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

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  • CBP

    > 3 day

    Before I put this cooler on I was using the Wraith Prism that came with the 3800x. My temps were running close to degrees 90 c and I ended up turning off PBO and Core Boost which help my temps to stay in the 60s but I wasnt able to get any overclocking. After installing this cooler along with Arctic MX4 Thermal Compound Im getting idle temps in the high 20s and I was able to turn on all the overclocking features with my temps only barely getting to 60. I now have clock speeds over 4.5 Mhz. Just amazing!

  • Aulyre

    > 3 day

    E risaputo che la Noctua conduca le danze nel settore dei dissipatori ad aria e delle ventole e questo dissipatore non è da meno.

  • Ryan

    > 3 day

    Excellent product, could not recommend more. Keeps my overclocked i5 6600k at 60 degrees at a 4.4 ghz overclock during a stress test. Buy this product!

  • Sebastian

    > 3 day

    easy installation, looks great in black for my black tower build, and fits perfectly in my corsair ATX case.

  • isaki

    > 3 day

    I purchased this cooler to cool an AMD Ryzen R5 3600 in a Fractal Design Meshify C case. The stock cooler for the 3600 is anemic (and loud) and the goal for this build was quiet operation. After reading a bunch of reviews, I opted for this cooler (even though it was more expensive than some of the Scythe options I was looking at and I love Scythe products) as the black color would look nice in the case and the emphasis in reviews on how silent it operated.

  • Ryan Ronald Lu

    > 3 day

    Very effective aircooler and quiet to boot. Easy to install. Will buy again.

  • Quinixo

    > 3 day

    E puesto esta maravilla después de seis meses de estar con una bomba líquida que me subía mucho la temperatura del gabinete. No me estaba dando problemas pero e decidido cambiar a aire ya que liquido siempre existen más riesgo y con esto simplemente te olvidas. Solo es cambiar x años la pasta térmica y muy rápido por el sistema que esté lleva . Tengo una Msi z490 WiFi carbón 1200 soket i7 10700k 32 ram un pepino de pc

  • mj

    > 3 day

    This cooler is just as described by product page and great reviews. No problems with installation, great build quality and aesthetics, and works really well. Decided on this air cooler for my new i7-13700k build and installation went great. My CPU idles nice and cool around 32C, all good there. Stress testing the CPU for several minutes puts Ive seen temps reach 96C at stock speeds and power draw. This cooler obviously is doing the job but at over 90C that is a bit too high for my liking. It will also leave little to no room for overclocking and is insufficient for that. So while this cooler is great for most builds it may not be enough for the mid to higher range 13th gen Intel chips. The fans are also pretty loud over 70% RPMs and very loud at full. Excellent product here but perhaps not enough cooling for the latest Intel chips.

  • Larry

    > 3 day

    Quiet, well made, keeps my Intel 9900k cool under heavy use. Comes with all the parts you need to make it fit with Intel or AMD. Glad I didn’t pay more for AIO liquid cooler.

  • Tyler Hunt

    > 3 day

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

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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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