Sticking to tradition, we get towers with the Noctua name embossed in the fins in the left portion, and the right part offers an embossed Noctua logo on them. The heatsink easily attaches to the Secufirm 2 mounting kit using the 2 spring-loaded screws attached to the base of the cooler. This section will be repetitive: We've said it before and we'll say it again: Noctua's color palette for their products is at the very least controvertible. The NH-D12L low-height dual tower CPU cooler and the NF-A12x25r round-frame 120 mm fan was introduced by Noctua. Solderless radiators lose efficiency over the years due to the different coefficient of thermal expansion of aluminum sheets and copper heat pipes.

I was already interested in technology from an early age, and I was able to study for my dream job as an IT Systems Electronics Engineer. An LNA is provided to lessen the noise and performance, a tube of NT-H1 thermal paste, an extra set of wire fan clips, and a Noctua case badge. This did offset the front fan slightly due to the DDR5 module height but still provided just enough clearance to be able to close the lid on the 4U server case.

The correct spacers for the socket are selected, in this case, the black NM-IPS1 are needed for socket LGA115X/1200. To see our testing methodology and to find out what goes into making our charts, please refer to our 2020 CPU Cooler Testing and Methodology article for more information. I don’t plan on stress testing it or running it 24/7 and only play games such as CS, R6 Seige, some other games and some higher-demand VR games occasionally.

The NH-D12L also includes an extra set of fan clamps that may be used to install a second of these NF-A12x25r PWM fans on either the front or rear fin stack. With the Noctua NH-D12L, we have another cooler in review and examine how well it copes with the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X.Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). 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.

We also see that the sides are enclosed, which traps air and keeps it flowing through the tower, and lastly, the fan cannot go much lower, as it will eventually meet the mounting hardware. I still appreciate the fact Noctua is one of the few manufacturers that send their products in their own boxes. Based on noctua's guidance, it should be all fine, but mine instantly gets to 100C and cannot cool properly, already remounted the heatsink once, checked the thermal paste pattern, everything seems ok except thermals.In most instances, if adding another fan, we would suggest putting it on the back, but we can see that access to the 8-pin is somewhat limited now. In addition to supporting our site through advertisements, you can help by subscribing to Phoronix Premium. The cooler arrived encapsulated in this cardboard box, which looks like it could survive being kicked around by unscrupulous courier companies. This view of the front shows that the front tower is smaller than the second, this is to ensure better RAM compatibility/clearance. Due to its asymmetric design, the NH-D12L does not overhang the RAM slots on Intel LGA1851/LGA1700/LGA1200/LGA115x and AMD AM4/AM5 based motherboards, which ensures easy access to the modules and 100% compatibility with DIMMs that feature tall heat-spreaders or RGB lighting.

Even if you do not look at the products of other companies, and only consider Noctua, for this money there is a more advanced model NH-U12A.

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.