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August 2013
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The editors liked
Great performance
Upgrade-ability
Small Form Factor
Excellent Performance
Noctua Mounting System
Five Heatpipe Configuration
Dual Fan Options
Large Selection of Accessories
Available Colors
High Build Quality
Easy To Mount
Performance under all operating CPU and fan conditions
Build and machining quality of the cooler
Size compatibility with most motherboard configurations
Fan noise in all tested configurations
Manual quality
High performance
High quality
Compatible with tall memory modules
Quiet work
6-year warranty
Available accessories
Quiet even at max fan speed
Compatible with tall memory kits
Reasonable price
Excellent Build Quality
All Black Version
Size (Zero Interference)
Very Good Cooling Efficiency (For The Size)
Dual Fan Solution
Bundle
6 Years Warranty
Excellent cooling performance
Very low noise levels
Adjustable cooler base
Very quiet
Extras included for adding another fan
Very well made cooler
Great warranty
Small size for greater compatibility
Thin profile allows for large style ram use
Fairly easy installation
Noctua engineering
Highlevel engineering
Noise/Performance ratio beats anything out there
Premium technologies incrementally add up to great performance
Great performance in a standard 120mm cooler package
Compact size
Easy to install
Quiet operation
Accessories for every situation
excellent performance
Dead silent
Excellent price
The complete package
N00bfriendly and solid mounting system
No need to pair it with a second NFF12 fan for dual setup
Generous amount of NTH1 thermal paste
Mediumtolarge memory kit friendly
Uptodate Motherboard compatibility list
The metal case badg
Extremely quiet
Great performance for its size
Exceptional build quality
Anti-vibration fan mounts
Can mount a second fan
Six-year warranty
Dead Silent Fan/Low Power consumption (0.6W)
Super Easy to install thanks to the SecuFirm 2
Top-Notch Packaging and Accessories
Great Memory Compatibility Clearance
6 Year Warranty/MTBF 150
000 hours PWM fan
Amazing thermal c
Good performance
Easy installation
Quality made
Extras included
The editors didn't like
Size
Compatibility on our test system
Would have expected better overclocking performance (blame Ryzen)
Price (For Some)
Identical Fan Specifications With Normal Models
Slight Increase In CPU Cooler Size
Price to performance ratio
Cooler heat pipe width should fit
But may be tight
Nothing worth to mention
Premium pricing
Love-it-or-hate-it traditional Noctua color scheme
Price might be a bit high to some
Other manufacturers have developed better fan mounting systems
Lives in the shadow of the larger NHU14S…
…I still can't get over the color scheme…
$59.90 is more than many will want to pay for an air cooler
Published: 2016-07-25, Author: James , review by: pcgameware.co.uk
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Published: 2015-12-07, Author: John , review by: techicize.com
Abstract: Noctua NH-U12S and NH-U14S heatsink Review. Today we'll take a look at not one but two tower coolers from Noctua, as their both very similar we rolled the review into one. we've looked at some products from Noctua in the past and they've always delivered...
The Noctua NH-U12S is an average size tower cooler with an above average cooling ability for your Gaming Rig. What it also brings to the table is that it is a well built and easy to install CPU Cooler… The Noctua NH-U12S arrived at pcG in a very smart de...
Abstract: A CPU cooler can be very cheap, very expensive and can even cost you up to 100 euros. For this article we tested 39 current CPU coolers and try to find out which one has the best cooling, is the quietest or ideally which one excels at both. Every pro...
Despite the clear appeal of having a super-quiet CPU cooler, they're still rare objects and sub £70 all-in-one liquid coolers and mammoth air coolers are much more popular for the simple reason many offer much better cooling and aren't completely deafenin...
When it comes to highend after market coolers, Nocuta is one of the companies that manages to set the benchmark everytime they release a new cooler The NHU12S is no exception and therefore it's no surprise, the Austrians come up with yet another great ai...
Impressive thermal performance, Very quiet, Leaves RAM slots completely clear on most motherboards
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Overall we are impressed with what the Noctua NH-U12S CPU cooler has to offer. It's great to see that Noctua is providing an option for those users who want to use tall memory with air cooling, as this model is designed specifically to allow this.We were...
Well having had the chance to give Noctua's latest range of CPU coolers a whirl, how did they do? We all know Haswell runs hot but as said once before, can it tame the flaming beast? The short answer is yes, they perform well. Compared to the last cool...
