Introduction (Taken from Noctua home page)

The NH-L12 is a low-profile quiet cooler designed for use in small form factor cases and HTPC environments. With its flexible NF-F12 (120mm) / NF-B9 (92mm) dual PWM fan setup, the NH-L12 can be configured either for full performance in dual fan mode or extra-low profile (66mm) with the top fan removed. Bundled with the award-winning NT-H1 thermal compound and Noctua’s SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system, the NH-L12 packs everything premium quality quiet cooler needs into a highly compact package.

My take on the subject

Noctua are lorded as the best of the best when it comes to air cooling, they have had some slight misses with products but tend to be consistently high performance, quality, compatibility, and of course high price.

Does the Noctua HN-L12 provide yet another winning formula for Noctua?, or is the NH-L12 a lack lustre addition to quickly capture the compact chassis market.

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