Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Ssaul
> 3 dayThis cooler works well. It keeps up with a small liquid cooler. Its quiet on all but the highest rpm and even then its drowned out by case fans. Installation should have been a bit more simple but I had a bad thread on one of the two mounting screw holes that holds the cooler on the mounting bracket. Emailed customer support eons ago but havent heard back. Had to take it off and carefully force the screw in without tension to clear the threads. Minus one star for unneeded installation frustration.
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DY
> 3 dayQuiet as can be and does a great job of rolling my amd 3900x cpu
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Alec Arnbrister
> 3 dayAmazing heatsinks I went from a hyper 212 on an intel platform where it would be noisy with moderate thermals. To a ryzen 7 3700x and this heatsink and Im very impressed noise is non existant the build quality is top notch and very easy to install. On top of all of that the thermals are the best never over 60°c while gaming titles like destiny 2, outer worlds, and assassins creed. Highly recommend!
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D
> 3 dayLowered both idle and gaming temps by 20c on my r5 3600 while maintaining low noise level
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Adam Rozsa
> 3 dayIt is a great cooler, super silent. Not the easiest to install, but very logical. I find it a bit expensive, but the quality is exceptional too.
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Frédéric
> 3 dayDepuis des années Noctua est toujours au top, super qualité, montage facile et bundle complet.
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Bryanna
> 3 dayRunning with an i9 9900k and have had no issue with any temps since I purchased. Very solid cooler.
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Jon
Greater than one weekThis thing is basically completely silent. Amazing little cooler. I actually ahd to take it on and off several times due to my motherboard needing a firmware update, so I had to swap back to an older CPU temporarily. Its super easy to mount/dismount as needed.
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David R.
> 3 dayImmediate 10 degree drop in temperature and easy to mount
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Drew
> 3 dayI installed this on an ASRock Z490M-ITX/AC LGA1200 using the LGA115X mounting instructions as the holes are identical but it appears future LGA1200 boards MAY have preinstalled threaded mount guessing by the vague instructions. Vastly quieter and better than the Intel push pin design with I7 chip that basically almost falls off and is noisy. I will upgrade the 140MM case fan now too as it is noisest part of system always running. It was a snug fit and the parts are well thought out overall. I dont overclock so the 120mm single fan design is perfect or slightly overkill for ITX snug case.
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 |
