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

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  • Elody Rolfson

    > 24 hour

    Had no issues installing. Noise level is ok, not loud but not quiet. Keeps my system fairly cool. Recommend their products as Ive never had any issues over the years.

  • Stefano

    > 24 hour

    Devo dire che sono rimasto semplicemente meravigliato da tanta cura del package. In effetti è perfetto, bello e funzionale. Contiene tutto per un montaggio a regola darte sia per il socket di intel che amd.

  • nancy

    > 24 hour

    It is working good so far.

  • Alec Arnbrister

    > 24 hour

    Amazing heatsinks I went from a hyper 212 on an intel platform where it would be noisy with moderate thermals. To a ryzen 7 3700x and this heatsink and Im very impressed noise is non existant the build quality is top notch and very easy to install. On top of all of that the thermals are the best never over 60°c while gaming titles like destiny 2, outer worlds, and assassins creed. Highly recommend!

  • Ssaul

    > 24 hour

    This cooler works well. It keeps up with a small liquid cooler. Its quiet on all but the highest rpm and even then its drowned out by case fans. Installation should have been a bit more simple but I had a bad thread on one of the two mounting screw holes that holds the cooler on the mounting bracket. Emailed customer support eons ago but havent heard back. Had to take it off and carefully force the screw in without tension to clear the threads. Minus one star for unneeded installation frustration.

  • Renato

    > 24 hour

    It is advertised in the Amazon add that this cooler comes with the new mounting bracket and it is also specified in the noctua webpage. Sadly, mine came with the older mounting bracket and they told me they can’t guarantee that this will come with the new mounting bracket and that I had to contact Noctua and request the newer mounting from the website. I ended up buying it separately and I had to pay 6 extra pounds. Disappointing service for a product that is actually really good.

  • Frank K.

    > 24 hour

    Troz B Ware Top Produkt und einwandfreier Zubehörsatz

  • Drew

    > 24 hour

    I installed this on an ASRock Z490M-ITX/AC LGA1200 using the LGA115X mounting instructions as the holes are identical but it appears future LGA1200 boards MAY have preinstalled threaded mount guessing by the vague instructions. Vastly quieter and better than the Intel push pin design with I7 chip that basically almost falls off and is noisy. I will upgrade the 140MM case fan now too as it is noisest part of system always running. It was a snug fit and the parts are well thought out overall. I dont overclock so the 120mm single fan design is perfect or slightly overkill for ITX snug case.

  • Aaron

    > 24 hour

    This cpu cooler cools my i7 9700k perfect keeps it under 40 degrees Celsius idle and under 70-60 under load and under load doesn’t make too much noise but when it does a better sound then any other fan I heard and perfect buy for $70 and definitely contends with some liquid aios

  • Carson Kingston

    > 24 hour

    i don’t know what else much to compare it to but it runs and looks cool

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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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