In the past we have reviewed several cooling products from the Austrian company Noctua; we have tested their CPU coolers, chipset coolers and fans before and have been very impressed with the performance.Noctua have released an updated version of the very successful NH-U12 CPU cooler the NH-U12P.

Socket compatibility	Intel Socket LGA 775, AMD AM2 & AM2+, Intel Xeon on request
Height (without fan)	158 mm
Width (without fan)	126 mm
Depth (without fan)	71 mm
Height (with fan)	158 mm
Width (with fan)	126 mm
Depth (with fan)	95 mm
Weight (without fan)	600 g
Weight (with fan)	770 g
Material	Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints, nickel plated
Application	Intel all frequencies, AMD all frequencies
Fan compatibility	120x120x25mm / 120x120x38mm (2 fans can be installed)
Scope of Delivery	-NF-P12 premium fan -Mounting-clips for 2 fans -Ultra-Low-Noise-Adaptor (U.L.N.A.) -Low-Noise-Adaptor (L.N.A.) -NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound -SecuFirm mounting kits for LGA & AM2(+)
Warranty	6 Years
Fan specifications
Model	Noctua NF-P12
Bearing	SSO-Bearing
Blade geometry	Nine Blade Design
Rotational Speed (+/- 10%)	1300 RPM
Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%)	1100 RPM
Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%)	900 RPM
Airflow	92,3 m3/h
Airflow with L.N.A.	78,5 m3/h
Airflow with U.L.N.A.	63,4 m3/h
Acoustical Noise	19,8 dB(A)
Acoustical Noise with L.N.A.	16,9 dB(A)
Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A.	12,6 dB(A)
Input Power	1,08 W
MTBF	> 150.000 h

The Packaging
The NH-U12P is supplied in a stylish box with the essential information about the product clearly visible.

Two smaller boxes are contained within the main package, one holding the actual cooler and fan, the other containing the accessories bundled with the NH-U12P.

The Noctua package is very impressive and thorough, there is the mounting equipment for both Socket 775 and Am2 as well as the Ultra-Low-Noise adaptor (U.L.N.A.), which allows for a further reduction in noise emission. Additionally there is Noctua NT-H1 high-end thermal compound, a well laid out manual and even a screwdriver!