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Noctua NH-U12A Chromax.Black 120mm CPU Cooler
$129.95
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| Current Price | $129.95 | January 9, 2025 |
| Highest Price | $129.95 | October 17, 2024 |
| Lowest Price | $129.95 | October 17, 2024 |
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Noctua NH-U12A Chromax.Black 120mm CPU Cooler Description
- Proven premium heatsink (more than 100 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites), now available in an all-black design that goes great with many colour schemes and RGB LEDs
- Top-tier performance in 120mm size for excellent compatibility: fits most tower cases (158mm height), doesnโt overhang the RAM slots, doesnโt block the PCIe on most ATX & Micro-ATX motherboards
- Dual state-of-the-art NF-A12x25 120mm fans with Low-Noise Adaptors and PWM for automatic speed control: full cooling performance under load, whisper quiet at idle!
- Includes high-end NT-H1 thermal paste and SecuFirm2 mounting system for easy installation on Intel LGA1851, LGA1700, LGA1200, LGA115x and AMD AM5 & AM4 (offset mounting option for best efficiency)
- Renowned Noctua quality backed up by 6-year manufacturerโs warranty, deluxe choice for Intel Core i9, i7, i5, i3 (e.g. 14900K, 14700K, 14600K) and AMD Ryzen (e.g. 9950X, 9900X, 9700X, 9600X)
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Noctua NH-U12A Chromax.Black 120mm CPU Cooler Reviews (9)
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The Wandering Tech Guy –
Having run this cooler for the past five months, I believe that although it is very expensive, the cooler is will-worth the money. Hereโs some notes I would like to make:
– Excellently well-built fans: The fans here is unlike other PC fans. The fins on the fans are reassuringly stiff, the fins spin up and runs with minimal noise, and the noise that does appear does not bother me. It can be described as a wind blowing noise, without much whirring.
– Heatsink: It is very easy to install per Noctua instructions. Itโs still recommended to follow the instructions carefully to avoid any problems, but if you do, installation is a breeze with this cooler in contrast to other coolers I have installed. Coupled with the included fans, the coolers runs very well. The system I used had a liquid cooling system in the past, which kept the CPU at around 65 degrees. This cooler does run slightly hotter at around 70, but as an air cooler, this performance is excellent regardless, especially considering the longer reliability for air coolers in comparison to liquid coolers.
– Accessories: There is abundant accessories included. From adapters to mounting hardware for all sorts of platforms. For Noctua coolers, they even have a program for users to ask for mounting brackets for future sockets, making this cooler a good investment. (If noctua keeps their support, which historically speaking, they have.)
This cooler is definitely expensive compared to others. But I believe that it is a sound investment that is very performant.
Josรฉ Juan –
Ce modรจle remplace avantageusement les 140 mm.
Trรจs compact, refroidissement et qualitรฉ du produit au top. A garder pour de nombreuses annรฉes.
Jโai un i9 13900k et au repos sous Windows 11 Pro il est ร 35ยฐC, ร pleine puissance on dรฉpasse pas 75ยฐC.
Oui il est coรปteux ร lโachat, mais il sera utilisable dans la grande majoritรฉ des configurations quelque soit le processeur , et permet dโovercloker facilement votre proc de 10%.
Ck4540 –
Had some doubts about this cooler on my i9-12900K, but I am pleasantly surprised by how well it performs.
While gaming, it comfortably keeps my CPU between the high 40s and mid-50s. While rendering, my CPU gets up to the high 80s, which is pretty impressive given how much power the 12900K uses and how small the cooler is. Also, note that this cooler stays very quiet under load. The fans are incredible and of super high quality.
This cooler is very pricey, and there are others on the market that will perform on par or better than this. However, none of those are Noctua coolers. None of them will have the unmatched support and build quality of a Noctua cooler. A good chunk of those other coolers also don’t allow you to use any RAM kit you want.
Not only is this cooler very well built, quiet, and great-performing, but it is also backed by a company that genuinely cares about their users’ satisfaction.
Ck4540 –
Itโs a premium product for a premium price. If you can swing the price the cooler is definitely worth it. It was packaged well, easy to install and it works. Keeps my 13700K cool while gaming. I keep coming back to air cooling due to the noise associated with AIOs. Noctua is the best around when it comes to air coolers and this thing does itโs job. My temps range from 30 c idle to 45-65+ C while gaming. Ease of installation, low noise, looks and performance are the reason I keep coming back to this cooler.
The only real con is the price, itโs not cheap but itโs probably the best 120mm air cooler on the market.
FABRICIO SANT ANA SOARES –
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Saad –
Just finished building a new PC. I use my computer for office work during the day and gaming in the evening. I went with a Ryzen 7800x3D and an MSI 4090 Slim. For cooling, I used this U12A with a combination of Noctua 120mm (exhaust) and 140mm (intake) case fans.
This is my first time using Noctua parts and I am impressed! My wife commented that the hum of my monitor is now louder than my PC , and that is not an exaggeration. It is absolutely silent during anything less than gaming. And, even then, it’s MUCH quieter than my old PC which used an AIO cooler.
Temps are good, too. As I write this, my average CPU reading is 32.3c. The average while gaming is around 60-65c. (The CPU’s thermal limit is 89c.)
I looked into different Noctua coolers before deciding on the U12A. Here’s why I chose this cooler:
First, the D15 G2 is just too big/overkill for this Ryzen CPU, and would take up a lot of space in my case unnecessarily. I considered the D15S, thinking I could use it down the line with other processors that might need more cooling. But Noctua is scheduled to release a new, updated D15S G2 in 1-2 years, so the current version wouldn’t be as “future proof” as I originally thought. I almost settled on using the smaller U12S. However, after researching the U12A, I realized that with only one fan it would be more than enough for my needs.
This cooler comes with two Noctua A12x25 chromax fans, which are identical to the case fans they sell. Only using one to push air through the fins, instead of the stock push/pull configuration, means I had an extra fan for my case. Considering the MSRP of that fan at the time of this review, that saved me $39.99 and made the U12A a no-brainer. It’s the cheapest option, considering that savings; it’s more than enough for my current CPU, so I could use it with more power hungry ones in the future; and it isn’t too big, so I have plenty of room in my case. Overall, I’m very happy with this choice.
If you’re using a glass case, I’d recommend checking out the optional covers (Noctua part NA-HC7 or NA-HC8). It just clips on and makes the cooler look better, in my opinion. But that’s purely for aesthetics.
Benjamin Noah –
It is cool and quiet. What are you waiting for? Go ahead and try it for yourself. I like it and it sure does keep my CPU cooler than hot (warm is perfect). I got a Ryzen 7 7800x3D and I can vouch that it does an amazing job keeping the CPU cool even in 100% workload.
WARNING: You must check the dimensions before ordering. Check and ensure that your motherboard and case can fit with this.
Kevin P. Gundran –
O Air-Cooler Noctua รฉ excelente, eficaz e silencioso. No entanto, tive grandes problemas com a transportadora Total Express, que se mostrou totalmente ineficaz e com prazos de entrega questionรกveis. Fico surpreso que a Amazon ainda mantenha contrato com uma transportadora tรฃo problemรกtica, considerando que hรก mais de 15 mil reclamaรงรตes no Reclame Aqui. Se eu soubesse que a entrega seria responsabilidade da Total Express, nรฃo teria efetuado a compra.
Benjamin Noah –
Es un buen producto. Ya habรญa pasado un aรฑo y medio desde que tuve mi PC, necesitaba cambiar la pasta como disipador. Desde que se me entregรณ el 27 de mayo, dure un rato en instalarlo, dado que estuvo difรญcil por su guรญa como en YT, pero al final fue fรกcil de instalar en realidad, solo un poco difรญcil colocar los dos ventiladores por su soporte.
Tambiรฉn quiero agregar que la caja vino un poco golpeada abajo de un lado, siendo el derecho, y con la cubierta de plรกstico del disipador un poco rota, ya me habรญa asustado que se hubiera rayado el metal o un componente roto como los ventiladores.
La pasta tรฉrmica es muy buena como el Disipador. Antes tenรญa 40ยบ en la PC al adquirirla, cuando la cambie tuve primero 25ยบ a 32ยบ, hasta ahora despuรฉs de 2 meses solo me llega a 28ยบ a 35ยบ. Aunque bueno, tengo un i5-11400F. No sรฉ cuรกl serรญa la temperatura de algo mรกs pesado.