Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Special Edition CPU Cooler Review

Contents & Packaging

The packaging for the NH-U12P SE1366 is virtually identical to its counterpart for the older sockets. The front entails a small cut out giving a view of the NF-P12 fan and the main features listed on the side. A few bubbles pointing out that this cooler is a special edition for Intel Core i7 are also displayed to make it different from the normal NH-U12P.

One side sees a series of translations along with a huge box at the bottom with countless awards that the NH-U12P heatsink has been awarded.

The reverse sees two different things: a skeleton picture of the mounting bracket, heatsink and motherboard surrounded by multi-lingual labels with the specifications at the bottom; the other displays all the features with explanations and a little bit of the technology used in the NF-P12 fans.

The accessory bundle for the SE1366 edition of this cooler is essentially all that has changed. The number of included accessories is again very large though:

• Noctua NT-H1 thermal paste
• Manual/installation guide
• 2 * LNA (low-noise-adapter)
• 2 * ULNA (ultra-low-noise-adapter)
• Screwdriver
• Backplate
• Mounting brackets
• Screws
• 4 * Fan clips
• Noctua badge

Clearly it’s a long list with some of the pieces very unique to Noctua – namely their low noise adapters which are an alternative to a fan controller. Also, two NF-P12 fans are included and so four fan clips are needed although the user can just choose to use one fan of course.