Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4, Premium CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 (Brown)
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Vinnybags
> 3 dayGreat Air cooling on the AM4 platform.
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Chai
> 3 day63C max temp after 10 minutes of Prime95 on a Ryzen 5 3600. I love this thing.
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Chris
> 3 dayThis fit an AM4 mini-itx build with no issues whatsoever. Lets face it you really cant go wrong when getting Noctua fans or heatsinks.
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chris
> 3 day10 minutes to install (15 including removing old cooler and thermal paste). Has been keeping my always on Ryzen 1800x at about 40-45 degrees Celsius with moderate Plex server load. The fan is positioned to blow out of the top of the case rather than into the case which is a huge plus for ventilation. No audible noise over the room fan/air purifier I have running on their lowest rpms
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TechUser
> 3 dayUnder synthetic benchmarks it doesnt get warmer than 65-68c, under gaming its around 60c.
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Giorgi Beriashvili
> 3 dayI didn’t think I’d write a negative review, let alone for an item of a well-known and reputed brand such as Noctua, but I was very frustrated when I was building a PC, trying to mount this cooler and discovering that the box didn’t come with the thermal paste. I think it should have also included noise adapter cable but I was too focused on thermal paste. Everyone mentioned that this would include thermal paste, I have seen it in the reviews, videos, on the store page and even on the box itself, but to my surprise, there wasn’t any, so if I didn’t have a stock AMD cooler, I basically would have to delay my PC build which I already had prepared for 2 months already. I am very disappointed, please beware of this before purchasing this item.
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Gert
> 3 dayIl miglior dissappatore che io abbia mai provato facile da installare tiene la CPU sempre a gradi standard permette anche di fare OC senza esssagerare fino a un 5% di prestazioni in più.
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Jiun W.
> 3 dayVery nicely packaged, and was a breeze to install. Keeps my 2600X nice and cool at 30c idle and topped out at 72c after an hour of stress testing.
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Sagaristio Tiburtius
Greater than one weekI 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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Marcus
> 3 dayIf you are thinking about getting a cpu cooler this is the one
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 |