The Best CPU Cooler 4U! Noctua NH-D12L Review.

[@lordadamfirst]

Just ordered one. Doing a sleeper build inside a 23year old case that has 151mm of space to play with.

[@MrPicatoste90]

CoolerMaster NR200P has 152cm of cpu cooler height clearance with the TG panel. This one is perfect for it.

[@amalek.92]

Yep, just purchased one for my NR200P build. Can't wait to start!

[@ByronLina]

Great review and helpful. The version I just bought had a different mounting system for AMD, but still learned a lot. Subscribed.

[@Teluric2]

Always thought that big coolers look so cool and badass

[@AshLordCurry]

Noctuas makes amazing looking coolers

[@tokiomitohsaka7770]

Just a correction: Regardless of CPU efficiency, all of the energy it consumes is transformed into heat energy, the efficiency just means it has better performance for the same amount of energy and heat. Different die topology and thermal conductivity will make one CPU easier to cool than another CPU despite both releasing the same amount of heat.

[@ElevatedSystems]

In regards to efficiency I was mostly referring to voltage leak while overclocking. I try not to get too technical in review videos as most ppl tend to click away when the convo gets overly technical. If I start getting into the efficiency of moving electrons through gates, even at the most basic level, I'll loose everyone.

[@carlosgouveia]

Love mine D12L, running 13600K at 5.6/4.3 Ghz

[@mumomuma6917]

Thank you for the deep review

[@MurphysTactical]

It looks like the fan holes would be close to their 90mm fan...Maybe the NF-A9x14 would fit in front with no ram clearance issues, maintaining the height profile. Not sure if it would make any difference in cooling though. Good overview on a great product!

[@ElevatedSystems]

I thought about a 92mm fan but Noctua sent the NF-A12x25r so that's what I went with. I'll have to dig out one of my 92mm fans and see if it fits.

[@user-eq2fp6jw4g]

Actually noctua has one competitor that can fit 4U case and is pretty close in performance with NH-D12L. It's NH-C14S Thou i would actually be interested performance review between NH-D12L vs NH-C14S vs Jiushark JF13K

[@jamesbowen6144]

I have a Noctua 92mm pwm 4 pin fan in a 4u rackmount,, the fan is over 13 years old ...

[@rogerdaigle7575]

A comparison with the Mugen 5 Rev C, would have been more proper. It comes with the fan spinning at 1500rpm instead of 1200rpm.

[@ElevatedSystems]

The Mugan 5 Black Edition has the same 1500rpm Kaze Flex 120mm fan as the rev C.

[@AlwaysBusyGuy]

Yes yes I hit the like 4 U

[@haies09]

This compatible with the O11D Evo case?

[@mateocarlos2674]

Does the fan come with a film on the mating surface?

[@vitaliysklarov4526]

Очень хороший обзор. Спасибо.

[@elteacher0223]

hello, thanks for sharing... I have a question. I own a i5-12400 (65w tdp), with the cooler can I use it without a fan?... I want a kind of silent build and I dont want to go for the NH-P1, find it too big!!!

[@nesyboi9421]

Just gonna say another cooler that is low and cools well, albeit in a smaller form factor, is the NH-u9s Been using one with my Ryzen 7 5800X non-3D for quite a few months now, and other than something like 80 degrees in benchmarks, the highest I have gotten it to go was 70 degrees with hearts of iron IV running, and Trailmakers running at the same time, with me doing things in both of them to stress my cpu (Loading several high complexity vehicles in TM and running 5 speed with Kaiserreich in Hoi4).

[@FromBKI]

wow whats your room temp like?

[@nesyboi9421]

@@FromBKI 68 degrees Fahrenheit without PC on. It does get heated up a bit but only to like 70 degrees when it's on though.

[@BigPolpetta]

Hello! Is it compatible with Rog Strig Z690i?

[@7DegreesOfFreedom]

You misspelled height in the thumbnail

[@ElevatedSystems]

Weird, I didn't see that for days, now I can't unsee it even after I fixed it. Thanks for the assist.

[@simonsol5084]

Nh u12a still fit the nr200 mesh panel so would that not just be ok for Ryzen 5800x??

[@Jazchong2519]

do i need nh d12l to pair with my i5 12400 for light premier pro 1080p editing work 8hours a day? or a cooler master hyper 212 black version is good enough?

[@Marvin-tf9wc]

I use noctua d15s to cool i5 11500 I think it worth it. The fan never goes beyond 700rpm during benchmark even in summer and only around 2-300rpm when idle so the fan noise never bothered me. If budget and compatibility are no issues then always go with a better cooler you won't regret it.

[@craigengelman4534]

i have a dell poweredge t410 that has zeon 5675 cpu in it . problem is it came with 1 cpu and the last owner lost the cooling panel . i had a dell 5600 that have water cooling but surpise it dont fit . cpu and ram fit but cooler was a no go.... come to find out dell uses a narrow ilm setup . acording to noctua this will fit . i need to no if it will before i waste more money and buy a pair HEATKILLER IV PRO CPU Water Blocks ! this computer is for my budget home theater and house Compter build . so... it has 2 5675s , 8 sticks of 8gig ram , quadro k2200 gpu , and a edup ax210 wifi card . i have a Pioneer SC-1222 with 12 klipsh speakers 2 cerwin-vega 18s powered by a crown ce2000 amp , ViewSonic PX701 projector , carls place 189 inch alr screen .

[@andrzejandrzejski229]

This or nhd15?

[@abnormallynormal8823]

If a D15 has trouble keeping a 12900k away from 90c, this won’t to any better. IMO the most you can do with air in 12th gen is 12700k.

[@Jake-mn1qc]

Do you really have to talk with that strong accent?

[@ElevatedSystems]

Should I speak with a fake accent? I'm from NYC, this is what we sound like. People from other parts of the country/world sound different from people from other places. Educate yourself.

[@Jake-mn1qc]

@@ElevatedSystems That's not how people talk in New York dufus.

[@Bearbytez]

Lol wtf kind of comment is this. What a weird thing to say.

[@Odysseus201]

@@Jake-mn1qcif you ever visit NY, you might learn how wrong you are. And he doesn’t have a strong accent anyway