Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Nathaniel Nolan
Greater than one weekFitted this cooler to my 3600 running at 4.2 GHz idles at a steady 34°C maxing out at 70°C when under full load with Cinebench with no thermal throttling. It is super quiet while keeping the CPU cool during gaming.
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Tyler Hunt
Greater than one weekI am writing this only a couple hours after installation, If I find any issues I will update.
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Alan Ixba
> 3 dayVery happy with this decision. Was interested in the bulkier model from Noctua but this has kept my 3900x all comfy. I added a second fan which helps a lot.
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Marcello
> 3 dayAvevo temperature sempre o quasi intorno a 90° con il dissipatore intel di serie con cpu I7 12700F in full game ,per non parlare del rumore molto ma molto fastidioso.
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Passerby
> 3 dayThis air cooler came with all the mounting brackets and tools needed to mount this onto my i9 CPU. The instructions that came in the box were great expect for some parts, but in the end, I mounted it correctly. Unit cools down my CPU very much.
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Donghoon Lee
> 3 dayThis item replaced the stock cooker, Wraith Prism. Has the same CPU temperature at half the speed and at an almost zero noise level. Great product!
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> 3 dayrunning at 29-30 c under normal conditions
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mauro
13-01-2025lo ho comperato per raffreddare il mio i9 11900 che sembrava poter funzionare con il dissipatore di serie. Il dissipatore di serie funziona bene se il processore è a riposo o funziona in bassa frequenza. Ho provato a mettere sotto stress il processore e le temperature erano troppo alte per per il dissipatore di serie. Ho ordinato il Noctua e ho portato a valori eccellenti il processore, se ci fosse stato nel case avrei installato anche il modello maggiore ma anche il 12 funziona molto bene. Adesso il processore rende mediamente in calcolo come volevo tenendo una frequenza di 4.8GHz, forse con il dissipatore maggiore avrebbe tenuto frequenze maggiori ma quello che raggiunge fa veramente faville per non lodarlo.
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Sydney Kennedy
> 3 dayWhats not to like does its job great and is whisper quiet with 1 120mm fan running.
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Jack
> 3 dayI dont think they know how to make a bad 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 |