Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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a l henderson
> 3 dayFantastic cooler highly recommend
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Ernestine Marvin
11-06-2025Llevaba tiempo pensando entre una liquida y esta, y bastante satisfecho por la calidad de los materiales, funcionamiento silencioso y efectividad en disipación de calor, apenas se enciende el ventilador y me desentiendo de hacer mantenimiento si hubiera elegido una liquida. También es verdad que no hago overclock
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Myles Lindsey
Greater than one weekThis keeps my 5600x cool under load (around 60 C) and idle (around 35 C). No issues installing, and the thermal paste it comes with works fine. At full tilt, the fans (I purchased the second one for aesthetics) stay pretty damn quiet. I also really like the way it looks in my build. Glad I chose this over an AIO.
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Arthur Cheng
> 3 daySwitched from an AIO to the U12S, and could not be more happier. Noctuas SecuFirm mounting kit is easy to install, my temps are better than an AIO, and 6 year warranty. Chromax Black edition costs a bit more but the overall look is fantastic.
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DirkW
> 3 daySehr guter Lüfter, der fehlende LGA1700 Adapter wurde auf meine Reklamation vom Hersteller nachgeliefert und kam drei Tage später an.
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J. Keaney
> 3 dayPros
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Chupete con Siluro.
> 3 dayMontaje extremadamente sencillo, para un Ryzen 5 ni siquiera hace falta desmontar la placa, al máximo de revoluciones, no se oye absolutamente nada, con respecto al disipador de serie (wraith stealth) 20 grados por debajo siempre, Streaming + Gaming, utilización de CPU prácticamente todo el tiempo al 100% y una máxima de 74° con la caja cerrada y sin demasiada ventilación la verdad ( no es una caja muy buena) Tanto materiales como packaging muy muy premium, se nota la ingeniería hasta en el cartón. Extremadamente contento, no es especialmente barato pero si la idea es que tu CPU dure para siempre, no se me ocurre mejor disipador.
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Mohid
> 3 dayExtremely easy installation, great at cooling, Surprisingly quiet and fit right into my case. No issues at all and will be buying from Noctua again if I ever need any more fans
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T L
> 3 dayHad initially bought a wraith prism to replace my R5 3600s stock cooler, but the noise was very distracting, and eventually led me to pull the trigger on getting a Noctua cooler.
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Andy
> 3 dayOttimo rapporto grandezza e efficacia della ventola, costruito molto bene come sempre da noctua, è lideale anche con un overclock leggero gestito dalla scheda madre o con software apposito punto sicuramente consigliatissimo, brava noctua
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 |
