From brown and beige, to a subtle gray and gray. Nice going, Noctua.

@mastaw

3 жыл бұрын

But that brown and beige does bring me quite a bit of nostalgia

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

We were hoping for purple and orange. Maybe next year! :P

@Tential1

3 жыл бұрын

@@mastaw once I saw them performance numbers I couldn't care less about the color. 7 fans and 2 coolers from them is a cost. But the quality is worth it. No way I'm putting a server in the same room as me and not hearing it without noctua. Beige = good to me now. Shot out to scythe fuma 2 tho. That thing is the price 2 dollar champ.

@somnia3423

3 жыл бұрын

they have black coolers

@balesjo

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tential1 Plus, these coolers and fans can follow you to new builds in the future. And if you happen to have the cooler built for one system (say, Intel) and change to another (AMD), you can get the required mounting hardware for about $7.95. I have never had a Noctua fan fail, but even if you should have one do so down the road, it's cheaper to slap a new Noctua fan on it than to buy a new HSF combo.

Noctua is the one name in PC hardware that has never disappointed. A Noctua HSF for $50 is actual charity.

@PolntBlank

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I literally have so many extra cables and shit from buying so many. I’d rather pay cheaper for what I need then to pay extra for shit that doesn’t get used!

@erikheijden9828

3 жыл бұрын

@@PolntBlank pay cheaper lol

@muhammadkhairulafiq2917

3 жыл бұрын

@James Smith IMO The Sycthe Fuma 2 is actually the worse performing cooler. It's a DUAL tower cooler vs a slim single tower. The only reason it's as quiet and have the same temperatures is because, again, it's a dual tower cooler with 2 fans. But it is cheap for a dual tower though. That's the only reason it's acceptable.

@muhammadkhairulafiq2917

3 жыл бұрын

@James Smith LOL Oh my god, I've never seen someone got butthurt over a product so much after Intel fanboys. Please, show me where did I say it's a "cheap quality cooler". No it wont fit into cases that Noctua coolers wouldnt, because the 160mm height the NH-D15 fits literally most (as in 99%) of the standard ATX case. A standard ATX case will fit literally any cooler including the NH-D15, what makes you think it cant fit anything else by Noctua? Even the Meshify C and Phanteks P360A can fit an NH-D15 albeit with very tight clearance. In fact that glass would be touching the cooler on the P360A, but it'll fit. There arent much mATX cases on the market and most people still go with ATX cases if they're building mATX since the price of mATX are on par with ATX cases anyway. ITX builds either use low profile coolers or are watercooled. Heck even the bigger ITX builds like the NCase M1 can fit the NH-D15. The Fuma is 6mm lower than the NH-D15 and 4mm lowerthan the U12S and U12A, so no. Noctua coolers fit almost anything. There are any much issue with RAM clearance either, except with NH-D15, and then we still have the NH-D15S. "When you say "worse", you are being subjective based on design, for which you want to try to make a point that because it's a two tower (though smaller) that it's not as good, while TOTALLY ignoring the test data, which is a pretty wild judgement on a product. Forget about how it ACTUALLY performs, and make some new subjective judgement about it. Are you from Intel?" Considering a single fan slim single cooler can keep up with a dual fan dual tower cooler, the Fuma is performing worse, it's literally 3 degrees cooler than the Redux, just 1 degrees cooler than the original U12S. That's just not subjective based on design, that is with test data. Note that the U12S is tested with 1 fan. "Though smaller", smaller than what? An NH-D15? It's literally bigger than the U12S, just lower in height. That is not small, just shorter. Effective surface area is still bigger than the U12S. "while TOTALLY ignoring the test data, which is a pretty wild judgement on a product. Forget about how it ACTUALLY performs, and make some new subjective judgement about it. Are you from Intel?" "while TOTALLY ignoring the test data, which is a pretty wild judgement on a product. Forget about how it ACTUALLY performs, and make some new subjective judgement about it. Are you from Intel?" "while TOTALLY ignoring the test data, which is a pretty wild judgement on a product. Forget about how it ACTUALLY performs, and make some new subjective judgement about it. Are you from Intel?" "while TOTALLY ignoring the test data, which is a pretty wild judgement on a product. Forget about how it ACTUALLY performs, and make some new subjective judgement about it. Are you from Intel?" Funnily enough, the redux dual fan is ACTUALLY BETTER than the Fuma 2. Are you an stupid or an idiot? Need I remind you again that this is a slim single tower? "In pretty much every way the Scythe Fuma 2, including the quality of engineering, is as good or better than the Noctua, based on REAL data, and not subjectivity. I find the installation a bit easier because it lines up better than Noctua coolers. It reverses where the screw and screw hole is and it makes a difference." HAHAHAHAHA a real Scythe fanboy arent ya? The quality of engineering is barely what Noctua is. There's a reason Noctua have a very high reputation and have confidence to back that up with 6 years of warranty. This is also why the Fuma is so cheap for a dual tower cooler. Yep the Fuma installation is a bit easier because your ego outweigh the difficulty that you didnt realize the real difficulty of it. Noctua's installation has been said the best by every reviewer, ever, that everyone is questioning why arent other brands just start copying it at that point. "It's been tested on THIS channel, which showed the Scythe to be better. Do I need to post the link to their review? It's why they included it on their graphs, and it beat out this cooler BTW." This IS THE REVIEW and included the graph that the Redux U12S beat the Fuma 2 when 2 fans are installed. Did you miss that part? It's in the second last timestamp 'btw'.

It's great to see Mike again! :D

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

It felt weird to be on camera again after so long, not kidding. - Mike

@metrotechguru5863

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks You make an excellent presenter. No need to fear the camera. We are all friends here.

Who was the guy who started Hardware Canucks? I remember a totally different guy and then Dimitri came. You guys should do a channel history during your anniversary of the channel.

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

The first person on the HWC KZread channel was someone called Keeton. The people who started HWC as it is today, starting with the website and then reviews were Mike (on this video) and Ryan (not a camera guy!).

@phohan-2649

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks Amazing! I remember looking back and seeing Keeton at Pax 2010 and I have always been curious on what happened. Thank you so much for the information!

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

@@phohan-2649 Any time!

@OTNaugrim

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, this channel is a bit of a mystery in it's origin to many many of its subscribers :D Great content nonetheless

Fun fact, if you're a Noctua fan like me and you email them a pick of your rig with Noctua fans ; they will send you a nice "fan" package of stickers, metal badge, as well as a keychain fan.

@ShawnStrickland

3 жыл бұрын

oh wow, I have my case filled with them and I will surely do that, thank you :)

@CannabisTechLife

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShawnStrickland glad to help!

It was clear that Mike was feeling rusty after so long off the camera, but he definitely seemed to find his stride as the video went on! Kudos to his fellow Canuck off-camera for helping him relax. Good work, guys.

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it wasn't easy. But we figured it out as a team. - Mike. :)

We definitely need to have Mike on more reviews. Guy does a great job.

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Everyone: We love your products, but can you make them look less awful? Noctua: Slightly less awful? You got it.

@troyvzwky

3 жыл бұрын

The look grows on you over time.

@andresgallego5727

3 жыл бұрын

They have sexy blackout coolers now, they even have covers for them.

@Structureel

3 жыл бұрын

RGB rainbow vomit or Noctua shit stain brown, the price is the same.

@balesjo

3 жыл бұрын

@@andresgallego5727 The black coolers and fans are really sharp. According to their website, we can look forward to a white unit and fans late in the summer.

@secundus6457

3 жыл бұрын

@@balesjo What a progress!

I really love Mike's way of reviewing on this channel. it's soo refreshing to see more people on this channell. fun fact, my first comment on this channel was when Eber and Mike were reviewing the p-atx v2 and it was funny how they were fighting over who's got the better components haha, great duo and love from London :)

Bro, this cooler checks off every mark ✅✅

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

Check check check

@malithaw

3 жыл бұрын

@James Smith yeah but it ain't noctua

@malithaw

3 жыл бұрын

@James Smith true true, I know it's better what I meant was the brand value.

I REALLY REALLY LIKE Mike style, this video went Really solid, honestly.. half way into the video... I Have to stop the video, to write how awesome the setup, the passion and interaction is with mike.. he shows more -to me- is a Pc geek guy than any other, not only the Pc workhouse setup in the background, but his facial expressions are better (I'm sorry Dimitri.. you re my great with Cases dude) but he puts zero "drama" to his facial-expresions and i love how he truly talks with someone else about past experiences. Really nice video guys, looks like Completely other youtube channel, and I would love to have more of this. Great fucking review

Great vid and I love snows yelling in the background. :D

Great Job Mike. Nice to see you behind the camera again.

Was contemplating this purchase a couple weeks ago and ultimately had my package stolen off of my porch,now I can change my mind! Thank you for this review.

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

Man that sucks. :(

Great to see Mike on cam. Such a great variety of presenters! This cooler though 🥶 steal price

what a refreshing review! was not expecting this quality content on such a cooler

Great job Mike!

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Still getting used to it! - Mike

Thanks for the video, Mike! I'm getting one for sure now.

I LOVE their redux series, bought a few to add to my case fan count

Thanks guys and Noctua! Already on my wish list. ;)

Damn that performance is good at $50, and when with the additional fans, it's priced really close to Fuma 2 ($60) which comes with 2 fans. Good job Noctua, for giving customers an upgrade path! Hey, good to see you Mike!

the included fan is a beast, running a NF-P12 redux on my Hyper212 heatsink and makes a great improvement

Great vid Mike - the Noctua 12's are an absolute legend. What is overlooked is this cooler not only is slim, it's low profile enough for many of the mITX cases like the Fractal Node 84. They are so easy to mount, each chipset gets its own set of instructions, the whole Noctua experience in terms of packaging, instructions, the quality, it's peerless. As for performance, once I fitted it, I had to shine a torch in the case to check it was working - it is so quiet and cools supremely well. Personally, I'd go for the extra and get the U12S because those splitters and extra clips are well worth it especially with so many motherboards skimping on fan controller sockets. Add Noctua intake and exhausts - it is a very, very, very quiet rig.

More vids with Mike pls! You do this great!

@michaelhoenig4212

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Damn this was well timed and needed for me having a terrible time with a single radiator water cooler I bought on an i7 thanks for the great review will be purchasing this as soon as I can

We need more Mike!

thanks for the review. It is what sold me on the redux. got a used one with an upgrade kit for the same price as a new Arctic Freezer Esports duo.

Good detailed review 👍

I used to have arctic and scythe fans which are considered to be good fans. This year I replaced all 4 of them for noctua fans (3 case fans and 1 static pressure fan for the cpu heatsink). I eliminated 85% of noise with identical temperatures. Noctua fans are really that good. They are worth it.

Love your content. Follower from Egypt ❤️

Really useful video, thanks!

Cant wait for this to be available in my country

I never knew that Boot Sequence and H.C. were in the same building. What a small world!

NH-U12S Redux wow finally

Please do more , you are good host

Great review! Would love to see the latest version of the CM hyper 212 tested to see if it's keeping up with the cheap performance cooler going (and to see how the new sickleflow fans perform)

Sweet T-shirt!

Honestly, I love the brown and beige look.

Nice video. You mention Thermalright was one of the first sponsored vidoes or companies to reach out to you. I would love a Thermalright cpu cooler video for am4! Im specifically interested in the difference between the Macho and the ARO. They look like basically the same coolers but the ARO is specific for AMD only and has a nice little stamp on it, want to know if its just a gimmick or does it actually cool better! Thanks!

Good stuff, thanks!

great color

Honestly that accessory kit is a decent value all on it's own. I've got Redux Fans on one of my radiators. For the vibration pads and fan alone I think they add up to about that much usually.

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

Or more. But you'll notice (something I didn't until after I went on-cam) that the Redux fans on this + the kit only have one set of anti vibration mounts, not the usual two.

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks for Radiator mounting that’s fine IMO. Doesn’t look as nice if they are visible but otherwise I don’t see much reason to have both sides equipped.

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

@@HotRodHippie Its interesting you say that. The Redux fans aren't really designed for optimal noise / static pressure ratio so they wouldn't do as well as some alternatives on radiators.

@HotRodHippie

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks I’ve been fairly happy with them to this point. I could stand for a quieter option but they are getting the job done.

Gottal love that meshify case :)

Nice video. Just bought a U12S for my brand new 5600x

Have this cooler, it’s amazing this and the redux line is actually really good. Got 2 intake and 1 exhaust and of course the redux cooler but it’s very silent and the anti vibration pads I added to them are amazing just debating weather I want to add my extra redux fan to my cooler.

if i didn't already have a nh-u12s i would definitely buy this... Good to have on my radar ig if i fsr need another pc.

That T-shirt design is perfect.

Good review

Great informative video - Maybe a great comparison would be "Why upgrade from a standard AMD Wraith CPU Cooler to an aftermarket cooler?" Love the Merch too!

How about a small tower cooler series for SFF builds?

Went with the Fuma 2, can't complaint. Awesome performance, awesome price. It holds my 10900 around 38º C easily under normal load with ambient 28-30.

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing value there!

@GuiMaso

3 жыл бұрын

@Dennis Andrews the one that came with it, from scythe. Excellent quality.

Cool. Was looking for a new air cooler for my 3600. This seems to do a nice job at a decent price.

Nice vid!

What I see as a main advantage for me, is preinstalled thermal paste (so I don't have to worry I didn't apply it correctly) and option to rotate it 90° on AMD platform (it is surprisingly difficult to find budget CPU cooler with this option).

I've used a u12s for years never had a problem with it. But when I upgraded to the 10700k it struggled to keep it cool and overclocking was off the table. Got myself a fuma2 and now temps are under control.

I'd like to see more from ThermalRight, their high end stuff. I've been using them since the 120 Ultra 120 & still using an Ultra 120 Extreme Copper & classic aluminium in dual Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM. I do use Noctua overall in my dual; Xeon sockets. This U12S AM4 with 2011-3 adapter fits brilliant. ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS w/ E5-2667-V2 over 4G turbo OC

A cheaper U12S without the beige fan? Now i know what to recommend to my friends now

I got my Nhu12s for £36 used. Couldn't be happier with the purchase

Please do a comparison of the Vetroo 5 air cooler!

You should review some arctic tower cooler! Those are the best value imo right now

I think the market needs line between regular products and redux, one that gives you all the quality you get with top products but with less goodies and fanciness so no see through packaging that doesn't even matter since you order online, no extra pads, no LNA, no extra clips but the main product itself would be the same top tier one that way you save the environment a bit, don't end up with a whole drawer of accessories and even if it's just $5 less on a package it makes a difference when you buy say full set of A12x25 for your case taking away a heatpipe, making contact worse and on top of that using worse fan makes you risk actually spend more money since you'll end up not satisfied and moving to the top anyway eventually but obviously you won't notice it when noise normalized, it starts to matter when silence normalizing though what I'd love to see is exactly that: setting the coolers up to the speeds you'd actually use them at (so much, much lower than you use currently) and seeing how they fare I can tell you already that some of them would simply fail (like Scythe ones, Kaze Flex are just unable to go quiet enough, but for the completeness of comparison running them fanless would be interesting)

@Z4KIUS

3 жыл бұрын

and of course I hope to see the passive Noctua as soon as possible once it finally gets released, this will be a game changer

@thunderboltlightning6010

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’d like to see a simpler packaged version. Same product but fewer accessories. Even pre applied thermal paste is OK. But cutting corners on the cooler itself is not good. Most Noctua buyers don’t care that much about price, they want a premium product. And this just look like a knockoff.

Great video! Would you consider doing noise-normalized testing on case fans? I feel like that’s not covered much, but it provides airflow for the whole system! Smaller KZreadrs have noted that both Arctic and Scythe fans outperform Noctua 140mm.

@GoSu..

3 жыл бұрын

You can buy two Actic P14 fans for the price of one Noctua and they perform pretty much identical (air volume, static pressure and db)

I love Noctua!

Test or review: Which cooler has lasted the test of time and cpu mounting standards? CPU Socket changes and still cuts the mustard? I know of a few and I'm sure you do as well, so which cooler can be used for more generations of CPU's, Socket Types, etc.?

As soon as I bought a cooler this comes out 🥲

Thank you for the comparison. I have the U12S SE-AM4 and was curious if the redux version is doing anything better.

@TB-up4xi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi , I have the same cooler - I bought 2x Redux fans and swapped out the stock fan. 91w +/- load 25+/- Ambient. 2.2 degrees lower temps with 1 redux fan, 5.8 degrees lower with 2x1700 rpm redux fans in pull-push. Really surprised me.

Well, I think it might have been more interesting to have other near priced competitors shown to see thier level of performance, a round up of $50 coolers to see if the Redux is really worth the price. How does it compare to the Scythe Mugen 5, the A500, Hyper 212 B.E., Shadow Rock 3, perhaps others, is it worth the Noctua premium at the mid-range?

6:00 W(ho)TF takes off the AM3/AM4 mounting plastic brackets? Any cooler rated for AM4 mounts to stock brackets on the motherboard. The stock backing plate is solid, no need to change it.

Seems like a great value cooler , as u wont need the extra's u get on the normal u12s for most modern systems you could just spin the fan down instead of using a low noise adapter.

Waiting for NF-A12 Chromax. It was Q1, then Q2, now Q3..Noctua please!

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think that was ever officially announced. From my understanding the A12 fans can't be replicated in Chromax. Its a long story....

@brandonyoung181

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks thermaltake did it... kind of haha.

@RebirthBeyond

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks Noctua's roadmap on their site says black A12 fans are coming in Q3 2021, along with a black U12A.

@skye7690

3 жыл бұрын

NH-U12A in black!

@simoSLJ89

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks I don't know the whole story, I just found the info on Noctua website, in the roadmap section. It was Q1, then Q2, then Q3..

When I went for a cheap air cooler to get a system up and running, I went with a Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B. Wonder how it compares with this in performance.

I have P-12 redux fans in my system, It's a good fan for money and quiet even with max RPM !

More Mike reviews please.

Do a side by side cooling performance comparison video of this $50 Noctua NH-U12S Redux against the $29 budget Vetroo V5 CPU air cooler found on Amazon.

It would be cool if you guys reviewed the thermaltake toughair 510 or the whole toughair lineup.

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

Did they ever announce a price for it? It seems it was announced in January but then sorta faded away.

@brandonyoung181

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks it’s out now on amazon. Supply seems spotty though.

@maddoxkuy1623

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks I bought a 510 for 60 dollars on amazon before they sold out and it seems to be really good

I own 2 NH-D15's (one of them the black model) and like 8 of their fans for case fans, personally the color doesn't bug me.

We need more of mike on the camera!

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

OMG....NOOOO! - Mike

I love Noctua's mounting system. AMD or Intel, installation is dead simple. I have been wondering if they will ever manufacture a water-cooling solution.

This cooler matches the Corsair 4000 case pretty nicely

@NajCarnage

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah. I got the scythe fuma 2 for my 4000D partly because of the colour too

can't you do a compare of the NH-U12S and the 4pipe/6pipe Snowman cooler?

seeing this right after having received my Dark Rock Slim cooler :( , I wonder what I should do

Gotten the fuma 2 locally for 50+, imo that is the better deal, at least in my SEA region. Noctua product tends to be sold at a very high mark up here.

I used to think all tower coolers were basically the same, and no one who air cools would need anything better than a 212 Evo- But just seeing the installed crossbar opens my eyes so damn wide

Can you guys check out the arctic freezer 34 esports duo? Seems like it really is a great product for the money

The Scythe Fuma looks like the way to go.

Good video

The way he appears 😆

I would have paid extra for the alternative brown colour that Noctua loves. Noctua NH-D14 has never failed for me after 9 years btw. Keeps my i5-3570k nice and cool still

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

D14 on a 3570K is close to the ultimate flex.

@evlkenevl2721

3 жыл бұрын

...Doesn't the more expensive non-redux version come with the brown fan?

Hello, do we need to remove the "e-clips" close to the two screws of the noctua? Thanks, i subscribe in your video and i put like ;)

i like this guy :)

My original U12 from 2013 is still going strong. Keep the receipt, guys! If you ever change Sockets, Noctua will send you a free installation kit for your new motherboard.

Would like to see comparison with 5600x stock cooler and this and OC benchmarks. If possible add 5800x to the mix and intel equivalent.

For sub 200w TDP, it looks like the FUMA 2 is the clear choice. Otherwise at the extreme TDP go with NH-D15. What about Deepcool as500 plus?

@GoatzombieBubba

Жыл бұрын

All Noctua better support and warranty.

*If you are brave:* I used black Rit Dye and made all of my Noctua fans dark black.. Just make sure you do this outdoors (gas grill burner) and with a pot you plan on throwing away :).. Came out really nice and did not harm the fans (they are sealed). 7 years later all RPMs are still in spec and they work great.

@HardwareCanucks

3 жыл бұрын

Honest question: how did you get a fabric dye to stick to plastic / hybrid plastic.

@OVERKILL_PINBALL

3 жыл бұрын

@@HardwareCanucks You have to put about 5 packets of the RIT dye into a gallon of distilled water. You bring the water to a boil. Submerge the fans into the water until full submerged. Hang the fan power cable over the edge. Use metal clamps, pinchers or some way to fasten the cable to the side of the pot. This is just to prevent the 3/4-pin plug from getting wet. Leave it at a boil (not violent) for at least 1 hour. If you want to go darker you can leave it in longer (2-3hrs). Just be sure to put all fans in for the same time. When done rinse well with cold water (stainless steel sink or outdoors). Let to dry on paper towels. May need to repease a rinse. Enjoy your BLACKED out Noctua fans :) - Edit: I even put the silicon (rubber?) corners in too but I did remove them from the fans first.

Plenty Scythe Fuma 2 available in Europe. Prices around EUR.55,-

u12s redux not available on amazon till May 18, Fuma 2 can get be delivered tomorrow

Are you able to explain the discrepancy between these (strikingly low) 165W numbers with a 10980XE and the higher 150W numbers with a 5950X shown in other reviews?

Noctua FTW!!

NH-U12S Redux or NH-U12S for 13400F? Thx

Noctua....you get the quality that you pay for. Not only do you get products with good finishing and high quality performance, but also yes, super easy installation. So easy that a first-time PC builder like me could take a brand new NH-D15S and fix it onto my CPU on the very first try. No fiddling, no fumbling, no guesswork required. Awesome. Absolutely love it.