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Noctua NH-U12P CPU Heatsink Review

Cooling/CPU Cooling by jmke @ 2008-02-21

Noctua improved the design of the original NH-U12 to make it fit more motherboards, at the same time they decided to bundle it with a low noise 120mm fan. Can this refreshed product stand a chance against heavy competition? We find out

NH-U12 vs NH-U12P

NH-U12 vs NH-U12P

A friendly bout between two products from the same company, how do they compare when put next to each other.

Height: 155mm vs 158mm, the new one is slightly taller.
Width: 124mm vs 126mm, and also wider.
Depth: 70mm vs 71mm, ever so slightly deeper.
Weight: 606gr vs 600gr, the newcomer is fitter, lost a bit of weight.

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The NH-U12P clears more room around the socket, has 36 fins instead of 38 on the NH-U12, this loss in fins is compensated by the slightly larger surface area of the fins, but you’d have to look very hard to notice a difference there, as we’re talking about millimetres.

Overall the NH-U12P has a sleeker look and less chance for corrosion over time, leaving no thumb prints on the fins, thanks to the nickel finish.

Time to get the HSF installed ->

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