Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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steven madec
> 3 dayNécessité dacheter le kit montage nm- i17xx mp78 de chez noctua pour intel12600k Intel avec MB z690.
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Marshall French
> 3 dayI was a little timid to buy the chromax.Black version since it isnt the bland old Noctua style. But it all works and really does impressive as a CPU heatsink!
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Gary Jenkinson
> 3 dayAwesome Air Cooler. Easy to install on an AM4 board. Replaced Wraith Prism Cooler on my 7 2700X because I wasnt happy with the constant sound of the Fan ramping up if Im honest. Also I figured the Noctua would be a better thermal solution overall.
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Nicholas M.
Greater than one weekThis cooler is very quiet and only gets loud when it is 100% ramped up. But this thing is so good that I’ve never heard it without really listening unless I was running a cinebench benchmark. Getting it installed was also fairly easy, comes with thermal paste in the box (not pre-applied) and even gives instructions on how to do the thermal paste. Great instructions on mounting as well.
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Jesus
> 3 dayMuy silencioso y muy fácil de instalar
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Jack Clear
> 3 dayThis works far better than expected.
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Karianne l
> 3 dayBonne qualité et facile a installer
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paulplj2002
Greater than one weekI ordered this cooler for my pre-built pc Omen 25L/ 30L ATX, Ryzen 7. Cooler would fit however the screws do not fit the backplate. I also cannot line up the brackets with the backplate. The brackets are about 1/4 off on my motherboard. I notice others had the same issue. Its possible to buy a new retention kit, but now I feel like I cant trust the cooler to keep the CPU cool, if something as little as brackets, are defective. CPU are just too expensive to replace. Unfortunately, I had to return it, I cant honestly recommend this Cooler, but the sell I do recommend. Fast shipping, promp return and refund with no issues.
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33ad43
> 3 dayFinally a black Noctua cooler. Very quiet and great performance.
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Faulty socks
Greater than one weekThe noctua NH-U125 chromax black is no doubt a quality product, with fantastic packaging, documentation and a decent product there is no question this is a stand above the rest. However these have always been known as the most quite fans high quality fans and I expected nothing less for the high price. I though this fan was going to make my computer play anything and cure cancer, spoiler it does not.
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 |
