- Review -

02.04.2021 eTeknix.com

As this is quite a small profile air cooler, we clearly did not expect it to come anything close to topping our charts and, as you can see below, with the standard model (more on the upgrade kit performance shortly) the temperature control, while at the top of the list (which by proxy means bottom) is actually still more than respectable. Remember, this has been tested and compared against some of the biggest (in terms of size) or most potent CPU cooler models around, and the fact that it does legitimate keep pace with them (despite its incredibly smaller stature) is remarkably impressive. Without a doubt, however, the key highlight has to go to the acoustic performance. Put simply, the Noctua NH-U12S REDUX is supremely quiet and if you value low noise output, this is definitely one of the best examples around. And remember, we didn’t even use the low-noise adaptors for this test!

"Quite frankly, this is an amazing air CPU cooler that would look fantastic in the vast majority of PC systems. Throw that in with its fantastic performance, and the option to make it even better with the second fan upgrade kit, and, in a nutshell, for this kind of money I sincerely doubt you could do any better!" (Mike Sanders, eTeknix.com)