Awesome cooler, excellent build quality and even Noctua. At this price, you shouldn't even think about it. Very easy installation with the ready backplate. With screws and washers all ready, you don't have to do anything, screws with washers are already there, it even comes with a screwdriver. Performance in both temperatures and noise is superior to anything out there for the price.

The only issue is whether it's worth going for this one instead of the regular NH U12S, which has an extra heatpipe. It has better finishing on the heatpipes, denser and higher quality fins (I have them side by side and there's a difference), and also the soldering, sorry to say, in the Redux version is not well done and there are irregularities.

Now let's talk about the fan, which is the classic great old NOCTUA, just in gray color. It doesn't have any extra cables inside, no silicone or adapters, or extra clips like the non-Redux version (which makes sense, hence the name REDUX).

So, if you don't mind it having an older fan model, one less heatpipe, not being as aesthetically well done up close, and if you don't mind it not having the classic Noctua Brown color that is recognizable from miles away, then yes, it's a good choice.

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Excellent cooler! Very easy installation. I put it on a Ryzen 2600 and it didn't take me more than 15 minutes. The fan, as expected, is quite silent compared to others at this price range. Previously, I had the Be Quiet Pure Rock Slim, which gave me a lot of trouble during installation and didn't perform well. The temperatures dropped by 10 degrees, even when the fan is at its lowest. At €56, I believe it was worth its money.