Noctua NH-u12a instead of 360 AIO

Question

I’ve been researching this for a couple days now because as much as I like the kraken z73 I own right now the pump noise makes me go nuts.

I’ve already lowered pump pwm to fixed 30% but there’s always this little ticking that really annoys me.

So I’m thinking about going u12a (having already 10 12x25 in my 5000d airflow) for the most quiet idle operations while running the fans at about 1200-1400 rpm under load.

Like, I know the u12a cools really good at 100% fan speed, but I’d really like to know how good it cools on a „normal“ curve.

Basically what I’m asking, people who used both, a 360 aio and u12a, what are your experiences regarding temperatures and noise?

Posted Jan 4, 2023, 6:07 PM UTC

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