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SKU: NH-U12S CH.BK
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The NH-U12S chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s award-winning 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 compatibilityStanding 158mm tall, the NH-U12A 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 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. | NF-F12 120mm Focused Flow fanRecommended 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-customisableUsing 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. |

Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
120x120x25
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.
| Cooler Specification | |
| Socket compatibility | Intel LGA1700,Intel LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 (Square ILM), LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1151, LGA1150 & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+ (backplate required), AM4 |
| Height (without fan) | 158 mm |
| Width (without fan) | 125 mm |
| Depth (without fan) | 45 mm |
| Weight (without fan) | 580 g |
| Height (with fan) | 158 mm |
| Width (with fan) | 125 mm |
| Depth (with fan) | 71 mm |
| Weight (with fan) | 755 g |
| Material | Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminum (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating |
| Max. TDP | see CPU compatibility list |
| Fan compatibility | 120x120x25 |
| Scope of delivery | Black NH-U12S heatsink |
| NF-F12 PWM chromax.black premium fan | |
| 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 | |
| Warranty | 6 Years |
| FAN Specification | |
| Model | Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.black |
| Bearing | SSO2 |
| Max. rotational speed (+/- 10%) | 1500 RPM |
| Max. rotational speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%) | 1200 RPM |
| Min. rotational speed (PWM, +/-20%) | 300 RPM |
| Max. airflow | 93,4 m³/h |
| Max. airflow with L.N.A. | 74,3 m³/h |
| Max. acoustical noise | 22,4 dB(A) |
| Max. acoustical noise with L.N.A. | 18,6 dB(A) |
| Voltage range | 12 V |
| MTTF | > 150.000 h |
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