pas les emplacement ddr

  • Cristian Becker

    > 3 day

    I bought this to replace the stock cooler for the i7 9700f that came in my prebuilt. The product was packaged beautifully, with a small box for mounting hardware, thermal paste and a few other accessories in the top. There was a large box containing the cooler itself in the bottom. (edited)

  • Christian

    > 3 day

    Prometto che avevo un dissipatore scadente quindi avevo urgenza di cambiarlo.

  • BRUNO

    20-11-2024

    I know that this was a refurbished item in very good condition and that will come in repackaged. But, just putting every pieces in an Amazon box without stuffing is just stupid... Kind of lucky that its a not so fragile item because the package crossed Canada from BC to Quebec... Im kind of used to buy refurbished items but thats the first time that an item is so badly box... Shame on you Amazon Warehouse deals... Now, the item is not in very good condition anymore. I dont want to return the article because its working very well (the fan is not damaged, only the winglets on the heatsink) but please, do not ship thing like that. Except that, its a great product.

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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 compatibility

Standing 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 compatibility

Thanks 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 fan

Recommended 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-customisable

Using 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.

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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

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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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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

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