Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Sai Hemanth
> 3 dayI was using the Intel stock cooler for my 11th gen i5 before switching to Noctua. Oh boy, it was worth it! My onload temps dropped from 70 to 45. Idle temperature dropped from 45 to 30. This thing is just beautiful! Shell out a couple more bucks for the Chromax variant because it looks amazing.
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isaki
> 3 dayI purchased this cooler to cool an AMD Ryzen R5 3600 in a Fractal Design Meshify C case. The stock cooler for the 3600 is anemic (and loud) and the goal for this build was quiet operation. After reading a bunch of reviews, I opted for this cooler (even though it was more expensive than some of the Scythe options I was looking at and I love Scythe products) as the black color would look nice in the case and the emphasis in reviews on how silent it operated.
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Bharath Raj
> 3 dayThis cooler works magic with my ryzen 5600g APU and b450 motherboard.... Noctua is perfect air cooler and it is little fragile in edges so be gentle while strapping it to heat sink...
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MC
> 3 dayI was hopping that this CPU cooler would out perform the Cooler Master HYPER 212 LED Turbo that I already had. But it did not. I even went the extra mile, by placing a fan on the back, so I would have a push/pull fan system on this cooler. Plus it has 5 pipes on the NOCTUA instead of the 4 pipes on the Cooler Master, which gives you total of 10 pipes instead of 8. If I was not comparing the NOCTUA to the Cooler Master, I would not be so frustrated. Especially considering the NOCTUA appears to have room for 4 sticks of Memory, if I needed it. But I am running dual channel so it does not matter right now. However, when looking at the 4th memory slot, I believe it would be touching the front fan with my Memory.
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Hank Hill
Greater than one weekIve had this cooler for a few months and I am extremely please with the workmanship and performance. It is whisper quiet while keeping my i7 12700K cool when under load. And in case the description wasnt clear, this cooler does come with LGA 1700 bracket adapter. No need to buy an additional bracket.
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Dolbyprologic
> 3 dayuses the motherboards metal backplate.
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Matt.
Greater than one weekInstallation is easy enough, quiet as can be. Would be preferable to come with two fans not just the one out of the box.
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Pietro Tassi
> 3 dayChi ha già acquistato prodotti Noctua sa molto bene che cosa aspettarsi. Questo dissipatore è una versione speciale limitata in collaborazione con lo YouTuber Linus Tech Tips, infatti dispone di alcuni gadget di personalizzazione.
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Esteban Saugar
> 3 dayEl paquete contenía una bolsa de tornillos abierta y evidentes marcas de uso. Tras desinstalar mi equipo actual he comprobado que faltaba un tornillo indispensable para la instalación. Me han hecho perder tiempo y dinero. Ahora tendré que reinstalar el equipo anterior con nueva pasta térmica. Es la segunda vez que me pasa esta semana con Amazon. El servicio va cada vez a peor. Pérdida de tiempo
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fabrizio
> 3 dayottimo prodotto
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 |
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