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

This CPU cooler looks very high quality and performs well. If you want a quiet CPU cooler, get this. I cant tell anymore when my CPU is under load because this thing is so quiet.

I just got my 2nd one for another build. Best coolers on the market. Water cooling is overrated. I take one of these any day over water cooling. Its just works. Simple to install. Amazing build quality. Worth the extra money over the competition. Altho bequiet brand coolers coming in a close 2nd

First of all, this cooler is great. Way way better than my stock AMD cooler. Its super quiet and cooled down my cpu during gaming by about 10-15C. There is no question that this cooler have been engineered very well. If you intend to only use it with a one fan configuration then get it, if you intend in using it with a push/pull configuration then read below.

I previously owned a Corsair H100iv2 CPU liquid cooler with idle temps of 19-25C, under max load 45C, 2hr stress test 52C. With the Noctua NH-U125 that I currently have installed 28-31C idle temps, under max load 50C, 2hr stress test 65C. At Noctua $94.95(CAD) vs Corsair $124.99(CAD) you get what you pay for. The price seems fair for its performance. Honestly, if you can expense a water cooler and trust having one in your build then Id just go for it. If not, then this definitely would not be a bad start for an CPU air cooler.

I recently upgraded my motherboard and got a new case. Looks great in the H510 Flow and keeps my 5600x cold. Thermals are great and and the cooler is silent during load

I bought this to replace my AMD Wraith Stealth stock cooler that came with my CPU. This is a huge improvement in both noise levels and cooling efficiency. It looks really slick in the black color as well.

Ive been running a Ryzen 7 3700X with the stock Wraith Prism cooler. It was doing an okay job. Most of the time my max running temps were in the upper 60s or low 70s, with the occasional split-second spikes up to high 70s or even low 80s while gaming. So the stock cooler was doing well enough, and Im not OCing my CPU.

After receiving my new Ryzen 5 1600 AF, I tried overclocking with the stock cooler, only to find that temperatures would immediately shoot into the high 80’s/low 90’s. However, this cooler fixed things as soon as it was installed. I could clock even higher while staying at lower temperatures. Amazing!

received in 7 days, easy to install.

I am writing this only a couple hours after installation, If I find any issues I will update.