Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler
A closer look
Published: 19th November 2007 | Source: Noctua | Price: £41 |
On closer inspection, the Noctua NH-U12P is a very well made bit of kit. Constructed in Aluminium with an nickel coated base, the heatsink is a little more compact than the Scythe Infinity we have also previously looked at. The heatpipes are connected to the base in sets of 4 and loop up though the fins in that way.
The advantage that the HN-U12P has over some of the competition is that it's side-on profile is relatively narrow. This means that you might be able to squeeze it into a setup which has varying levels of clearance around the periphery of the CPU socket. With some coolers this can be an issue because the profile/size of the cooler is standard regardless of the orientation of the cooler.
As you can see, the whole thing is very well constructed and looks very solidly built. The fact that it's all silver is also a bonus in the looks stakes.
The top is stamped with a Noctua logo which is a nice touch.
The base is, as you can see, very reflective with no discernible machining marks on it. It's very flat and I made sure of this by testing with a flat piece of glass and a drop or two of water.
Onto testing setup...
Onto testing setup...
Most Recent Comments
Nice one Kempez.. Does that out preform the giant Thermaltake?
Also is there a %age score?
Also is there a %age score?
There should be...
what about getting the NT-H1 on the base and retesting it?
I'd be glad to see what it actually does.
Imrahil
I'd be glad to see what it actually does.
Imrahil
The review was conducted with AS5 to give a fair comparison with all of the other coolers tested. When I install a new test rig next I am sure I could test it tho 
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Originally Posted by name='Kempez'
The review was conducted with AS5 to give a fair comparison with all of the other coolers tested. When I install a new test rig next I am sure I could test it tho
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I'd think that would be the easiest way
Imrahil
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Originally Posted by name='Imrahil'
No Chance to rerun the test with the Noctua itself and NT-H1 instead of AS5?
I'd think that would be the easiest way Imrahil |
Hello!
I'm new here and it's quite a big forum so i haven't found any thread about this yet so i'm asking u guys here instead. Does someone know what hight the Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler have from the motherboard to the fan (free space) cus that knowledge would really help me during if i can buy it or not. U see i have a motherboard full with this cooling metal stuff (sorry for the bad english) i'm from sweden, culdn't find a word for it :S Well i hope i can get an answear here cus i can't find it anywhere.
Thanx in advance? = ) bye
I'm new here and it's quite a big forum so i haven't found any thread about this yet so i'm asking u guys here instead. Does someone know what hight the Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler have from the motherboard to the fan (free space) cus that knowledge would really help me during if i can buy it or not. U see i have a motherboard full with this cooling metal stuff (sorry for the bad english) i'm from sweden, culdn't find a word for it :S Well i hope i can get an answear here cus i can't find it anywhere.
Thanx in advance? = ) bye
The clearance from the mobo to the bottom of the fan is about 37mm
Thanx alot my friends. That helped me sorter this out quite easy = )
Bye! And thanx again!
Bye! And thanx again!
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