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Noctua NH-U12A
Noctua NH-U12A is a tower air cooler with a preview thermal-capacity estimate of 200 W and a listed noise level of 22.6 dB(A). It is 158 mm tall and includes brackets for AM5, AM4, LGA1851, LGA1700.
Best for
- Mid-range processors in a compact build
- Quiet builds
Main trade-offs
- At 158 mm it needs matching case clearance
- Rated 22.6 dB(A)
Lowest sample total
$122
Across 3 demo retailer offers including shipping. 1.7% above the sample-window median.
- Offers
- 3
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026
2 in stock
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Retailer offers
Retailer offers
Ranked by delivered total, stock and data freshness. Commission never affects this order.
| Retailer | Price | Shipping | Total | Availability | Open retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas ComponentsBest totalNo affiliate linkSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago | $121.99 | Free | $121.99 | In stock | Go to store |
| Nordic PartsAffiliate partnerSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago | $124.99 | Free | $124.99 | In stock | Go to store |
| BitForge SupplyAffiliate partnerSample feed14-day returns · observed 4 d ago | $115.99 | $4.99 | $120.98 | Out of stock | Go to store |
Sample data — illustrative fixture prices from a demo feed, not live retailer quotes. We are not the seller and take no payment. How offers are verified.
Price history
Lowest observed sample total per observation date, 9 points.
- Lowest
- $114
- Highest
- $129
- Median
- $120
- Current best
- $122
Dashed line marks the median of the sample window. All values are illustrative fixture data.
Normalized specifications
Canonical values after unit normalization. Fields used by the compatibility engine are marked.
- Typecompat
- Air tower
- Installed heightcompat
- 158 mm
- Radiator sizecompat
- —
- Socket supportcompat
- AM5, AM4, LGA1851, LGA1700
- Rated cooling capacitycompat
- 200 W
- Rated noise
- 22.6 dB(A)
- Fans
- 2
- RGB lighting
- No
Compatibility
Every pairing below was evaluated by the same rule engine the builder uses.
CPU
20 of 20 compatibleWorks with AMD Ryzen 5 5600, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and 17 more.
Noctua NH-U12A is rated for 200 W but AMD Ryzen 9 7900X peaks at 230 W. Expect thermal throttling in sustained all-core work.
Noctua NH-U12A is rated for 200 W but Intel Core Ultra 7 265K peaks at 250 W. Expect thermal throttling in sustained all-core work.
Noctua NH-U12A is rated for 200 W but Intel Core i7-14700K peaks at 253 W. Expect thermal throttling in sustained all-core work.
Case
19 of 20 compatibleWorks with ASUS Prime AP201, Corsair 4000D Airflow, Corsair 5000D Airflow and 16 more.
Only 7 mm above the 158 mm cooler. The side panel will fit, but tall memory or a thicker fan will not.
Noctua NH-U12A is 158 mm tall; Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P allows 155 mm.
Provenance
Every canonical value carries the source it came from, when it was retrieved and how confident we are.
| Field | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
coolerType | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
fanCount | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
heightMm | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
noiseDba | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
radiatorMm | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
rgb | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
socketSupport | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
tdpRatingW | Rigwise curated manufacturer catalog | Aug 12, 2026 | 95% |
Catalog preview
Noctua NH-U12A is a real product identity with curated compatibility specifications. Sample prices, availability, performance values and acoustic indexes are included to exercise the decision system and are not live or measured evidence.