Noctua NH-D12L CPU Cooler Review

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wow it's surprisingly good despite the size im going to get one perhaps d15s served me for 7 years and it's like brand new which means I can still get a lot of its original value back I love noctua coolers but d15s is huuuge. this is compact and performs the same
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when i build a rig for younger family members Noctua has been the go-to. mainly because once installed (by me) it's idiot-proof. the issue has been every "significant other" wants a SFF or all-in-one pc. the NH-D12L can fit into small-ish cases and it's still cheaper than many aio's (with a longer lifespan). now if they can steal a march on Be Quiet! and offer a black anodized model (as if) it would be all of that AND the bag of chips.
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Well as always Noctua delivers ....I mean is anyone surprised anymore ? :P
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nice perfomance though i wouldnt mind seeing how they hand 6-8core cpus 4core done with at this point
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On par with the D15 and above the D15S? Weird stuff from smaller cooler. What did they change?
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cucaulay malkin:

I love noctua coolers but d15s is huuuge. this is compact and performs the same
This my only complaint with the D15s, aside from knicks and cuts on my hands connecting to fan headers close to it. D12L (with fan) Height = 145 mm Width = 125 mm Depth = 113 mm Weight = 890 g D15s (with fan) Height = 160 mm Width = 150 mm Depth = 135 mm Weight = 1150 g
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Surprising it can do this with a single fan between the 2 towers. I'd be tempted to put another fan on it to see what happens.
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Now get rid of those horrible colours and as The Rolling Stones said i want it painted black.
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tsunami231:

nice perfomance though i wouldnt mind seeing how they hand 6-8core cpus 4core done with at this point
# of Cores isn't really irrelevant to the test methodology. It's about the heat output of a processor (TDP = 1:1 in Heat/Watt).
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Reddoguk:

Now get rid of those horrible colours and as The Rolling Stones said i want it painted black.
Chromax version will probably come out 3 years from now.
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Kiriakos-GR:

Still in love with prolimatech Armageddon, this one has a true high quality mounting system. Noctua should hire better engineers of fire their CEO, if he decided all that cheap tricks as cooler mounting system, along low quality heatpipes. http://www.prolimatech.com/en/products/detail.asp?id=2150&subid=2328#showtab
Probably why everyone copies the Noctua mounting system these days, because it's fantastic.
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Hilbert Hagedoorn:

# of Cores isn't really irrelevant to the test methodology. It's about the heat output of a processor (TDP = 1:1 in Heat/Watt).
so these hsf will work finen on current 6/8c 12/16t cpu? that are power hungry monsters
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I dont understand why you reviewers cant calculate CPU power based on P = U x I. This way we no longer base cooling on Intel or AMD way to calculate TDP and we can choose colling based on this quite well. It's elementary physics. Power = Volt x Amp. Ex. 12V & 10A=120W You dont have an Amper metter? Or you have instructions from vendors not to do it? My i7 4790 at default speed, with a Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 (150w cooling) dont jump over 60 celsius.
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I've got the cooler that's basically half of one of these - ideal even for a slightly OCed 6850K. Never gets over 70 at 4.2 GHz.
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Kiriakos-GR:

I am not defending anyone, but neither any leader from our temperature measurement industries, they did care to build an specialized apparatus for testing CPU coolers (in the past 35 years). In conclusion, there is not available any measuring standard, an test bed that you can buy and use. Additionally when you do mention CPU + Max operating temperature, with out mentioning indoor temperature, the information this is pointless. I am using HWINFO along a special plug-in, at the end of logging session I can see graphs, and compare prolimatech Armageddon when system does gaming for two hours. prolimatech Armageddon (this has be named by testers as 150w cooling) because prolimatech never made the mistake from their end, to deliver such specification, that can not be verified due an internationally accepted testing apparatus. Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2, it does not shine regarding engineering, its a budget low noise cooler. prolimatech Armageddon = 70$ heatsink + 30$ for 2x140mm DC fan = Total of 100$ as CPU cooling solution. This is apples to apples pricing comparison.
For €75 you have a Noctua NH-U14S with fan included.
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I really start to like this cooler. Seems like you could push-pull with 3 fans if necessary.
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tsunami231:

so these hsf will work finen on current 6/8c 12/16t cpu? that are power hungry monsters
Absolutely. I recently used one of these in a SFF build with 12600K. Keeps the CPU at around 74C under full load. I've even used the NH-U12S for a 5900X in the same NR200P case, with similar results.