Noctua NH-U12A cooler review

Posted on: 06/03/2019 10:48 AM

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Soon https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cases-cooling/noctua-s-all-black-chromax-cpu-coolers-and-fans-are-ready-for-production/1



Well, NH-U14S is a bigger one, so for some it can be an issue (especially in mATX)



What do you mean by a better template?



That's the whole idea



Thank you . Look closely here https://www.guru3d.com/articles-categories/cooling.html for the authors. Also I do some chassis, RAM and other stuff reviews for over a year now

I meant tier list lol, no idea why I typed template. Overall I want to find the best sub $70 cooler for a zen2 8core.

Posted on: 07/08/2019 12:29 PM

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Just bought this cooler, and when compared to my H100i (using very simple testing methodology) its same same for temp, but literally night and day for noise.
At load the Noctua setup is barely louder than the H100i setup at idle...
I honestly never thought my PC used to be all that noisy.. until post-Noctua. Its crazy.

I'm actually a fan of the looks and colour tbh. Kinda this weird premium look.. hate to say it, but its almost hipster to like the colour ha.

I'm very curious tho about the push+pull setup on the cooler, vs a single fan setup in push or pull...
As the heatsink is very radiator like.. and on rads, a push+pull config has diminishing results.
Would the same ring true for the NH U12A?
How much temp do you lose for how much increased noise?
I bought 3 extra NF-A12x25 to use as case fans, kind of be interesting to see if the extra cooler supplied fan, would be better used as an additional case fan, and would hence raise the value of the cooler by potentially sacrificing a few deg and having 1 less case fan to buy.

As for the value.. in Australia.. the cooler is $160, the fans are $60 each.. (approx retail, I got mine cheaper else where)
So I think the value is there considering how good the fans are, compared to say Corsair fans (or the likes)

I prob could have gotten the best of both worlds of slightly lower temps using my H100i, but a quieter PC.. by just swapping out all my fans for the NF-A12x25s. But imagine the costs.

BUT, the reason for the purchase, was because my H100i's pump shat the bed after less than 6 months. And is getting refunded under warranty..
Kinda wish I could have held out for the option of the upcoming (mid 2020 supposdly) of the black/Chromax NH-U12A cooler and NF-A12x25 fans - need to buy shares in Noctua for sure, they've been losing sales for sure based of colour alone.


*Screw it I'm actually going to use my basic testing methodology and give it a crack doing 1v2 fan performance.