NoctuaNH-L12Sx77, Low-Profile CPU Cooler (120mm, Brown)

Noctua is always a great choice. Quality is always top notch. I don't see the prices going down but I do hope someday that they will or I'll have to buy some more thermalright coolers.Of course the Noctua products are all easy to install and are quiet.

I don't overclock, I only wanted the quietest system since I share an office with someone. Running i5 12600kf @4.9GH and Quiet fan set up. I can barely hear the fan at all. The only thing I did differently was putting the fan on top instead of below. The fan did clear my RAM, but it was very tight. The rear 80mm fan had to be removed. The heatsink went right against it. Believe it or not, this is quieter than the NZXT AIO it replaced. Should've just gone with this in the first place.

Working great in a Terra Fractal

If you're interested in using SFF cases like the Terra and others, this is most likely the largest low-profile cooler you will be able to fit. It's great and can handle most CPUs with ease.

This is my first Noctua product that I’ve purchased. And it didn’t disappoint. The 140mm liquid cooler that comes preinstalled on the NZXT H1 (V1) Small Form Factor ITX Case failed and I needed a new cooler to cool my Intel i9 10850K. Before the liquid cooler failed and was working properly, it would keep the cpu temps around 60-75C while gaming. This Noctua cooler dropped the temps to between 50-65C which is absolutely unreal from such a small cooler. I’m sure there are other coolers that can get similar performance or close to it for half the price, but honestly the quality of this product and with how quietly it does its job has made me overlook that. If you’re needing a small form factor cooler and only need to cool about 100w of cpu power, I can’t see any reason to not buy this cooler. Highly recommend.

This cooler works well enough for a small form factor 9700X build cranked up from 65W to 105W. If you have enough room for the fan on top of the heatsink then also take a look at other options. It's really compact with the fan under the heatsink and cools about as well.

If you have a 2-slot GPU and you need the best air cooler for the Fractal Terra, look no further.

I would have given this cooler 5 stars except that it was clearly not brand new. There was a slight residue of thermal paste remaining on the heatsink surface, and several radiator fins were bent at the corners.The unit is definitely compact for a heat pipe cooler and fits well in my mini-tower case. And it seems to work well during stress test of the CPU.I'm not too excited about the way the fan is clipped onto the radiator with thin spring wires. Seems like there ought to be a better way.Also, why are they providing a light brown fan with this thing? Who is building brown PC's now? I don't see anything out there but black or white.