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

This replaced an Enermax AIO for my 12900K that failed 6 months after purchase. CPU temps were reaching 100C at idle and was throttling back to prevent damage. Ordered this and it came overnight. I installed it immediately, fired it up, and idle CPU temps are now 10c above ambient. Full usage during gaming is running mid 50c. This thing is every bit as good as the professional reviews say it is. I should have stuck with my instincts when I first built my new rig but wanted to try something different with an AIO. Hard to beat Noctua.

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

It fits perfectly, designed to get the most you possibly can with a standard size build. Runs my 10700k between 50c and 69c with a 34percent overclock from stock settings.

Impeccable performance, inaudible operation. Arguably the best smaller form factor air cooler on the market.

Fans are a bit obnoxious to get back on during the install but aside from that i cannot find anything else to nitpick

Switched over from a hyper 212 Evo and my temps dropped by about 10-11c, at idle Im around 32-35c. Im using an Asus tuf x570 gaming plus wifi and a Lian LI lancool II mesh so theres no clearance issues. Absolutely loving the look of it!

This cooler works as well as most AIOs quiet and cools well

This will last forever and performs well, however there are many cheaper options that will be near the same as this

It includes the LGA 1700 socket mounting kit and it fits fine on an MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DD4 mobo. They also include thermal paste as well. The fans are still attached using spring clips which work fine. The fans have nice rubbarised corners which helps with the assembly. Brackets are also included for AMD CPUs. The fans are quiet. Quality product by Noctua much better & less hassle than water pumps in my opinion.

Initially I was disspointed because this appeared to not work better for me compared to a Noctua NH-U12S with one extra NF-F12 fan added for push-pull configuration. In time however I got to appreciate this cooler and what a good job it does keeping my i9-10900K super cool in all situations. Compact, does not block any RAM slots and super quiet.