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

Da nach dem Aufrüsten auf den Ryzen 5900X auf Gigabyte Aorus X570 Elite die Kühlleistung meines be quiet! Pure Rock nicht mehr ausreichte (Stapel-Export von ca. 500 RAWs nach JPG aus Lightroom erzeugte Temparaturen > 100° C) habe ich eine neue Kühllösung gesucht, die zusätzlich auch noch in mein Gehäuse (Cooler Master Silencio 452), welches nur eine maximale Kühlkörperhöhe von 158 mm zulässt. So bin ich dann zuerst eher zähneknirschend beim Noctua NH-U12A gelandet. 120 EUR sind für einen CPU-Kühler schon ein stolzer Preis.

Gostei de tudo, devido a ter altura, não interfere com a RAM o que o torna perfeito

Shipping was fast and cooler is performing as expected.

I really didnt want to invest in an water cooler. Air coolers are more reliable in the long term.

Nessun rumore e ottimi livelli di temperatura della CPU

I am absolutely amazed with the NH-U12A. I searched for a CPU cooler that has plenty of heat pipes and surface area while being compatible with the rest of the build and this cooler hits all the marks. Not only is it a single tower cooler it is compact and has the surface area to cool. It is also extremely quiet! I am happy I finally went Noctua and found this gem. Honestly the price scared me a little at first but now that I have it and see what it does I think its worth it. Amazing engineering Noctua!

Best air cooler on the market

Ich habe mir etliche Testberichte durchgelesen und war am Ende trotz des vielen Lobes skeptisch, auch wegen des stattlichen Preises.

I rate it 5 by quality.

On my recent 5800X build (running PBO and curve optimizer, nothing fancy) I tried out a relatively nice 360mm AIO with push/pull fans (so 6 fans in total) and then one of these. Performance (Cinebench scores and max temps during runs) was so close as to be indistinguishable between the two, and Ive been testing the Noctua during the recent west coast heat wave, so make of that what you will. All other things being equal, air has obvious advantages, and I wont be swapping the AIO back in.