Noctua NH-D12L chromax.Black, Low-Height Dual-Tower CPU Cooler (120mm, Black)

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NH-D12L chromax.Black, Low-Height Dual-Tower CPU Cooler (120mm, Black) CPUCooler
NH-D12L chromax.Black, Low-Height Dual-Tower CPU Cooler (120mm, Black)
Noctua★★★★★4.6Sold by Noctua Cooling Solutions via Amazon
Air
180W
60.0 CFM
22.6dBA
Library quiet
C
$109.95
2 stores
Specifications
TypeAir
Socket SupportAM5,AM4,LGA1700,LGA1200
Height145mm
Radiator120
Fans Included1 fan
Airflow60.0 CFM
Noise22.6dBA Library quiet
TDP Rating180W
RGBNo
CompatibilityDesktop
Weight890 Grams
Model #NH-D12L chromax.black
UPC00841501100475
PERFORMANCE
51%
Customer Reviews★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews
★★★★★A beast of a cooler, perfect for 9800X3D
This cooler is perfect for my 9800X3D, keeping it cool and looking good while doing it! It's built like a tank as I've come to expect from Noctua, and installation was easy. This thing is quiet even at high speeds. I love it.
Dominic Minischetti III · 2026-03-30 · via amazon
★★★★★Water cooling is for the birds
Love simple cooling and that’s what it get here. Simple and effective. It’s Noctua. I’m sure an off brand would work but this is trustworthy.
Amazon Customer · 2026-04-12 · via amazon
★★★★★Easy install, massive improvement
I'm still running an i7 7700k. No overclock. It works good enough for me for now (waiting to see how Lunar Lake turns out in the next 6-8 months). Had an Intel TS15A cooler which was good enough 5-6 years ago. It has always given me about 90C temps under load. Recently started hitting 100c and throttling hard. Cleaned everything, still happened. Figured maybe it needed to be pulled and re-pasted. But then figured if I'm going through all that, I'll just upgrade the cooler. Went with the NH-D12L simply for the cost/performance ratio and not a size constraint. It's more than adequate for the 7700k. I pulled the Intel cooler off and the paste looked perfect. So I'm not really sure why the recent throttling. My case moves a ton of air. The only thing I can figure is it getting data faster from an NVMe drive upgrade. I put the Noctua on, reassembled, then put it under heavy load and haven't seen more than about 78C max temps. Plus the added benefit of much less fan noise.
G · 2024-09-29 · via amazon
★★★★★Cools a 5950x
Quiet and Idle temps are around 40c instead of 60’s coming from stock wraith prism cooler. Fits in a Corsair 280x crystal case due to low height. Only con is it’s expensive so you’re paying for Noctua quality.
TL · 2025-12-30 · via amazon
★★★★★Works great for a 7950x3D
I installed this on a 7950x3D cpu in a Fractal Design North mesh case. It cools my CPU well, even when pushing the CPU to 99%. It is quiet and was easy to install.
Charles B. · 2026-01-01 · via amazon
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