Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Dolbyprologic
> 3 dayuses the motherboards metal backplate.
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Kou Vang
> 3 dayPretty straight forward to install. Comes with an instruction packet as well. This is the second one I bought after i bought one for my brothers build. Noticed the temperature on his CPU was always low and since I was using a stock AMD Prism cooler I decided to upgrade to this one as well.
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Brendan Blain
> 3 dayI was using an H100i but I wanted better temps so I moved to an air cooler and I had a hard time picking one but I went with this single tower cooler and it has been amazing not only are temps under full load maxing at around 87c with my 3900x at 4.5 GHz compared to the 95+ on my h100i.
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Arthur Cheng
> 3 daySwitched from an AIO to the U12S, and could not be more happier. Noctuas SecuFirm mounting kit is easy to install, my temps are better than an AIO, and 6 year warranty. Chromax Black edition costs a bit more but the overall look is fantastic.
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Nick
> 3 dayEven though the box was damaged because Amazon thought it appropriate to pack it in a paper bag (thanks Amazon) I decided to go ahead and install this because it was only the accessories box that seemed dented. But, when it came to screw the heatsink on to the mounting bars the screws would NOT screw in. I read online that you might need a fair bit of force to overcome the springs but even this did not work. Rubbish.
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Jude Green
> 3 dayI paired this cooler with a Ryzen 7 5800X. This CPU runs hotter than the usual CPU, and it is said by AMD that it’s able to turbo all the way up to about 90 degrees. My CPU never hit that temperature, and I could barely hear the fan on this cooler.
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Mike
> 3 dayNo, I can never go wrong with an nhu 15
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Saiyanvip
> 3 dayHonnêtement il pourrait être vendu en dual fan pour le prix...
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Chad Gable
> 3 daySlapped this baby onto a Ryzen 5 5600x, replacing the stock cooler. System is mounted inside a Corsair 5000D Airflow case with 3x120mm intake on front and 3x120mm exhaust on top all at 1300rpm and 26CFM, 0.89 mmH2O. Room ambient ~74F. Idle dropped from 54C down to 32C. Under load dropped from 81C down to 59C. Included quality thermal paste. Easy install. Well constructed. Virtually inaudible. Worth every penny IMHO. If youre shopping for an aftermarket cooler I would strongly suggest you place this one on your short list.
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andy
> 3 dayI was getting 85 degree temps on my Ryzen 7 5700G with the amd cooling fan it came with. After installing this beast they were down 60 degrees. (Temps while playing warzone)
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 |