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Reviews of Noctua NH-U12P

Testseek.com have collected 99 expert reviews of the Noctua NH-U12P and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Noctua NH-U12P.
Award: Editor’s Choice January 2008
January 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Very easy installation
  • Quiet operations
  • No clearance issues
  • Can accommodate two 120mm fans for increased airflow
  • Compatible with both AMD and Intel processors (inc quad
  • Core)
  • Good performance
  • Extremely Strong Performance
  • Very Low Noise Operation
  • Superb Installation Manual
  • Extremely Quiet
  • Excellent Performance
  • Great Accessories and Manual Included
  • Reasonably Priced for what you get
  • Did I mention Quiet?
  • Fantastic cooler beats our current favorites
  • Very efficient design
  • Mounts to multiple sockets
  • Tall enough to stand above onboard heat sinks
  • Quiet.
  • Very quiet
  • Cools efficiently
  • Compatible with both AMD and Intel CPUs
  • Includes fan and thermal paste.
  • Easy Installation
  • Tool Provided
  • Included U.L.N.A. & L.N.A. for lower RPMs
  • Well built.
  • Great performance
  • Multiple speed options
  • Quiet at any setting.
  • Highest quality construction
  • Best mounting hardware Ive seen
  • Cools a highly overclocked i7 920 in the low 70s
  • NH-U12P NF-P12
  • Excellent bundle
  • Improved performance
  • 6 year warranty
  • Quiet fan Superior performance
  • Low noise
  • Very well made
  • Excellent performance
  • Looks great
  • Includes Noctua NFP12 fan
  • Includes Noctua NTH1 Thermal compound
  • Easy installation
  • Silent operation with low temperatures
  • Excellent cooling performace
  • Even at low speed
  • Extremely quiet
  • Well designed and well made
  • Includes a useful bundle of accessories including fan speed adaptors
  • Includes an ample supply of premium thermal paste
  • Universal compatibility
  • Includes Noctuas own NFP12 120mm fan
  • Extremely quiet fan
  • Versatile mounting
  • Quality construction
  • Greater compatibility than the NHU12F
  • Capable of mounting two 120mm fans
  • Can use any 120mm fan with open corners
  • Socket 939 and Xeon mounting hardw...
  • Performs well with lower heat loads and moderate overclocks on both AM2 and LGA 775 plaforms
  • Effective downdraft cooling keeps mainboard components cool
  • Excellent base quality
  • Nice and light
  • Good socket compatibility (LGA775/478/AM2/939/754)
  • Can be used semipassively with Sugo cube cases
  • Great cooling
  • Superb quality throughout
  • Fan speed adapters included
  • Packaging
  • Excellent manuals
  • Low noise outputs
  • Easy and secure installation
  • Professional
  • Cools great!
  • Quiet!
  • Compatibility (new i5 bracket available!)
  • Easier to install than most coolers
  • Cost (~40$)
  • Intel 775 and AMD AM2() brackets included
  • Included NFP12 120mm fan
  • Support for 2x 120mm fans
  • Included highquality TIM
  • Many fin
  • Heatpipe design

The editors didn't like

  • No LEDs on the fan
  • Expensive
  • Very Large And Wont Fit All Desktop Cases
  • Installation Requires Removal of Motherboard from Case
  • None
  • Pricey
  • Heavy
  • Complicated installation.
  • Heavy and cumbersome
  • Not as pretty as other CPU coolers
  • Price is not inexpensive.
  • Might not fit in all cases.
  • Flimsy fan clips
  • Bulky. Additional fans don't give better performance.
  • Fan not PWM
  • NHU12P NFP12
  • Compatibility
  • Lesser performance with thin TIMs
  • Still only four heat pipes MSRP
  • Tight fit on same cases depending on orientation of cooler
  • Must remove motherboard to install
  • Overly complicated / difficult installation
  • High potential for interference with other system components
  • Price and availability
  • Somewhat expensive
  • High price
  • Large size may still cause some compatibility problems
  • Can not stabilize core temperature with higher heat loads and significant vcore increases
  • Backplate not compatible with many newer Intel mainboards
  • Expensive considering no included fan
  • Big
  • Fairly expensive
  • Very big
  • High price point
  • None!
  • May not fit on all motherboards
  • Lacks cons

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  Published: 2007-11-19, review by: overclock3d.net

  • The Noctua NH-U12P performs very well, even against some of the top-rated heatsinks on the market. When I pulled the cooler out of the box I was initially impressed with build quality and then once it was in use I was highly impressed with it's cooling ab...

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  Published: 2008-05-26, review by: hardwarecanucks.com

  • Quad Core Overclocking potential, Great construction, Wonderful manual, $20 fan included
  • Price, Large Cooler, Not so easy installation, Fan color scheme not to everyone's liking
  • From the moment we took it from the protective embrace of its package we knew we had a winner on our hands, the only question is how good it would be. Honestly, this is one of the best and most refined CPU Cooling solutions we have seen in quite some t...

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  Published: 2008-02-15, review by: aphnetworks.com

  • Abstract:  The market for CPU heatsink and fans has grown quite saturated -- but with this saturation also comes a diversity that allows for a different heatsink to suit every preference. From performance heatsinks, noise conscious designs, to value/budget produc...

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  Published: 2007-12-19, review by: overclockersclub.com

  • Highperformance heatsink, Lownoise/silent fan included, Thermal paste included, Includes fan clips for a 2nd fan...
  • Performance trails behind the market competitor, Mounting bracket blocks LGA775 socket lever, Fan clip wire ends are difficult to move into position...
  • So, would I have been happier if there was a hamster in the box instead of a heatsink? No. The Noctua NH-U12P holds its own against the Thermalright Ultra 120 (probably the NH-U12Ps most closely matched competitor), and comes with what may well be th...

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  Published: 2008-08-14, review by: apcmag.com

  • availability
  • Expensive

 
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  Published: 2007-12-21, review by: tweaktown.com

  • It is pretty easy to see from our test results why I use a pair of Noctua heatsinks on my own computer. I have always been impressed by their build quality and the performance is second to none with all of their heatsinks that I have tested over the l...

 
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  Published: 2014-10-07, Author: David , review by: vortez.net

  • Abstract:  Today we bring to you a versus CPU Cooler test between two companies that come out of RASCOM - Austria The Noctua NH-UP and the Coolink SilentatorHeatpipe coolers have improved steadily over the past few years and certainly in the past couple of years CPU...

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  Published: 2009-01-24, review by: ocaholic.ch.english

  • With the NH-U12P Noctua is able to hold the first place compared to all the other coolers we tested.[en] [en]The very well thought mounting concept allows the installation of the NH-U12P with backplate not only on Intel platform it also provides AMD pl...

 
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  Published: 2008-10-17, review by: tech-reviews.co.uk

  • Excellent build quality, Good performance, Very Stylish, Robust
  • Large and heavy

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  Published: 2008-09-11, review by: vortez.net

  • Impressions of the Noctua NH-U12P Theres no doubt in my mind that the U12P is one of the best air coolers on the market. It outperforms the stock Intel cooler by over 15C in some cases. Not only this but due to the low noise modifications that are in...

 
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