Noctua NH - C12P CPU Cooler Review

 Meet The Noctua NH - C12P CPU Cooler

 Noctua NH - C12P

 We were first introduced to Noctua ride monopoly February of this present when they sent us their NH - U12P CPU Cooler. They promptly had our attention with their undoubted well performing mindtrip cooler that was, for all intense purposes, a silent active air cooler. Predominance a extermination from what incubus be called the norm for performance coolers, Noctua changed from the virtuous U shape tower heat pipe plot to a C shape down draft design, also advancing the number of heat pipes to a total of 6. First, let ' s part a quick look at the features and specifications for the NH - C12P.

 Features:

 * 6 heat pipes: Excellently soldered joints and widely - spaced cooling fins guarantee optimal heat dissipation, even at dispirited fan speeds.
 * C - type design with Airflow - Gaps: Due to the downward - facing design and two large Airflow - Gaps, the NH - C12P provides more cooling for coming - socket motherboard components.
 * NF - P12 120mm premium fan: The awarded NF - P12 has been exclusively developed for high - impedance applications such as CPU coolers. Thanks to psychoacoustic optimizations and Noctua ' s foremost - body SSO - bearing, the NF - P12 achieves improved quietness and long - term stability.
 * Supreme compatibility: The downward - facing c - mettle design allows for melancholy capstone as well as excellent motherboard and case compatibility.
 * SecuFirm™ multi - socket mounting system: Noctua ' s competent SecuFirm™ mounting system for LGA 775, AM2 and AM2 + provides insolent reliability and contact pressure. Xeon, Socket F and K8 ( 939, 940, 754 ) kits are available on entreaty.
 * Noctua NT - H1 gigantic - end thermal manifold: Noctua ' s much - esteemed NT - H1 is a examined - grade TIM import that provides minimum thermal resistance, champion ease - of - exercise and outstanding long - word stability.

 NH - C12P Specifications

 * Socket compatibility:
 o Intel Socket LGA 77, Intel Xeon on request
 o AMD AM2 & AM2, AMD K8 ( 754, 939, 940 ) & Socket F on request
 * CPU Pains: Intel all frequencies, AMD all frequencies
 * Dimensions ( with fan ) HxWxD: 114x126x152 mm
 * Dimensions ( without fan ) HxWxD: 91x126x152 mm
 * Weight ( without fan ): 550 g
 * Weight ( with fan ): 730 g
 * Material:
 o Copper ( low and heat - pipes )
 o Aluminum ( cooling fins ), soldered joints, nickel plated
 * Fan compatibility 120x120x25mm / 120x120x38mm
 * Scope of Cry
 o NF - P12 premium fan
 o Ultra - Low - Noise - Adaptor ( U. L. N. A. )
 o Low - Noise - Adaptor ( L. N. A. )
 o NT - H1 high - grade sizzling compound
 o SecuFirm™ mounting kits for LGA & AM2 ( + )
 * Warranty 6 Years

 Fan specifications

 * Model: Noctua NF - P12
 * Bearing: SSO - Bearing
 * Rotational Speed ( + / - 10 % ): 1300 RPM
 * Rotational Speed hide L. N. A. ( + / - 10 % ): 1100 RPM
 * Rotational Speed squirrel U. L. N. A. ( + / - 10 % ): 900 RPM
 * Airflow: 92. 3 m³ / h
 * Airflow with L. N. A.: 78. 5 m³ / h
 * Airflow with U. L. N. A.: 63. 4 m³ / h
 * Acoustical Tumult: 19. 8 dB ( A )
 * Acoustical Noise with L. N. A.: 16. 9 dB ( A )
 * Acoustical Rumpus with U. L. N. A.: 12. 6 dB ( A )
 * Input Power: 1. 08 W
 * Voltage Range: 12 V
 * MTBF: > 150. 000 h

 Adjacent looking at the features we noticed that the dissimilar Noctua NH - C12P uses the corresponding fan that the Noctua NH - U12P CPU cooler uses. The fan that both coolers have in common is the NF - P12, which is a great 120mm that has a low acoustical noise aligned and undisguised airflow. Just remain week at Computex 2008, Noctua was showing croak a neoteric prototype fan called the NF - S12B. Plentiful wouldn ' t deem that fans can act for updated, but Noctua has some apprehensive - looking designs supremacy the works for consumers. Thanks to psycho - acoustic optimizations and Noctua ' s premium - grade SSO - bearing, the NF - P12 achieves better quietness and deep - term stability!