Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Glen Smith
> 3 dayIve been using Noctua fans/coolers for about 6 years now and Im always impressed with them. This is no exception. It was easy to install, looks great, and performs well. Big thumbs up from me!
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Kris Ratliff
> 3 daySo I havnt had the chance to use this cooler yet. It doesnt fit my Board with the default brackets in the kit. for reference I have the Asus Prime X570-P Ryzen 3 AM4 with PCIe Gen4, Dual M.2 HDMI, SATA 6GB/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 ATX Motherboard.
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Ian R Humphrey
> 3 dayI bought the Noctua NH-12S as a replacement for a Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 cooler but I was very disappointed with the performance. The cooling capacity and the quietness of the Noctua is no better than the Pure Rock 2 and it costs less than half the price. The NH-12S may be a bit easier to install but removing it from a AM4 CPU is problematic as the crossbar fouls the threaded studs on the brackets attached to the back plate, so it is necessary to unscrew the brackets before twisting the cooler to prevent ripping out the CPU. There are positives such as the fan clips are very easy to attach and it certainly looks good. I thought with Noctuas reputation for quality it would be much better. If it were priced £40-£50 it would be a much better buy, but at the current price a couldnt recommend it
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Dawn
> 3 dayDef buy this if youre looking into building a gaming pc.
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Nicholas
> 3 dayProdotto arrivato con una settimana e mezzo di anticipo, sorpresa molto gradita ovviamente.
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Mr. Arely White Jr.
> 3 dayCompré un 212 evo black y fue muy complicado de instalar, de hecho lo tuve que regresar al romper uno de los tornillos durante el montaje que parecía que no alineaban bien. Decidí gastar un poco más y comprar el noctua. De calidad de ventilación es lo mejor. Además el montaje es ultra sencillo. Nada de dolore sde cabeza para poder montarlo. Tengo un AMD4 tan solo por el hecho de no tener que batallar para montarlo lo volvería a comprar.
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el
> 3 dayGreat product!! I would definitely buy again when needed.
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FLGatorengineer
Greater than one weekGreat air cooler. 35 C at idle with a 3800x in an ITX case. Way quieter than the wraith prism and temps are better. Only problem I had was the top exhaust fan in my nzxt h210 did not provide the clearance. I ended up mounting the fan. Outside the case. Doesnt bother me. Actually looks kind of cool.
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Gyandeo Bajnath
> 3 dayReduced the temps nicely on a Ryzen 7 5800x, however it is advised to get another fan to mount to the back of the cooler as well.
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Vespasion
> 3 dayThis was easy to install and works well. I never get heat alarms with this cooling system.
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 |
