Name: Noctua NH-L12S
Brand: Noctua
SKU: 638f0449260cf71074f29f81
Rating: 3.4 (66 reviews)

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 As a reference point, Noctua rates this as suitable for mild overclocking on the unlocked Comet Lake processors and also fine for stock settings on the 3900x and even the 3950x AMD Zen 2 CPUs. Thermal performance of this unit is quite good. Fans were all oriented in the top down orientation which is how these coolers are designed to run best. I also threw in the AMD stock Wraith Prism cooler as a baseline just so you have an idea of the performance gain over the stock cooler

 It's not polished smooth by design so thicker thermal paste such as to include NTH1 should work best. When the heatsink is tightened down to the motherboard, the edges flatten out and this ensures even mounting pressure on the CPU surface. The Noctua includes both Intel and AMD mounting hardware in the box and the cooler is compatible with most mainstream Intel and AMD sockets at the time of this review in 2020, including AM4 and LGA1200. The cooler uses Noctua's SecuFirm2 installation system which consists of mounting bars that are screwed down to either the AMD stock backplate or an included Intel mounting plate

 Now it's not entirely apples to apples to compare the higher height mode to the others since the airflow is so much better with the fan on top, but even in low profile mode, it manages to edge out the Big Shuriken 3. Lastly, when a solid panel is installed, it does drop behind the Shadow Rock LP. Due to the form factor of the Shadow Rock LP, it did allow a 92mm fan to be directed at the cooler for intake and it does perform a lot better in that sense. Generally speaking, all these coolers are fairly close, but in a case with a mesh side panel, the L12S is clearly going to be the best choice

 Fans were all oriented in the top down orientation which is how these coolers are designed to run best. I also threw in the AMD stock Wraith Prism cooler as a baseline just so you have an idea of the performance gain over the stock cooler. Testing in an open case against the Scythe Big Shuriken 3, the Be Quiet Shadow Rock LP and against AMD's stock cooler for the 3700x shows that the L12S in the high profile configuration is quite competent, basically uneven footing with the Scythe Big Shuriken 3, although the low profile configuration does drop it down somewhat. Let's move over to real world case testing

 The heatsink on the C14S has almost twice the mass of the L12S though and more heatpipes so naturally the C14S is a more capable device. These typically aren't needed unless you can't control speeds through your motherboard or BIOS or if you're running more than one fan off of a splitter on the same header and you want one to run at a lower speed than the other ones. As a reference point, Noctua rates this as suitable for mild overclocking on the unlocked Comet Lake processors and also fine for stock settings on the 3900x and even the 3950x AMD Zen 2 CPUs. Thermal performance of this unit is quite good

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This thing is quiet and runs great! I love how quiet this GPU is. The pump is nice and quiet as well. I tried the Noctua nh-l12s, Blackridge with 25mm fan, the Thermalright axp-100 pure copper with 25mm fan, and this AIO.

Finally found a Metalfish t40 with all metal side panels. 5900x/120mm aio/rtx 2060 and my first ever console controller.

This may come as a surprise to some as Noctua typically has all this figured out...

 Full load only increased 6 degrees Celsius from 58 to 64, and that was at 1050 RPM. And the really cool thing is from idle to full load, there was no noticeable noise increase sitting right next to the case. So I asked, was it worth 50 of your dollars to upgrade from the stock Wraith Stealth to the NH-L12S? Well, if temperature is your only concern, I'd actually say no. Both performed reasonably well, and you have to remember they're both rated at 65W TDP

 If you'd like to see a review of this case, go ahead and click the card right up here. I'll be pitting the NH-L12S against the stock AMD Wraith Stealth, which is included in the 2400G. I'll be testing at both stock and overclocked speeds with stock fan curves. Is the Noctua enough of an upgrade in both heat and noise reduction to justify a $50 price point over the stock AMD cooler? Well, let's find out

 I'll be testing at both stock and overclocked speeds with stock fan curves. Is the Noctua enough of an upgrade in both heat and noise reduction to justify a $50 price point over the stock AMD cooler? Well, let's find out. First, taking a look at what's inside the box, it comes with mount adapters for nearly every socket over the last 10 years. Sorry X58 fans, 1366 is not included

Noctua NH-L12S Review

***Cooling*** I think is pretty OK. I don't have a beefy CPU, because I'm shallow and sort of care more about the design and finish of a build than incredible performance. I have a big Noctua NH-L12S heatsink with a Noctua 92 mm NF-A9 9 fan under it. Had to bend the heatsink somewhat to make it work with my motherboard's IO shield

Xproto with my own custom cables.

 However I can't recommend this cooler unless you have VERY specific needs. I was building a gaming pc in a silverstone case which was the smallest that could fit a micro atx motherboard. So given this the PSU is directly over the cpu cooler, I didn't want the cpu heatsink to fight for air with the PSU. So a cooler design with a fan that faced upwards was essential, I of course went with my old standby Noctua

 So given this the PSU is directly over the cpu cooler, I didn't want the cpu heatsink to fight for air with the PSU. So a cooler design with a fan that faced upwards was essential, I of course went with my old standby Noctua.  During installation I actually bent the heatpipes. I was very surprised that they had so much give and I did straighten it out after

Don't buy if you plan to ship the PC

.. why would you even do that? As far as build quality goes, it's the usual noctua way. Everything is dirty and there is absolutely nothing negative to say here

 Out of the box, this little thing is compatible with the standard AM4 socket as well as everything older until the FM1 socket for Team AMD. Over on the blue side of the world, we get support for the latest and greatest LGA1700, going back to the older LGA1150s, 2066, 2011-0 and dash 3. Just keep in mind that Noctua still isn't able to break any space-time continuum, therefore, LGA1700 socket extras will only be included for coolers produced while or after Q4 of 2021. The fan used on here is kinda special, the Noctua NF812X15

 And it's a horrible sound, don't do that, no. But to recap the whole cooler, considering it's ridiculously small size, it performs surprisingly well on the noise to performance front. And it's a perfect fit for things like a Ryzen 5, an i5, but I wouldn't use it on anything harder and bigger. It's

 And before anybody asks, this is a very bad idea. I tried it, but the X25 fan on top spins fast enough to make the X15 fan in the center spin faster than it is supposed to. And it's a horrible sound, don't do that, no. But to recap the whole cooler, considering it's ridiculously small size, it performs surprisingly well on the noise to performance front

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 It's going to be far easier to install on a motherboard outside the case. I'll give it three stars because of the design of the fins going above the DIMM slots and because installing it into an existing machine is not something I'd want to have to do again. Other coolers are much simpler to work with, if maybe not as good at cooling.

and cools very well-looks like at least 10 or 15C better than my Intel ...

 INTRO The Noctua NH-L12S is a low profile CPU cooler that is available for around 49 USD give or take depending on where you get it from and if there are stocks available. The main purpose of the NH-L12S is to offer a low profile cooling solution that is also effective. The cooler has a height of just 70mm and a total weight of 520g with the fan installed. The NH-L12S uses a single 120mm fan that has a minimum speed of 450 rpm and a maximum speed of 1850 rpm without the usage of a low noise adapter

 The endings of the heatpipes are thankfully really well made and symmetrical. I say this as it is notorious for heatpipes to have their endings not really that well done and just covered by plastic or metal caps. In the case of this cooler, they are nicely done and can easily become part of the overall design of this cooler. The base of the cooler is made from nickel plated copper just like the 4 heatpipes

 In the case of this cooler, they are nicely done and can easily become part of the overall design of this cooler. The base of the cooler is made from nickel plated copper just like the 4 heatpipes. The base itself has a smooth finish with a sunburst pattern etched into it. The way heat is transferred between the baseplate and the 4 heatpipes is through directly soldering the heatpipes to the baseplate, a thing which can be easily spotted on the side of the cooler

 In my case, the cooler is installed with the heatpipe endings pointing up and the aluminium fins oriented horizontally, so the airflow of the case can move the hot air faster from the cooler. Before we get into the testing of the CPU cooler, we have a noise sample of how the cooler sounds like, starting with the fan spinning at 50% of its maximum speed. I am starting the fan at 50%, as below that, the fan itself is not making any noise that can be recorded by the microphone. With the fan at its maximum speed of 1850 RPM, the cooler reached a maximum noise level of 39 decibels, as usual measured at a distance of 10 cm away from the system

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