FSP NC3 ARGB Tower CPU Air Cooler 4 Heat Pipes Intel Only

A 149mm tower air cooler with four direct contact heat pipes and a 120mm ARGB fan. Aimed at mainstream Intel builds where a tower cooler is wanted but a large one will not fit.

Key specifications

• Dimensions: 120 x 73 x 149mm
• Height: 149mm
• Heat pipes: 4, direct contact
• Heatsink: aluminium
• Weight: 417g
• Fan: 120 x 120 x 25mm, PWM, 800 to 1600 RPM
• Airflow: 52.8 CFM
• Noise: 31.5 dB(A)
• Bearing: hydro dynamic
• Lighting: ARGB

Intel only, this is important

Socket support is LGA 1851, 1700 and 1200. There is no AMD mounting hardware. This cooler will not fit AM4 or AM5 in any configuration. If you are building on Ryzen, the FSP NP5 range supports both platforms.

NC3 or NC5

The two are the same size, same fan and same socket list. The NC5 has six heat pipes against the NC3's four and weighs 481g against 417g. That is the entire difference. Take the NC5 for a warmer processor.

Availability note: Neither the NC3 nor the NC5 appears on FSP's current cooler catalogue page despite having live product pages, which usually indicates end of life. Stock may be limited to what remains in the channel.

Warranty and TDP rating are not published by FSP for this model. We confirm both at the time of sale rather than quote figures we cannot verify.

In the box: Cooler with 120mm ARGB fan, Intel mounting hardware, thermal paste