- Review -
NH-U12P
As mentioned, Noctua use one of its premium 120mm fans which has some pretty impressive specs. The fan spins between 900rpm and 1,300rpm, putting out a very peaceful noise level as low as 12.6dBA and as high as 19.8dBA. This makes it really whisper quiet and it's something you actually notice when you turn your system on for the first time with the NH-U12P installed; or don’t notice, rather. However, what really matters when it comes to CPU coolers is performance. Fortunately the U12P isn't just a bunch of marketing talk. Throwing it onto our testbed gave us some pretty impressive results. Idle temps for our Q6600 at 3GHz came in at 27c/30c/26c/22c while firing up World in Conflict and running a few loops of the benchmark brings temps up to 41c/45c/44c/40c; this is still very reasonable indeed..
"The NH-U12P is really suited for a number of different users. If you're looking for some active cooling that is going to be extremely quiet, it's an excellent choice. At the same time; if you want to do a bit of overclocking then it's going to handle most things you throw at it." (Shane Baxtor, APCMag.com)
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