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Noctua NH-L12 Low Profile CPU Cooler Reviews

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2012-04-16 23:30:00.0


Funky Kit and Rbmods have reviewed the new Noctua NH-L12, a downdraft-style low-profile CPU cooler that features one 120mm fan and one 92mm fan.

Let's see what they had to say:

  • Funky Kit:

    "If you need a good performing heatsink for an HTPC the NH-L12 is a great choice. However, if you plan on trying to cool a big hot hex core processor anything over stock clocks will lead to skyrocketing temperatures. But for its size, it is quite an impressive heatsink."


    Click here to read the full review.


  • Rbmods:

    "Noctua NH-L12 is priced around 60€ here in Finland and is available for purchase as we speak. The performance is about on par with the very popular NH-U12P cooler so unless you are about to do some heavy duty overclocking and want a silent, yet low profile cooler, the NH-L12 might be just the cooler you’ve been looking for. It is silent, only 66mm in height and fits in most motherboards and cases on market. I installed mine on Antec Minuet case, which only accepts half height PCI-cards so the space in it is very limited to say the least. I had no problems installing the NH-L12 in it and now my HTPC is very silent indeed."


    Click here to read the full review.

This seems like a more compact version of the excellent Noctua NH-C14.

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