Monday, June 15th 2009
Noctua Presents Quiet CPU Cooler for Xeon 5500
Noctua today presented two new additions to its DX series of quiet Intel Xeon CPU coolers: Now compatible with Intel's latest LGA1366 based Xeon 5500 (Nehalem EP) processors, the new NH-U12DX 1366 and NH-U9DX 1366 are true drop-in replacements for standard Intel coolers and make it easier than ever before to significantly reduce the noise emission of high-end workstations and severs.
"Our industry clients who build quiet servers and workstations swear by our DX series of Intel Xeon coolers for applications which require both high processing power and low noise emission", says Mag. Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO. "The new Nehalem EP processors certainly provide an impressive boost in performance, but especially the faster models also require high-quality heatsinks in order to be cooled quietly. That's where our new DX 1366 coolers come in."
Based on Noctua's signature NH-U series and fitted with the award-winning NF-P12 and NF-B9 fans, the new NH-U12DX 1366 and NH-U9DX 1366 form complete premium quality packages that include Noctua's renowned NT-H1 thermal compound and guarantee outstanding quiet cooling performance for Intel's LGA1366 Xeon 5500 CPUs. While the larger NH-U12DX 1366 is ideal for quiet audio, video, CAD or rendering workstations, the smaller NH-U9DX 1366 fits standard 4U chassis and thus lends itself to special server applications.
Both models employ the new SecuFirm2 mounting system for Xeon 5500, which ensures maximum convenience and extremely short installation time, making them ideal both for professional system integrators and less tech-savvy workstation users seeking to quiet their systems.
Prices and availability
Both models are available immediately at recommended retail prices of EUR 56.90 / USD 64.90 (NH-U12DX 1366) and EUR 46.90 / USD 54.90 (NH-U9XDX 1366).
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Noctua
Based on Noctua's signature NH-U series and fitted with the award-winning NF-P12 and NF-B9 fans, the new NH-U12DX 1366 and NH-U9DX 1366 form complete premium quality packages that include Noctua's renowned NT-H1 thermal compound and guarantee outstanding quiet cooling performance for Intel's LGA1366 Xeon 5500 CPUs. While the larger NH-U12DX 1366 is ideal for quiet audio, video, CAD or rendering workstations, the smaller NH-U9DX 1366 fits standard 4U chassis and thus lends itself to special server applications.
Both models employ the new SecuFirm2 mounting system for Xeon 5500, which ensures maximum convenience and extremely short installation time, making them ideal both for professional system integrators and less tech-savvy workstation users seeking to quiet their systems.
Prices and availability
Both models are available immediately at recommended retail prices of EUR 56.90 / USD 64.90 (NH-U12DX 1366) and EUR 46.90 / USD 54.90 (NH-U9XDX 1366).
25 Comments on Noctua Presents Quiet CPU Cooler for Xeon 5500
Ultra 120 eXtreme DOES fit on Dual-socket boards, right?
Even better than the posts I was thinking off as it shows off an optional mount.
And it looks like a new pic was edited in by OP, an even cleaner mount. Nice.
No i'm not serious, its a little joke, and i dont get the color either, i get the, noctua is good!
Theese are prolly lower than a thermalright and perhaps cools even better ;)
AND EVERY1 wants a piece of the cake post nr 1(two after Techpowerup ofc)
its like saying:
Whats the point of 4870, we already have a powerfull highend card gtx260.
and whats the point of 295 we already have 4870x2, goes for the same thing, minor advantages over eachother, same price.
Yes, we get it. Your fans are freaking awesome. If they are on CPU coolers or the case, they blow a lot of air and are near silent. We also get that your company color is Brown and white.
Please, please, we beg you, stop making tan and rust brown colored fans. Put your brown/white logo on the fan blade(s). Just please give us all some color options. I use your fans in closed cases only because the colors don't match ANYTHING.
I believe Arctic Cooling has the monopoly on silent coolers. All the people need are Silent and Powerful. "Quiet" is just not useful.
Just *NOT* in my PC please. :shadedshu
P.S. If it has moving air, it makes noise. There is no such thing as a silent fan, period. Some are very, very quiet....hummm, Noctua comes to mind when I think of really really quiet fans of high quality.
You understand me as well as the term "silent." Silent, means that it cannot be heard. It means that if you stick it in your case and close it, you will hear nothing outside of the case that you did not hear when it was empty. That, or something very close to it, is what Arctic Cooling have given me in the past.
The free market exists solely so that two competitors can rule above the rest. There are those, god bless their souls, who will buy products that are not the best value, keeping many companies in existence. Truth be told, to the consumer, no companies matter. To us, two to five are good. But to the market.. two always rule, in technicality.
For as long as Thermalright have existed, they have had the best coolers. I also own Arctic Cooling products, but only for their relative.. silence.
Noctua are about as good as Scythe. And my mere point is that Thermalright have both beat on every level. Point in case, my HTPC. I looked around when buying it, a year ago, for a cooler. I found the Scythe Mini. It was decent. Then, I found the SI-128, and bought it.
Performance and Quietness are to Performance and Value. That's what matters.
But, I value Noctua. Just like I value Scythe. They both have their own.. artistic, if you will, thing going on. Noctua's is a singular and unpopular color mix for all their products. But, I have a Noctua fan.. it's unique. Perhaps.. that is what these companies are going for. We all know.. it has a place.
And as far as your argument against these products, Imsochobo made it clear enough, I believe.
examples www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/noctua_nhu12p/4.htm
www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1566&pageID=6862
www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1799/noctua_nh_u12p_se1366_core_i7_specific_cpu_cooler/index6.html
I am not a fan of Noctua. I have bought only two of their fans. They were both the quietest and ugliest fans I have ever put in a case. I have a Ultra Aluminus Case with a huge see through side panel so no go for me.
-Anyway, I think we've become too obsessed with how our computers look. As long as there's not some kind of Barbie magic princess theme going on, I'm okay with it. In fact it would make a very nice looking cooler with the right color scheme. Here's a good looking board to go with it (minus the sata ports... :/)