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

Quiet, cool(about 65C°) overall and 75° hot core... with all cores at 4,500mhz. My old cooler was also a dual fan, but only 5 heat pipes and had to ramp up to 2100rpm(max) to keep same level of cooling as this NH-U12A, at about 1700rpm, and the fans are also a quieter design, with 7 heat pipes. Glad I bought it to make the computer quieter during gaming, without headset.

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.

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.

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.

Used on a i9 12900k Build NZXT 510 Case . I was worried this would not cool the processor and i would need liquid cooling or the D15 . But this cooler is a beast . Silent as hell . Also in Black .

No CPU overheating and barely any noise. Get ready though, it’s HUGE.

Works like a charm, keeps cpu temps nice and cool, and was so effortlessly installed. A great choice for an Air Cooler!

Se trata de un disipador por aire de mucha calidad. Embalaje premium. Cuenta con 2 ventiladores de 120mm y pieza central metálica para disipar calor pasivamente con conector de 4 Pines. Adaptador para conectar ambos ventiladores. Ademas incluye pasta térmica Noctua. POSITIVO. Funciona mejor que la líquida MSI de 120mm que fallo antes del año. He mejorado las temperaturas y el rendimiento en un porcentaje alto. El anclaje a la placa base es sencillo pero ha de ser hecho con cuidado por el peso del dispositivo. En color negro no es tan desagradable de ver como los tonos crema y marron del modelo cĺásico. NEGATIVO. Estéticamente es una pieza grande y estorbosa de aspecto nada agradecido, y con un peso que hace pensar que con el tiempo traera problemas a la placa base. El sistema para conectar los ventiladores al disipador es tedioso y luce frágil y barato. No incluye piezas adicionales. El ruido es considerable. Mas si vienes de una líquida. CONCLUSIÓN. Aunque no ayude al aspecto de tu ensable, no sea super silencioso como prometen, lo cierto es que es una pieza que funciona ESTUPENDAMENTE y que no necesita mayor mantenimiento y que al fallar lo sabras de inmediato porque no giraran o lo haran mal los ventiladores. Lo recomiendo aunque sacrifiques estética y tenga sus matices al instalar porque podría chocar o rozar memorias o, como en mi caso el disipador de la placa base. Necesitará una caja con espacio para instalarse.

Purchased this cooler when the Intel 12th gen chips launched. Ordered it for the i9 12900K, it seemed to work well at first. But when playing games or using any task that made the CPU usage increase, temps dramatically went up. For example, I tried running a Prime95 benchmark only for the chip to overheat and throttle. Upgraded to a Corsair water cooler and have had no heat issues since.

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!