Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)

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  • Zachary

    > 3 day

    This heat sink and all involved parts feel very premium -- no sharp corners on the metal and everything fits securely in place. My spec list is:

  • Hailey K.

    > 3 day

    I have used Wraith Prizm, Pure Rock 2, Wraith Stealth....etc but among them, I have chosen this over any other cooler.

  • Juan Castillo

    Greater than one week

    Really not much else to say. Good quality product as usual.

  • Gabriele1990

    Greater than one week

    Veramente incredibile, differenza di temperature dal diss. Stock notevoli

  • Prof. Macey Pfeffer

    > 3 day

    Relatively easy install, could have been easier if I didnt do it by myself but regardless, temps down almost 20 Celcious (From 65-70 to 45-50) under load and about 8-12 degrees while idling. Love this baby!

  • Noah Kohler

    > 3 day

    One of the best mounting system and Ryzen 5600x Does not go over 70C when auto overclocked.

  • fabrizio

    > 3 day

    ottimo prodotto

  • Dr. Scifant

    > 3 day

    Fairly easy to mount, good temps and nice and quiet. No fuss, no muss

  • Chad Sarvis

    > 3 day

    Great product! Bought this as part of a refresh of one of my older PCs. Definitely don’t regret it! Easy install and it looks good in the all black build.

  • Damn Yankee

    > 3 day

    Been reading lately that air coolers are as good or better than AIOs so decided to give this air cooler a try. I must say I m impressed: build quality and attention to detail is far beyond anything I am use too (mostly Arctic cooling the benchmark as far as Im concerned). The box came with easy to understand directions and everything, and some spares, that I could possiblly need Including a Allen shaped Phillps that really made installing this easy. I have a TUF Wifi M-ATX and this did not crowd the RAM which in my case is pretty tall. There is still room for two sticks of RAM and another fan on the cooler. This lowered my temps on a 5700g from 89 C to 67C on Cinebench. What I liked most were the directions that told me to just put a pea size drop of thermal compound (included) in the middle of the dye and tighten ALL the screws to 6 Nm. I think if everyone followed these directions even a first time builder could get good results. The directions explained that 6Nm is just tight, no further. It uses the the stock back plate and only the two side panels need to be removed to install. This matches a Coolermaster 120 AIO with two 120 MM fans and radiator that I have installed on a 2700X. another plus is there are no LEDs and the wires which are usually a pain in the neck. Cheaper than an AIO, fits in most, 99% of cases, and almost dead silent. I can hear it ramp up when I start Cinebench , but I have to listen closely. Will buy this again if any of my computers need a new cooling solution. The Engineers at Nocturna really thought this one through, Bravo.

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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 compatibility

Standing 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 compatibility

Thanks 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 fan

Recommended 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-customisable

Using 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.

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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

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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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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

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