Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)

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  • Brandon M

    20-12-2024

    Looks awesome. No visible damage. So glad that I ordered in time to get the Linus Tech Tips Edition. Im a big fan of the channel and really enjoy the content. Ill rock the LTT sticker but Im sticking with the black vibration grommets. I already know this thing is going to perform great on my delidded 6700k,benchmarks show that this thing is a beast for its size,just now in a stealth black color. So awesome!

  • Richard J. Huber

    Greater than one week

    Finally a noctua fan for fans of black.

  • Cody

    > 3 day

    Got this to replace an AIO that started to fail after a few months. Works way better than it and has a lot less noise. Gets me to low 30s (C) at idle and only mid 60s (C) max in higher end games.

  • Mercedes Rath

    > 3 day

    Im using this on two different gaming machines, i7-9700k @ 5.0ghz w/RTX 3070 and a i7-11700f @ 4.9ghz w/RTX 4080. Handles both easily. Never seen the temps leave the 50s, no matter how difficult the title, @ 1440 (9700 machine) or 4k (11700 machine) resolution. I cap the game framerates at 120hz, my monitor resolution. I like my pc to be cool and quiet, and this fits the bill. I use the same fan included here for case fans, and both pcs are so quiet, I have to look to make sure they are actually running.

  • Giovanni Claro

    > 3 day

    I needed a better cooler for my pc as the stock one from amd is a bit loud and didnt do a great job of cooling my cpu ones I upgraded it and got a new 3080. The fan is seriously quiet and it looks sleek in the black. Mounting it is simple and straightforward, it includes all the brackets you need for intel or amd, and it also came with thermal paste. It might be a bit pricey and depending who you ask may not be all worth it, but with Noctua having the reputation it does, its worth it for me.

  • Dwayne Toscano

    Greater than one week

    Got this to replace the pretty but noisy AMD wraith prism when I couldnt stand the racket any longer. I was a initially hesitant to spend $100 on an air cooler when a 212 Evo was about half the price. After looking at some product reviews though I decided to pull the trigger and get it, and boy am I glad that I did. Firstly, installation easy. I had a slight issue with my MB backplate falling thought the PCB so i hand to hold it up from the back (I was installing this in the case). However it was still way easier to install this cooler than the prism. Once I got things going however was when the magic really started; this thing is whisper quite: It comes with a low noise adapter that limits the fans rpm but I did not install it. Even so I cannot hear the fan even in a quite room sitting 2 feet away. Besides just a remarkable reduction in noise level, it also dropped my idle CPU temps by about 10C. The blacked out design is also way better looking that the brown IMO. Highly recommended!

  • Mbul

    > 3 day

    Encaja perfectamente en mí placa base Asus TUF H310M Plus Gaming

  • Jean-Félix G

    > 3 day

    Super quiet and cools the cpu like a charm. I also love the look it gives to my tower. Totally worth the money, especially if you dont want to go the water cooling way.

  • Ioan Viorel Babuti

    > 3 day

    Es bastante compacto y al tacto se nota de mucha calidad.el ventilador apenas se escucha ni puesto al 100%. Bajó la temperatura de mi ryzen 5 3600 de 88° jugando (cooler stock)y sin tenerlo en modo turbo...solo a 3600mhz a 65° de pico maximo con temperatura ambiente de 27° y con modo turbo activado a 4200mhz. Me encanta el diseño en negro y no toca los modulos ram que para mi es un puntazo. Hay que tener cuidado y mano firme a la hora de atornillarlo ya que los muelles son duros y hay que hacer bastante presión.

  • Andres

    > 3 day

    No le quedó a mi laptop, pero está bonito.

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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 compatibility

Standing 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 compatibility

Thanks 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 fan

Recommended 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-customisable

Using 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.

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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

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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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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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