There’s a sleek new option for PC enthusiasts wanting to air-cool their processors as Noctua launches the all-black edition NH-D12L Chromax. The award-winning cooler is now available in a coated black coloring that will complement many builds while providing optimal cooling. The NH-D12L Chromax Black is designed for smaller cases and is 13mm smaller than other 120mm class coolers. Featuring a dual-tower single fan design it can easily outperform 92mm coolers while edging in on Noctua’s premium full-sized NH-U12A dual-fan model. As Noctua launches the NH-D12L chromax.black today it will become available on Amazon for $99.90 and with sales partners to begin listing via their channels shortly after.
“The NH-D12L has become a popular choice for compact, high performance builds in cases like the Lian Li O11 Dynamic or the DAN C4-SFX “, says Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). “With the new chromax.black version, we’re now giving customers the option to leverage the NH-D12L’s renowned quiet cooling performance in all-black systems.“
Key Features:
- NF-A12x25r 120mm fan that includes anti-vibration pads and fan clips
- Mounting parts for AMD AM5/AM4 and Intel LGA1851/1700/1200
- 100% RAM compatibility
- Nickel-plated heatsink featuring a dual-tower design with five copper heatpipes and copper base
- NT-H1 thermal compound
- 6-year manufacturer’s warranty
- Capable of fitting most 4U PC enclosures and many cases that could accommodate a 92mm cooler
- Height: 145 mm (with or without fan)
- Width: 125 mm with fan
- Depth: 113 mm
Press Release (via news page):
“The NH-D12L chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s NH-D12L low-height 120mm class CPU cooler that has been conceived to combine outstanding quiet cooling performance with superior case compatibility. The new chromax.black version is identical to the award-winning regular model except for the colour: Featuring a black coated heatsink, a black fan with black anti-vibration-pads, black fan clips and black mounting parts, it is literally black from head to toe. Thanks to thoroughgoing optimisations of the coating material and process, the chromax.black model provides the same, renowned quiet cooling performance as its regular, non-coated counterpart.
At a height of only 145mm (13mm lower than Noctua’s regular 120mm models), NH-D12L chromax.black fits many 4U enclosures as well as narrower tower cases that have been previously limited to solutions with 92mm fans. At the same time, its five heatpipe dual-tower design and state-of-the-art NF-A12x25r 120mm fan allow it to achieve a level of efficiency that surpasses many full-height 120mm models. Thanks to its single-fan configuration and asymmetrical fin stacks, the NH-D12L provides 100% RAM compatibility on AMD AM5/AM4 and Intel LGA1851/1700/1200 by staying clear of the memory slots.
Topped off with the renowned SecuFirm2™ mounting system, Noctua’s award-winning NT-H1 thermal compound and a 6-year manufacturer’s warranty, the NH-D12L chromax.black is the perfect choice for applications that require serious cooling performance but cannot fit the larger NH-U12A.”