Noctua NH-U12S, Premium CPU Cooler with NF-F12 120mm Fan (Brown)

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  • 777

    > 3 day

    Ce que jaime chez noctua : la qualité des éléments, et les options prévues pour chaque installation dans les colis. La notice est en anglais (perfectible) mais les schémas sont didactiques. Rien est laissé au hasard.

  • Benjamin Bratz

    > 3 day

    This cooler from Noctua is amazing for keeping my CPUs cool. Originally used on a Ryzen 5 3600, temps were great, switched to a Ryzen 7 5800x, temps werent as good but Ryzen 5000 has some issues with temps. Overall, this is a great cooler and I would buy it again.

  • Y.Nagato

    07-06-2025

    This fan comes with 1151 without 1700 coumting jack, very frustrated.

  • Shanekerlin

    > 3 day

    Installed on a intel i7 9700 to replace stock cooler which was noisy and not very good at its job,cpu idles at 40 C and goes up to about 65 C under load,my room is quite warm and its in a coolermaster lite case which has airflow problems according to some reviews ive read.Overall im happy as the noise levels are unoticeable now,good purchase overall

  • Lillo

    Greater than one week

    Una ventola di qualità costruttiva impeccabile, montaggio semplicissimo su socket 1155, il mio i7 3770k non arriva a 30° in idle e in carico max stiamo sui 50° max. entra in un case neanche troppo grande della coolermaster ed è compatibile con qualsiasi ram. Ottimo il fatto di poter aggiungere un altra ventola ma con quella del case posteriore da 12mm va già benissimo così se non si fa overclock.

  • Ciprian B.

    > 3 day

    Well this CPU cooler for me is just the best! I cannot recommend it enough! The reason is because Ive chosen before this a liquid cooling which was corsair h80i which as a few other said it, the pump can start playing up after 3 months which is exactly what happened to me too! All of a sudden my pump on corsair started doing some funny noises and the temperatures jump in idle from 40 celsius to over 70 nearly to 80 which is a lot!!! So after reading some reviews online I found out that you cannot do much about the pump or its speed as this is apparently the cause of this noise and its poor performance!!!! So I decided to buy this amazing cooler which performs a lot better than the corsair h80i even under load test!!! Where the corsair h80i was keeping my CPU at @ 65 to 70 celsius under full load this keeps it at @ 52 to 53 celsius which is far mor better plus that this has no parts that can go wrong at any time!!! Plus the very well building feel and look of this cooler is just outstanding!

  • Johannes P.

    > 3 day

    Ein sehr Hochwertiger CPU-Cooler, welcher meine Erwartungen übertroffen hat. Effizient in der Performance, sehr hochwertige Materialien und Verarbeitung. Die Kühlleistungen bei einem i5-7400 gehen selbst bei Voll-Last (Spiele, Videobearbeitung) nicht über 40°C hinaus.

  • Che

    > 3 day

    I bought this in 2014. It is still going strong. Noctua is sending a new mounting bracket to make it compatible with my new AM4 motherboard free of charge! Talk about great customer service.

  • Jeffrey Morgan

    Greater than one week

    OCed my 3.2GHz CPU to 5.0!! Doesnt go above 75Degrees Celsius!!! and i run a POOP-TON better frames!!

  • Mrs. Citlalli Nitzsche

    > 3 day

    I have been using this for about a month now. Its super quiet. It seems to keep my cpu running cool. The fan is easy to mount/dismount if needed. Nice braided cord for the fan.

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The NH-U12S is the latest 12cm model of Noctua’s classic U-series single tower CPU coolers, which have received more than 400 awards and recommendations from the international press. The S-version’s 45mm slim shape ensures 100% compatibility with tall RAM modules and at the same time, its fine-tuned design and the class-leading NF-F12 FocusedFlow fan with PWM support for fully automatic speed control allow it to further improve its predecessor’s renowned quiet cooling performance. Topped off with the trusted, pro-grade SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system and Noctua’s proven NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U12S is a complete premium quality solution that combines outstanding performance, quiet operation and excellent compatibility.

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Classic 120mm tower size for excellent overall compatibility

Standing 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 standard ATX or Micro-ATX motherboards, ensuring optimum compatibility with multi-GPU setups.

100% RAM compatibility

Thanks 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 fan

Recommended by more than 150 hardware publications and thousands of enthusiasts world-wide, the Noctua"s premium quality NF-F12 Focused Flow 120mm fan is renowned to combine superb static pressure, excellent heatsink performance and surprising quietness of operation.

NT-H1 thermal compound

Having received more than 100 awards and recommendations from hardware journalists around the world, Noctua"s NT-H1 is a proven professional grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease of use and outstanding reliability.

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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/s): 755 g
Materials

Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating

Cooler Specifications

Scope of delivery

  • NF-F12 PWM premium fan
  • NA-RC6 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
  • NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
  • SecuFirm2 mounting kit
  • Anti-vibration pads and fan-clips for second NF-F12
  • Noctua metal case-badge
Fan compatibility

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Anti-vibration pads and fan-clips for second NF-F12 (optional)

For users who want to achieve even better performance by adding a second, optional NF-F12 fan to create a push/pull setup, the NH-U12S includes fan clips and an extra set of custom-designed anti-vibration pads that allow to off-set the rear fan by 5mm to improve acoustics in dual-fan mode.

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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

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