Product is very nice..... when it says in the instructions turn screw till it stops.. they mean it... the screw will snap if you torc it at all... but they will send you new ones free....
Fans are very quiet,,,,, unit is very very tall... I installed the Noctua CPU heatsync solution in in a Coolmaster 690 II Advanced case and could not install the upper side cover fan with the Noctua heatsync in the system. Case is too narrow or heatsync is too tall depending on how you look at it.
The Noctua instructions say you may have to remove the fins from Dominator memory installed with this heatsync solution but this was not required with the fans oriented to blow towards the rear of the case (recommended for optimal air flow) on an ASUS P6X58D systemboard.
I really like the Noctua CPU heatsync solution and would buy it again.
Fans are very very quiet Noctua CPU Cooler NH-U12P SE2
This cooler/fan is one of the best available. Only reason i say "one of the best" is because there is probably a "better" one somewhere. I have only used 4 different coolers of the past couple of years and this one is by far the very best. I had used a Cooler Master V8 and it was pitiful.
The Noctua is so easy to install, just carefully follow directions and it is really as easy as 1-2-3.
I bought one and it is working perfectly on my i7-920.
Some things to factor in are:
1) Will the heat sink extend over your memory slots? If it does you may need to factor if your memory dimms are too tall. Especially if they have the tall risers for their own heat dissipation.
2) Take your time when putting it together. The metal clips that hold the fans to the sink can be tricky. There are videos on youtube. Also ensure you get a good smooth application of the thermal compound. Not too much and not too little with an even distribution.
3) Make sure it fits in your case. This is a big item.
4) The ideal way to set this is up is so the heat is dissipating up. However if your case does not have a vent on top you may need to set this up to point out the back.
I used this on a new build with a Cooler Master 690 II Advanced case and it will fit with about a 1/2 inch to spare. The Noctua brown fans are not much to look at but are high end fans and very quiet. I have been running my quad core I7 pretty good the last several hours and it barely breaks 40 degrees C. I do have a lot of extra fans installed and I am sure that helps a lot.
The written instructions are very good. The only down side to this cooler is that the fans are not easy to install on the cooler. You can not install them before you mount it on the mother board. I found that if you hook up the clips on the fans closest to the board first it goes much easier since you can't get your hands in there very well. But once they are installed they are solid.
Bought this cooler for my new system, and it just plain works. CPU (Xeon E5620) is consistently cool (always less than 40 degrees C at peak load), and the fans are quite quiet.
Only negative: it is big, and getting the fan clips on is very finicky. It was challenging to install these inside my Antec P183 case, but once they are in place it all fit quite well.
The Noctua U12P cooler is hands down one of the best cpu coolers available in the market. The cooler is solidly constructed with no bent fins and it comes with all the necessary parts for installation in all modern intel and amd processors at the time of writing. Installation was a breeze however you do have to remove your motherboard from the case unless you have a removable mobo tray or a large enough cut out hole in the back of your case, which the FT02 does not. This to me was not a big deal considering the exceptional functionality of this cooler. The cooler fans are very quiet and still push a lot of air. I was able to maintain temps around 28-32 degrees Celsius with my i5 dual core cpu depending on room temperature.
If any of you own a Silverstone FT02 case, I can tell you that this cpu cooler will fit this case. For motherboard compatibility, check noctua's website. - Liquid Cooling - Heatsink - Cooling - Cpu Coolers'
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