Noctua is one of the known quantities in the Silent and high-end cooling area, especially the CPU cooler by the Austrian company enjoying an excellent reputation. These combine excellent build quality with a high cooling capacity and minimal noise. For this purpose, the self-developed fan of Noctua are mainly responsible, which are also available separately, to serve as CPU, Chassis, or radiator fan.
The NH-U12S is the newest 12cm single-Tower CPU Cooler Noctua's classic in U-series, which has received more than 400 awards and recommendations from international trade publications. The 45 mm slim design of the S version does not only guarantee one hundred percent compatibility with high RAM modules, but made possible by a more optimized design in combination with the fully automatically via PWM variable NF-F12 FocusedFlow fan at the same time a comparison to the previous version further improved quiet cooling performance.
Completing the all round quality package due to the proven SecuFirm2 mounting system Noctua's renowned NT-H1 thermal compound and 6-year manufacturer's warranty. His outstanding cooling performance, excellent running smoothness and excellent compatibility make the NH-U12S a premium solution for high performance.
With a height of 158 mm, the NH-U12S is compact enough to easily fit in most modern tower chassis. With a width of 125 mm (incl. Fan and fan clips) of the cooler on normal ATX or Micro-ATX motherboards does not extend beyond the top PCIe slot, so best compatibility with SLI and Crossfire systems is guaranteed.
Technical details:
- Dimensions (without fan): 125 x 158 x 45 mm (W x H x D)
- Dimensions (with fan): 125 x 158 x 71 mm (W x H x D)
- Material: Nickel Copper (base, heat pipes), Nickel Aluminium (fins)
- Weight (without / with fans): 580/755 g
- Heatpipes: 5x 6 mm
- Fan: 1x 120mm NF-F12
- Normal operation: 22.4 dB (A), 1500 U / min, 93.4 m³ / h
- with L.N.A .: 18.6 dB (A), 1200 r / min, 74.3 m³ / h
- Voltage: 12 V
- Life expectancy:> 150,000 hours
- Compatibility: AMD AM2 (+), AM3 (+), FM1, FM2 (+), Intel LGA 1150, 1155, 1156, 2011
- Manufacturer warranty: 6 years