Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
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Easy to install. The whole structure is sturdy. After using the computer for 5 hours: Temperatures in my i7-965 (not over-clocked) dropped from 55 celsius to 44 celsius.
Very silent when using 2 fans and no speed reduction wires: you can hear only pure white noise, no buzzing at all.
Nice feature: when the cooler fans are placed “in-line” with the rear case fan, the RAM is kept cool since they receive the full air intake being pulled from the right CPU fan. You can actually touch the RAM and feel it cool.
The fins, when seen sideways, are semi-closed which is great since there is not that much hot air being blown sideways towards the power supply (usually placed above), or the video card (usually placed below).
In my P6T Deluxe there is enough room to attach both fans, so you will not have to sacrifice a RAM slot. But still, if you don’t have space (because you have a different motherboard), just move the Right fan upwards (away from the motherboard) a bit.
Very difficult to attach the metal clips to the fans with your plain fingers. Using a pair of pliers will make it easier. You cannot attach the clips to the fans before the cooler is attached to the motherboard; this is so because the fans are in the middle of the 2 main cooler supporting screws… so be gentle when attaching the clips to the fans (you could -in the worse case- damage the motherboard).
Each fan has its own power wire-plug, so (when using the 2 fans) you have to connect one wire to the CPU fan connector (on the motherboard) and the other one to some other alternate chassis fan connector. It would have been nicer if both wires could have been attached to the same CPU fan connector on the motherboard.
The efficiency of this (and any) cooler depends as well on the capacity the case fan has to put hot air out of the case. The fan you use at the rear of your case has to be efficient enough to achieve this; otherwise the CPU will receive constantly hot air that is trapped within the case. So be sure to use a proper case exhaust fan on the case rear.
quiet with both fans installed and pushing 1400rpm
Idle: 37°C
Low Load: 39-42°C
Med Load: 44-46°C
Heavy Load: 47-49°C
got the i7 920 up to 52°C running 8M on SuperPi
If you like quiet and don't plan on overclocking or doing anything that requires heavy cpu loads this is will work.
If you OC or run heavy apps you might want to replace the fans that come with this with some vantec tornados for higher CFM's (unless you're smart and go with water cooled)
** HAF 932, i7 920 not OC, 6gb corsair dominator ddr3, asus p6t6 ws, xfx radeon hd 4890, 2x SAS 15k rpm 300gb in raid0
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Features & Details
- Rotational Speed (+/- 10%) 1300 RPM Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%) 1100 RPM Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%) 900 RPM
- Airflow 92,3 m³/h Airflow with L.N.A. 78,5 m³/h Airflow with U.L.N.A. 63,4 m³/h
- Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Specifications
| Brand | Noctua |
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| Model | NH-U12P SE1366 |
| Type | Fan & Heatsinks |
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| Fan Size | 120mm |
| Bearing Type | SSO |
| RPM | Rotational Speed (+/- 10%) 1300 RPM Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%) 1100 RPM Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%) 900 RPM |
| Air Flow | Airflow 92,3 m³/h Airflow with L.N.A. 78,5 m³/h Airflow with U.L.N.A. 63,4 m³/h |
| Noise Level | Acoustical Noise 19,8 dB(A) Acoustical Noise with L.N.A. 16,9 dB(A) Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A. 12,6 dB(A) |
| Heatsink Material | Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating |
| Weight | 770g |
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| First Listed on Newegg | December 11, 2008 |
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