Noctua NH-U12S chromax.Black, 120mm Single-Tower CPU Cooler (Black)
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Miss Anais Mohr
> 3 dayIts what you would expect from Noctua, great quality, easy to install, and its quiet which is very important to me. The overall black finish looks really good in my glass side panel case. Noctua products are a shining example of you get what you pay for.
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Lindsey Halvorson
> 3 dayEs estético
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Richard J. Huber
Greater than one weekFinally a noctua fan for fans of black.
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Himanshu
> 3 dayGreat cooling
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christheswiss
> 3 dayI know, I know, Noctua are the last word in PC air cooling. Honestly though, Ive found this performs about as well in cooling my Ryzen 5 5600X as my old Cooler Master Hyper 212, while costing twice as much. One area this shines though is how absurdly easy it is to mount the thing. Every review Ive read about Noctua products has made the same point, and it definitely makes a huge difference to the experience of building a PC, especially since my last cooler was for me the most frustrating component to work with in the entire build.
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T3
> 3 dayAls ich mir einen neuen Rechner zusammengestellt habe, stand ich natürlich vor der Frage, wie ich meinen Prozessor kühlen möchte. Zuerst dachte ich natürlich Wasserkühlung, ganz klar!, als ich mich dann genauer mit verschiedenen Kühloptionen auseinandergesetzt habe und verschiedene Tests gelesen und Videos angeschaut habe, kam ich allerdings überraschender Weise, auf das Ergebnis, dass dieser Kühler nicht nur leiser ist als die meisten, wenn nicht alle Wasserkühlungen, er kühlt auch besser. Mein Pc ist flüsterleise, obwohl ich kein Silent Gehäuse nutze und die Lüfter alle laufen. Preis-Leistung würde ich auch als sehr gut bezeichnen, schließlich soll es die meisten Computer ja über Jahre hinweg bedienen.
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Tineo Fernando
> 3 dayTenía problemas con el disipador de serie de AMD Wraith Prism porque hacía mucho ruído, entonces compré todo el pack de Be Quiet! Shadow Wings 2 para mi PC. Le añadí el mismo ventilador que compré aparte, un Noctua NF-12 PWM chromax.black para hacer una configuración push and pull y así mejorar las temperaturas. He conseguido bajar unos 15 dB y mejorar las temperaturas en 24 grados.
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Hatem
Greater than one weekCame with little dents and scratches, it look like a returned item bags were open but worked fine
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Rian
08-04-2025had it installed on both amd and intel systems installation is very easy and straightforward for both of you follow the instructions. thermals were better than other coolers i’ve tried. you can also upgrade it by adding another fan to the back which is great!
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Victor Vega
> 3 dayIts Noctua. !!!
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 |