Noctua NH-U12A, Premium CPU Cooler with High-Performance Quiet NF-A12x25 PWM Fans (120mm, Brown)
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gothicserpent
> 3 daythe cooler is quiet and does a great job on cpu cooling / thermals. amazing!
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Trevor
> 3 dayIf youve wanted a Noctua CPU fan for as long as I have, just buy the damn thing. Just make sure you have a case big enough to use it and show it off. Way cooler and more unique than water cooling, in my opinion.
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James
> 3 dayIve been running the Noctua NH-U12S Cooler for the past several years on various Intel CPUs and have always loved it for the simplicity, design and performance. I have also been running (2) Black Noctua NF-F12 fans on it. I purchased this NH-12A not for the included UGLY fans, but I really wanted to see what the thicker heat sink would do running my same (2) Black Noctua fans without even changing the Fan profiles. Good news is that im seeing at least 3 degree cooler temps all around even with slightly warmer ambient temps.
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O.S.
> 3 dayCe nouveau ventirad de Noctua dispose vraiment de bonnes performances.
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Paul F Donnelly Jr
Greater than one weekEasy to install. The fans are robust, quiet, and very well made. Clears the ram slots with ease even with four sticks. Had a Cooler Master 212 Evo before and now my temps are easily 10c lower! Great cooler. Fits perfectly with a few mms to spare in my Cooler Master Q300L Case with an Asus B550M Tuf Gaming Wifi II motherboard.
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Cydney Turcotte
> 3 dayThe tower itself is good quality but the fans seem to be cheap. They are heavy (blades) and wobble at higher rpms. The fact that the rpms are limited to only 2000 only confirm my observation. it is poorly designed to work at high rpms. so the duarability metrics from manufacturer should be questioned as well. The noise comes with the wobbling. ordered some lower quality be quiet coolers and they have less vibration with poorer bearing and can even go up to 2500 rpms while being quiet still.
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Tom Luke
> 3 dayI install it on a gigabyte x570s elite ax motherboard, it took some time to install
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Ernold123
> 3 dayDer Noctua ersetzt bei mir einen in die Jahre gekommenen Scythe Mugen 2, welcher auch schon ein ganz ordentlicher Kühler ist.
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Pedro H.
> 3 dayDisipador de altísima calidad. Ideal para un intel i7 9700K.
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G. Bradburn
> 3 dayI needed a CPU cooler for a Gaming PC build kit and this one fit the bill. It was easy to install and performs great!
The NH-U12A is the latest, 5th generation of Noctua’s NH-U12 series of 120mm size premium-quality quiet CPU coolers. Conceived to push the envelope of the 120mm form factor, it combines two of Noctua’s flagship model NF-A12x25 PWM 120mm fans with a completely redesigned heatsink featuring 7 heatpipes and an increased fin surface area for superior heat dissipation. This way, the NH-U12A can rival the performance of many 140mm size coolers while offering 120mm class case and PCIe compatibility. Topped off with the trusted, pro-grade SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system and Noctua’s proven NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U12A is a deluxe choice that combines top-tier performance with excellent compatibility and outstanding quietness of operation.
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Classic 120mm tower size for excellent overall compatibilityStanding 158mm tall, the NH-U12A 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 compatibility on LGA1700/1200 and AM4/AM5Due to its asymmetric design, the NH-U12A does not overhang the RAM slots on Intel LGA1700 (LGA17xx family)/LGA1200/LGA115x and AMD AM4/AM5 based motherboards, which ensures easy access to the modules and 100% compatibility with tall heat-spreaders. On LGA2066, the rear fan will overhang the RAM slots on the left-hand side of the socket, so RAM modules should not exceed 42mm in height.* |
Dual NF-A12 120mm fansThe NF-A12x25 is a highly optimised next-generation 120mm fan that integrates Noctua’s latest innovations in aerodynamic engineering in order to achieve an unprecedented level of quiet cooling performance. Using this elite-class fan in a push/pull dual fan configuration is one of the cornerstones of the NH-U12A’s commanding performance and acoustic efficiency. |
NT-H1 thermal compoundNoctua’s much-acclaimed NT-H1 is a pro-grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease of use and outstanding reliability. Chosen again and again by overclockers and enthusiast users worldwide, it has established itself as a benchmark for premium-quality thermal compounds. |
Measurements
- Height (without fan): 158 mm
- Width (without fan): 125 mm
- Depth (without fan): 58 mm
- Height (with fan): 158 mm
- Width (with fan): 125 mm
- Depth (with fan): 112 mm
- Weight (without fan): 760 g
- Weight (with fan): 1220 g
Materials
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Cooler Specifications
Scope of delivery
- 2x NF-A12x25 PWM premium fan
- 2x NA-RC14 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
- NA-YC1 4-pin PWM y-cable
- SecuFirm2 mounting kit
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- Noctua Metal Case-Badge
* In cases with more than 158mm CPU cooler clearance, the rear fan can be moved upwards to make room for memory modules taller than 42mm.
140mm performance in 120mm size
Thanks to its completely revised 7 heatpipe layout, 37% more fin surface area and a dual fan push/pull configuration that uses the new, state-of-the-art NF-A12x25 fans, the NH-U12A can actually match or even outperform many 140mm sized coolers.
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| NH-U12S | NH-U12S TR4-SP3 | NH-U12S redux | NH-U12S chromax.black | NH-U12A | NH-U12A chromax.black | |
| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1700 | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA775 & LGA1366 | with NM-I3 | X | with NM-I3 | 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 | X |
| AM5 | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AM4 | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X |
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