Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4, Premium CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 (Brown)

Considering how popular this cooler is, its probably prudent to start with my negatives.

Ive always wanted a Noctua cooler. Saw so many great reviews. My build is all Bequiet. Case and fans. Was gonna get the Dark Rock Pro 4 but the size and installation looked odd.

Noctua products are great and this one is excellent if you need a midrange cooler for a smaller-medium build. Good installation and great performance.

Main goal was to overclock my CPU as far as it can go. I did not think it would be a very good idea to do it on an air cooler, however this one is a very competent one, and does the job ( ryzen 5 2600 - furthest I could push it is 1.42V, 4.15 Ghz, at 82-84°C; temps get even lower at - 1.37V, 3.95 GHz, at 74.5°C at full sinth. load ). At stock or at a lower clock on the CPU this cooler maintains (depending on the CPU that is) 29-32°C at idle, and around 49-56°C at full load. Noice levels are OK. These are results from my personal use of the cooler. Even the thermal paste that comes with the cooler is good. All around the installation was easy enough. Everything, including the tools that you would need to mount it and some spare parts come in the box. Perfect for AM4 motherboards and mid tower cases.

Excellent cooler but the pre-owned like new condition had bent fins and was missing packaging material. Ended up returning.

10C cooler than the AMD wraith cooler that came with my 3700x and nearly silent. Very pleased.

Dal montaggio alla piena compatibilità in termini di spazio su alloggi RAM per chi impiega tutto sulla propria motherboard, questo Noctua modello U12S per AM4 (AMD Serie Ryzen) vi farà definitivamente dimenticare dellestetica del Wraith in favore della funzionalità e della durata dei componenti.

Awesome cooler for ryzen 7 5800x. It’s very quiet. Just a few things to consider. Make sure you have enough clearance in your case. It could be bulky if your case is too thin. Other than that, I’ll say the internet was right about this one. My average cpu temps at odds is about 48 c and 53-55 c at heavy gaming/benchmarking.

Great Air cooling on the AM4 platform.

My PC came from CyberPowerPC (who I would never do business with again after some truly horrible customer service and two repairs) and likely either had a poorly installed or poor quality heatsink, or both, but installing this Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 has instantly knocked 20 degrees from my CPU temps (Ryzen 7 2700x). I wouldnt expect these kind of results in most builds, but have to say Im extremely pleased with the outcome on mine.