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The NH-U12A chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s award-winning NH-U12A premium-quality quiet CPU cooler. Thanks to the same proven asymmetrical single-tower heatsink design and state-of-the-art NF-A12x25 PWM fans, it stays true to the NH-U12A’s successful formula of fusing best-in-class cooling performance with superb quietness of operation and outstanding RAM, case and PCIe compatibility. The chromax.black version with its black fans and black coated heatsink combines these assets with a sleek stealth look. Topped off with the renowned SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system, Noctua’s …

Alpenfohn Black Ridge CPU cooler is 47mm in height and features 6 copper heat pipes for cooling. The Black Ridge only supports Low Profile RAM with max height of 35mm. An additional 120mm fan can be mounted on top of the Black Ridge cooler, giving a max height of 62 / 72mm dependant upon the top fan thickness. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL Alpenfohn Black Ridge (rev.C) DIMENSIONS L: 122 x W: 122 x H: 47mm (including 15mm fan) MATERIALS 6x copper heat-pipes, …

Noctua NH-L12S is a high performance low profile CPU cooler at 70mm in height. The height can be increased using an additional slim 15mm fan or 25mm thick top fan for slight increase in cooling performance. SPECIFICATIONS NOCTUA NH-L12S NH-L12S DIMENSIONS L: 128 x W: 146 x H: 70mm (including 15mm thick fan) MATERIALS Copper (base and 4x heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins) COMPATIBILITY Intel: 115X/1200/1700AMD: AM4 FANS 1x NF-A12x15 (1800RPM) RAM CLEARANCE 33mm TEST SYSTEM Testing is carried out on …

Noctua NH-C14S is a top-flow CPU cooler, featuring deep fin stacks and uses Noctua’s NF-A14 fan. This is single fan CPU cooler that provides similar cooling performance to its dual fan predecessor. Installing the fan on top of the heatsink, gives the cooler a max height of 140mm, while installing the fan underneath (low profile mode), gives a total height of 115mm. The offset layout of C14S allows it to clear the top PCIe slot on most motherboards. The Noctua …