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

I did not want to liquid cool, so I took a chance on this fan. Works well with Ryzen 5900 and my ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero AMD AM4 X570S. Normal web surfing and Word and Excel, the idle temp is around 33 Celsius. I run the fans on quiet mode. When video rendering, the temp goes to 65 degrees. The processor is running at 4700 MHz. If it gets near 70, the fan kicks into higher mode and keeps the temp below 65. I have a full size case. I am not a gamer, but I suspect the temp will be kept below 70. I love the Ryzen because the the cpu speed drops below 500 MHz. I have been using this system since I built it March. I am extremely pleased. My case supports liquid cooling, but I see no need for it. The reason I chose the Asus MB is that superbly built and has lots of USB ports.

Not sure what else you could want from an air cooler. This checks off all the boxes. Keeps temps low and stays quiet. I love the all black look as its very sleek in my all white case. Plenty of ram clearance as well with this bad boy. Worth the investment since two of the 12x25 fans from noctua will cost you 65+ USD alone. Not sure it even needs the exhaust side fan but Im keeping it because 5800X3D runs hot.

This cooler is awesome! First off, I wanted to go air cooling over water cooling on my i7-12700k and after countless hours of researched I arrived at this. It looks amazing, and the performance for an air cooler is unreal with it not going over 60c even on intense games which is equal to/outperforms many larger air cooling rivals.

Have had no problem cooling my Ryzen 7700X CPU with light overclocking enabled. Experimented with ASUS AI overclocking and manual overclocking and it had no issues cooling the CPU with either enabled. Havent seen temps go above 80 degrees no matter what gaming or real world tasks I have done. I really like the fact that it is a realtively smaller dual tower air cooler so doesnt look too massive compared to a NH-D15, but still has excellent performance.

I had a stock Intel cooler that was getting 80C average temps and was constantly throttling at 100C.

After doing some research and trying to find a cooler that is not a AIO this fits the bill perfectly. it is quiet, easy to install, and comes with everything you need in the box for a LGA 1700 and you do not need to worry about reaching out the the manufacture for parts.

Replaced my previous build AIO. Less wires, and much quieter. performance is just as good and it was half the price. Added bonus, no RGB!

As title, there is not enough room for 2 memory sticks on the motherboard if you want to keep both the fans on; U12S might be a better option

This thing can handle my 3950x,5950x,and12900K no problem.

Using on a 12600K CPU. Dead simple installation and simple fan mounting allowing for easy fan repositioning. Fantastic thermals at around 28c idle and 60c load after undervolting by 140mv. Highly recommended!