Noctua NH-U12A, Premium CPU Cooler with High-Performance Quiet NF-A12x25 PWM Fans (120mm, Brown)

I cant believe that this baby could perform better than AIOs. After spending so much money on water cooling system for some years there is finally an alternative that matches and exceeds AIO systems without risk of failure. It can be installed on mini itx motherboards with ram clearance.

Nach CPU-Upgrade auf einen Intel i7700k (von einen Pentium G4560) bin ich erst mal mit meinem bewährten Alpenföhn Ben Nevis geblieben; bis ich dann irgendwann gemerkt habe, dass die Kombination nicht wirklich sinnvoll ist. Ein paar YouTube-Testvideos später hab ich mich dann für den Noctua NH-U12A entschieden, zum Einsatz in einem Corsair-Gehäuse.

i9-9900kにてサイズの忍者5からの乗り換え。

Ok noctua non sarà esteticamente bellissima, cè a chi piace e chi non piace, però una cosa va detta: questo è il miglior dissipatore ad aria al momento in commercio. E fuori questione. Per chi magari non ha spazio per un radiatore frontale o superiore e vuole optare per un dissipatore ad aria io assolutamente consiglio questo modello. Silenziosissimo, le ventole valgono 30 euro luna e sono 2 in dotazione, nella scatola cè anche la pasta termica Noctua + tutti gli strumenti per il montaggio. E un affare. Facilissimo da montare. Mantengo in idle il processore a 28 gradi a 1400 circa rpm, in stress test intel sono arrivato a 57 gradi e 1700 rpm solo perchè ho montato il Low Noise Adaptors (LNA), che per lappunto limita gli rpm massimi a 1700, dato che il massimo è 2000 rpm (sarei potuto andare anche più giù in temperature). Batte a mani basse il 90% dei dissipatori a liquido sul mercato. Bisogna controllare prima dellacquisto che ci sia compatibilità col vostro case.

Davvero imponente, installato su MSI x570 gaming plus e CPU Ryzen 7 3800xt.

Great cooler, fan, etc. However, the package from Noctua, it bends the bottom fins on the edge. I confirm this by having Amazon replaced the original unit. Pls fix the packaging, Noctua.

I had only just built this PC 3 months ago and tried an AIO for the first time, specifically a Corsair H100i and although the temps were very good it was incredibly noisy. So, I bit the bullet and took a loss on it and replaced it with an air cooler. It was a good decision. I was debating between this NH-U12A and the NH-D15S, eventually settling on this, the U12A. After doing a lot of research, it seemed like the general consensus was this is the superior cooler to the D15S, and can even compete with the NH-D15, yet with much, much better case and RAM compatibility. As for the temps, when compared to my 240 AIO, theyre identical at idle at around 30 degrees and slightly better while gaming, I only have Witcher 3 in 1440p as a reference but while gaming for at least 2-3 hours I had a consistent temp in the high 40s and low 50s. I will also add that this is MUCH QUIETER though still fairly audible once the fans hit 1000RPM, but like I said still a huge improvement in noise levels overall. In Cinebench under full load after one hour it hits 59 degrees, with PBO enabled it hit 77 degrees after one hour. Very impressive stuff, especially when the 5000 series CPUs are known for running hot.

Disipador de altísima calidad. Ideal para un intel i7 9700K.

I use the AM4 version. It lowered my Ryzen 5 3600 overclicked to 4.2Ghz by 18 degrees °f. Temps were at 50c at idle and 75c under load with stock cooler. Now sitting at 32c idle and 57c under load. I am thoroughly impressed. It is worth the price.

Although this CPU cooler isnt as pretty as some AIO or other water coolers, its cooling performance and silent operation surpasses just about all of them. Just search for videos online comparing CPU coolers and youll find good information before you commit to a CPU cooler. For me personally, the aesthetics of a CPU cooler wasnt a big factor. More important to me are the cooling performance and loudness factors. The Noctua NH-U12A is the best of the top CPU coolers for these two factors. Before I watched the videos, I always thought water based CPU coolers were the most quiet and was very surprised to learn that Noctua NH-U12A outperformed some of them in quietness. The only thing that bothered me a bit about the Noctua NH-U12A was that the clips that holds the fans to the heat sinks are not very effective. They dont hold the fans very tightly. I had to use some twist ties to tie the two fans clips together to make sure the clips didnt pop off accidentally. Despite this small annoyance, I still highly recommend the Noctua NH-U12A CPU cooler for those who want great cooling performance along with low noise.