Noctua NH-U12S, Premium CPU Cooler with NF-F12 120mm Fan (Brown)
The NH-U12S is the latest 12cm model of Noctua’s classic U-series single tower CPU coolers. The S-version’s 45mm slim shape ensures 100% compatibility with tall RAM modules and at the same time, its fine-tuned design and the class-leading NF-F12 FocusedFlow fan with PWM support for fully automatic speed control allow it to further improve its predecessor’s renowned quiet cooling performance. Topped off with the trusted, pro-grade SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system and Noctua’s proven NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U12S is a complete premium quality solution that combines outstanding performance, quiet operation and excellent compatibility.
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Renowned NH-U12 seriesStanding 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 standard ATX or Micro-ATX motherboards, ensuring best compatibility with SLI and CrossFire 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. | SecuFirm2 mounting systemNoctua’s SecuFirm2 mounting systems have become synonymous with quality, safety and ease of use. Supporting Intel LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156), LGA2011, LGA2066 and AMD (AM4, AM3+, AM2+, FM1, FM2, FM2+), the SecuFirm2 mounting included with the NH-U12S ensures perfect contact pressure and maximum convenience on all current sockets. | NF-F12 120mm Focused Flow fanRecommended by more than 150 hardware publications and thousands of enthusiasts world-wide, the Noctua’s premium quality NF-F12 Focused Flow 120mm fan is renowned to combine superb static pressure, excellent heatsink performance and surprising quietness of operation. |
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/s): 755 g
Materials
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Cooler Specification
Compatibility with past and future sockets
Complying with the open SecuFirm standard, the NH-U12S can be made compatible with the older LGA1366 and LGA775 sockets using the optional NM-I3 mounting kit, which is provided by Noctua free of charge. If technically possible, Noctua will also provide upgrade kits for future sockets.
Scope of delivery
- NF-F12 PWM premium fan
- Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.)
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- SecuFirm2 Mounting Kit
- Anti-vibration pads and fan-clips for second NF-F12
- Noctua Metal Case-Badge
For users who want to achieve even better performance by adding a second, optional NF-F12 fan to create a push/pull setup, the NH-U12S includes fan clips and an extra set of custom-designed anti-vibration pads that allow to off-set the rear fan by 5mm to improve acoustics in dual-fan mode.
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| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | ✓ | X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LGA1700 | with NM-i17xx-MP78 | X | with NM-i17xx-MP783 | with NM-i17xx-MP78 | with NM-i17xx-MP78 chromax.black | with NM-i17xx-MP78 |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ✓ | X | with NM-i115x-1200 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 |
| Xeon LGA3647 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA3647 | X | with NM-i4189 | X | X | X | X |
| AM2(+), AM3(+), FM1, FM2 (+) | ✓ | X | X | additional backplate required | ✓ | ✓ |
| AM4 | ✓ | X | with NM-AM4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | ✓ | X | X | X | X |
| Weight: | 581 g |
| Dimensions: | 15.8 x 4.5 x 12.5 cm; 580.6 Grams |
| Brand: | Noctua |
| Model: | NH-U12S |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Manufacture: | Noctua |
| Colour: | Brown |
Noctua siempre cumple con mis expectativas y este NH-U12S no es para menos. Mantiene un I5-12600 a menos de 50C jugando, con temepratura ambiente de 25C. A prueba de estress llega a las 65C. Es una bestia para el poco tamao que tiene.
Install sur un ryzen 5 3600x, celui ci ne chauffe pas du tout. Le ventilateur est trs silencieux. Design digne de Noctua.
Riesce a tenere a bada anche un 12600kf ed veramente inaudibile.
Materiali di qualit, cura negli accessori e nel packaging.
Prestazionalmente trova parecchia concorrenza per via del prezzo, ma la silenziosit lo distingue da tutti gli altri.
Qualit ottima, temperature scese di 15 gradi almeno. Il montaggio abbastanza semplice, con l’aiuto di qualcuno diventa immediato.
El disipador es muy bueno, bajo por lo menos 10C de mi ryzen 7 y el nivel de ruido que mantiene el ventilador es muy bajo
Ho atteso prima di lasciare questa recensione perch solitamente al primo cambio di stagione le ventoline cominciano a fare rumore. Questa di stagioni ne ha gi fatte pi di 8 e oltre a funzionare egregiamente non fa nessun rumore. La consiglio a tutti, anche se costa qualche euro in pi vi posso dire che ne vale la pena!
J’ai choisis ce ventirad suite a une recommandation (amical) et afin de changer mon watercooling tout en un (jetable), j’en avais dj entendu du bien. Il n’est pas forcment trs esthtique certes mais si vous ne vous arrtez pas a c’est une vritable ppite !
J’ai gagn 10/15 compar a avant et le bruit, enfin non, aucun bruit ! Il est incroyablement silencieux, c’est tellement agrable quand on tait habitu a davantage de bruit. Cela dit, petit bmol pour le montage, rien de compliquer a monter un ventirad habituellement mais personnellement si je n’avais pas garder de ct ma plaque d’origine AMD du ventirad d’origine, je chercherais encore probablement comment l’installer. La plaque vendu avec ne ma servit rien et ne fonctionner pas, pourtant ma CM est bien attribue comme compatible sur le site Noctua, peut-tre ai-je merd quelque part. (rf : TUF B450-Plus gaming)
Hors mis cela, un mot, FONCER !
Reasonable price, easy to install on AM4 CPU. Silent. Efficient. On a Ryzen 5600G processor inside a Cooler Master Silencio S400 Micro-ATX case which comes with 2 x 120 mm fans, CPU temperature is 27 degrees at idle.
Ein sehr guter Luftkhler, der die CPU schn khl hlt und dabei leise bleibt.
Der Preis ist zwar gemessen an den Produkten der Mitbewerber hoch, doch die Qualitt ist gut, der Lfter ist leise und der Prozessor ist immer sehr khl, kommt bei mir kaum mal ber 40 Grad.
Nun ja sexy sieht der Khler natrlich nicht aus, fr mich ist es aber die ultimative Sorgenfrei-Lsung die man 5 Minuten nach dem Einbau vergisst. Sehr einfach zu montieren und selbst unter Last praktisch lautlos. Zukunftssicher auch bei neueren Sockets. Genau was ich wollte.
Ce ventirad est de trs bonne qualit.
Venant d’un ventirad AMD wraith prism, j’ai pu gagner 10 degrs et surtout que c’est bien plus silencieux mme pleine charge !
Je le recommande fortement pour un AMD ryzen 7 5800x
Comme d’habitude chez noctua.
Des trs bonne performances, un silence et une finition exceptionnelle.
Bref un sans faute comme toujours avec cette marque.
Achet les yeux ferms.
Dissipatore comprato per sostituire un aio nzxt kraken 120mm guasto dopo nemmeno un anno, non ci speravo molto essendo il mio case piccolo talmente da non far entrare un assassin III o un dh15. Ma con mio grande stupore noto che anche con una sola ventola mi tiene le temperature pi basse di 15 gradi in media rispetto al sistema a liquido.
Circa 5860 gradi dopo 10 m di cinebench con un 2600X. Consigliatissimo.
Quiet and brown. Awesome CPU cooler. Quiet. Sometimes i’m wondering if the fan is spinning….yep… It’s just quiet.
Quiet & fits in high end motherboards where there is not a lot of room, a lot of MBs have big heatsink on CPU power it it fits
I replaced a Wraith Prism with this cooler, and it’s like I have a different PC it’s so quiet! I always heard that Noctuas were quiet and efficient, but seeing first hand really is believing! Super cool temps on my 3700x and the fans hardly ever ramp up. The cooler is taller than I expected, but going from a down-firing cooler to a full tower probably set me up to see things a certain way. I will absolutely be giving Noctua my business again!
Easy to install, quiet and effective. I also know Noctua will supply mounting kits for future CPU designs (as long as the base plate is still compatible). Hopefully this cooler will last for many years.
Never been disappointed with Noctua products. They are just really good.
Un dissipatore veramente ben costruito questo Noctua. Le temperature sono diminuite tantissimo sul mio ryzen 5 3600 che precedentemente montava un dissipatore “stock”. Montaggio facilissimo anche per socket amd 4. Il kit comprende anche la pasta termica, un cacciavite, gli adattatori per socket intel e amd 3. Possibile anche installare un’altra ventola. Per quanto riguarda il rumore io non ho sentito nulla di ch, quindi mantiente il tutto molto silenzioso. Che dire lo consiglio!
Great cooler works really well and the fan is very quite
My cooler had several bent fins on it – but honestly it was really easy to fix those so it didn’t really bother me, but of course at this price you kind of expect everything to be pristine.
That said, the installation process on this was a dream, so so simple – the instructions were very clear and easy to follow. Temps and noise level have absolutely improved noticeably. All in all I really am glad I bought this.
I’m writing this review having owned and used this heatsink / CPU for five years, and it’s still running very well and silently. Also, I just ordered a new Z690 motherboard after my old one failed, and was able to order a new mounting adapter for the heatsink free of charge from Noctua’s website – I can’t think of many companies who show this level of commitment and care to their customers.
Premetto che non sono un esperto ma mi sono fidato di una mico che mi ha suggerito questo prodotto per il mio nuovo PC assemblato un anno fa da lui. Prima cosa che si nota la silenziosit. Non si sente rumore. Seconda cosa, raffredda la CP che infatti ha temperature basse e il PC non si surriscalda. L’ho montata su il Case Corsair 275R Airflow Vetro Temprato, tra i pi venduti su Amzon che presenta gi altre ventole al suo interno in dotazione, con le quali la Noctua NH-U12S si integrata benissimo.
I have this paired with an i5 processor.
My concern was fan noise but not compromise on performance, CPU stays at 50 degrees during gaming sessions.
Can’t even tell the fan is on 100% when it is. Paired with a redux fan on the back.
I bough this cooler for my R7 5800x CPU. It does a great job for an air cooler. I mounted a second Noctua fan of the same model to the back so the cooler has two in a push-pull configuration. The cooler came with the second fan mounting bracket included. Installation was easy and uses the stock socket AM4 back plate. It keeps my 5800x idling between 34-38c depending on ambient temp. Under load I typically don’t see above 74c. Heavy all-core loads such as video transcoding in VLC will push the temps up to about 80c, which is still within the safety limits according to AMD.
Plus, wanted to OC a bit, and the EVO couldn’t really handle it.
Where to begin? Everything is about this cooler is perfect. But, I’ll break it down anyway.
– Packaging: Everything is neatly packed inside and well secured. Everything you can possibly need is in there.
– Installation: I’d like to take a moment to point out that have been building system for over 20 years now, been through hundreds of fans and mounts, I’ve installed fans that took a good couple of hours to get installed properly and made you wish you had 4 more hands (Zalmans back in early 2000’s anyone?), and I’ve installed some that made you wish who ever designed that mounting solution would design EVERYTHING! The U12S is one of those wonders. I consider the EVO very simple to install, this one makes the EVO installation looks like a pain.
Seriously, from the moment I remove the stock fan, cleaned up the CPU to the moment is was up and running with the new cooler – not even 5 minutes. Kept looking to see if I missed something.
– Noise level: while I can give you numbers here, what I can tell you that at full speed (~1600RPM), you have to put your ear to it to hear anything, dead silent.
– Clearance: Doesn’t require you to remove you RAM or anything else to install and doesn’t touch the RAM when the fan is installed.
– Performance (compared to stock fan – pics included [sorry, don’t have pics for the EVO, only test results I wrote down a little while ago]): Night and day!
Room temp: ~22c (70f)
Idle temps:
Stock fan: ~60c
EVO 212: ~43c
NH-U12S: ~40c
Sounds good yes ? it gets better.
Prime95 stress test – 45mins (Small FFTs – maximum power / heat):
Stock fan: ~88c
EVO 212: ~71c
NH-U12S: ~59c
That’s 29c degrees difference from stock, which is crazy. I fully expected to see a big gap between the two, but that is a lot better than expected. The EVO is also far behind.
OC test – 4.4Ghz @ 1.14v – Prime95 stress test – 2 hours:
Stock fan: system blue screened in about 30 seconds (fully expected that one).
EVO 212: hit 90c and cpu was throttled down.
NH-U12S: ~77c stable.
– Price: Acceptable, you definitely get what you pay for here.
If I had to try really hard to find a con here I’d say:
– Fan color: Noctua and that brown.. sigh. But, you buy a cooler for it to cool your CPU, not for you to look at it all day, so it doesn’t get dinged for that in my book.
(people who reduce stars for fan color – really?)
Summary:
This is one of the best overall air cooler I’ve ever worked with, I just have to mention again how easy it is to install, doesn’t get in the way of anything, silent, and performance are amazing. For the price, I doubt there is anything out there on that level.
Che dire, Noctua non si smentisce mai, la qualit di questo dissipatore eccelsa. All’inizio ero preoccupato non fosse nemmeno partito di quanto silenzioso, e il sistema di montaggio SecuFirm 2 a prova di scemo (anche se la prima volta sono riuscito a sbagliare il verso dei bracci di montaggio per non leggere le istruzioni ). Ho guadagnato qualcosa come 12 gradi ad idle rispetto al dissipatore stock del mio Ryzen 5 3600X e una decina sotto carico. Carina l’inclusione di un cacciavite e vari accessori che fan sempre comodo. Una scelta obbligata, oserei dire
First up, this is a brilliant well made professional bit of engineering.
I installed this after owning an All in One liquid cooler which died resulting in CPU temps of 95 – 102 degrees (centigrade!). I had never installed a heat sink before so was a bit nervous but the instructions were clear and I’m moderately confident with components in general having swapped out things like fans and PCIe cards before.
build quality is excellent, nothing felt light or cheap. Even the rubber corners on the fan feel like premium silicone. It comes with all of the parts you could possibly need including thermal compound, mounting brackets even a screwdriver.
CPU idle temperatures are now a stable and reasonable 34 degrees (in a hot flat that’s 28 degrees itself.), under load – rendering or gaming it gets up to about 65 which is still perfectly safe and acceptable. Its easily comparable to within about 5 degrees of when I had a working AIO liquid cooler.
It is as close to silent as I’ve ever heard (or not heard) before. Unless you’re right next to it in a quiet room, to all intents and purposes it is utterly silent. Although as it ages I expect that to change.
Even though its a smaller model – it is still quite large so getting it into a small case like mine will present a bit of a challenge and result in some scraped knuckles and swearing.
In case it helps anyone, this is my case and it fit with 4 full size RAM sticks, two roof fans and a big GPU in the top slot. (Just)
CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES 275Q QUIET CASE.
In short – its a good investment. Why would you get a cheaper one that might not work as well sitting on a potentially 700 CPU.
If you upgrade anything on a build, this would be the place to start. Nearly silent under load and brings the temps back 20 degrees easy. I was missing 2 screws for the mounting bracket. Contacted Noctua directly and they were quick to respond and send me the parts free of charge. Excellent product and excellent service.
Replaced an AMD Wraith SPIRE on a 5600x that was getting annoying ramping up and down and temps while gaming the last few days that room temp was 22c was reaching 85c, still safe but I didn’t like it plus the noise was very noticeable. Installation was easy enough, My case has a motherboard cut out so by holding the AMD stock backplate in place with some tape I installed the Noctua NH-U12S without even having to put pc on its side, it would have been less awkward working inside the case but space did not allow me to put pc on its side and I wanted to avoid unplugging everything and moving pc to other space so I can work on it laying on its side.
Even tho I think I might have put more thermal paste that I should have my temps now are 12c/13c lower. While running CPU stress test once CPU temps reached a certain point the Noctua fan speeds up so instead of temps getting higher they coming down!! fan gets a little noisy but nothing like the AMD Wraith SPIRE. As thermal paste needs to mature am sure my temps will improve even more. One problem that I have now is that after this experience with Noctua and the fact that I can now hear my case fans I want to replace my case fans with Noctua ones…Thanks a lot Noctua 😀
Excellent product, had a high quality finish and the fitting instructions were very helpful. This cooler reduced my temps by 20 all round.
Hallo zusammen,
Ich habe fr meinen selbst zusammengebauten PC mit einem AMD 5600x Prozessor mit boxed AMD-Lfter einen Ersatz gesucht. Der mitgelieferte spire Lfter wurde im idle um die 46 Grad warm. Beim. Spielen lag er bei ca. 75 Grad.
Ich sehe diesen Lfter als eine gute Investition, er untersttzt aktuell alle gltigen CPU sockets und neuere knnen im noctua Shop erworben werden.
Der formfaktor ist fr die aktuellen Boards prima. Die RAM – Bnke sind alle prima benutzbar.
Wrmeleitpaste war beim Set schon dabei, was prima ist. Anleitung zur Bedienung und Installation sehr verstndlich und gut bebildert.
Die Besttigung zum Kauf kam bei dem ersten test im idle liegt er nun bei unter 40,der Lfter hat deutlich weniger Umdrehungen und ist viel leiser.
In Spielen wo vorher ber 75 Grad waren sind nun entsprechende 50-55 grad. Die Lautstrke des Lfters ist fr mich kaum bemerkbar.
Danke noctua fr solch ein gutes Produk
Another great product from Noctua, comes with everything you need to mount on AMD or Intel, great thermal paste, easy install, no need to spend loads for great performance, would recommend to anyone
Y sinceramente, no tengo suficientes conocimientos como para emitir un veredicto definitivo, pero hasta el ms lego en la materia puede entender que esto est a otro nivel. La calidad de los materiales, la sencillez de montaje, las temperaturas y, sobre todo el silencio de funcionamiento es algo indiscutible y no me lo haba encontrado antes en ningn disipador.
Merece la pena el sobreprecio sobre otras marcas? Pues eso es algo que debes juzgar por ti mismo. Yo lo nico que puedo decir es que no me arrepiento en absoluto de haberlo pagado.
Bought this for an AM4 conversion in my home server. It tamedit with easy, idle temps never exceeding 31 degrees.
Not that impressive except that the server is in a Bit Fenix Phenom ITX chassis which has about the worst ventilation possible. By comparison the Noctua NH-U9B SE2 i had planned to recycle was struggling to keep temperatures at idle below 40 degrees.
Not the cheapest but very easy to fit, and backed up by Noctuas great customer service – the NH-U9B SE2 i bought over 10 years ago and Noctua sent me the AM4 conversion earlier this month when i asked for it.
Took 10 minutes to install very easy to do for new builders. Came with thurmal past and a long bit screwdriver. Works like a charm lowered CPU temps by 20C at full load from stock. 10/10 recommend