Noctua NH-L12 120mm & 92mm SSO Bearing PWM Fans CPU Cooler
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Reviews(62)
Fantastic, top notch build quality on both the cooler and the fans.
Installation is so easy a 5 year old could do it.
Comes packaged with a tube of the best thermal compound out there (Noctua NT-H1)
Noctua's support is AWESOME... I had an issue (see below) and they were emailing back and forth with me within 24 hours to help me fix it.
This thing is as close to silent with the low noise adapter as any fan can be.
Does a slightly better job than the stock AMD cooler, but does it silently.
Price is perhaps a tiny bit high considering the class of cooling performance it's in - it's very much at the entry level of after market CPU-cooling performance, yet most entry level CPU heatsinks are just 1/2 or 1/3rd the price.
Not worth docking an egg since you do get a top quality fan that sells for $20+ on its own, and Noctua offers fantastic support over the life of its products, plus all the pros listed above, etc...
I am using this in a mini-ITX rig to cool an AMD A8-5600k APU running at stock settings.
The reason to buy this cooler is to get a low profile cooler that is so close to silent it's unbelievable. Do not purchase this cooler if your goal is to cool an overclocked CPU. Other coolers will do that better. Purchase this cooler if you want a silent CPU cooler.
I am using an ASRock FM2A85X-ITX board, which does not support a backplate thanks to some baffling design decisions from ASRock. I emailed Noctua about this (as a backplate is normally required for installation) and they were very helpful and explained that I could mount the cooler without the backplate if I wanted to use it with that board.
So I did - mounted the cooler without a backplate and had no issues! Wouldn't dare try that with my D14, but it's fine with this L12 :)
Fit my mini-ITX ASRock mobo perfect
Broke two fins of the large fan on top. Heat piping is cheap and easily bendable. All parts seem cheap & flimsy. Had to purchase new top fan at a local computer store. Went with something sturdier
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Features & Details
- Extra-low profile (66mm total height) in 92mm single-fan model
- 120/92mm dual fan design
- Ideal for ITX and HTPC systems
- Includes award-winning NT-H1 thermal compound and easy-to-install SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system for Intel LGA2066, LGA2011-0 (Square ILM), LGA2011-3 Square ILM with NM-IPS2, LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1151, LGA1150, LGA775 & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+ (backplate required), AM4 with NM-AM4
- Renowned Noctua quality backed up by 6-year manufacturer’s warranty
Specifications
| Brand | Noctua |
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| Model | NH-L12 |
| Type | Fan & Heatsinks |
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| Fan Size | 120mm & 92mm |
| Bearing Type | SSO Bearing PWM Fans |
| RPM | 1500 / 1600 RPM 1200 / 1300 RPM (with L.N.A. ) |
| Air Flow | 55.04 / 37.8 CFM 43.69 / 30.93 CFM (with L.N.A.) |
| Noise Level | 22,4 / 17,6 dB(A) 18,6 / 13,1 dB(A) (with L.N.A. ) |
| Heatsink Material | Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating |
| Fan Mounting Types to Heatsink | Vertical |
| Max CPU Cooler Height | 93 mm |
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| Fan Dimensions | 120 x 120 x 25mm & 92 x 92 x 25mm |
| Heatsink Dimensions | 66 x 128 x 150mm 93 x 128 x 150mm (with fan) |
| Weight | 0.91 lbs. 1.5 lbs. (with fan) |
| Features | 120/92mm dual fan design Extra-low profile in 92mm single-fan mode PWM support and Low-Noise Adaptors Mini-ITX mounting without backplate Noctua enthusiast grade SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting provides broad socket compatibility (LGA 2011, LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA775, AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1) and meets the highest demands in safety,performance and ease-of-use Noctua's much-acclaimed NT-H1 is a well proven pro-grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease-of-use and outstanding reliability. |
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| First Listed on Newegg | April 25, 2012 |
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