Noctua Announces Low-Profile NH-L12 CPU Cooler

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This looks fantastic for some of those stubborn (small) mini-ITX builds in which you want to put some crazy hot processor in a case the size of a briefcase.
 

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It's interesting that they have non-identical fan sizes. I've been wondering if that is beneficial or not, thinking that different fans could create some kind of canceling effect reducing the cooling potential.
 

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I'm also interested in seeing how this performs to other HTPC sized coolers as well as a good tower size cooler just to put it in perspective :)
I could go for one of these in the new build I just made for my girlfriend.
 

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[citation][nom]phump[/nom]It's interesting that they have non-identical fan sizes. I've been wondering if that is beneficial or not, thinking that different fans could create some kind of canceling effect reducing the cooling potential.[/citation]
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This would be great for HTPCs with grill tops... but if your ventilation is rear only then this design could really suck. Only Noctua could design a low profile CPU cooler that dwarfs even stock coolers lol
 

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[citation][nom]phump[/nom]It's interesting that they have non-identical fan sizes. I've been wondering if that is beneficial or not, thinking that different fans could create some kind of canceling effect reducing the cooling potential.[/citation]

lol?
 

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I'm not convinced that only 4 heatpipes with such a small amount of total fin area to dissipate the heat will be that affective in spite of the extra fan underneath. Will look forward to a review on other sites.
 

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[citation][nom]schizofrog[/nom]I'm not convinced that only 4 heatpipes with such a small amount of total fin area to dissipate the heat will be that affective in spite of the extra fan underneath. Will look forward to a review on other sites.[/citation]

Considering this is a preview, and not a review I will look forward to a review on tomshardware.
 

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Grab some of those Cooler Master Geminii, get a Cooler Master 360, maybe a Silverstone Grandia GD01B-R, see if any of them will work *fan-less* with a Pentium G620 or so: Call it a BBQ.
 
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