Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Brad
> 3 dayI had the CM Hyper 212, but wanted to start overclocking a decent amount. I also wanted something aesthetically pleasing for my all black case. Love this! My temps are 60-70 degrees C with my i5-9600K overclocked to 4.7GHz
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Dendro
> 3 dayBonne qualité mais sans plus, noctua n a jamais brillé pour son esthétisme!! C est assez moche mais reste sobre pour la marque ! Les performances sont au rdv mais sans plus ! Je l’avais acheté en catastrophe pour remplacer mon silent loop de be quiet qui m’a lâché! Je suis très sensible au bruit et pour le moment aucune solutions de ventilation me satisfait ! A part les macs et particulièrement avec puce m1 tous les pc font un bruit de ventilation trop soutenu !
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Vincenzo
> 3 dayLa temperatura.della mia CPU FX 8350 si è abbassata di 25 direi che sono tanti.
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jeca
> 3 dayBought used (refurbished) from Noctua via Amazon. Aside from the original box having obvious signs of previous postage labels (it was sent to me in a larger brown box), the cooler itself and all the accessories (including thermal paste) were either as though they were untouched or replaced. In addition to the lightning-fast delivery (2 days from Austria to UK, despite the month estimate) and the 5-year warranty thats still included, the cooler is beautifully quiet (and not in the signature brown).
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Alex
> 3 dayListen, when I built my PC in 2019 I really thought RGB AIOs were the future. Now, a few years later my AIO was on its last legs so I tested MULTIPLE cooling systems. The NH-U12S beat all of them by at least 5 degrees under load consistently. And its so quiet! The mounting setup is a little tricky with this one, but I promise it is worth figuring out. Also, the thermal paste they include is solid.
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Tom Mills
> 3 daySame great product now looks the part plis special edition LTT is a nice touch
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Angegardien
> 3 dayil meglio del meglio,chi piu spende meno spende.lo consiglio a tutti.
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Brooke Lewis
> 3 dayThis is a great cooler for anyone who wants quiet performance. It is big enough to dispute enough heat that the fan a lot of times doesn’t have to run but small enough to fit in my h500i. Great overall cooler!
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Sebastián Carbajal
> 3 dayMuy recomendable, tengo un Ryzen 5 3600X y el procesador overclockeado no sube de los 63 grados, fácil de instalar, con todos los adaptadores y manuales para los diferentes tipos de socket para Intel como AMD, incluye pasta termica de buena calidad e incluye todo lo necesario para añadir otro ventilador. Exelente
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Mrs. Frederique Bins
> 3 dayExcellent product
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 |
