Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Jomar
> 3 dayToo tall on my old pre built pc.. but since I built a new one I decided to get this and compare to my previously bought nh-u9s on the new pc while waiting for this nh-u12s. Its about 5-10C lower temps than nh-u9s.
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SM
> 3 dayI purchased this to replace the stock cooler that came with my R5 3600x - It was loud and temperatures were a little high for my tastes at default clock speed.
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Vinicio
> 3 dayBe che dire qualità noctua.... Soddisfazione ++... Tutto perfetto
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Marie-Claude
> 3 dayAcheter en remplacement du ventirade dorigine du 3700x (avec rajout un dun second ventilateur noctua 120mm en black), en jeu jai gagné 12°, en brin de silence. (je suis passer de 42db à 36db, application sur mon smartphone).
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Keith Morris
> 3 dayIts good
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primeuser101
> 3 dayVery good performance for the price, thermal paste provided is great and 15-20 degree Celsius improvement over stock AMD cooler at max load
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claudio
> 3 dayFacilissimo da montare, silenziosissimo e compatto (nessun problema per le ram). lo uso con un Ryzen 7 3800x e le temperature sono ottime sui 60-70 (più sui 60) in game. Se si vuole si può aggiungere una seconda ventola, che dire Noctua è una garanzia e lNH-U12S è tra i migliori della sua categoria.
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austin
> 3 dayBest cooler in the game next to liquid cooling my cpu was reaching around 85-90 degree Celsius now with this cooler it stays around 30 idle and when gaming around 45 and then with streaming if you are streaming about 50-60 which is way lower then average if you need a cooler get this one best one for a good price 5/5!
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joshua
> 3 dayjust a cooler, does the thing really well.
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Max Sterling
> 3 dayEasy to install. Replaced my stock AMD Wraith cooler for the 3700x and easily reduced temps by 15-20 C on idle and max load. Previous temps were 50-90 C and now its 35-75 C. Max load is while gaming. No other changes were made to my cooling setup. Id definitely recommend this cooler. P.S. It is much much quieter than the Wraith cooler.
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 |
