- Review -
NH-U12S
Coming to the performance side of things, while the NH-U14S performed extremely well, it was the U12S which was the real show-stealer. On the AMD side of things, (Piledriver) FX-series chips tend to get extremely hot beyond a certain point and demand enthusiast grade water-cooling.
However, at 5Ghz @ 1.56v on our FX 6300, the NH-U12S was just 4 degrees hotter than our AMD FX liquid cooler (of which Asetek is the OEM and is essentially a rebadged Antec Kuhler 920).
"Noctua have really
outdone themselves with the NH-U12S and the U14S. Both coolers
perform admirably, especially the U12S. There has been a lot of
debate over the fact that Noctua’s coolers tend to be on the
pricier side and are thus shunned by a few (without even having ever
used one their coolers). One look at Noctua’s packaging and
build-quality philosophy, and you’ll know why their products
are worth the premium." (Jason Singh, Blackholetec.com)
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