Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4, Premium CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 (Brown)

Great aircooler, with the best fans in the game. Getting good Temps even in my cramped micro atx case.

I recently bought a new CPU and the stock cooler I was using was not adequate. The CPU was reaching 95C under load. Noctua was recommended by a friend so I ordered one to give it a try. Now, the CPU never gets above 75C. It was simple to install and is very quiet. This is by far the best CPU cooler I’ve ever used.

NOTE: This cooler is the AMD version. Please be aware of this before buying it. The Intel version is a different product. This only has mounting brackets for the AM4 socket.

I bought this to try to help my day old Ryzen 5 1600x build. I initially used my tried and true Hyper 212 Evo (with AM4 bracket ordered from CoolerMaster). For what its worth, the 212 made very weak contact with the CPU with the AM4 bracket. It also reached 88C in Prime 95 at stock 3.6ghz clocks. Fast forward, looked into something new (not interested in liquid cooling for this build), and this Noctua caught my attention. Install, as in other reviews, is really pretty damn easy. AM4 kit was included along with clear instructions. SOOOO much easier than messing with that stupid X thingee for the 212. It has as solid pressure on the CPU as you dare to make. Thermal paste is included, but I used the AS5 I just got. Anyway, long story short, now Im running overclocked at 4Ghz, and it only hit 64C on the same Prime 95 test. Its pretty much twice as expensive as any other CPU cooler Ive ever had, but worth it! Possible downside for some, the really ugly fan color, but even with a windowed case, mine is in a partially enclosed desk, so I dont see it anyway. Low temps are way more important to me than colors or RGB stuff. Oh yeah, and its the quiestest heatsink Ive ever had in my 20 years of CPU builds.

I installed this on a Ryzen 9 5950X. No overclocking. It runs VERY cool and totally silent. I was planning on installing the 2nd fan, but it appears I wont need it. It may not be pretty, but MAN does it cool!!! Highly recommend it if you want an easy install and maximum cooling.

Cools my new AM4 just fine!

looks very well made. Cannot review until p.c. is complete.

Easy to install, noise level is quiet unless your running a very heavy cpu oriented program then the fan is noticeable. This cooler is sufficient for light over clocking but not if you want to push your system.

La Noctua offre da anni i migliori dissipatori! semplici e silenziosi. Certo i colori possono lasciare un po a desiderare, ma la cosa importante di un dissipatore è raffreddare la cpu e questo Noctua, come anche gli altri modelli , fa il suo lavoro in modo eccellente sulla CPU ryzen 5 1600x. I gradi in idle oscillano tra i 30 con picchi a 42 per poi riscendere subito sui 30..temperature normali per i ryzen. Consiglio di usare il programma ryzen master, che da la temperatura giusta della CPU, non come hwmonitor o hwinfo che sballano di 20/25 gradi in più.

Very silent, very well built. Does come with thermal paste (noctuas brand)