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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: 2008-05-12, review by: hard-h2o.com

  • Perfecto, es la palabra que mejor puede describir a este disipador. La combinación de un ventilador sobresaliente, una estructura de gran calidad y una pasta térmica de gran rendimiento da como resultado unos de los mejores disipadores que podem...

 
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  Published: 2008-04-19, review by: traficantesdehardware.com

  • Como ya dijimos, no nos sorprende el excepcional rendimiento de este Noctua NH-U12P , es más, cada vez que testeamos un producto del fabricante austriaco, esperamos lo mejor. Este caso, es una combinación de tres de los mejores producto...

 
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  Published: 2008-04-03, review by: noticias3d.com

  • De entre toda la oferta que solemos hallar para refrigerar nuestras CPUs, cuesta encontrar una que sea al mismo tiempo adecuada para nosotros, que no haga ruido, que no sea cara y que encima sea efectiva. Porque está claro que cuando pedimos algo lo pe...

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  Published: 2008-02-22, review by: todohtpc.com

  • El Noctua NH-U12P es uno de los mejores disipadores que hemos tenido en nuestras manos. Absolutamente recomendable para todo lo que no sea HTPC, ya que su tamaño lo excluye completamente para este tipo de cajas, en esta línea, hemos de decir que la pun...

 
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  Published: 2008-03-24, review by: mexhardware.com

  • Sin lugar a duda Noctua nos ha acostumbrado a tener excelentes productos de disipación térmica de nuestro hardware, y el NH-U12P no es la excepción con un excelente rendimiento en cuanto a transferencia y disipación de calor producido...

 
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  Published: 2008-06-20, review by: chw.net

  • Hemos cumplido nuevamente con una revisión de sistemas de refrigeración, seleccionando lo mejor que hemos podido con nuestros contactos, quedando conformes con el rendimiento en general de todos estos sistemas de refrigeración, cosa que antaño no era p...

 
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  Published: 2009-04-21, review by: caseandcooling.fr

  • Abstract:  L’Intel Core i7 est maintenant disponible depuis le mois de Novembre 2008, la mémoire DDR3 triple canal est désormais abordable à 50€ les 3Go. Seul bémol, les cartes mères ont du mal à voir leurs prix chuter. Ainsi vous avez peut être sauté le pas ou v...

 
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  Published: 2008-08-18, review by: Lesnumeriques.com

  • Excellente dissipation thermique, Ventilateur silencieux, Montage facile et manuel très clair, Pâte thermique de qualité, Adaptateurs fournis pour réduire la vitesse du ventilateur
  • Encombrement dans l'absolu, Il faut démonter sa carte mère pour l'installer
  • C'est assurément l'un des meilleurs dissipateurs actuellement disponible. Performant, il dispose également d'un ventilateur très silencieux....

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  Published: 2008-03-28, review by: ginjfo.com

  • sur le Noctua NH-U12P Le ventirad Noctua NH-U12P nous a agréablement convaincu. Cet ensemble radiateur/ventilateur profite d’une très belle finition, à la hauteur de la réputation de ce constructeur. L’ensemble est massif laissant une impression de so...

 
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  Published: 2008-01-14, review by: jmax-hardware.com

  • Nous voici arrivés à la fin du test, je dois dire que jai été étonné des performances et des différences avec le NH-U12F que jai actuellement. Noctua nous prouve encore une fois quil est lun des leaders du marché des ventirads, cela ne fait aucun ...

 
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