Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Austin Townsend
> 24 hourPrior to installation, my CPU would run at between 30-32 degrees Celsius at idle and exceed 45 degrees Celsius on a AAA title gaming load. After installation, my CPU remains steady at 28 degrees Celsius on idle and ranges between 30-40 degrees Celsius on a AAA title gaming load. Really fantastic air cooler that rivals smaller radiators and can be near silent on idle loads- noise when you are gaming on a full-load CPU doesnt bother me.
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David
> 24 hourI have a Ryzen 7 3800X and it cools it perfectly and silently. Much better than the Wraith stock cooler.
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Chris
> 24 hourWorks excellent. I have a NZXT 500 case with a Ryzen 5 1600 processor. With the stock AMD cooler I was around 190*F gaming, but with this cooler it never goes above 155*F, and its significantly quieter.
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RR1224
> 24 hourAdverse to AIOs I wanted a nice air cooler that was both slick, powerful and damn quiet. This has delivered. I actually switched the noctua fan to the rear in a pull direction and clamped the Corsair LL120 fan in push at the front to show off the RGB to match the case and peripherals.
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Joey
> 24 hourI hardly even remember installing this cooler. Meanwhile, I vividly remember installing an AMD Wraith Stealth a week prior without removing my motherboard from the PC, which resulted in the ruined thermals that caused me to buy the NH-U12S. Dont make that mistake. :)
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Wilber Gusikowski
> 24 hourIve had this thing for 4 months now, its no wonder it has a 5 star avg with thousands of reviews. Not only does this keep the cpu much cooler, it is completely silent, even at max rpm. Also it looks really cool. Really happy I chose this one
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Dean Capelletti
> 24 hourAs described
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Kaaz
> 24 hourI had a water-cooled system on my I9-12900K that died and I replaced it with this. Id never mounted a tower like this before (Ive done probably 30+ PC builds in my life) so this was a new concept, but once I got my head wrapped around the design, it went pretty smooth. Need to make sure your case is wide enough, of course, but its at least as quiet as the water cooled system I had before. No complaints.
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Scafidi
> 24 hourNoctua deserves all the praise it gets. This fan is insanely quiet.
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Rodrigue 33
> 24 hourjai du retourner ce produit qui par ailleurs semble de qualité avec un bel emballage , a cause quil nest pas montable sur un socket 1200 sans le démontage complet de la carte mère ! dommage !
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 |
