At Dragonsteelmods, we have reviewed several Noctua products which have received a fair amount of accolades from our site and others. With the release of the Intel LGA1366 based CPUs also known as the Core i7 series, there is a need for new performance coolers. Instead of designing a totally new cooler, Noctua took their acclaimed cooler the NH-U12P and modified the SecuFirm mounting system to work with the LGA1366 based motherboards.

Acoustic PC was kind enough to send us not only the NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler, but they included the Noctua NH-C12P for comparison, which can also be mounted with the SecuFirm 2 system onto an x58 motherboard. Although the NH-C12P is not sold with the mounting equipment for the LGA1366 based motherboards; that problem can be easily resolved by picking up the LGA1366 SecuFirm2 Mounting-Kit from Noctua.

If you’ve read Kris’ previous Noctua reviews, you will notice that Noctua have set a high standard with their products. So let’s see how the NH-U12P SE1366 pairs up with the Core i7 builds. Let’s get started, shall we?

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler

Reviewed by: Tomas Ratas

Sponsor: Acoustic PC

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

NH-U12P SE1366

Recommended by more than 100 leading international websites and magazines, the NH-U12P has become a benchmark in premium quality quiet cooling. The NH-U12P SE1366 is a special edition for Intel Core i7 that includes the highly reliable, easy-to-use SecuFirm2™ mounting system for LGA1366 as well as Noctua's pro-grade NT-H1 thermal compound and two NF-P12 120mm fans for superb quiet cooling performance on Core i7 CPUs.

Please note that the NH-U12P SE1366 is only compatible with LGA1366 and that we can't supply mounting kits for other sockets. If you'd like to use the cooler on LGA775 or AM2+, please choose the standard NH-U12P.

Award-winning NH-U12P Heatsink
The NH-U12P SE1366 is built around Noctua's premium quality NH-U12P heatsink that is renowned for its excellent quiet cooling performance and has received more than 100 awards and recommendations from leading international websites and magazines.

SecuFirm2 for LGA1366
Designed to combine outstanding reliability, optimal contact pressure and easy, straightforward installation, SecuFirm2™ is an enthusiast-grade mounting system that meets the highest demands in safety, performance and ease-of-use.

2x NF-P12 Premium Fan
Including two of Noctua's award-winning NF-P12 120mm fans with Low-Noise and Ultra-Low-Noise-Adaptors, the NH-U12P SE1366 offers full flexibility in fine-tuning the cooler for supreme quietness and maximum performance in push-pull mode.

NT-H1 Thermal Compound
Noctua's much-acclaimed NT-H1 is a pro-grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease-of-use and outstanding reliability.

Special Edition Premium Kit
Bundled with a tube of NT-H1, two top quality NF-P12 fans and SecuFirm2™ for LGA1366, the NH-U12P SE1366 forms a complete premium value package that's backed up with 6 years manufacturer's warranty and contains everything you need in order to achieve superb quiet cooling performance on Intel Core i7CPUs.