Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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The Harders
> 3 dayUpgrade from stock stealth cooler brought my temps down from 80-90 to 60-70 at load. Now cpu can clock to its max 4200 mhz rock solid. Love it, should have done this ages ago.
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Ash
> 3 dayIts amazing ,using it on ryzen 7 5700x and idle temps are around 30-40C and when using or playing intensive games it reaches around 65C . Overall 10/10 would recommend to buy this rather than cheap AIO or cheaper air cooler .
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Choughik T.
> 3 dayAlthough it seems like Noctua added a color tax to this cooler because its the Chomax Black, its an incredible cooler especially for those who are replacing an AMD Stock Cooler. There are better options out there, but I believe this tower cooler to be one of the best of the best. I dropped almost 20°C on average compared to the AMD stock cooler. Its super easy to install and is pretty quiet. Overall, I highly reccomend this.
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Jack Clear
> 3 dayThis works far better than expected.
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cheapvodka
> 3 daybought this to replace my cooler master hyper 212 evo and it was completely worth the price difference. this thing is really quiet and cools better than the other cooler
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Russell C.
> 3 dayI have a intel i5 12600K 12th gen processor (LGA1700) and it keeps it very cool. Under normal use on computer temps are around 28-35 degrees. While gaming this fan keeps my cpu around 42-60 degrees which is brilliant as my cpu has a recommended max temperature of 82 degrees. I would definitely recommend this fan for gaming.
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Ernesto
> 3 dayEs bastante eficiente, lo tengo casi siempre a un 40% de su capacidad sobre un R5 5600g, nunca sobrepasa de los 50 grados lo cual es bastante saludable para el procesador manteniendo un ruido casi nulo, te incluye todo lo necesario para su fácil instalación.
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M
Greater than one weekIts been decent enough so far, managed to reduce the temperatures on my 11900k to 75-80c while under gaming load compared to 90c with other coolers.
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Logan
> 3 daySuper quiet, I would also highly recommend using this for any cpu with integrated graphics.
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Erik Zirbel
> 3 dayAnd much better than the stock cooler on my am4 processor. I dont know if its easy. Im sure there could be easier ones and harder ones so yea. Its not excessive.
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 |