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Undressing the cooler from it’s cardboard protective cocoon, reveals a somewhat different facial structure in comparison to what is normal. Where the tower coolers generally have a flat face, the NH-U12P SE2 has a many different layers as you can see here.
It is also refreshing to see than the sides of the cooler have been blocked somewhat, which should help reduce waste air flow that in-turn could be used to remove the heat from the fins.
The top of the cooler is adorned with an embossed Noctua owl logo; you can also see the four heatpipes on the top, whilst the base is protected with a plastic cap! The base itself isn’t one of a mirror finish, but it is nice and flat. As we always say here at Overclockers Tech, shininess is not indicative of a flat surface.
It is at this time that it would be prudent to note that the unit feels solidly built and well made, and could potentially take on a few meetings with Mr Floor without sustaining ‘too much’ damage.
Upon installation; we were at first a little disappointed that Noctua had decided to continue to use wire clips to secure the fans to the heatsink surface! However, upon seeing their execution of this strategy our minds were changed, the length of the clip fits into a large recess, which makes installing the fans an easy procedure!
Due to the cooler requiring a back plate, the motherboard needs to be removed from the system (unless you have a case with an access hole), the mounting system can seem a little bit daunting at first as there are numerous components, however, the two instruction leaflets have a step-by-step walk through of how to complete each section for both the AMD and the Intel mounting systems.
It would also be prudent to ensure that your system can accommodate such a beast before purchasing, as when using the included two fans, the cooler is no small-fry.
Next we reach the testing, so does the NH-U12P SE2 live up to the hype?…
