Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Ervin Robel
> 3 dayI like the quality of this cooler and the color, as far as noise level its super quiet with the stock fan. I switch it out and put two HD noctua fans on it which at full power sounds like a jet on takeoff, as far as performance goes its amazing. I was able to overclock my CPU from 3.6 to 4.4, and I full torture test the temps never passed 79°C.
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Jenny Pérez
> 3 dayBuen producto, actualmente lo tengo en mi pc de batalla y tiene buen rendimiento, el ruido es minimo.
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Laurie McCarthy
> 3 dayGreat 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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AA
> 3 dayAfter reading about the build quality and completeness of what comes in the box I have to say this cooler lives up to the hype. Plus the stealth color is a huge improvement over the standard brown.
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Michel
Greater than one weekAdemás de que es super silencioso, mantiene a excelentes temperaturas mi i7 8700
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PJ
> 3 dayInstalled to cool my Intel Core i9-9900K. Recent gaming temps have approached 80C, as reported by CoreTemp v1.16 (as of 01 September 2020). The cooler is quiet, indeed, but Id rather have better cooling at audible fan speeds than have marginal cooling at silence. I used Noctuas cooling / thermal gel, too. I trusted Noctua. Never again. I will look for Zalman solutions soon.
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FLGatorengineer
> 3 dayGreat air cooler. 35 C at idle with a 3800x in an ITX case. Way quieter than the wraith prism and temps are better. Only problem I had was the top exhaust fan in my nzxt h210 did not provide the clearance. I ended up mounting the fan. Outside the case. Doesnt bother me. Actually looks kind of cool.
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nancy
> 3 dayIt is working good so far.
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Marko
> 3 dayBought last Aug. Had it cooling my Ryzen 3900xt. Idle temp 32-33 Celsius with Noctua NH-U12S cooler. Just installed new Ryzen 5800x. Idle temp 29 - 30 Celsius. (Room temp 24). PushPull configuration. Very proud father.
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Alex
> 3 dayListen, when I built my PC in 2019 I really thought RGB AIOs were the future. Now, a few years later my AIO was on its last legs so I tested MULTIPLE cooling systems. The NH-U12S beat all of them by at least 5 degrees under load consistently. And its so quiet! The mounting setup is a little tricky with this one, but I promise it is worth figuring out. Also, the thermal paste they include is solid.
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 |
