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Noctua NH-U12A

GreiverBlade

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StrayKAT said:
Strangely, I've heard MSI's Frozr XL isn't bad for 120mm either.. but it's around the same price.
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the performances are good, the design is way better but the price is just as outrageous ... i wouldn't recommend it ...


unless pure Noctua fans (no pun) that would like to test something else and want to pay around the same price as their precious, just for the sake of it... :laugh:
 
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GreiverBlade said:
do not conveniently snip part of the post to make you seems right
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I am skipping the unrelated contents.

You simply cannot beat the U12A in Performance / Noise Ratio without mentioning 140mm / giant twin tower monsters.
You cannot deny the fact, and editing your post won't make your arguments legit.
 
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In my limited and personal experience, it competes directly with a 240mm AIO (my own is a Corsair H100i). Slightly better, in fact. Afaik/from reviews, it competes with larger AIOs as well. But I'm a bit torn, since I can't use my side panel fans with it (I know most don't use these anymore, so it wouldn't be a problem for them.. but I feel better off with them, as I use front intakes with drive bays covering up the airflow.. and can't sacrifice the drive bays either).
 
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Crackong said:
I am skipping the unrelated contents.

You simply cannot beat the U12A in Performance / Noise Ratio without mentioning 140mm / giant twin tower monsters.
You cannot deny the fact, and editing your post won't make your arguments legit.
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then re read and don't conveniently snip "unrelated content" to keep further unrelated content (well that was unrelated to the model but not to the brand) to make look like you are right :p

I MENTIONED A 120MM FOR THE u12a ... seriously you do it on purpose ... the TR HR-02 Macho (WHICH is NOT the TR Macho 120 SBM) 140mm was mentioned to be pitted against the NH-D15 which is ... ohhhh a 140mm ... FROM NOCTUA!...

and i only edited the post because, for whatever gods sake, you can't read, it seems (since you conveniently take only what you can use) ... geez ... i and i can deny the fact ... since it's wrong :p

then feel free to go ahead and prove me right ... (and not about the u12a or the NH-D15, obviously.)
 
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Thermalright True Spirit 140d seems as a champ. Is it d for dual fans? In my country I can get True Spirit 140 Power. Is that the same as here in this test?
 
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