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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

Installation

Installation

The installation requires motherboard removal as you have to mount a custom bracket on the motherboard, after which you screw the heatsink tight on there.

The bracket is different for each platform; we had no troubles fitting those for S775

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On both AM2/S775 you can change the orientation of the heatsink for the best airflow setup. On S775 the screw/springs can be easily accessed no matter the orientation; on AM2 you’ll have to use the long screwdriver-tool and pass through the round holes seen in the heatsink’s fins.

When installed on our board the NH-U12P cleared all components in the near vicinity, newer/high end boards with more elaborate Northbridge cooling will benefit from the extra clearance.

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In the photo below you can see that the older NH-U12 could pose problems on certain motherboards, as the lowest fins can be an obstruction. On our mainboard though it was no issue.

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Ready for test, details on our test setup ->

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