Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Jonas
26-10-2024I purchased this cooler as a replacement for a CoolerMaster TX3i to cool my i5-7600K adequately when clocking 5GHz. The NH-U12S delivers excellent cooling performance, both at idle and under full load temperatures have dropped by an average of 7° compared to the TX3i so that I can safely clock 5GHz at 100% load for extended periods of time, with the CPU merely reaching 73° vs. reaching or exceeding 80° previously.
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Bryan
> 3 dayI just got my 2nd one for another build. Best coolers on the market. Water cooling is overrated. I take one of these any day over water cooling. Its just works. Simple to install. Amazing build quality. Worth the extra money over the competition. Altho bequiet brand coolers coming in a close 2nd
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Wilmer
> 3 dayPut this on a new build with an i7-10700K CPU, Gigabyte B460 HD3 motherboard, and 16GB of Corsair RAM. Installation was simple, with one plug for the fan. Unit runs with no detectable noise. Used a Corsair 110Q case, but would have used a 200R if it were available. Great product.
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Larry
Greater than one weekGreat mounting bracket, on noise level. Kept my cpu cooler than my former AIO cooler ever did. Think Im going to stick with noctua for as long as Im pc gaming.
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Hernan Lombana
> 3 daySolo tardo 4 días en llegar a Bogota, la instalación fue muy fácil, lo compre para reemplazar el wraith prism de AMD por cuestión de ruido y vaya que estoy satisfecho, la temperatura bajo en 8 grados con el ventilador al 40% y son el ventilador al 100% baja hasta 12-14 grados en comparación al anterior
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Dakota
> 3 dayWould adding a second fan on the opposite side improve temperature or no?
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Andrea
> 3 dayAvevo problemi con il dissipatore stock del ryzen 3700x che arrivava a 90 gradi. Con questo ho abbassato la temperatura sensibilmente. Prossimo acquisto la seconda ventola
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Dillon Kabot
> 3 dayTop notch quality like from Noctua that is to be expected! Keeps my R5-3600x below 60c easy!
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Cicero Hartmann PhD
> 3 dayLooks great!
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kk
> 3 dayI switched from a stock Intel cooler to this Noctua NH-U12S. My idle temperatures were immediately down by 10 degrees. Under a full load, the impact was even greater with temperatures dropping by 16 degrees.
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 |
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