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

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  • S.L.

    06-04-2025

    Endlich gibt es schwarze Noctua Kühler!!!

  • Sarah

    > 3 day

    Great product, not noisy, great value!

  • Dwayne Toscano

    > 3 day

    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!

  • Michael R.

    > 3 day

    I cant recommend this thing enough. I built my first PC last week and used the stock AMD cooler that came with the Ryzen 5 3600 because I was told it was pretty good, but my CPU was just way too hot when gaming. (routinely 80+ C, even reaching 90 for a second or two). Even while just web browsing it was usually 55-65 C.

  • Jay13

    Greater than one week

    Very recommended item

  • Misteron

    Greater than one week

    It is hard to find any fault with this Product. Installation was quick and easy to understand. Performance was perfect and silent. I used this Item for a I9-9900K but it was not overclocked, so I cannot say how it would perform under those conditions.

  • John Signes IV

    09-04-2025

    Mount is easy to install, has brackets for most current sockets, its barely audible in the system.

  • Andrea

    > 3 day

    Tiene bene la temperatura. Ryzen 2600 e mobo b450 aurous pro. Soddisfatto. Ho anche un 275r airflow. Controllate le misure.

  • Andreas Sinz

    > 3 day

    Ich verwende diesen CPU-Kühler mit einem Ryzen 7 3700x und selbst unter Volllast beim Kompilieren wird die CPU nicht wärmer als 74°C

  • BRUNO

    > 3 day

    I know that this was a refurbished item in very good condition and that will come in repackaged. But, just putting every pieces in an Amazon box without stuffing is just stupid... Kind of lucky that its a not so fragile item because the package crossed Canada from BC to Quebec... Im kind of used to buy refurbished items but thats the first time that an item is so badly box... Shame on you Amazon Warehouse deals... Now, the item is not in very good condition anymore. I dont want to return the article because its working very well (the fan is not damaged, only the winglets on the heatsink) but please, do not ship thing like that. Except that, its a great product.

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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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