Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4, Premium CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 (Brown)
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Carlos Contreras
> 3 dayIt was my first Noctua Cooler, I use it to cool down my Ryzen 5 3600, which was getting as high as 90°C+ while running Cinebench, sometimes the system even turn off, now it never gets higher than 77°C, a cool thing is that Noctua sends over their thermal paste on the box, which will help a lot with the temps compared to cheap thermal paste I had
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Steven
Greater than one weekDrop my max CPU temp by 30⁰ C and my avg by 20⁰ C. A great investment hands down!
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WEIRDVAPER
> 3 dayIt does the thing it was claiming to be doing. Now the loudest thing is the MSI Radeon 6500XT right below it...
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Dennis Simmons
> 3 dayExpensive but If you want the best go for it.
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Fuzzy
> 3 dayAdded another fan for a push-pull, with a be quit 801 case, I cant hear these fans.
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Kyler
Greater than one weekHardly runs past idle ,immensely quiet even up to full throttle and maintains good temps couldn’t ask for more
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Sagaristio Tiburtius
> 3 dayI have installed the Noctua cooler on a Ryzen 5 3600. While I am not overclocking it, I wanted a decent and silent CPU cooler option and this does the job perfectly as I cannot hear it. Temperature peaks at around 68C in summer while gaming, so I am fairly happy. Idle / low activity temperature stays around 35-45C.
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Chris Smith
> 3 dayThis is a great product. Not only does it work great. Compared to the water cooler I had it is quiet and was very easy to install.
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Blaze
Greater than one weekI was looking for a better cooler for my new Gen 3 Ryzen chip. It was running almost 80C during games on the included wraith cooler and I just wasnt going to have that. Ive had good luck with temps from aftermarket coolers from CoolerMaster in the past (the hyper 212 line) but my god the installation was always rage-inducing. Seriously. Installing those things will make you hate your life and re-examine all of the choices you made in your life that led up to that point.
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Robert Desjardins
> 3 dayVery silent and efficient went from 80 degrees to 65 with a 5600x
Continuing the legacy of Noctua’s classic NH-U-series, the NH-U12S has become a benchmark for slim, highly compatible 120mm single tower coolers. The SE-AM4 version is a dedicated special edition for AMD’s AM4/AM5 (Ryzen) platform, featuring the latest SecuFirm2 mounting system for AM4/AM5. Topped off with the renowned quiet NF-F12 PWM 120mm fan, and Noctua’s proven NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U12S SE-AM4 forms a complete premium-quality solution that combines outstanding performance, superb acoustics and excellent compatibility for AM4/AM5 systems.
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Classic 120mm tower size for excellent overall 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 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 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 compoundHaving 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. |
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
Socket compatibility
Please note that as a dedicated special edition for AM4/AM5, the NH-U12S SE-AM4 comes with AM4/AM5 mounting hardware only.
Scope of delivery
- NF-F12 PWM premium fan
- NA-RC6 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- SecuFirm2 AM4/AM5 mounting kit
- Anti-vibration pads and fan-clips for second NF-F12
- Noctua metal case-badge
Dedicated special edition for AM4/AM5 (Ryzen)
The NH-U12S SE-AM4 brings the NH-U12S’ signature quiet cooling performance to AMD’s AM4/AM5 platform. With its excellent balance of efficiency, quietness and compatibility, the NH-U12S SE-AM4 is a perfect fit for premium-class AM4/AM5 builds.
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| NH-U12S | NH-U12S TR4-SP3 | NH-U12S SE-AM4 | NH-U12S redux | NH-U12S chromax.black | NH-U12A | |
| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | ✓ | X | with NM-i20xx | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1700 | ✓ | X | with NM-i17xx-MP78 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ✓ | X | with NM-i115x-1200 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA775 & LGA1366 | with NM-I3 | X | with NM-I3 | 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 | X |
| AM5 | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AM4 | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X |
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