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| Author: SorX | |||
| Posted: 13:18, December 20th 2007 | |||
| Link: http://www.noctua.at. | |||
| Score: 10 out of 10 [?] | |||
| Price: $59 or ~£40 | |||

Introduction
There are so many heatsinks out there that choosing your preferred CPU anti-perspirant is a mine-field. While it be component conflict, case issues or price, there are factors that immediately make some offerings impossible to use.
Today I have the newest heatsink to fly from the R&D department doors at Noctua; the NH-U12P which is an amalgamation of several proven Noctua products onto a new heatsink design. Hopefully it’ll all come together; read on to find out…
Specifications
| Socket compatibility | Intel Socket LGA 775, AMD AM2 & AM2+, Intel Xeon on request |
| Height (without fan) | 158 mm |
| Width (without fan) | 126 mm |
| Depth (without fan) | 71 mm |
| Height (with fan) | 158 mm |
| Width (with fan) | 126 mm |
| Depth (with fan) | 95 mm |
| Weight (without fan) | 600 g |
| Weight (with fan) | 770 g |
| Material | Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints, nickel plated |
| Application | Intel all frequencies, AMD all frequencies |
| Fan compatibility | 120x120x25mm / 120x120x38mm (2 fans can be installed) |
| Scope of Delivery | |
| Warranty | 6 Years |
| Fan specifications | |
| Model | Noctua NF-P12 |
| Bearing | SSO-Bearing |
| Blade geometry | Nine Blade Design |
| Rotational Speed (+/- 10%) | 1300 RPM |
| Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%) | 900 RPM |
| Airflow | 92,3 m³/h |
| Airflow with U.L.N.A. | 63,4 m³/h |
| Acoustical Noise | 19,8 dB(A) |
| Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A. | 12,6 dB(A) |
| Input Power | 1,08 W |
| Voltage Range | 12 V |
| MTBF | > 150.000 h |


