Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Marco D
> 3 dayReplaced an old Corsair 280mm AIO on an old Intel i7 4790k computer that I feared would break from age. Temperature is just as cool, with the added bonus of being quieter.
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Pat
Greater than one weekSetting the motherboard up for the mounting of this cooler was incredibly simple and easy to do, it is best to do it out of your case, but even if its in the case, having it on its side will make it pretty easy. The fan is very quiet and even at 70% is barely audible compared the 3 Phanteks fans I have that came with my P400A, I plan on eventually swapping those to their new NF-A12x25 Chromax.
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Bellerose
> 3 dayBought a pre-built PC and the 140mm CPU fan would ramp up to screaming level every 2-3 minutes to urgently cool down before slowing down (CPU ay 75 degrees Celsius). This was occurring even while browsing internet pages; worst during gaming.
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Bob
> 3 dayPaid $80 and only half of the bracket kit was included. Wasn’t even one full kit for either AMD or Intel, it was just bits and pieces of both kits. So guess I’ll go buy some brackets.
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B Slade
> 3 dayJust great, buy one
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B. Marchant Williams
> 3 dayEasy to install, silent and cool got it on my overclocked 2700x with on
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Michael Cherry
> 3 dayI bought this to replace a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO that was the cheapest option when I first built my PC. This cooler, which was unavailable in 2017, is way better at cooling my CPU and quieter. It would be great if it was $10 cheaper, but its still good at $69.99
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SM
> 3 dayI purchased this to replace the stock cooler that came with my R5 3600x - It was loud and temperatures were a little high for my tastes at default clock speed.
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Bryan
> 3 dayI kept getting high idle and gaming temps with this. For such an expensive and famous cooler, it is designed awfully. The vertical pathways of the fins are folded. which obstructs airflow. The mounting system is simple and works with my AM4 motherboard. I switched toa Hyper 212 Black Edition heat sink and got more manageable temps. I kept the Noctua fan because it is just the quietest fan.
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Roc
> 3 dayGood merci
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 |
