[Solved] Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler

Does anyone have any feedback on this cpu cooler? Anyone using it with an Intel Core i5 cpu or with a Asus P7P55LE mobo? Any feedback at all is greatly appreciated, especially with respect to it's installation procedures.

Here's a link to the cooler for reference:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835608014

------------------------------ Case: Thermaltake V9 Black Edition ATX Computer Gaming Chassis

Power Supply: Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W

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Noctua NH-U12P Low Noise Heatsink Review @ FrostyTech
SE2 upgrade looks like added support for 1156 socket in addition to the 1366 socket support in previous model NH-U12P SE1366

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Just a suggestion; Less CPU cooler and more motherboard.
Asus P7P55LD Pro and XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 w/ 1156 adapter saves about $5 after rebate and gets you a future Crossfire option.

Or go with the P7P55LE and HDT-S1283 CPU cooler and 1156 adapter.

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WR2 wrote :

Just a suggestion; Less CPU cooler and more motherboard.
Asus P7P55LD Pro and XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 w/ 1156 adapter saves about $5 after rebate and gets you a future Crossfire option.

Or go with the P7P55LE and HDT-S1283 CPU cooler and 1156 adapter.

thanks for the reply. whats wrong with my mobo choice? i don't see any real big advantages of going to the Pro series mobo's? if there really is a big advantage i will exchange my mobo i just didn't see one when i was comparing the models on Asus website.

here's my current setup, built for speed, not really gaming

Case: Thermaltake V9 Black Edition ATX Mid tower.

Power Supply: Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W

Motherboard: Asus P7P55LE

Processor: Intel Core i5-750

Noctua NH-U12P SE2 CPU cooler

Memory: CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

Video: GIGABYTE GV-R435OC-512I Radeon HD 4350 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16

HDD: Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s

Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B DVD burner

Message edited by jholty on 10-29-2009 at 05:40:31 PM

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For what you're going for - not the more typical gaming rig - the LE turns out to be a good choice.

Am I right in thinking you've already ordered / recieved everything but the cooler?
Since the size of the PSU is driven mostly by the video card choice I would have suggested dropping down a few sized (450W or less) and I think that would get you halfway toward to a CPU upgrade to Core i7 860.

Noctua NH-U12P SE2 is great cooler. It's just I had been thinking you could save some money and have the same cooling effectiveness.

Don't get me wrong - I think the Antec TruePower New TP-750 is an awesome power suppy. It's one I've been recommending for those gaming rigs the ones with two HD 5870s on a P755D Pro motherboard.

And so its the i5 750 - its just that we might have tweaked a few options to make it look attractive to move up to the i7 860.

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WR2 wrote :

For what you're going for - not the more typical gaming rig - the LE turns out to be a good choice.

Am I right in thinking you've already ordered / recieved everything but the cooler?
Since the size of the PSU is driven mostly by the video card choice I would have suggested dropping down a few sized (450W or less) and I think that would get you halfway toward to a CPU upgrade to Core i7 860.

Noctua NH-U12P SE2 is great cooler. It's just I had been thinking you could save some money and have the same cooling effectiveness.

Don't get me wrong - I think the Antec TruePower New TP-750 is an awesome power suppy. It's one I've been recommending for those gaming rigs the ones with two HD 5870s on a P755D Pro motherboard.

And so its the i5 750 - its just that we might have tweaked a few options to make it look attractive to move up to the i7 860.

hey, thanks again for the reply. i'm not overly concerned on budget, i just don't want to go over board as i only do some minor video editing and pictures, etc. not really a gamer, hence the low end video card, but the power supply is probably overkill but oh well.

i ended up researching some more after your post yesterday and decided to go ahead and upgrade to the i7 860 and the PRO mobo. Newegg is letting me return my current LE mobo and my i5 since i just got them and havn't opened them. i also went ahead and ordered the noctua fan/heat sink combo. i hope it fits good and is easy to install and fits in my case ok. thanks again.

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The Noctua NH-U12P SE2 is 1mm shorter than the HDT-S1283.
But there is a clearance issue with the Thermaltake V9 side fan & NH-U12P according to the NewEgg customer reviews.

Nice that you're getting a chance to upgrade to the i7 860. Be sure to let us know how that goes.

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WR2 wrote :

The Noctua NH-U12P SE2 is 1mm shorter than the HDT-S1283.
But there is a clearance issue with the Thermaltake V9 side fan & NH-U12P according to the NewEgg customer reviews.

Nice that you're getting a chance to upgrade to the i7 860. Be sure to let us know how that goes.

do you think i'm going to have a problem with the noctua fan and the case i have?

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~~You'll likely have to move the side fan to another location in the case.~~

edit; sorry - its one of those HUGE fans. I think you might need to remove it entirely. You'll still have 2 120mm fans which should be OK. There is a 92mm sized Noctua NH-9xxx..... I just don't know if they have a socket 1156 version.

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Noctua NH-U9B 92mm SSO CPU Cooler & 1156 adapter

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WR2 wrote :

~~You'll likely have to move the side fan to another location in the case.~~

edit; sorry - its one of those HUGE fans. I think you might need to remove it entirely. You'll still have 2 120mm fans which should be OK. There is a 92mm sized Noctua NH-9xxx..... I just don't know if they have a socket 1156 version.

well crap!

i can RMA the Noctua fan/heatsink, i don't want to start modifying my new case, especially the fans.

what fan/heat sink should i look at now? i don't care about price, i just don't want liquid cooled and want the absolute best.

or should i look into a new case?

Reply to jholty

I actually think you have a good case. I see no problem going with any one of the 92mm fan sized coolers.

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XIGMATEK HDT-SD964 92mm CPU Cooler & 1156 bracket
HDT-SD964 review @ FrostyTech

Message edited by WR2 on 10-30-2009 at 04:49:36 PM

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wow man, you are REALLY make it hard for me to decide now LOL

question, i don't see either of these heatsinks on the frostytech review site??

Message edited by jholty on 10-30-2009 at 05:03:56 PM

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Top of the FrostyTech pages: Look for the handy pull down "Search by Brand Name:" to look at all the reviews by MFGR

FrostyTech reviews:
Noctua NH-U9B Low Noise Heatsink Review
Xigmatek HDT-SD964 Heatsink Review

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Since the i7 860 is a 95W chip and FrostyTech uses 85W and 150W you'll have to extrapolate the actual cooling effectiveness. Close to 85W of course.

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WR2 wrote :

Since the i7 860 is a 95W chip and FrostyTech uses 85W and 150W you'll have to extrapolate the actual cooling effectiveness. Close to 85W of course.

i'm sorry, i should have been more clear. I saw the actual reviews of both the fans/heatsinks, but they 're not ranked in the top 10 or whatever

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None of the top 10 will fit in your case because of the side fan.
I believe the HDT-SD964 has the best cooling of the HSFs that will fit without mods.

Be sure to check the noise levels though. Because the coolers all cool 'enough' - you dont want to sacrifice cooling for quiet IMO.

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WR2 wrote :

None of the top 10 will fit in your case because of the side fan.
I believe the HDT-SD964 has the best cooling of the HSFs that will fit without mods.

Be sure to check the noise levels though. Because the coolers all cool 'enough' - you dont want to sacrifice cooling for quiet IMO.

got it, thank a ton!

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Alright just to make sure I'm reading this correctly... Since Jholty and I have the same case (TT V9 Black Edition).. None of the (current) Top10 listed here http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm will fit into our case because of the 230mm side fan?

I'm running an older Zalman CSNP9700 w/ the 1366 bracket(obviously!) and I have it oriented to blow air vertically with the top 230mm fan. I want to get and orient in the same manner either the Noctua NH-U12P SE2 or the CoolerMaster V8 (or V10 even?). Since you said, WR2, that none of the Top10 on FrostyTech will fit into the V9 Black... Will either of those 3 fit?

If not, what is a good recommendation to replace my Zalman yet have more efficient and powerful cooling, without having to remove the side fan?

Thanks

For reference:

mobo is EVGA E758-A1.. cpu is i7-920, w/ 6gb of Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1600.

Message edited by tweakbz on 10-31-2009 at 10:41:46 AM

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holy crap got the Noctua cooler in from newegg and its HUGE looks badass! I also decided against the Thermaltake V9 case and upgrade to a Lian Li PC-P50 aluminum case.

Reply to jholty

works great, i have it for Core i7 920 keeps Overclocked at 4.0ghz 100% load at about 71C or regular at about 38C

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