Yes, I think I understand what you're trying to say, but to be honest, I tend to disagree with you on that point. The NH-U12 is at least said to perform great at "minimal airflow conditions" and actually, that's exactly what SPCR says: So, how good is the big Noctua / Coolink? With the Nexus fan at ...

I think what it might come down to is different methodologies. The reason it does so well in the Matbe article is because they're using dual fans, whereas the Ninja only uses a single fan (at least it's the same fan...) I don't know enough German to determine what fan was used in the TecCentral art...

It's not that I’d want to put your results in question, but I’m a little bit surprised that the NH-U12 falls behind the Skythe and the Thermalright so clearly. There’s no doubt that these are excellent coolers, but in most of the other reviews that compare these coolers, the NH-U12 is about on par w...