The top part of the heatsink comes with square spaces that are cut into the aluminium fins. It’s a necessary process to allow easier access of screwdrivers to the spring-loaded screws on the mounting system’s lower plate. This is hands down the best SFX power supply for SFF builds and is extremely popular amongst mini-ITX builders (our full list of recommended SFX PSUs can be found here), and with good reason. Ask any Ghost S1 builder and you will likely get the same response and praise for the Corsair SF series SFX format power supply. This time, you’ll learn about the key features of the cooler in our Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition review. Key Features of the Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition Noctua’s Popular NH-L12 Heatsink The cooler’s name is a reference to the Ghost S1 enclosure that’s manufactured by Louqe. It’s a company that Noctua partnered with to produce this specific cooler.

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For any guide in our Mini ITX series, there is really only one SFX power supply for any SFF build in 2020 we recommend – the Corsair SF750.Underneath the heatsink is a stable and efficient base for the fan to sit on. It takes the shape of two rubber strips that are applied on its edges. Airflow is at 64.3 m³/h and is 52.6 m³/h with L.N.A. The maximum acoustic noise for the fan is 17.6 dBA while it’s 13.1 dBA with L.N.A. The fan this cooler uses is the Noctua NFB9 PWM with an SSO bearing. Its maximum rotational speed is 1,600 RPM (+/- 10%) while its minimum rotational speed is 300 RPM (PWM, +/-20%). There are a total of four heatpipes for the cooler, and each features a standard outer diameter of 6mm.

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As you can see from the table and from the photos below, the NH-C14S is not such a low cooler. It can be described as low-profile only with one eye shut. However, if its fan is placed under the heatsink, its total height is 115 millimeters. It is therefore still significantly lower than most conventional tower coolers. Nevertheless, its overall dimensions are not negligible and should be taken into account when choosing a suitable combination of cooler and case. Despite having a large heatsink, the cooler has a lot of space, making it ideal for 48mm-high RAM modules. Low-Noise Adaptors and Support for PWM For active cooling, the NH-L12 Ghost S1 has a Noctua NFB9 PWM 92mm fan that’s 92 x 92 x 25mm. The fan has a minimum speed of 300 RPM while 1,600 RPM is its maximum. Current PC hardware is already very energy efficient. Each new generation usually promises higher performance, lower power draw with corresponding cooling requirements. This trend is leading to the growing popularity of compact PC builds. However, these rigs face little space for coolers. How big trade-offs need to be made with CPU cooling in these builds? Does a small cooler necessarily mean high temperatures and noise? Small but handyThe answer to demand is supply, which brings us to the new NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition. It’s essentially a re-release of the NH-L12 as a true single-fan cooler, as only the lower 92mm fan is included. As far as we can tell from the specs, neither the copper and aluminium heatsink nor the 92mm fan (NF-B9 PWM) has changed, but if there’s any company that can safely follow the mantra of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’, it’s probably Noctua. On the box’s rear, you’ll be presented with the primary features of the cooler. There are monochrome diagrams too, to give you a better understanding of these. This is my first time posting on Reddit so please bear with me. I currently have a 3 yr old Ghost build consisting of Improved features: MkIII cases come with a new ultra smooth surface treatment, redesigned blade and grill, and with our next-generation COBALT Gen4+ PCI-e 4.0 16x twin axial 260mm vertical mount riser cable.