Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Pat
Greater than one weekSetting the motherboard up for the mounting of this cooler was incredibly simple and easy to do, it is best to do it out of your case, but even if its in the case, having it on its side will make it pretty easy. The fan is very quiet and even at 70% is barely audible compared the 3 Phanteks fans I have that came with my P400A, I plan on eventually swapping those to their new NF-A12x25 Chromax.
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Francesco
> 3 dayNoctua è sicuramente lazienda n.1 al mondo nella produzione dei dissipatori, attenti ai minimi dettagli...con ryzen 3600 temperatura in idle sempre sotto i 40° e sotto teststress al 100% massimo 73°.
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Alec
> 3 dayUse a push pull system, make sure the push has the larger rubber offsets to give abit of space between the fan and the radiator. Super quiet, nice low temps on my 5900x.
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Emanuele Del Monte
> 3 dayVeramente un ottimo prodotto di ottima fattura!
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Mickaël S
Greater than one weekAcheté pour refroidir un Ryzen 5600X, dont le ventirad dorigine nétait pas assez performant. Les températures sont exceptionnelles, 30° en idle (bureautique), et un maximum de 60 degrés en jeu, sur des titres gourmands comme Cyberpunk avec les settings aux maximum. Il est pour moi le meilleur compromis performances/encombrement quun Noctua DH-D15.
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David W
> 3 dayKeeps my 3900x nice and cool inside my ITX rig. It’s a chromax cooler but doesn’t come with any other coloured bumpers for the fan which is a bit of a disappointment. What’s the point of it being “chromax” if you don’t include the bumper colours.
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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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Neil Nylander
> 3 dayIs only compatible with AMD socket AM4 if you have the stock mounting plate. I have a pre built which had another type of cooling system that did not utilize it, and wasn’t supplied. This manufacturer should be clear up front you will need this, and imo should just include such an inexpensive part. One star for being a deceptive company and wasting my time.
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J
> 3 dayAmazing fan. Quiet at full load. knocked 1 star off for price. I have a cooler master in another machine that performs almost the same but is much noisier at full load. Also, it is very tall- have a deep case.
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Gary Jenkinson
> 3 dayAwesome Air Cooler. Easy to install on an AM4 board. Replaced Wraith Prism Cooler on my 7 2700X because I wasnt happy with the constant sound of the Fan ramping up if Im honest. Also I figured the Noctua would be a better thermal solution overall.
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 |