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[SOLVED]Noctua NH-U12A

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ReHaq

Jul 8, 2019 21 0 15 How much wattage does the Noctua NH-U12A take? Solution

ReHaq said: GPU: -GeForce RTX 2080 Dual EVO CPU: -AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Storage: -Intel 660p 512GB M.2 SSD Case: -NZXT H500 Black Ram: -Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 16GB Power Supply: -Corsair TX550M, 550W PSU Motherboard: -ASUS ROG STRIX B450-E GAMING, Socket-AM4 Click to expand...

The power draw from that CPU cooler will have no effect. In essence you are trading out 1 fan, from your current cooler, for 2 fans. Each fan will draw like 4W of power and will not make any difference. With a 550W PSU you have the minimum wattage needed for your build to have some overhead. You will be just fine. Sort by date Sort by votes

jeremyj_83

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Aug 23, 2017 5,485 2,003 46,440

ReHaq said: How much wattage does the Noctua NH-U12A take? Click to expand...

Are you asking what its power draw is or what it can handle for TDP? Upvote 0 Downvote

MJS WARLORD

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Jul 3, 2016 1,200 130 19,740 Hello , ReHaq , I found this information for you. https://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail/nh-u12a/specification Make sure you read the top line , socket compatibility , I have the NH-D15S , that is slightly bigger , just look at the measurements of these fans they are huge so make sure it will fit in your case. I have the coolermaster half x tower and the company who built it refunded the cost of 2 top of case fans as they said their was not enough room which seems strange because upon receiving the rig their looks to be more than enough room. Upvote 0 Downvote

Phaaze88

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Ambassador Dec 30, 2016 21,719 5,788 104,690 3.36w max. Upvote 0 Downvote R

ReHaq

Jul 8, 2019 21 0 15 Im not sure if i have a big enough power supply, and i wonder how big the jump of power use is from the stock amd ryzen 7 2700 cooler to the Noctua NH-U12A Upvote 0 Downvote

Phaaze88

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ReHaq said: Im not sure if i have a big enough power supply, and i wonder how big the jump of power use is from the stock amd ryzen 7 2700 cooler to the Noctua NH-U12A Click to expand...

Your power supply is so bad, that you're concerned about CPU COOLER FANS?! I think there's some misunderstanding going on here... Your cpu, and especially the gpu, have a far greater impact on psu load than some mere fans. Post your PC's specs and the make and model of your power supply, please? Upvote 0 Downvote R

ReHaq

Jul 8, 2019 21 0 15 GPU: -GeForce RTX 2080 Dual EVO CPU: -AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Storage: -Intel 660p 512GB M.2 SSD Case: -NZXT H500 Black Ram: -Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 16GB Power Supply: -Corsair TX550M, 550W PSU Motherboard: -ASUS ROG STRIX B450-E GAMING, Socket-AM4 Upvote 0 Downvote

jeremyj_83

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Aug 23, 2017 5,485 2,003 46,440

ReHaq said: GPU: -GeForce RTX 2080 Dual EVO CPU: -AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Storage: -Intel 660p 512GB M.2 SSD Case: -NZXT H500 Black Ram: -Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 16GB Power Supply: -Corsair TX550M, 550W PSU Motherboard: -ASUS ROG STRIX B450-E GAMING, Socket-AM4 Click to expand...

The power draw from that CPU cooler will have no effect. In essence you are trading out 1 fan, from your current cooler, for 2 fans. Each fan will draw like 4W of power and will not make any difference. With a 550W PSU you have the minimum wattage needed for your build to have some overhead. You will be just fine. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution R

ReHaq

Jul 8, 2019 21 0 15 How much headroom do you think i exactly have? Upvote 0 Downvote

Phaaze88

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ReHaq said: How much headroom do you think i exactly have? Click to expand...

Ryzen 2700: Around 140w at stock - closer to 210w if overclocked: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-2700/17.html RTX 2080 Dual EVO: Find out the max power limit of your gpu. Download and run Gpu-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ Click on the Advanced tab, then the drop-down box, and on Nvidia Bios. Note the max power limit from there. I couldn't find the bios for your exact gpu, but I'll be using the power limit from the following gpu for my example: Asus RTX 2080 Dual OC - Non Evo (270w) 25% of headroom for everything else in the system... 140 + 270 = 410. 410 +(410 x 25%) = 512.5w 210 + 270 = 480. 480 +(480 x 25%) = 600w Between 512.5 - 600w. But those are worst case scenario numbers. You're not going to draw that much normally - those numbers are from stress tests. Upvote -1 Downvote

jeremyj_83

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Aug 23, 2017 5,485 2,003 46,440

Phaaze88 said: Ryzen 2700: Around 140w at stock - closer to 210w if overclocked: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-2700/17.html RTX 2080 Dual EVO: Find out the max power limit of your gpu. Download and run Gpu-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ Click on the Advanced tab, then the drop-down box, and on Nvidia Bios. Note the max power limit from there. I couldn't find the bios for your exact gpu, but I'll be using the power limit from the following gpu for my example: Asus RTX 2080 Dual OC - Non Evo (270w) 25% of headroom for everything else in the system... 140 + 270 = 410. 410 +(410 x 25%) = 512.5w 210 + 270 = 480. 480 +(480 x 25%) = 600w Between 512.5 - 600w. But those are worst case scenario numbers. You're not going to draw that much normally - those numbers are from stress tests. Click to expand...

Those numbers that techpowerup has is Whole System Power with a 1080Ti. During their gaming loop with Witcher 3 the 2700 is at 351W. This not a case where you are adding 140W + 270W + X = system power as Techpowerup already has the full draw calculated with their benchmarks. Upvote 0 Downvote

Phaaze88

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Ambassador Dec 30, 2016 21,719 5,788 104,690 @jeremyj_83 Well, crap... I totally missed that. Down vote my answer, would you? I really slipped up there. Last edited: Mar 18, 2020 Upvote 0 Downvote

jeremyj_83

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Aug 23, 2017 5,485 2,003 46,440

Phaaze88 said: @jeremyj_83 Well, crap... I totally missed that. Down vote my answer, would you? I really slipped up there. Click to expand...

No worries, I don't know how many times I have misread something. Happens to everyone. Upvote 0 Downvote

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