Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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denis
> 3 dayA high quality product as expected from Noctua. Easy to install, looks great in black and it performs well in terms of both thermals and noise.
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Elijah Fulton
> 3 dayThe fan works pretty well but it is very expensive, especially if you want to customize it further, or add an additional fan like I did to get the temps where I wanted them to be. The Noctua service was lacking. Its nice to see some of the other big brands getting back into Air Cooling.
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Scott
> 3 dayMade a 15 degree centigrade difference in gaming high temps. Super easy to install, best solid design by far. Great example of buy cheap, buy twice. If I bought this the first time I would have saved money.
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jamie
Greater than one weekCools 5800x perfectly i was worried it would need a second but it cools perfect with 1 fan. Stays around 64 degrees under full load
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Brian from Canada
> 3 dayWorks perfect
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Jennifer A. Tulumello
> 3 dayIntel’s 11600K consumes very high wattage under full load, thus producing much heat. This cooler manages to keep the CPU at a max of 60C (with turbo on) under maximum stress for a couple minutes or so (ambient room is 71F or 22C). I don’t plan to overclock however and merely got this chip because it was cheaper than the 11600. If you do however, this cooler will work very nicely as there is plenty of thermal headroom for this chip specifically. All that being said, mine appears bent. I swear the heat sink is pressed evenly on the CPU though… I guess it’s just the cooler. And yeah, with the under load temperature the heat sink must be fully pressed against the CPU.
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Kyle W
> 3 dayIm using a Ryzen 5 3600x CPU and was getting temps around 75 - 80C while gaming using the stock cooler. The first night I used this cooler after install I didnt get a single temperature reading higher than 65C. The cooler is basically silent as well. Would recommend to anyone looking for upgrade from a stock cooler.
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Roc
> 3 dayGood merci
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Scott Cranston
> 3 dayIt came with a great variety of mounting hardware, great thermal paste included, and it keeps my 12600k very cool! Worth the price, performs better than cheap AIOs and you never have to worry about it failing.
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J
30-03-2025a little pricey, but worth it.
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 |