Testseek.co.uk have collected 151 expert reviews of the Noctua NH-U12A CPU cooler and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Noctua NH-U12A CPU cooler.
May 2019
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The editors liked
Beautifully quiet
Incredible cooling capacity
100% RAM compatibility (Intel LGA115x and AMD AM4)
Easy installation
6-year warranty
Neutral
- Questionable colour scheme
- Don't include their new NT-H2 thermal paste
Exceptional temperature control performance
Bullet-proof design
Easy to install
Excellent value for money
Noctua has some of the best after-market support around
Compact form factor
Excellent cooling performance
Ample clearance for memory and PCIe
Exemplary build quality
User-friendly installation kit
Keeps quiet at all times
Six-year warranty as standard
Performance is unmatched by any air cooler we have ever seen
Build quality & finish is unrivalled by any cooler we have ever reviewed before
Whilst the price isn't cheap
Given the awesome performance
The actual value for money is really good
The editors didn't like
Expensive
None
Neutral
Noctua’s continued insistence on this colour scheme will not exactly win over its biggest community peeve
Noctua NH-U12A Air Cooler Review
Doesn't come in black
The brown/beige fans will continue to divide opinion
The latest iteration of the NH-U12A is the best performing air cooler to date. Retailing at £90 in the UK it's not cheap
But it's a premium product
And therefore carries a premium price tag. I have n
Abstract: The wait is finally over as Noctua releases the black edition of the ever-popular NH-U12A. We are taking a look at NH-U12A chromax.black cooler which is a chromax edition of regular NH-U12A. The reason it took long was to ensure that the black edition of...
Published: 2019-05-21, Author: Dave , review by: play3r.net
Performance is unmatched by any air cooler we have ever seen, Build quality & finish is unrivalled by any cooler we have ever reviewed before, Whilst the price isn't cheap, given the awesome performance, the actual value for money is really good
The brown/beige fans will continue to divide opinion, The latest iteration of the NH-U12A is the best performing air cooler to date. Retailing at £90 in the UK it's not cheap, but it's a premium product, and therefore carries a premium price tag. I have n
Anyone who has ever heard of Noctua will expect that the NH-U12A performs well…and it didn't let us down! There has never been an air cooler on our test bench that reached the thermal performance of this. Not only that, but it also beats a number of all-i...
Compact form factor, Excellent cooling performance, Ample clearance for memory and PCIe, Exemplary build quality, User-friendly installation kit, Keeps quiet at all times, Six-year warranty as standard
Doesn't come in black
Noctua continues to set the standard for air cooling and in the NH-U12A it has released not just one of the best compact solutions in its arsenal, but one of the best CPU coolers to date.Offering outstanding performance from a 120mm unit, this fifth-g...
Published: 2019-04-18, Author: Mike , review by: eteknix.com
Exceptional temperature control performance, Bullet-proof design, Easy to install, Excellent value for money, Noctua has some of the best after-market support around,
None, Neutral, Noctua’s continued insistence on this colour scheme will not exactly win over its biggest community peeve, Noctua NH-U12A Air Cooler Review,
7. View All PagesHow Much Does it Cost?Retailing for a price in the region of £89, this is generally the price point you can expect for a Noctua cooler.Do not, however, be fooled into confusing it's small stature with the vast majority of air coolers. Thi...
Beautifully quiet, Incredible cooling capacity, 100% RAM compatibility (Intel LGA115x and AMD AM4), Easy installation, 6-year warranty, Neutral, - Questionable colour scheme, - Don't include their new NT-H2 thermal paste
Expensive
Noctua don't release many products, instead operating a “quality, not quantity” mindset. This philosophy shines through during our testing procedures.Starting with the aesthetics. Of course, Noctua don't expect you to love the beige and brown colour schem...
The Noctua has released the next generation of the U-Type CPU air cooler. This cooler is a tower cooler in 120mm size. It has 7 copper based heat pipes each of 6mm thickness making a linear contact with the fin stacks at different points to ensure the max...
Published: 2021-05-09, Author: HP , review by: relaxedtech.com
A good CPU cooler is one that offers a nice balance between cooling and noise performance. While the NZXT Kraken X63 is capable of delivering the best cooling performance, it is also significantly louder than the other coolers. The Kraken X63 is about 5°C...
Abstract: With the continuous advances of PC technology, test benches must be upgraded to keep up with the times. This is especially true for the testing of graphics cards, and while the need to constantly update and innovate is not as paramount for CPU coolers, t...
Published: 2020-07-28, Author: Mark , review by: neoseeker.com
Noctua has done it again! The NH-U12A performed exceptionally well in testing while maintaining a reasonable size and noise profile.The NH-U12A easily cleared the nearby RAM and motherboard components, and operated very efficiently when left to throttle b...
Abstract: Introduction Here at TBG, we have a thing for coolers. In fact, at this point, we've tested more coolers than any other PC component, with nearly 50 under our belt. That means we have a very good sense of what the best models are, and what makes for a gre...
