Tuesday, March 16th 2021
Noctua Presents Redux line CPU Cooler and Second Fan Kit
Noctua today presented the NH-U12S redux, the first CPU cooler within its redux line of products. True to the spirit of the redux line, the NH-U12S redux takes the proven concept of the original, award-winning NH-U12S and reduces it to its essential core: a quiet, quality-made 120 mm cooler with streamlined accessories that is highly compatible, easy to install and accessibly priced. With the NA-FK1 second fan kit, the NH-U12S redux can be upgraded to a push/pull dual-fan configuration for further improved performance.
"Our redux line fans have earned an excellent reputation for providing trusted Noctua quality without breaking the bank", says Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). "Today, we're proud to present our first redux line CPU cooler, which does exactly the same thing. We're confident that the NH-U12S redux will be a perfect choice for anybody who has always wanted a Noctua heatsink but couldn't quite justify the investment."
The NH-U12S redux is a streamlined, accessibly priced version of the iconic NH-U12S that has established itself as a benchmark for slim, highly compatible 120 mm CPU coolers. The redux version uses the same proven heatsink layout that guarantees 100% compatibility with tall RAM modules as well as excellent case and PCIe compatibility. Thanks to the popular NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM fan that supports automatic speed control through the motherboard, it provides high performance under load and runs whisper-quiet at idle. At the same time, Noctua's renowned, professional SecuFirm2 mounting system and the pre-applied NT-H1 thermal compound make installation a breeze. Backed up with Noctua's trusted 6-year manufacturer's warranty, the NH-U12S redux is a smart, affordable choice for a quiet, high-quality 120 mm cooler.
Just like with Noctua's more expensive coolers, future mounting upgrade kits for the NH-U12S redux will be provided free of charge if technically possible, making it a safe long-term investment.
Users who would like to further improve the cooling efficiency of the NH-U12S redux can do so with the newly introduced, optional NA-FK1 kit that contains a second NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM fan, fan clips, anti-vibration pads, a y-cable and Low-Noise Adaptors. By upgrading the cooler to a push/pull-style dual-fan setup, the NA-FK1 makes it possible to achieve even better performance or to reduce noise levels by having two fans running at lower speeds.
Suggested retail prices
The manufacturer's suggested retail prices are EUR/USD 49.90 for the NH-U12S redux and EUR/USD 16.90 for the NA-FK1.
Availability
Both the CPU cooler and the second fan kit are available as of today via Noctua's official Amazon stores.
For more information,visit the product pages of the NH-U12S redux and NA-FK1.
"Our redux line fans have earned an excellent reputation for providing trusted Noctua quality without breaking the bank", says Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). "Today, we're proud to present our first redux line CPU cooler, which does exactly the same thing. We're confident that the NH-U12S redux will be a perfect choice for anybody who has always wanted a Noctua heatsink but couldn't quite justify the investment."
Just like with Noctua's more expensive coolers, future mounting upgrade kits for the NH-U12S redux will be provided free of charge if technically possible, making it a safe long-term investment.
Users who would like to further improve the cooling efficiency of the NH-U12S redux can do so with the newly introduced, optional NA-FK1 kit that contains a second NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM fan, fan clips, anti-vibration pads, a y-cable and Low-Noise Adaptors. By upgrading the cooler to a push/pull-style dual-fan setup, the NA-FK1 makes it possible to achieve even better performance or to reduce noise levels by having two fans running at lower speeds.
Suggested retail prices
The manufacturer's suggested retail prices are EUR/USD 49.90 for the NH-U12S redux and EUR/USD 16.90 for the NA-FK1.
Availability
Both the CPU cooler and the second fan kit are available as of today via Noctua's official Amazon stores.
For more information,visit the product pages of the NH-U12S redux and NA-FK1.
28 Comments on Noctua Presents Redux line CPU Cooler and Second Fan Kit
As far as I can tell, this is a €10 discount and you get a better colour fan at the same time.
But I'm not a big fan of tower coolers in general, so there's that. And at least they are finally producing fans in a color other than that GAWD-awful baby-shit brown, hehehe :D
€50 for a compromised heatsink and Noctua's second-rate fans isn't anything to be pleased with. Perhaps these will drop to under €40 street price where they will look more competitive with other decent 120mm quad-heatpipe offerings like the Arctic Freezer 34, Deepcool Gammax, Hyper212 Black Edition, or BQ Pure Rock 2 or 3 all at the sub-€40 price point and two of those using higher-quality fans, better aesthetics with anodised fins and top covers/heatpipe covers.
At €50 it's a worse proposition than some of the Thermalright or BeQuiet stuff, but as already mentioned, it looks like a much worse deal than Noctua's own NH-U12S.
Also, I don't like how they called it the "NH-U12S redux". Way too similar to the "NH-U12S" that has an additional heatpipe over this one. If anything this should be called the "NH-U12P redux" since that came with 4 heatpipes as well.
2 years.7 years.Not to say this isn’t a good product, especially with Noctua’s quality, but it’s rare these days for them to release anything exciting.
I guess we’ll see how it goes when they (eventually) release the chromax NF-A12x25’s.
At least by getting a Noctua I know I'm getting quality fan(s). And their customer support is up there with EVGA's if not surpassing it.Whatever it may be. I prefer Chromax, but I would much rather have Noctua brown over RGB fans, any day of the week, any week of the month, any month of the year. That brown and beige color is a signature of quality and not something that screams "G A M E R".
For 8€ less I can easily 'justify' buying this thing. They have really put a lot of thought into that! :-/
Dont get me wrong, own 6 brown ones and one Redux fan, and they are all really great!
But they are just too damn expensive, even the redux ones!
I just put a custom loop in my rig last week and had to choose four 120mm fans for my radiators. So I bought a 5-pack of Arctic P12 PWM for 17€, this would have given me ONE NF-F12 PWM or HALF of a NF-A12 PWM. Come on these fans are good, better than all others even, but they are not THAT much better!
Yes, more 10€ here, more 10€ there, and the all mighty customer support for... a heatsink and some fans. Noctua fans (the people) are starting to sound a lot like Apple's. :rolleyes: