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Testseek.com have collected 150 expert reviews of the Noctua NH-L12 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Noctua NH-L12.
Award: Editor’s Choice April 2012
April 2012
 
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The editors liked

  • Outstanding Cooling For A Low Profile Cooler
  • Excellent Design and
  • Only 66mm in height
  • Push
  • Pull design
  • Compatible with most motherboards on market
  • Complete retail package
  • Supports all currently available CPUs
  • Includes thermal paste and noise reduction adapters
  • Includes 2 fans (120mm & 92mm)
  • Great external design and aesthetics
  • Very low height with the 92mm fan
  • Easy installation
  • Very good performance even with a single (92mm) fan installed
  • Very low noise levels
  • Configurable to many use cases
  • The ability to use one of the included fans as a case fan instead of on the cooler
  • Included mounting to ensure the cooler can be mounted to Intel M-ITX boards that have components on the rear side
  • Quiet
  • Impressive cooling performance
  • Low profile and fairly small footprint makes it usable in systems of many sizes
  • Extremely quiet
  • With or without the Low Noise Adapter installed
  • Excellent bundle of accessories and installation instructions are we
  • Better than stock cooling
  • Single and dual fan configurations
  • Low height
  • Quality construction
  • Premium accessory package
  • Build Quality
  • Performance
  • Dual Fan Solution (Push&Pull)
  • LowProfile
  • Low Noise Levels
  • Size (Compared To The NHC14)
  • Price (For Some)
  • Documentation
  • Two Fans
  • Value
  • Variable Height
  • Variable Speed
  • Cool
  • Cheap
  • Compatible with all modern CPU sockets
  • Comes with mounting tools. Excellent documentation. Free upgrade kits available when future sockets launch.
  • Great cooling performance for Low Profile Cooler
  • PWM Fans
  • Easy Installation
  • Decent cooling ability
  • Fairly easy installation
  • Should fit in most any case
  • Works great with one or two fans
  • Works with 120mm or 92mm fans
  • Can be used with lower 92mm fan only
  • To make cooler lower in height where space is an issue
  • Low Profile Design
  • NF-F12 Focus Flow Fan Included
  • Dual Fan Cooler
  • 66mm Heatsink Height
  • LGA2011 Mounting Hardware
  • Good cooling for its size
  • Exceptional build quality
  • Versatile mounting options
  • Easy to install
  • Great warranty
  • Low profile option
  • Superb Performance
  • Excellent Build Quality
  • Extremely Quiet Fans
  • Super Easy installation thanks to the SecuFirm 2
  • Top-Notch Packaging and Accessories
  • Great For SFF and HTPCs
  • Four Heatpipe Design
  • 6 Year Warranty/MTBF 150
  • 000 Hours
  • Amazing thermal co
  • Small and compact size
  • Good performance
  • Quiet operation
  • Low profile mode

The editors didn't like

  • Can Not Be Used With RAM Heatsinks Over 43mm (Standard RAM Profile is ~30mm)
  • Hi Tech Legion Editor's Choice Award
  • Discuss this review in our forums
  • Price
  • Low profile heatsink could mess up with your memory modules
  • Check compatibility at Noctua's website
  • High price despite great bundle
  • Form factor limits performance with demanding CPUs
  • Component conflicts due to the size
  • A bit challenging routing two sleeved 4 pin cables and a fan splitter
  • Could not install lower 92mm fan due to interference with system memory
  • Design might have greater compatibility if fins/fans were centered over CPU socket
  • Fairly high priced at about $70 (US)
  • Please drop by the Bigbruin.com Forum and feel free to
  • Not for overclockers
  • Not the Best Cooling Efficiency (The NHC14 Is Still At The Top)
  • Size
  • Height
  • Requires the use of low profile RAM
  • Low profile means tall RAM heatsinks may not fit. Not suitable for high-end overclocking enthusiasts
  • Blocks RAM Dimms
  • Can't use large style ram
  • Might not fit motherboards with
  • Builtin chipset coolers
  • Cooler orientation can be limited by
  • Motherboard layout
  • Four heatpipes limit cooling performance
  • Not intended for overclocking
  • Not meant for high TDP processors
  • Single-fan configuration cannot handle overclock settings as tested
  • Single-fan configuration has limited usefulness for most users
  • Pricey
  • Might Interfere With RAM Modules
  • Limited 95W TDP (NH-L12)
  • None that I found

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  Published: 2014-03-06, review by: hard-h2o.com

  • Total compatiblidad con sockets Intel y AMD, Fácil instalación, Pasta térmica incluida, Excelente relación caudal/sonoridad, 6 años de garantía
  • Nada destacable
  • No vamos a encontrar jamás un disipador malo del fabricante austriaco; el diseño y la ingeniería que hay detrás de cada disipador o ventilador es increíble y prueba de ello es la calidad final de este modelo. La sonoridad es de lo mejor y con un caudal de...

 
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  Published: 2013-08-05, Author: lunes , review by: bloghtpc.com

  • Noctua con su NH-L12 ha conseguido un disipador muy versátil, ya sea con la configuración de doble ventilador o la de un solo ventilador para conseguir el bajo perfil, el NH-L12 se comporta adecuadamente en ambos casos. Vistas las temperaturas tan bajas...

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  Published: 2012-12-05, Author: Pablo , review by: ozeros.com

  • Hemos llegado al final de la revisión y debemos primero que todo, agradecerle a Noctua por facilitarnos este cooler para revisión. Siempre es un placer revisar los productos de la marca del búho, ya que son Premium, lo que se nota no so...

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  Published: 2012-09-03, Author: Iván , review by: elchapuzasinformatico.com

  • El Noctua NH-L12 ofrece un rendimiento acorde a sus dimensiones y muy bueno con respecto al nivel de ruido que ofrecen sus dos ventiladores. Es una espléndida solución para sistemas ensamblados en torres de reducidas dimensiones, y aunque Noctua advierte...

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  Published: 2012-07-12, review by: traficantesdehardware.com

  • Abstract:  El NH-L12 es un disipador silencioso de bajo perfil, diseñado para su uso en chasis con factores de forma pequeños y entornos HTPC. Con su configuración doble de ventiladores PWM doble y flexible, compuesta por los modelos NF-F12 (120 mm) y NF-B9 (92 m...

 
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  Published: 2012-06-01, review by: hispazone.com

  • Abstract:  Introduccion. Noctua fabrica disipadores horizontales desde hace tiempo pero los formatos de bajo perfil siempre han quedado fuera de su ámbito hasta que han empezado a ser mas que necesarios ante una tendencia importante a comprar equipos de tamaño re...

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  Published: 2012-04-15, Author: MiguePR , review by: profesionalreview.com

  • IDEAL PARA SISTEMAS HTP, INCLUYE VENTILADORES DE CALIDA, COMPATIBILIDAD CON AMD E INTE, RENDIMIENT, GARANTIA 6 AÑOS.
  • NINGUNO.

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  Published: 2012-04-14, Author: RealHardTech , review by: realhardtechx.com

  • Abstract:  Noctua nace en 2005 de la cooperación entre la austriaca Rascom Computerdistribution Ges.m.b.H y la compañía taiwanesa Kolink International Corporation, especialista en refrigeración y que reúne ya más de diez años de experiencia en el desarrollo, fabrica...

 
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  Published: 2012-04-09, Author: LeChuck , review by: todohtpc.com

  • Calidad de fabricación Inmejorable, Formato Low Profile (66mm), Posibilidad de utilizar 1 o 2 ventiladores, Compatible con cualquier tipo de Socket Actual, Montaje sencillo, Fantástico Rendimiento, Muy silencioso con el reductor de ruido, 6 Años de Garant
  • El precio podría ser mejor, pero la calidad se paga
  • Noctua es con casi total seguridad el mejor fabricante de disipadores, pero para los usuarios de HTPC's era complicado colocar un Noctua, a no ser que contáramos con una caja muy grande. Esto se ha terminado con la aparición del NH-L12, un modelo compacto...

 
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  Published: 2012-03-30, Author: Emiliano , review by: hd-tecnologia.com

  • Ya hemos visto varios productos Noctua en nuestra casa y siempre nos dio alegría, ya sea por el rendimiento el diseño y un punto importante la calidad. Y hoy quedamos totalmente satisfechos con este producto, ya que nos entregan calidad de construcción e...

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