THE NH-L12

Remember the round sticker on the box stating that the unit is just 66mm in height? Well it's somewhat vague (it does mention single-fan mode) so although the heatsink itself is indeed 66mm in height with the NF-F12 fan installed it increases to 93mm.

The top NF-F12 120mm PWM fan is the latest addition in the Noctua line of products and comes with integrated anti-vibration rubber pads on all four corners.

As you can see the NH-L12 comes with almost the same convenient fan clips as the NH-D14 SE2011.

Once you remove the top fan you will see two holes which are used to mount the unit onto the mainboard with the help of the bundled screwdriver.

The heatsink has a grand total of 66 aluminum fins and measures 150mm in depth (long).

In width the NH-L12 measures a total of 128mm.

Noctua has engraved their logo on the front aluminum fin.

According to Noctua thanks to their brand new Focus Flow system the latest NF-F12 120mm PWM fan produces the highest static pressure of all their models and so it's ideal for use with CPU Coolers. That aside the NF-F12 has a top rotational speed of 1500RPM and produces up to 55CFM of airflow at just 22.4dBA.

The NF-B9 90mm PWM fan is placed in push & pull configuration at the bottom of the NH-L1 and although quite old its top rotational speed of 1600RPM allows it to push 37.8CFM of air at 17.6dBA.

There are a total of four 6mm nickel plated copper heatpipes on the NH-L12.

The base of the cooler features a mirror-like finish and is quite even from side to side.