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Noctua u12s se-am4 is one of the pricier aftermarket heatsinks for the amd ryzen cpus. Fits coolermaster haf xb evo case. Works great, keeps the r5 1600 under 60c when under load. The cpu is the zen 5 3600 (zen 2) which is known to reach higher temper... Read More
Fan rated 150,000 hours. Comes with nt-h1 thermal paste. Highly recommended for air cooling.
Cools it well, temps typically max out at around 67c. Immediate drop of 18 degrees celsius from stock cooler on idle. Most importantly is noticeably quieter than both while doing it.
After installing this my pc is nearly silent. Absolutely dead silent.
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Quality
As always, noctua delivers a solid product.
I've been buying this brand for sometime and they still make a very solid product.
The quality of the fins and general heatsink assembly absolute trounces on lesser heatsinks.
The fact is you'll see almost identical results with the stock cooler, just at afore mentioned higher noise levels.
Packaging/appearance
I really love the recyclable cardboard packaging.
Competitiveness
I have had noctua products before and this lives up to expectations i have come to expect from this brand.
Sure, a bit more expensive than some competitors, but ease of mind is worth something too.
It's now sitting on a ryzen 7 3700x and keeps it around 78-82 c whens it's overclocked to 4.
I had this on a ryzen 7 1700 that pulled 160 watts and it didn't go above 78 c.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are better cooling solutions out there but for light overclocking and reliability this product is hard to beat unlike my prior bought as new water cooling solution which arrived broken
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Only got this cooler because of the am4 socket compatibility
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Pros solid performance on air really quiet with stock fan performs better and is quieter than the stock cooler on my ryzen 9 gained a sustained increase in all core boost clocks of 75100mhz looks good with my corsair fans on it and isnt overly hugecons the stock fans brownbeige color scheme is horrid
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Thats subjective i guess if youre on a budget i would say no not at all
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Youd be better off putting the additional cash towards a higher end cpu if you can go from a 3600 to 3700x for example
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Especially if youre like me and you really dislike the look of the stock brown fans and decide to replace it with one or two that work with your casecolors of your build the already questionable value becomes very questionable
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The fans are ugly as sin and there is no flashy rgb bling
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The base of the u12s is not quite a mirror finish but close
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