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

Received this CPU cooler to replace the original NH-U12A. Not sure what Noctua did, but the fans are quieter than the original brown/tan ones that came with the NH-U12A. I have these Chromax fans set to 1500rpm max through the ASUS AI Suite and they perform FANtastic and are super quiet. I was running some of the new PHANTEKS T30 fans on the replaced NH-U12A the past two months and they were very good as well, but the colors arent black enough to match this Chromax version and they made an annoying mechanical sound above 1200rpm. This CPU cooler is a win!!

Dropped my i7-12700 CPU temps by 10C at idle and 15-20 C under heavy benchmark loading. Great quality and fans run quietly.

In the midst of a new i9-13900K custom loop build, I ordered the Noctua cooler to test the CPU and other PC components until the water-cooling hardware arrives. Its an amazing air cooler and super quiet. It idles ~37 degrees (stock clock) and hits mid to high 60s under bench loads. I also installed the Noctua NA-HC8 Chromax Heatsink Cover, which gives it a very clean look. Hope this helps!

I choose Noctua for its Premium Look, easy installation and support for new socket even though theres ton of air cooler out there for cheapest price. Also, its hard to get one here in the Philippines as almost stores here are out of stock for this model. Thanks Noctua!

Noctua CPU coolers are arguably the best in the business, but I always disliked their biege-colored fans. The chromax.black series fixes this issue by making everything black, so it really blends in with the rest of your system (especially nice now that glass side-panels are the norm for most high-end cases).

AND IS DEAD SILENT TOO. i was immediately convinced and ordered replacement fans and coolers for all my rigs. Noctua wins. (on further review, Dead Silent may be subjective to how sensitive your ears and body are to SUPER HIGH FREQUENCY WHINE/DRONE)

The mounting brackets Noctua uses makes installation easy. This is the quietest computer Ive ever had and the thermals are fantastic.

Jenlève une étoile pour linstallation qui ma obligée à devoir demander de laide, et donc retarder le montage de mon PC dune semaine. Le ventirad est incroyable et très efficace, certes, mais pour linstaller!!! Arrive un moment où deux grosses vis donnent limpression de stagner, de tourner dans le vide. Impossible à visser, et donc le ventirad ne tient pas une fois la carte mère mise debout!

Tenho o ryzen 7 5800x ( idle 30/35 graus em jogo 60/65 graus ) e trabalha igual a um watercooler de 240mm.

I have an i7-12700KF with BIOS AI Auto overclock turned on. Under heavy load with games like Battlefield 2042 + Browser on with video playing its at max 66 temp. Ive never seen it go higher.