Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Carter Colmore Adams
Greater than one weekNo complaints. I needed a better cooler than the stock AMD one to use with a Ryzen 3700x and a case that runs a little hot. This does everything I hoped it would do. I had a little bit of trouble getting the screws to connect with the brackets, but nothing that five minutes of swear words couldnt solve.
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Rouman
08-04-2025Really good cooler, super quiet and cools very well my temps dropped by 10c. can only recommend !
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drake
> 3 dayWhat is there to not like? Amazing performance, no noise, and looks amazing in all black (I have custom covers and rubber pads to add more asthetic). It some of the best CPU cooling performance available and the price makes it truly unbeatable. Installation was also quick and easy
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Maria Eugenia Perez Diaz
Greater than one weekLos productos Noctua son una pasada y son de lo mejor. Este no iba a ser menos. No tiene ningún inconveniente. Perfecto.
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Brian Kui
Greater than one weekPerfectly sized and great at keeping my OC Ryzen 5 3600 very cool. Everything you will need for install is in the box and instructions were very simple and easy to understand. The fan is pretty quiet, if you really need it to be super quiet just go in ur bios and configure fan settings to your own liking. Amazing build quality for just a little extra cuz of all black aesthetic. I wish it wasnt such a pain to unbox everything but that just means Noctua did a very good job at packaging. Less chance of damaged parts!!
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Truong
> 3 dayBetter than amd ryzen stock coolers. It a bit expensive but its still cheaper than an AIO and its noctua. Louder than I thought. Recommend a second chromax fan. It looks nicer and you can do push-pull.
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Bharath Raj
Greater than one weekThis cooler works magic with my ryzen 5600g APU and b450 motherboard.... Noctua is perfect air cooler and it is little fragile in edges so be gentle while strapping it to heat sink...
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Larry
> 3 dayGreat mounting bracket, on noise level. Kept my cpu cooler than my former AIO cooler ever did. Think Im going to stick with noctua for as long as Im pc gaming.
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Giuseppe
> 3 dayNoctua NH-U12S chromax.black, Ottimo dissipatore, preso quasi due anni fa. Ho aspettato tanto prima di fare questa recensione perchè volevo metterlo sotto pressione per un pò. Lho usato in due diverse configurazioni, prima su un Rayzen 3900X, e devo dire che si è comportato alla grande, e dopo un anno circa nella seconda configurazione con un Rayzen 5900X. Ad oggi devo dire con grande stupore, anche con questultima configurazione, va alla grande. Uso il pc per scuola professionale, video editing e fotografico con diversi programmi di montaggio, Office e Word, e per altre piccole cose. Ottimo, silenzioso e ho potuto notare che le temperature non sono mai state oltre i 70, anche dopo diverse ore di lavoro. Ovviamente ho un case bello grande dove le ventole aiutano a far circolare laria. Consigliato
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Lupe Donnelly
> 3 dayBuilt a brand new rig with 8700k and a Gigabyte Auros Pro in an NZXT 500 case. It is super quiet and keeps my temp down low! Got this one over the original color because I wanted my whole case to have black parts. Worth every penny!
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 |
