Noctua NH-D12L chromax.Black, Quiet High-Performance Dual-Tower CPU Cooler

I'm still running an i7 7700k. No overclock. It works good enough for me for now (waiting to see how Lunar Lake turns out in the next 6-8 months). Had an Intel TS15A cooler which was good enough 5-6 years ago. It has always given me about 90C temps under load. Recently started hitting 100c and throttling hard. Cleaned everything, still happened. Figured maybe it needed to be pulled and re-pasted. But then figured if I'm going through all that, I'll just upgrade the cooler. Went with the NH-D12L simply for the cost/performance ratio and not a size constraint. It's more than adequate for the 7700k. I pulled the Intel cooler off and the paste looked perfect. So I'm not really sure why the recent throttling. My case moves a ton of air. The only thing I can figure is it getting data faster from an NVMe drive upgrade. I put the Noctua on, reassembled, then put it under heavy load and haven't seen more than about 78C max temps. Plus the added benefit of much less fan noise.

Quiet and Idle temps are around 40c instead of 60’s coming from stock wraith prism cooler. Fits in a Corsair 280x crystal case due to low height. Only con is it’s expensive so you’re paying for Noctua quality.

Fit in my RSV-H424 Roswell 4U case. Had all the accessories I needed, including a screw driver. Noctua's thermal paste is fantastic. Mounting was easy just be aware of the orientation you want the fan.

This is legit ten times better than expected. I went with this cpu cooler because I had heard Noctua was worth the price and so far it seems correct. Not only do you get two different options for mounting hardware but you also get thermal paste and a metal Noctua badge that you can put on the case if you'd like. It is really quiet too which surprised me with how big it is. I haven't had any issues with overheating during my several hour long gaming sessions and temps seem to be very stable. The mounting hardware comes with instructions incase you aren't sure which option to go with and also lets you know how tight to fix it. It fit better than I thought it would in an atx sized case with the large size of it but I probably still have 2 inches from the side panel. Also with my motherboard its shorter on the intake side so it doesn't block access to the ram. Very good value for what you pay for.

I installed this on a 7950x3D cpu in a Fractal Design North mesh case. It cools my CPU well, even when pushing the CPU to 99%. It is quiet and was easy to install.

This cooler is perfect for my 9800X3D, keeping it cool and looking good while doing it! It's built like a tank as I've come to expect from Noctua, and installation was easy. This thing is quiet even at high speeds. I love it.

I used this on a couple of different processors, a 14700k and a 14500. It did okay with the 14700k under common usage and kept it under 65C, but was having trouble under heavy load to keep it under 90C. Turns out it was the motherboard default settings that were overclocking the CPU, after adjustments, it held under 85C, not ideal, but manageable. Turning off turbo, it keep it cool at 55C average, but this defeats the purpose of having a 14700k. With the 14500, under common usage it easily kept it around 35C, and under heavy load below 62C. I would not recommend this cooler for an i7.. I haven't tested it with the 14600k, but from the results of the 14500, it may do the job. If they were cheaper I would buy again for another i5 build or AMD equivalent. But after watching the Gamer's Nexus cooler reviews, there are others less than half the price that do as good or a better job.

I have a fairly high-end PC, which came with liquid cooling. I have never had good luck with liquid coolers as they always seem to fail after a year or two. That is exactly what happened again and I started having overheating issues. I have had Noctua’s in the past, and wanted another. After doing some research, I found that this was the guy that fits my motherboard. Installation was a little tricky on my motherboard as the back plate was glued on, but once I was able to finally remove that (which was a bit terrifying !), the Noctua was a super easy install. Fired her back up in the temps on all CPU’s dropped by over 40°F. Haven’t had a single overheat issue since and it has been months. Noctua makes some great products. This thing is so pretty that I feel like buying another to put it on the mantle as a conversation piece ! Attached pics show before and after temps in speedfan

Finally found this cooler after a long search to cool an I9 processor in a small case. The low height is perfect and fit in the case with no modifications. Had to return two previous purchases as they wouldn’t quite fit in. Keeps an I9 at about 65 to 70 degrees whilst gaming.

fits my nr200p case with asus X570i mobo... 5950X running at 100% managed to cool down till 40++ degree.. iam using noctua case fans as well.

Fungerar som tänkt. Enkel att installera.

Il Noctua NH-D12L chromax.black è un capolavoro di ingegneria termica. Questo dissipatore a doppia torre e basso profilo offre prestazioni incredibili pur mantenendo un design compatto che si adatta facilmente anche ai case più piccoli. La qualità costruttiva è impeccabile, come ci si aspetta da Noctua, e il rivestimento nero opaco aggiunge un tocco di eleganza che si integra perfettamente con qualsiasi build. La ventola NF-A12x25 inclusa è incredibilmente silenziosa anche sotto carico, pur garantendo un eccellente flusso d'aria per mantenere la CPU fresca anche durante sessioni di lavoro o gaming intense. L'installazione è semplice grazie al sistema di montaggio SecuFirm2, e la compatibilità con RAM alte è un altro grande vantaggio. Lo consiglio vivamente a chi cerca un dissipatore performante, silenzioso e con un’estetica curata. Noctua non delude mai! 🌟

Ich habe nun Noctua-Lüfter getestet und würde keine anderen mehr wollen! Ich bin wirklich sehr positiv überrascht von der Kühlleistung, Qualität und wie einfach die Montage war. Es wurde mir von Freunden empfohlen, ich werde Zukunft wohl nur noch Noctua-Produkte kaufen. Ich hatte schon viele Computer und Kühler, aber meist von herkömmlichen Marken. Das hier ist ein echtes Premium-Produkt, dass meine Erwartungen weit übertroffen hat! Positives : - leise und effizient kühlend - hohe Qualität der Materialien - einfacher Einbau - gute Verpackung Negatives: - preislich vielleicht etwas teurer, aber die Qualität spricht für sich!