Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Slim Fan, 4-Pin (120x15mm, Black)
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Ronnie
> 3 dayA good fan from a brand I trust will last.
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Hung Pui
> 3 dayVery quiet, and slim - the two exact reasons I bought this model. I was hoping to use the vibration pads for my other Noctua fans but they are specific to this model only so you cant share them with other lines of fans. Didnt come with the typical accessory connectors/splitters, but I knew that before purchase anyway.
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CMX
> 3 dayUsed it on my cpu cooler. Didnt have much room between the first ram and the cooler so I went with the low profile. I like the look of it and it keeps temps pretty cool. I recommend it.
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charles y.
> 3 dayThese fans are the perfect fit for my liquid cooled build in the Formd T1, the short pigtail for the power really came in handy when it comes to cable management.
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M. Andersen
09-06-2025I started with Noctua on my CPU cooling and was so impressed with the quality that I started using them for case fans. Sure theyre more expensive than most fans, but I also know what Im getting and know that I will not be disappointed. Im willing to pay extra for that.
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Ish
> 3 dayWorks great!!! Added onto my chromax nhd15 after the ram didnt allow enough height for the second 14mm fan to fit in the case. The case was the cooler master td500 mesh white, Asus prime b550 motherboard and 2 sticks of 8 gig ballistic memory.
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Bobby
> 3 dayI needed fans that I could put underneath my case for extra airflow, but regular fans cannot fit underneath my case. When I tried the regular size fans, the fans would be pushing on the ground. These fans were perfect to put underneath my case. I also bought some shrouds to put on the fans where I dont accidently put my fingers in the blades or break the blades. The case Im using is a Razer mini ITX, so the GPU takes up all the space at the bottom of the case, so I cant put the fans inside the case.
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Chris
> 3 daySeems to be a nice quiet slim case fan, I needed one in my Silverstone GD08 HTPC to clear the video card because of the length of my MSI Radion 5600 XT sticks out over the bottom front mounted fans. My only reason for deducting one star from the value is that the fan didnt quite clear the case on the back side and required some small rubber shims to keep the fan blades from rubbing on the case. Could just be a flaw in the metalwork of my case, but its something you might need to do too.
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Daniel smith
> 3 dayGood product, should have come with longer cables. Don’t mind the short ones, but these are too short to be tucked. Very slim fan, very quiet. Was as expected quality from noctua, again just wish cabling was better. Would buy again.
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Ky Jansson
> 3 dayI realize these arent necessarily designed for radiators, but the lack of including screws that can go through the fan casing, and into a radiator is pretty frustrating at the price point. Spend 20+ minutes trying to cut screws I already had, but then they wouldnt thread properly on the rad.
Having received dozens of awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, the NF-A12x15 has established itself as a default choice when it comes to premium-quality slim 120mm fans. The chromax.black.swap edition combines the NF-A12x15’s signature quiet cooling performance with an attractive all-black design and a bundle of self-adhesive red, white, blue, green, yellow and black anti-vibration pads that allow the colour-customisation of the fan to match individual build colour schemes. Topped off with Noctua’s trusted premium-grade SSO2 bearing and more than 150,000 hours MTTF, the NF-12x15 PWM chromax.black.swap is the perfect choice for all users who value individual, focused build aesthetics just as much as class-leading quality and performance.
15mm slim design
Having a thickness of only 15mm, the NF-A12x15 is much slimmer than standard 120x25mm fans. This makes it ideal for typical slim fan applications such as low-profile CPU coolers as well as for freeing up space by replacing standard 120x25mm fans on tower coolers, radiators or in PC cases.
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Self-adhesive anti-vibration pads in 6 coloursThe NF-A12x15 PWM chromax.black.swap comes with 8 swappable, self-adhesive anti-vibration pads in black, white, red, blue, green and yellow respectively, which allow the fan to be fully colour-customised in order to coordinate it with other components or popular build schemes. |
SSO2 bearingThe NF-A12x15 features the further optimised second generation of Noctua"s renowned, time-tested SSO bearing. With SSO2, the rear magnet is placed closer to the axis to provide even better stabilisation, precision and durability. |
Metal-reinforced motor hubWith many larger-diameter slim fan designs, the shorter axis and bearing lead to a reduced running stability and lifespan. The NF-A12x15 uses a metal-reinforced motor hub, a measure typically found in high-speed industrial fans, in order to ensure Noctua’s signature stability and longevity. |
Optional coloured cablesNoctua’s chromax line fans use a modular cabling system and come pre-fitted with a fully sleeved black NA-EC1 30cm cable. For refined colour coordination, white, red, blue, green and yellow 30cm NA-EC1 cables plus corresponding NA-YC1 y-cables are available separately. |
Maximising colour choices, the NF-A12x15 chromax.black.swap fan can be colour-customised using the included self-adhesive anti-vibration pads as well as optional coloured cables. This makes it ideal for enthusiasts looking for a true premium-grade fan that can be colour-coordinated with popular build themes such as all black, black & white or black & red.
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| NF-A12x15 PWM | NF-A12x15 FLX | NF-A12x15 PWM chromax.black.swap | |
| Connector | 4-pin PWM | 3-pin | 4-pin PWM |
| RPM | Max: 1850 / Min: 450 | 1850 | Max: 1850 / Min: 450 |
| RPM with L.N.A. | 1400 | 1400 | - |
| RPM with U.L.N.A. | - | 950 | - |
| Acoustical Noise | 23,9 dB(A) | 23,9 dB(A) | 23,9 dB(A) |
| Acoustical Noise with L.N.A. | 16,8 dB(A) | 16,8 dB(A) | - |
| Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A. | - | 10,2 dB(A) | - |
| Size | 120x120x15 mm | 120x120x15 mm | 120x120x15 mm |
| Colour | Brown & Beige | Brown & Beige | Black with swappable coloured anti-vibration pads |