Will The Noctua NH-U12S Be Fine For The Ryzen 3900x?

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sol.j123

sol.j123

Associate Joined 1 Mar 2020 Posts 6 i will upgrade to ryzen in the near future, preferably the 3900x. I currently am using the Noctua NH-U12S in my current setup, and I want to keep on using this cooler when i move to ryzen. I have tried to check online for info on this cooler and possible temps, to much avail, so i am asking here. thanks for any help!

lee32uk

lee32uk

Soldato Joined 9 Nov 2005 Posts 10,988 Location manchester,uk Hi welcome Yes the Noctua will be fine for the 3900X.

Mcnumpty2323

Mcnumpty2323

Soldato Joined 21 Dec 2019 Posts 7,323 Location Planet Thanet Though you might need the Am4 mounting kit If that noctuas not am4 compatible If it is just ignore me

sol.j123

sol.j123

Associate OP Joined 1 Mar 2020 Posts 6

lee32uk said: Hi welcome Yes the Noctua will be fine for the 3900X. Click to expand...

What temperatures can I expect to get? I have asked a few people and they said it would run kinda hot...

lee32uk

lee32uk

Soldato Joined 9 Nov 2005 Posts 10,988 Location manchester,uk

sol.j123 said: What temperatures can I expect to get? I have asked a few people and they said it would run kinda hot... Click to expand...

The Wraith Prism stock cooler that you get with the 3900X is pretty good already. You can see in the link below that it managed to keep the cpu at 89c when overclocked and running Blender for 1 hour. The 360mm AIO kept it at 70c so I would expect the Noctua to fall somewhere in between that. Probably mid to high 70's if running something like Blender. Of course your case/fan setup will also impact temps. https://www.techspot.com/review/1875-ryzen-3900x-wraith-prism-rgb-vs-liquid-cooler/

LiE

LiE

Caporegime Joined 2 Aug 2005 Posts 25,976 Location Milton Keynes Keep in mind if you want to keep things quiet then it's better to over spec on cooling, allowing you to run a lower fan RPM. The stock cooler at 100% sounds like a hair dryer for example.

Relentless81

Relentless81

Soldato Joined 18 May 2010 Posts 12,805 I wouldn't want a single fan 120mm on that CPU Go dual tower if you can or at least single tower 140mm

lee32uk

lee32uk

Soldato Joined 9 Nov 2005 Posts 10,988 Location manchester,uk

LiE said: Keep in mind if you want to keep things quiet then it's better to over spec on cooling, allowing you to run a lower fan RPM. The stock cooler at 100% sounds like a hair dryer for example. Click to expand...

The NH-U12S will be a lot quieter than the stock cooler. It might not have the cooling power of the bigger D15 but it is good enough to keep the 3900X in check.

lee32uk

lee32uk

Soldato Joined 9 Nov 2005 Posts 10,988 Location manchester,uk

Relentless81 said: I wouldn't want a single fan 120mm on that CPU Go dual tower if you can or at least single tower 140mm Click to expand...

The Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B is a single tower cooler with a 120mm fan and it keeps up with a Noctua D15 in the review below. https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/8320/scythe-mugen-5-rev-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html

Relentless81

Relentless81

Soldato Joined 18 May 2010 Posts 12,805

lee32uk said: The Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B is a single tower cooler with a 120mm fan and it keeps up with a Noctua D15 in the review below. https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/8320/scythe-mugen-5-rev-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html Click to expand...

Although it's a good cooler and next on my list and without reading the review I would be very surprised if in a closed case, with the exact same case fans that the scythe, a single 120mm keeps up with a dual tower 2 X 140mm cooler If it does then that awesome and I want one even more

lee32uk

lee32uk

Soldato Joined 9 Nov 2005 Posts 10,988 Location manchester,uk

Relentless81 said: Although it's a good cooler and next on my list and without reading the review I would be very surprised if in a closed case, with the exact same case fans that the scythe, a single 120mm keeps up with a dual tower 2 X 140mm cooler If it does then that awesome and I want one even more Click to expand...

I mean the CoolerMaster MA620P is a dual tower cooler with 2 x 120mm fans and it performs worse than the Scythe. So dual tower doesn't mean better in every case. Also a 2nd fan usually only knocks a couple of degrees off. The Noctua D15S for example is pretty much on par with the dual fan D15. https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9056/cooler-master-masterair-ma620p-cpu-review/index6.html

Relentless81

Relentless81

Soldato Joined 18 May 2010 Posts 12,805

lee32uk said: I mean the CoolerMaster MA620P is a dual tower cooler with 2 x 120mm fans and it performs worse than the Scythe. So dual tower doesn't mean better in every case. Also a 2nd fan usually only knocks a couple of degrees off. The Noctua D15S for example is pretty much on par with the dual fan D15. https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9056/cooler-master-masterair-ma620p-cpu-review/index6.html Click to expand...

I just removed and sold a D15S and it was over 5c cooler than the dark rock 4 it replaced which is a 135mm single tower cooler I get what you're saying but Noctua might as well just pull the D15 from their products and everyone just use the U12 if that's the case

lee32uk

lee32uk

Soldato Joined 9 Nov 2005 Posts 10,988 Location manchester,uk

Relentless81 said: I just removed and sold a D15S and it was over 5c cooler than the dark rock 4 it replaced which is a 135mm single tower cooler I get what you're saying but Noctua might as well just pull the D15 from their products and everyone just use the U12 if that's the case Click to expand...

Not disagreeing with what you are saying but there is more to it than dual tower beats single tower. The review of that CoolerMaster shows that. There are a lot of factors with coolers. You have to consider the fans and how fast they need to spin to achieve the same result. The actual fin stack can affect things as can the mounting system. Also the number of heatpipes and weight of the cooler etc. Same with AIO's. You have some 280mm that outperform 360mm and so on. The NH-U12S might not be the best Noctua cooler, but it will cope with a 3900X. There is no reason for the op to buy a new one.

Relentless81

Relentless81

Soldato Joined 18 May 2010 Posts 12,805 Completely agree but not in the case of the U12S it's not worth the money compared to others and although it will be better than the stock cooler by some margin there are better coolers for the money

lee32uk

lee32uk

Soldato Joined 9 Nov 2005 Posts 10,988 Location manchester,uk

Relentless81 said: Completely agree but not in the case of the U12S it's not worth the money compared to others and although it will be better than the stock cooler by some margin there are better coolers for the money Click to expand...

Of course there are better coolers, but the op already has the U12S.

Relentless81

Relentless81

Soldato Joined 18 May 2010 Posts 12,805

lee32uk said: Of course there are better coolers, but the op already has the U12S. Click to expand...

If that's case I misread and might as well use it

EsaT

EsaT

Soldato Joined 6 Jun 2008 Posts 11,620 Location Finland If you still have proof of purchase for that cooler you can get AM4 mounting kit for free from Noctua once you have invoice of either AM4 CPU/motherboard: https://noctua.at/en/nm-am4-uxs-mounting-kit-order-form It should come quite fast, if they have mounting kit at stock at the moment.

sol.j123

sol.j123

Associate OP Joined 1 Mar 2020 Posts 6 thanks for help! i found my cooling kit in my noctua box. i have a crystal 460x case atm, with 8 fans, 2 being the cpu cooler ones. they are sp120s.

sol.j123

sol.j123

Associate OP Joined 1 Mar 2020 Posts 6 i also got the u12s as i didnt want to move my gpu down on my mobo. i currently have an mtx z170. You must log in or register to reply here. Share: LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Share Link

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