Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler for Intel Socket LGA 775 & AMD AM2 & AM2+

Product Details:

Based on Noctua's signature NH-U12 series and fitted with the award-winning NF-P12 fan and NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U12DO forms a complete premium quality package that provides outstanding quiet cooling performance for AMD Opteron workstations and servers. The NH-U12DO's SecuFirm™ mounting system screws directly to the standard backplate and makes the NH-U12DO a simple drop-in replacement for AMD stock coolers.

Features:

• Can be turned by 90 degrees for optimal compatibility and positioning: The NH-U12DO can be installed rotated by 90 degrees to allow for an optimal positioning of the cooler and to evade compatibility issues on dual socket mainboards.
• Drop-in replacement for standard AMD coolers: The NH-U12DO's SecuFirm™ mounting system screws directly to the standard Socket F backplate in order to facilitate the installation process
• NF-P12 premium fan: The award-winning NF-P12 has been specifically developed for high-impedance applications such as CPU coolers. Thanks to psychoacoustic optimizations and Noctua's
• Noctua NT-H1 high-end thermal compound: Noctua's much-acclaimed NT-H1 is an pro-grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease-of-use and outstanding long-term stability

• Socket Compatibility: Socket K8 (754, 939, 940) & Sockel F (if the hole spacing is 88.9mm)
• Material: Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
• Fan Compatibility: 120x120x25mm / 120x120x38mm (2 can be installed)
• Size including fan in mm (LxWxH): 155 x 126 x90

Includes:

• 1x NH-U12DO Heatsink
• NF-P12 premium fan
• Mounting clips for 2 fans
• Ultra-Low-Noise-Adaptor (U.L.N.A.)
• NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
• SecuFirm™ mounting kits for Socket F
• Warranty: 6 years

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Product Reviews:
 

30.09.2008: TweakTown.com NH-U12DO Review   "It took a little time but Noctua has now entered the workstation and server market with their new NH-U12DO (Dual Opteron) and NH-U12DX (Dual Xeon) coolers. Since most of the coolers found in this market are very loud and set the performance bar just above the required minimum, I think Noctua will do well with the new workstation coolers. When it comes to Opterons specifically, most enthusiast coolers coming out as of late do not include hardware to mount to 939 processors; the base that Socket F is designed after, so the possibility of using most other enthusiast coolers is shrinking quickly for Socket F. Noctua is capitalizing on the short comings of others and making a real play for workstation superiority with their new coolers. I have yet to find another high quality, low noise cooler made specifically for the Opteron or Xeon. As for uses, the workstation market is comprised of heavy Photoshop users and CAD/CAM professionals. I am sure these guys would like to have a silent workstation and that is now possible. On the other side of the fence, audio/video professionals require truly silent workstations and these are the users that will really benefit from Noctua’s latest workstation line of coolers. Mixing down a sixteen track recording can be difficult when a pair of fans is raising the acoustics of a room. I have seen several studios that spend large sums of money to have the workstations wired from a different room for this reason. " Test verdict: "The NH-U12DO puts Noctua in the workstation market where they will see little competition from other companies producing high quality CPU coolers. With the high quality parts Noctua puts out, is there really a need for anyone else to try?" (Chris Ram, TweakTown.com)