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

This does exactly what its supposed to do. Keep that CPU cool as ice. However dont expect it to be as quiet as a water cooler.

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I think this is 100% overpriced, but what you get is a solid/big cooler that can fit in any ATX or mATX case. The noise is acceptable for the 100$+ price tag, and I get anywhere from 25-35 degrees idle on my 5800x3D CPU with temps that don’t go higher than 80c under load. It’s just good

Excellent! I love it!

The rumors are true! I have this cooler installed on a Ryzen 7 2700x running stock clocks.

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Like what was said before, priced high and if you own the NH-U12S - Dont Upgrade if not gaming. The NH-U12S was way too close to my memory sticks, but the NH-U12A gave me 1/4 - 3/8 inch more room. Plus, I did drop 3C at idle and 4C at gaming. I am only running 1 fan (120mm Cooler Master Jet Flo) which pushes 95 CFM at 2000 rpms. Works great. I am controlling all 6 of my fans via my BIOS so no need for any speed-controlled cables connected to the fans. If the NH-U12A was just as close to the memory as the NH-U12S, I would have returned it the same day I received it. Overall, I love the NH-U12A cooler. Noctua needs to make a Chromax cover for this cooler.

...and just as quiet. For the uninformed, Noctua products are typically the best in category, and this CPU cooler is no exception. Noctua coolers and fans are in all of my systems. One of these was decommissioned recently after nine years of reliable “quiet PC” operation. At the end it was running just as reliably and quietly as when it was first installed. Pro tip: Even for someone who installs these somewhat regularly, it’s easy to get confused and attempt to install the wrong model, use the wrong parts, try to install backwards, and so forth - then complain. Not a good thing. Don’t be a complainer. Order the correct model for your board and RTFQ! (Read The Funny Instructions).

Upgraded my CPU cooler to this from an AMD Stock cooler its brought the noise level down significantly.

Acheter pour un i9, le Noctua NH-U12A fait son taf !