My Noctua U12F

BlackDragon

BlackDragon

BlackDragon

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Very pleased with this cooler so far. I just switched from an AC7 which have dropped my temps by a good few degrees.

Here's a pic of it:


Not much difficulty fitting it, other than me fitting the mounting bars the wrong way at first and the fan pointing the wrong way :p

So my temps:
AC7 Idle: Around the 30C mark (never dropping below)
Noctua Idle: Hovering around 25C.

Load Temps with Orthos or TAT
AC7 Load: If my room is fairly cool then it'll hit around 44C Max
Noctua Load: Hits 40 or 43C

I normally let my PC fold when im idle, and these temps are interesting:
AC7: Around the 40C mark
Noctua: Around 35C


Temps are for the cores and recorded using CoreTemp.

Im currently using MX-1 thermal paste and expect the temps to drop a bit more as it cures. Funny how even though the fan was originally blowing the wrong way (against my other fans) it was still producing cooler temps than my AC7 :p Even though it is quite a weighty cooler, it feels like its a real secure fit. It even has sort of suspension on it! Which is good as i make trips between Kent and Leeds with my PC, as well as going to LANs!

Great cooler, highly recommend :D
 
Looking at the pic, you havent put the metal clips on right.

The bent part of the clip is supposed to sit ito the hole on the fan, or at least mine does.
 
Ah really, ill push it on properly in a bit. That was after i took out and put the fan back in the right way round...was such an effort in a case!

Yeah i plan to overclock :D
 
My E6300 @ 3.215 (1.45V) hits 60C max on both cores. Seen it touch 61 but drop to 60 on average. Idles just under 40 at those volts. Very nice cooler :)
 
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