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The Noctua NH C12P SE14 Cooler is supplied in a very stylish box, almost identical to the NH D14 we reviewed a few weeks ago. We like Noctua's packaging, its elegant and well designed.
The cooler is enclosed in strong cardboard for shipping and it is a c type down facing design which is low profile and supports a huge array of chassis design, particularly media cases.
The box contains a lovely fold out booklet with Intel and AMD fitting instructions on either side as well as clearly labeled pouches with AMD and Intel kits, and then a shared bag with items for both platforms, such as thermal paste and voltage cut down cables (to reduce fan speed and lower noise).
The cooler is beautifully designed and the mount and heatpipe design is similar to the NH D14. There are six chunky heatpipes transferring the heat between base and fins.
Some people dont like the Noctua fan colours, but I have to say, I think they are beautiful. This fan is a high end model which is 140mm in diameter and comes with a set of 120mm mounts meaning Noctua didn't need to redesign the cooler itself. We like the face down cooling approach as with a fan this large the motherboard components will also get cooled.
Fitting the Noctua cooler is as easy as it comes. You simply attach two bars to the motherboard and connect to the cooler to these bars. There are no issues with components nearby and even ram with double length heatspreaders can be used on the motherboard.
