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

It works very similarly to D15S on 12700K but it is a lot smaller and better looking and comes with two flagship NF-A12x25 fans that cost $44 each. I am not worried that this would bend the board and break off during movement either. It feels much more stable because of its size. I think most people should skip D15/D15s and buy this instead. The installation is also easier. I also had a chance to try Scythe Fuma 2 Rev B which cost almost half as much. It is similar in size and performs well but not good enough for 12700K imo. It was definitely running hotter during benchmarks. But if you want to save on cost, I would recommend that, not D15S. This is not twice as good as Fuma 2 overall, more like 20% better. Overall I think the heatsink itself is not anything special, its the 2x NF-A12x25s that make it work. I think if you buy two of those and put them on a cheaper tower cooler, it would perform similarly. Most of the money here is going to those two fans.

I am using this NH-U12A with a i9 12900k CPU and in a Fractal Torrent case which is a match made in heaven for an air-cooled system. This comes with the socket 1700 kit and installation is simple with great instructions.

Me encantó este Cooler, es realmente muy bueno. Lo usé para un Intel Core i7-12700K y los resultados fueron excelentes, aún con este procesador que calienta bastante. En Idle se mantiene entre los 25° y 30° y en carga no me sube de 75°. El ventilador va variando su velocidad de acuerdo a lo que requiere, así que al realizar tareas sencillas, el ruido es mínimo, casi no se oye. Fue una excelente compra, si alguien lo quiere usar con este procesador o similar, puede comprarlo con toda confianza. 100% recomendado.

I ordered this cooler based upon PCPartsPickers compatibility recomendation for the Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 motherboard. But when I checked on the Noctua Compatibility Centre site, I discovered that it is NOT compatible with this motherboard. So, I returned it and ordered a Noctua cooler that IS compatible: the Noctua NH-D12L.

I opened the box and could not help but laugh at the size, this thing is huge and must weigh over a pound . My first thought was that it was comically large. In the pictures you can see it sitting on the CPU, and it size compared to the I/O plate of the mother board, the second pic is it sitting next to the stock AMD Cooler that came with my Ryzen 5700G. The instructions recommend you take off the cooler before transporting it because you dont want that weight bouncing around while attached to the MB. Its big.

Love it its on all my 4 computers am4.

Has thermo paste and wrench. Totally worth extra buck that you pay compared to competitors.

Looks absolutely gargantuan on tiny ITX motherboard. Depending on IO panel configuration, you may need to slide fan up a click or two. Despite performance, noise levels are low and pleasant.

Macht was es soll und kühlt meinen 12 Kernen sowie die neueste Grafikkarte sehr gut, überschreitet nie die 70 Grad Marke und ist meist unter 60 Grad

Efficace pour un I7 12700K (~70° pleine puissance).