Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Passerby
> 3 dayThis air cooler came with all the mounting brackets and tools needed to mount this onto my i9 CPU. The instructions that came in the box were great expect for some parts, but in the end, I mounted it correctly. Unit cools down my CPU very much.
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D
> 3 dayLowered both idle and gaming temps by 20c on my r5 3600 while maintaining low noise level
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Patrick C.
> 3 dayIf youre familiar with Noctuas reputation, none of this will surprise you, but the U12S in another excellent cooler. Slightly pricier than others, but well worth the price for its performance and noise level. Significantly quieter than my old Corsair H100i with nearly comparable cooling performance.
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Alex P.
> 3 dayEasy to install. Keeps my CPU under 60 deg under heavy load. Cant fault it.
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Raymond
> 3 dayThis cooler is made by Noctua. This is my first purchase from them, and they live up the their reputation for excellent quality and performance!
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Sai Hemanth
> 3 dayI was using the Intel stock cooler for my 11th gen i5 before switching to Noctua. Oh boy, it was worth it! My onload temps dropped from 70 to 45. Idle temperature dropped from 45 to 30. This thing is just beautiful! Shell out a couple more bucks for the Chromax variant because it looks amazing.
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Daniele
> 3 dayUna sola cosa da dire... Una bomba... Mi ha abbassato le temperature più di 10 gradi e sono super soddisfatto del acquisto.... Complimenti noctua!!!!
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Bix71
> 3 dayRicevuta la Linus edition , che è semplicemente personalizzabile con adesivi e gommini color arancio. Dissipatore top , lo uso per un r5 2600 x , soli 22 db praticamente inudibile , mantiene in idle tra i 30/32 gradi , non supera mai in gaming i 47 , direi perfetta! Attacco semplicissimo , installazione perfetta! Che dire TOP.
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Nicholaus
Greater than one weekThis heatsink is incredibly well made. It has overall decreased my CPU temps by an avg of 10-15c. Would def recommend if you have a case big enough to support it.
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juan
> 3 dayMore than enough for my ryzen 3700x. I actually like how the black block looks on my case.
The NH-U12S chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s NH-U12S premium-quality quiet CPU cooler. Thanks to the same proven slim-tower heatsink design and NF-F12 PWM fan, it stays true to the NH-U12S’s successful formula of fusing excellent cooling performance with superb quietness of operation and outstanding RAM, case and PCIe compatibility. At the same time, the chromax.black version with its black fan and black coated heatsink combines these assets with a sleek stealth look. Topped off with the renowned SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system and Noctua’s enthusiast-grade NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U12S chromax.black is a premium choice for customers who seek a highly compatible 120mm heatsink that looks just as great as it cools.
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Classic 120mm tower size for excellent case and PCIe compatibilityStanding 158mm tall, the NH-U12S is short enough to fit most modern mid- or high-end tower cases. Measuring 125mm wide (including fan and fan clips), the cooler stays clear of the top PCIe slot on most standard ATX or Micro-ATX motherboards, ensuring optimum compatibility with multi-GPU setups. |
100% RAM compatibilityThanks to its slim design with only 45mm fin depth, the NH-U12S will not overhang the RAM slots even with two fans installed. This gives the user full access to the memory modules on all current CPU sockets and ensures 100% compatibility with tall heatspreaders or optional memory fans. |
NF-F12 120mm Focused Flow fanRecommended by more than 150 hardware publications and thousands of enthusiasts worldwide, the Noctua’s premium-quality NF-F12 Focused Flow 120mm fan is renowned for combining superb static pressure, excellent heatsink performance and surprising quietness of operation. |
Colour-customisableUsing the optional NA-HC1 and NA-HC2 heatsink covers as well as the NA-SAVP1 anti-vibration pads (available in black, blue, green, red, yellow, white), the NH-U12S chromax.black can be fully customised to fit popular build colour schemes such as black and red or black and white. |
Measurements
- Height (without fan): 158 mm
- Width (without fan): 125 mm
- Depth (without fan): 45 mm
- Height (with fan): 158 mm
- Width (with fan): 125 mm
- Depth (with fan): 71 mm
- Weight (without fan): 580 g
- Weight (with fan): 755 g
Materials
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Cooler Specifications
Scope of delivery
- Black NH-U12S heatsink
- NF-F12 PWM chromax.black premium Fan
- NA-RC6 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- Black SecuFirm2 mounting kit
- Black anti-vibration pads and fan-clips for second NF-F12
- Noctua metal case-badge
Fan compatibility
120x120x25
chromax.black design
The NH-U12S chromax.black is black from head to toe: Featuring a black coated heatsink, a black fan with black anti-vibration-pads, black fan clips and black mounting parts, it’s right at home in all-black builds and easy to integrate with other colour schemes.
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| NH-U12S | NH-U12S TR4-SP3 | NH-U12S DX-4189 | NH-U12S redux | NH-U12S chromax.black | NH-U12A | |
| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1700 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA775 & LGA1366 | with NM-I3 | X | X | with NM-I3 | with NM-I3 | with NM-I3 |
| Xeon LGA2011 Narrow ILM / Xeon LGA1366 & LGA1356 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA3647 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA4189 | X | with NM-i4189 | ✓ | X | X | X |
| AM5 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AM4 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X |
