Noctua NH-U12A, Premium CPU Cooler with High-Performance Quiet NF-A12x25 PWM Fans (120mm, Brown)

Silencieux et performant... i7 6700K @ 4.5ghz 53 degres sous cinebench r20. Excellent donc

I had only just built this PC 3 months ago and tried an AIO for the first time, specifically a Corsair H100i and although the temps were very good it was incredibly noisy. So, I bit the bullet and took a loss on it and replaced it with an air cooler. It was a good decision. I was debating between this NH-U12A and the NH-D15S, eventually settling on this, the U12A. After doing a lot of research, it seemed like the general consensus was this is the superior cooler to the D15S, and can even compete with the NH-D15, yet with much, much better case and RAM compatibility. As for the temps, when compared to my 240 AIO, theyre identical at idle at around 30 degrees and slightly better while gaming, I only have Witcher 3 in 1440p as a reference but while gaming for at least 2-3 hours I had a consistent temp in the high 40s and low 50s. I will also add that this is MUCH QUIETER though still fairly audible once the fans hit 1000RPM, but like I said still a huge improvement in noise levels overall. In Cinebench under full load after one hour it hits 59 degrees, with PBO enabled it hit 77 degrees after one hour. Very impressive stuff, especially when the 5000 series CPUs are known for running hot.

I gave up on making pretty with lights and colors and decided to go just plain ugly with these brown and tans but I love them and they are engineered to really high specs. So high, it has been hard for them to make it in black plastic with the same characteristics. I will say this was a breeze to install compared to even AMDs coolers.

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Noctua always deliver quality and performance .What they do they do brilliantly.Top product.Better cooling than most water coolers and very low noise levels.

I used this unit to lower my CPUs temps since Im running a 9900k at 4.8ghz and it used to reach 100c under stress, now I get around 70c under the same conditions.

I was beyond excited to get the U12A to replace me U12S. That excitement quickly dwindled as I only saw a 1C drop in delta temp compared to my U12S (which I already had the new A12 fans on). I think this cooler will only be an improvement if you are not already using A12 fans.

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良く冷やしてくれています、とても良いです。

The cooler I received proved difficult to install. There were moments I wondered if Id be able to install it at all. After some research, I found some others had the same experience. My D-15(S) that Id gotten some years back was a breeze to install compared to this NH-U12A, and still is.