Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler – The Sound of Silence

Introduction

The Noctua NH-U12P CPU cooler was designed and built in Austria by a team of engineers that have won many international awards for form and function. Today we look at Noctua’s $75 flagship cooler which features their battle-tested SecuFirm mounting system and the NF-P12 premium fan too keep temperatures not only cool, but quiet.

Noctua derived its name from the Greek mythology. The little owl, Athene Noctua, is the symbol of the Greek goddess Athene, who represents wisdom, science and strategy. She has a marked preference for the most clever among the Greek heroes, like Odysseus, who endure their adventures by the use of savvy consideration instead of mere force. It is the owls silent flight that Noctua keeps in mind with their fan design, more on that later, lets look at the specs of the NH-U12P CPU Cooler.

Specifications:

• Socket compatibility: Intel Socket LGA 775, AMD AM2 & AM2+, Intel Xeon on request
• Height (without fan): 158 mm
• Width (without fan) : 126 mm
• Depth (without fan) : 71 mm
• Height (with fan): 158 mm
• Width (with fan): 126 mm
• Depth (with fan): 95 mm
• Weight (without fan): 600 g
• Weight (with fan): 770 g
• Material: Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints, nickel plated
• Application: Intel all frequencies, AMD all frequencies
• Fan compatibility: 120x120x25mm / 120x120x38mm (2 fans can be installed)

Included:

• NF-P12 premium fan
• Mounting-clips for 2 fans
• Ultra-Low-Noise-Adaptor (U.L.N.A.)
• NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
• SecuFirm mounting kits for LGA & AM2(+)
• Warranty 6 Years

Fan specifications:

• Model: Noctua NF-P12
• Bearing: SSO-Bearing
• Blade geometry: Nine Blade Design
• Rotational Speed (+/- 10%): 1300 RPM
• Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%): 900 RPM
• Airflow: 92.3 m/h
• Airflow with U.L.N.A.: 63.4 m/h
• Acoustical Noise: 19.8 dB(A)
• Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A.: 12.6 dB(A)
• Input Power: 1.08 W
• Voltage Range: 12 V
• MTBF: > 150.000 h