Use of these and any missed payments may affect your ability to obtain credit from Klarna and other lenders. Once that was done, we set the gray spacers in place, put the brackets on top of them above and below the socket, and carefully screwed them into place, tightening until we ran out of threads. The NH-D12L is 145mm tall – 13mm shorter than typical Noctua models – and uses a custom-built NF-A12x25r fan with rounded edges that can be lowered between the fin stacks without tainting neighboring components. For example, if a cooler uses a 140mm fan that overhangs the RAM and 46mm tall RAM modules are used, the max. In general, it is said that both the stripes and the hump are for the optimal distribution of the thermal paste.

It should also be noted that the reason we omit acoustic/noise testing is due to an inaccuracy within the readings and method. The NH-D12L hits an unusual segment of the market of narrow cases, where previously you had a choice of either 92-mm fan or top-flow design coolers, which are inferior to the Noctua. This year, the product portfolio of the Austrian company Noctua was replenished with a very unusual solution – the Noctua NH-D12L. My main responsibility as an editorial assistant is maintaining the Library section, which aggregates reviews from other publications and channels. For example, my favorite SFF case Cooler Master NR200P comes to mind, where this cooler fits like a glove even if you equip this case with a TG panel.I think this really reinforces the brand identity that Noctua is clearly very proud of and ensures users easily recognize the company behind the coolers and fans. The NH-D12L ships with a second pair of fan clips that can be used to install a second NF-A12x25r PWM fan either on the front or on the rear fin stack.

The second, thicker bundle of fins has an interesting leading edge profile that resembles saw teeth.

Topped off with the renowned SecuFirm2 mounting system, Noctua’s award-winning NT-H1 thermal compound and a 6-year manufacturer’s warranty, the NH-D12L is the perfect choice for applications that require serious cooling performance but cannot fit the larger NH-U12A. At the same time, the cooler does not block the RAM slots and does not cause any compatibility conflicts at all. The AIO Cooler showed up very quickly and exactly as described, brand new, still sealed in it's fancy box!

Noctua has recently launched the Noctua NH-D12L, a fairly compact cooler with a height of just 145 millimetres. However, it must be noted that the second fan will usually sit on top of either the RAM or I/O panel and thereby increase the total height beyond 145mm. Continuing with more Intel goodies, we get the blue LGA1700 spacers on the left and a set of clip-on spacers, which work with the studs on the right to give the Intel backplate threads to secure to. Due to the different thermal expansion coefficients of copper and aluminium, this fit can loosen over years of thermal cycling, which may lead to reduced performance.Caution: Please note that the fans of some tower coolers (especially larger models with 140mm fans, e. As ambient noise can increase at different times of the day, we believe that it’s pointless providing noise testing if we can’t measure consistent and accurate data due to our office being a busy setting. We know the cooler is built like a brick sh*thouse, and as long as performance is good, we can see feasibly pondering this for the masses, but we will be looking at the NH-D12L for what it is first and see if it is worthy going anywhere else.

However, the front tower is significantly thinner than the rear one to avoid physical conflict between the heatsink and the DIMM slots for RAM on Intel LGA 115x/1200/1700 or AMD AM4 socket boards (including the already announced future AM5 support). You’ll have to wait a bit longer for that one, although the planned release delay is quite small, but don’t count on a January date. Noctua has updated their backplate to accommodate the newer 12th generation Intel CPUs, which means you will not need to purchase an additional mounting kit. However, taking into account the design, already at this stage it is possible to “assume” that the additional fan, will add very little, if any.According to the manufacturer, the cooler is enough for any Intel and AMD processor, including the top Core i9-12900K and Ryzen 9 5950X, and even with overclocking. NH-D12L б'є в незвичайний сегмент ринку вузьких корпусів, де раніше на вибір були або кулери під 92-мм пропелер, або моделі конструкції top-flow, які поступаються новинці Noctua. What follows is the mindset of this being a much more compact entry, especially concerning height, than most, if not all, of Noctua's direct competition with the introduction of this solution. As mentioned before, the presentation of the product itself is premium, and that quality is evident throughout.