Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Jamil Lakhani
> 24 hourWith Noctua coming out with black coolers, Im totally sold. Ive been interested for a while in purchasing an air cooler, but never really found one that would look pleasing within a case.
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Laurie McCarthy
> 24 hourGreat Fan and well worth the money! I had a crappy stock prebuilt fan that I couldnt hear myself think over. barely audible now!
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Giancarlo R
> 24 hourI bought it to cool my R7 3800x. The cooler that came with the CPU was beautiful but loud and during gaming I saw it going up to 75 degrees or so with PBO enabled. After buying the Noctua I used just the push configuration at first and saw temperatures not higher than 71 degrees while heavy gaming with PBO which is a good improvement in my opinion. Just bought the second fan for the push/pull configuration and I see an improvement of 2 to 3 degrees which is not amazing but not bad either. I just wanted to maximize the cooler’s potential and why not. Now temps are mostly mid to high 60’s while heavy gaming so no complains there. AMD CPUs are known to be very sensitive to temperature and it shows, I can tell my frequencies are considerably higher now compared to the stock cooler that it came with. Also the cooler is dead silent. Noctua makes easy to upgrade to the second fan, the box comes with extra wires and 4 thick anti-vibration pads which are needed in case you want to install a second fan. The installation was easy and the quality seems great so far. No regrets buying this, my 3800x is happy. Planning in upgrading to a R7 5800x and maybe I will write an update.
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Xintus1765
> 24 hourI have one installed on my desktop to replace the original fan that burned after 5 years of continues usage, it works great; computer is nice and cool, and its very quiet, you can barely hear it...
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Rick
> 24 hourIve always wanted to buy a Noctua fan. But the brown fans made me kind of hesitant so Ive seen Cryorig and be quiet fans. Once i saw LTTs video that there is limited edition LTT anti vibration pads and stickers I bought it. I am very satisfied with my production. Air cooling > liquid!
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Brilando
> 24 hourHo ricevuto il pacchetto Linus Tech Tips... lo adoro
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Stefan
> 24 hourGebraucht gekauft und voll zufrieden.
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jamie
> 24 hourCools 5800x perfectly i was worried it would need a second but it cools perfect with 1 fan. Stays around 64 degrees under full load
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RossUK35
> 24 hourIve just replaced the cooler on my 8700k with this and Im seriously impressed. Ive never bought Noctua before because they were always so ugly (the same colour scheme as my grandmas bathroom) but since you can get them in black now I thought Id give them a shot. I have done a before and after temperature comparison below.
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Shen
> 24 hourMy first noctua product and I’m happy to say I’m satisfied with the choice. Their fans are an amazing balance of quiet and performance. The original colors are as ugly as it gets but this new chromax line up is a good addition.
The NH-U12S chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s NH-U12S premium-quality quiet CPU cooler. Thanks to the same proven slim-tower heatsink design and NF-F12 PWM fan, it stays true to the NH-U12S’s successful formula of fusing excellent cooling performance with superb quietness of operation and outstanding RAM, case and PCIe compatibility. At the same time, the chromax.black version with its black fan and black coated heatsink combines these assets with a sleek stealth look. Topped off with the renowned SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system and Noctua’s enthusiast-grade NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U12S chromax.black is a premium choice for customers who seek a highly compatible 120mm heatsink that looks just as great as it cools.
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Classic 120mm tower size for excellent case and PCIe 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 most 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 worldwide, the Noctua’s premium-quality NF-F12 Focused Flow 120mm fan is renowned for combining superb static pressure, excellent heatsink performance and surprising quietness of operation. |
Colour-customisableUsing the optional NA-HC1 and NA-HC2 heatsink covers as well as the NA-SAVP1 anti-vibration pads (available in black, blue, green, red, yellow, white), the NH-U12S chromax.black can be fully customised to fit popular build colour schemes such as black and red or black and white. |
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): 755 g
Materials
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Cooler Specifications
Scope of delivery
- Black NH-U12S heatsink
- NF-F12 PWM chromax.black premium Fan
- NA-RC6 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- Black SecuFirm2 mounting kit
- Black anti-vibration pads and fan-clips for second NF-F12
- Noctua metal case-badge
Fan compatibility
120x120x25
chromax.black design
The NH-U12S chromax.black is black from head to toe: Featuring a black coated heatsink, a black fan with black anti-vibration-pads, black fan clips and black mounting parts, it’s right at home in all-black builds and easy to integrate with other colour schemes.
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| NH-U12S | NH-U12S TR4-SP3 | NH-U12S DX-4189 | NH-U12S redux | NH-U12S chromax.black | NH-U12A | |
| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1700 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA775 & LGA1366 | with NM-I3 | X | X | 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 |
| AM5 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AM4 | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X |
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