Will usually dispatch within same working day if paid before 15:00 GMT (excludes weekends and holidays). And to complete the performance conclusions, I would like to mention that I was expecting a bit worse temperature results bearing in mind the TPD capabilities of the cooler and the TPD performance of my processor. It’s easy to install, the build quality is outstanding as you would expect from Noctua products and the attention to detail is spot on.

Anybody who has been near their share of computer systems will appreciate that not all systems make the same amount of noise. As you can see from the pictures above, with the heat sink installed on the motherboard with low-profile mode (the fan is on the bottom) it is blocking completely the first RAM slot, while the second is barely free. Noctua has placed a total of 58 aluminum fins on the body of the NH-L12S (8 less compared to the original NH-L12). And indeed all of the accessories were packed in labeled separate nylon bags according to their purpose and also described with text and pictures on the top of the brown accessories box. That mission revolves around grouping and standardising key technologies under various banners that are designed to ensure hardware compatibility and consumer ease of use.According to what I saw, I believe this cooler is a very good choice to work with low and average grade processors working at normal frequencies with some serious load for a lot of time even inside small form factor or HTPC systems. It has the smallest footprint possible, without needing VLP memory and removing heatsinks from the motherboard etc. Testing this out with an actual game I played a few rounds of PUBG at 4K resolution with low settings for a resulting frame rate of about 50 fps, when paired with my G-Sync monitor it gives a really nice smooth and crisp experience, for this game I prefer detail over frame-rate.

It allows the cooler to be installed on mainboards with Intel and AMD sockets and, in addition to the common platforms, also supports most sockets from both manufacturers.

Once this is stable, I start Prime95 Blend, and let the system heatsoak and hit a steady maximum temperature. g. NH-D15 or NH-U14S TR4-SP3) may overhang the RAM slots and that this can cause compatibility issues if RAM modules taller than 32mm are used. The fan clips supplied with the NH-L12S work not only with the slim NF-A12x15 fan but also with 25mm thick 120mm fans. When building the pc, I followed the included manual with the Noctua cooler and applied a dot of thermal paste on the 4 corners of the CPU and a bigger dot in the middle. However with the NH-L12S the air is blown upwards away from the motherboard and this is reflected in higher system temperatures with the NH-L12 recording 46C, the SBS2 recording 42C and the NH-L12S recording 49C for the same test.

They reduce the flow separation and create an acceleration of the flow at the most sensitive level: the tip of the blades. Our CPU compatibility list helps you to choose the cooler model that is best suited for a given CPU and your individual requirements as far as turbo and overclocking headroom are concerned. We ship all products in unopened boxes directly as received from our manufacturer in brand new and in perfect condition. High-clearance mode – the fan is installed on the top of the heat-sink and can be positioned to blow through or to suck the air from the fins stack. While it provides first-rate performance in its class, it is not suitable for overclocking and/or CPUs that create high heat loads.

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The materials used in the construction of the cooler are aluminum for the fins and nickel-plated copper for the baseplate and heatpipes.Enough about the additional accessories, so let’s leave them aside until they are required and pay some attention to the cooler’s structure. Low-profile mode – the fan is installed on the bottom of the heat-sink and can be positioned to blow towards the motherboard or through the fins stack.