Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4, Premium CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 (Brown)

I bought this to try to help my day old Ryzen 5 1600x build. I initially used my tried and true Hyper 212 Evo (with AM4 bracket ordered from CoolerMaster). For what its worth, the 212 made very weak contact with the CPU with the AM4 bracket. It also reached 88C in Prime 95 at stock 3.6ghz clocks. Fast forward, looked into something new (not interested in liquid cooling for this build), and this Noctua caught my attention. Install, as in other reviews, is really pretty damn easy. AM4 kit was included along with clear instructions. SOOOO much easier than messing with that stupid X thingee for the 212. It has as solid pressure on the CPU as you dare to make. Thermal paste is included, but I used the AS5 I just got. Anyway, long story short, now Im running overclocked at 4Ghz, and it only hit 64C on the same Prime 95 test. Its pretty much twice as expensive as any other CPU cooler Ive ever had, but worth it! Possible downside for some, the really ugly fan color, but even with a windowed case, mine is in a partially enclosed desk, so I dont see it anyway. Low temps are way more important to me than colors or RGB stuff. Oh yeah, and its the quiestest heatsink Ive ever had in my 20 years of CPU builds.

I swapped from a case that had less ventilation, so the stock wraith prism was having to work harder.

This little guy took my Ryzen 5600xs temps down from 90c to 70c. It comes with thermal paste, and makes your pc look and feel a lot cooler.

This cooler is really perfect on every part ( Noise level, performance , ease of installation )

Rien quau packaging, ce produit respire la qualité. Je lai installé dans ma nouvelle config mini-itx, son silence est impressionnant et le brassage de lair semble efficace. Je recommande clairement !

Keeps my AM4 nice and cool, not a pain to install and I havent thought about it since installing it 2 years ago

This product has helped keep my overclocked cpu temps between 25-30c when idle, and 60c when gaming for long hours. I replaced the fan with one of Noctua’s industrial fan and I love it so far. I ajusted the fan speeds with a fan curve which has help keep the fan quiet at low temps. This product is worth the money!

Cools down AMD 5600X well enough that case fans are not running crazy trying to do what they will never achieve, cool down CPU. Free cpu cooler included with CPU cant cut descent overclocking.

Installed this on my brand new 5600X. Immediate drop of 18 degrees Celsius from stock cooler on idle. The stock wraith cooler works but has a weird buzz. After installing this My pc is nearly silent. Extremely happy to upgrade and a great price. I do some mild overclocking and this cooler doesnt miss a beat. I have had Noctua products before and this lives up to expectations I have come to expect from this brand.

I cant even hear the fan and my Ryzen 2600 never peaks over 65*C, even with a low fan curve.