Noctua NH-U12A, Premium CPU Cooler with High-Performance Quiet NF-A12x25 PWM Fans (120mm, Brown)

This is way better than water cooling. We bought it for a Ryzen processor and it keeps it nice and cool. Theres actually very good reviews at YouTube that will show you why this is the best cooler in the market.

Eccellente...anche se un Po caro!!!

Ive got an older case and was worried that this might not fit, but it did. A very snug, barely-making-it fit, but a fit nonetheless.

I install it on a gigabyte x570s elite ax motherboard, it took some time to install

I had been struggling with high temps on my NH-L9i-17xx hitting 80-90C during games, even after re-mounting. Turns out the LGA1700 runs really hot and I needed to get something proper, which is challenging for an mATX profile. Enter NH-U12A + NT-H2, it surprisingly fits in my ASUS z690-G and has dropped the temperatures down to 25 idle 50-65 max while gaming. Its really effective!

When I was pulling together the components for my recent computer build, I was toying with the idea of water-cooling the I9 CPU, but opted to try air-cooling first. Enter the Noctua NH-U12A and the online reviews indicated that it was designed to provide better clearance over the taller RAM DIMMs on the market. When I test-fit this cooler onto the I9 mounted on an ASUS ROG Maximus XI Extreme motherboard, it looked like it would indeed mount nicely with some overlap of the RAM DIMM slots. Unfortunately, the forward fan doesnt clear my DIMMs, but there is an interesting workaround. The way Noctua mounts these fans to the radiator, they can be mounted higher and moving the fan up half of an inch up did the trick. Everything fits and works quietly. The only downside was the brown fans and rather than replace these, I mounted a 120mm Phanteks Lux RGB fan frame which plugs into the Aura port on the motherboard and computer case to provide an integrated look and mask that brown fan. As for cooling, I ran some overclocking stress tests on my system and the Noctua air-cooler kept the CPU below 70 degrees Centigrade while overclocking around 5 GHz on the CPU. Your results will vary based on overall airflow through your case, I am using the Phanteks Evolv X with the glass doors closed and having great airflow. One note of caution - the NH-U12A is tall, and by offsetting the front fan higher, you may have clearance problems in a narrower computer case. This offset works fine inside the Evolv X.

Der Einbau des Noctua NH-U12A CPU-Kühlers ist sehr einfach und dauert nur ein paar Minuten. Das Gehäuse des Rechners muss aber breit genug sein. Die meisten kompakten PC-Gehäuse sind 200mm breit oder breiter. Der Einbau CPU-Kühlers in solche Gehäuse ist problemlos. Der Kühler benötigt mindestens 180mm Gehäusebreite.

This cooler works just as well as the larger models but leaves plenty of space to still see your RGB memory and other affectations on the motherboard. Would gladly recommend to others.

Im sold to NOCTUA since Im able to afford-it. I Use only Noctua product in my last rig.

Bought that in replacement of the stock cooler that comes with the R5 5600X - went from idle 40-50 degrees/gaming 60-80 degrees to idle 25-30 degrees/gaming 50-60 degrees