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Cooler had 0 issues with ram clearance, and the 2nd fan was able to clear ram without any problems. I couldn't find extra clips (my fault) and noctua sent some for no charge, now that's support!

- 210°f TDP - Quiet

beats the stock cooler for my 4690 to death. it used to idle at around 66, now it idles at ~46 and never goes above 68.

Pleasantly surprised to find out that this product supports the latest Alder Lake (LGA1700) processors.

super easy install fits well on dual socket motherboard not too heavy pretty quiet does good job cooling comes with cooling paste

good product I recommend it

-Quiet as heck -Very effective radiator -Mine came with a screwdriver that'll work for install - needed, due to screw placement

Price, size, Argb

Easy QUICK Install Keeps CPU Cool Quiet Excellent performance for the price

- Quiet. Only noise I hear in case is PSU fan. - CPU stays nice and cool.

When compared to Noctua's larger twin tower coolers, such as the NH-D15 (of which I have running on a i7-4790K system), this is a breeze to install! About 15 minutes of work for one who has built (or upgraded) systems to Noctua CPU coolers, provided there's an opening behind the MB to install the Noctua backplate (many AMD AM3/AM3+ owners won't need this step). Perhaps best of all, no scraped knuckles from having to remove a center fan of a NH-D15 (or similar) to install! Clearance is better than some similar looking Cooler Master CPU coolers, another of which I own & had to swap to the same fan the NH-U12S has. In other words, after the fan upgrade, could be owning another of these, for less. Plus as mentioned about clearance, this gives a bit more room to work with, in a not so roomy Rosewill GUNGNIR X mid tower case. Much more so versus the NH-D15, which likely wouldn't fit & if it did, (most of) the rest of the system had best be pre-assembled, including the cooler. The Noctua NH-U12S is simply a very effective cooler at an affordable price. As usual with Noctua coolers & for those who has owned one or more, the NH-U12S package is well organized & tightly packed, to prevent shifting & the cooler itself is padded to prevent damage. Plus the usual goodies which the rest of the Noctua family has, their own NT-H1 thermal paste, enough for 10-12 clean/repaste jobs (less is more), plus for installing this one. A PWM splitter if needed, and well organized. When opening the package, it's immediately obvious which box of small assembly parts to open, be it AMD or Intel. Most AMD owners won't need the rear backplate, as there's (usually) already a metal one installed on the back of the MB. In this case, the install will be a 10 minute upgrade! For those who desires to add an extra NF-12 PWM fan, an extra set of clips are in the box. However, in my usage of Noctua coolers, the extra fan usually isn't needed, at best, knocking off 1-2C for $20. Overclockers will be those who truly sees the difference by the addition of a 2nd fan. If so, be sure to install in the same direction as the included one, the hot air dispensed should be pointing towards the exhaust. BTW, mine's set to run at 100% all the time & can barely hear the 120mm NF-12 fan running. Even with my i5-4690K running at 4.2GHz synced across all cores (0.7GHz higher than base) and only the single fan, max temps usually in mid to upper 50's, lower 60's during a rare Prime95 run. Idle is around 26-28C. When needed, I keep a couple extra NF-12 fans hand to be prepared. 6 year warranty, so for those who runs a 24/7 system, or 12-16 hour days, no worries, Noctua has you covered with their generous protection. This is one of the initial reasons why I first went to Noctua. Pay a little more now, spend less down the road. Basically, other then cleaning and a repaste every 2-3 years, the NH-U12S is plug & play!

. I was looking for a quality cooling solution to maximize my small form factor build. . Very quiet operation. . Performs well with AMD's 65W Ryzen CPU's. . Easy to install with the included SecuFirm2 mounting system. . Height is 37mm allowing for excellent RAM and PCIe compatibility. . 92mm fan size which can be upgraded to a thicker fan for enhanced cooling efficiency. . Solid build quality. . Thermal paste and tool was included. . 6 year warranty

5 heat pipes while most competitors at this price have 4. It just works Works with Intl and AMD but both of my CPUs were AM4 CPUs.

-Installed on ASUX X570 motherboard with Ryzen 7 5800x. Works well. Idle temp is 38 degrees C, moderate load is 41 degrees C. Running Linux Mint version 22.1 -Installed in a very small ATX case where I needed the head room for the CPU cooler. -No Problem with memory installation, its tight but running two 16G chips and fits perfectly -Works well, highly recommended

This does work on socket 939 from what Ive heard this should also work on socket 754 up to am5