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

It is amazing, it’s not noticeable to me sound wise, looks great, and my CPU has been very cool never reaching 72+ in 1440p AAA titles

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.

Very quiet fans, mounting system is great. Really nice to have LGA 1700 supported out of the box. However cooler is extremely large and was pretty much touching my ram.

The U12A is a great air cooler albeit the most expensive one. I use it in a small mATX case (inwin 301) where airflow is poor. Does a great job cooling an r5 3600 idling in high 30s to low 40s. In cinebench r23 max temp 74 degrees and while gaming up to 78 degrees max spike. I know the 3600 is not hard to cool. The U12A gives slightly better cooling performance than the wraith prism. About 4-6 degrees delta but its much better at being silent. At 100% max fan spin, while audible it is not very loud. Ive also used this cooler with a 5900x in the same case and that CPU is a hot one! It can cool the 5900x in cinebench r23 at high 70s to mid 80s and idle at around 45-50 degrees. While gaming I saw the 5900x temps spike really high. CPU package up to 89 degrees and CCD1 go up to 93. That being said the U12A chromax black is still a great cooler that I can easily recommend. If your case is limited to 158mm cooler height and youre thinking about purchasing this... do it, you wont regret it.

Works like a treat and will never leak or need a new pump. By far the best choice

I looked for alternatives but decided to bite the bullet and go for an all black , needlessly over expensive Noctua for my 12600K. Ive not OCed the CPU and it runs at 32C+ with light work load, 63C - 72C gaming and 28C idle. I have no issues with build quality , noise , instructions and the mounting system Im just pissed at having to pay $30 more for non-puke brown so 4/5 stars.

Siehe Titel, ansonsten bleibt zu sagen, dass Noctua mit der Schwarzen Edition mir endlich den Wunsch nach perfekter Kühlung und optischer Neutralität erfüllt hat. Die Halterung der Lüfter nach Noctua Art wirkt erstmal befremdlich, aber ist effizient und hält.

Veramente silenziosa, questo dissipatore quasi non si sente, il sistema di montaggio è semplice ,ma soprattutto il prodotto è correlato da un semplice ma efficace foglio di istruzioni che ti spiega bene cosa fare in base alle varie possibilità di installazione.

Muy muy bueno

I installed this cooler in a new computer build in April of 2022. I made sure to buy the black one since I didnt want the brown one in my completely no-windows case. Because reasons. Mostly, I didnt want to see brown fans every time I opened the case to clean it. Based on other reviews, Im not the only person who feels this way. I digress. The install was straightforward (although there are quite a number of steps compared to the old snap on coolers). Once inside the case, the cooler is whisper quiet and takes good care of my i7-12700K processor, even under load. A few things to note: