Noctua NH-U12A chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)

Awesome CPU cooler

So, the first case and build I bought this for, it didnt fit. This wouldnt be an issue with the cooler itself, but just the design of my ITX motherboard. If you have an Z690-I motherboard, this cooler will not fit. Just adding this to let other people know.

I absolutely love this cooler.

My i7-12700k wont go over 75C stock

Custom open-air Intel Core i5 build. The smallest Noctua couldnt quite pull it off, so I exchanged for this unit. Soak test kept me under 65C at less than 1000 rpm, so I have an effective cooling solution thats really quiet. Nice.

For what you pay for this cooler, decent is not the standard when it comes to AM5 7000 series. 7900x to be exact. Im sure if youre running AM4 or last Gen Intel this is a great cooler its probably the best 120mm cooler for the situation. If youre running higher 7000 series CPUs spent that $120 towards a decent 360+mm aio and youll be just fine. I settled with a 420mm AIO, best move I made.

Pros:

I had a corsair H100i v2, and decided to switch to a premium air cooler. At first I was really skeptical, I love the AIO but after the switch I am very happy. i5 12600k runs 25C idle and 50-55C while playing games. Overall 10/10.

They don’t miss, it’s a great looking and performing cooler.

Impecable funcionamiento muy silencioso