Can I run Noctua NH-U12S CPU tower cooler at full RPM?

Computer Hardware Coolers
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Hey Guys,

I have Noctua NH-U12S Tower cooler, can I run it at full RPM all the time or will it damage the fan/CPU?

2

Why would you want to run it at full RPM all the time? The main point of getting good/better quality coolers is to reduce the noise

3

I’m worried about the bearings, I use 3D software most of the time so CPU/GPU will be anyway on the load, and if I render anything temps will go up and down. So thinking to keep it at full speed now.

4

There’s not risk at all to the CPU. The fan might wear down slightly more but better than constant ramping up and down.

5

Ya, I have kept mine at 100% now.

6

It’s fine. The only thing that can be hard on fan bearings is constant ramping up/ramping down. Holding a constant speed is totally fine

7

I’m worried about bearings only mainly. Hope it will be ok if the fan is at full speed.

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I have mine set to 100% because I didn’t like the temps I was getting. And its running this way for more than a year now and haven’t had any issues. Just a little loud but it doesn’t bother me since I usually wear a headset

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I don’t care about the noise well for now I have set it to 100%