Noctua may be little known compared to the likes of Thermalright and Zalman, but this massive cooler (truely one of the tallest coolers we've seen in a while) took us by surprise with its great performance and a design that lends itself to very low noise cooling.

"The NH-U 12 is an absolute giant that is equipped with a robust cast/machined solid copper base. Clamped and soldered to this base are 4 copper heat pipes, each molded from 1/4" diameter thin walled copper tubing. Wrapped around those copper spires - 38 stamped aluminum cooling fins. This cooler is perfectly industrious in its nature."



Link: Neoseeer