Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black)
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Osmond P.
> 3 dayThese fans are silent, combined with a decent airflow case they provided appropriate cooling for all pc components. Ive been using Noctua fans for years and I have never found a reason to complain.
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James Oertli
> 3 dayGreat fan, its quiet and moves a lot of air.
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Kevin
Greater than one weekHave always heard about noctua fans so when I wanted a second fan for my Radiator for my GPU (I have a hybrid GPU) I decided to buy one. Before my GPU idled at about 30C now with the noctua fan and my other fan it idles at about 26-27C. All in all a great buy and considering replacing my fans on my 240mm rad(for my cpu) with these fans as well.
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SpecTP
> 3 dayThese fans are pretty much the best you can get. They are immensely quiet and push a good amount of air. Make sure you match the correct fan type to the job (pressure optimized or air flow optimized). I mounted these on my EVGA AIO watercooler radiators so I opted for pressure optimized version. The original fans that came with the AIO were damn noisy at 1000rpm..
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Matt
> 3 dayTo summarize my points before going into details:
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Chris M.
> 3 dayThis review doesnt have dry numbers or boring stuff like idle temps. I honestly dont care. I just care about performance.
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Matt Ihnen
> 3 dayThese are the same great quality fans as noctuas traditional offerings but without the horrible brown color scheme. The downside is they are quite expensive and you dont get all the included extras that noctua typically provides such as the low noise adapter. The fans also have a short pigtail for the wires instead of the nice braided extension you normally see on the noctua fans. They do include a braided extension but the pigtail just complicates wiring in tight spaces in my opinion. The included rubber vibration reducing corner covers are great and allow you to customize the fan to your builds color scheme however they only include 4 of each color so you will either need to use multiple colors or buy an additional set if you want one on each corner. Overall a nice option for those people (like me) who hate the color of noctuas normal fans.
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Yeman Bakdalieh
Greater than one weekGreat, wires are a bit short so wiring was didficult
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Christina L Chaffins
> 3 dayI actually use these as my chassis fans in my new build PC which is actually just an oversight since I was not aware that the A12/14 fans are for chassis use and even quieter (these are designed with radiator and pc towers). Honestly, I love these fans and really find them extremely quiet. They are so efficient (I do have plenty in my pc for abundant air flow) that they rarely hit top speed and even then are still very quiet. I actually used my bios to crank them up just to listen and they are great. I do not use any crazy RBG setup so have nice discreet black fans are perfect. Great product.
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kang
> 3 dayThe chromax is very similar in quality to the regular noctua.. except:
Having received more than 100 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, the NF-F12 is one of Noctua’s most renowned and popular 120mm fans. Its outstanding static pressure performance and the FocusedFlow frame make it ideal for use on heatsinks and radiators. The chromax.black.swap edition combines the NF-F12’s signature quiet cooling performance with an attractive all-black design and a bundle of swappable red, white, blue, green, yellow and black anti-vibration pads that allow the colour-customisation of the fan to match individual build colour schemes. For further customisation, a wide range of accessories such as coloured cables, additional anti-vibration pads and anti-vibration mounts are available separately. Topped off with Noctua’s trusted premium-grade SSO2 bearing and more than 150,000 hours MTTF, the NF-F12 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.
Award-winning NF-F12 design
Having received more than 150 awards and recommendations from the international press, Noctua"s NF-F12 has become a proven premium choice for 120mm cooling needs. Its renowned efficiency has convinced tens of thousands of customers all over the world.
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Swappable anti-vibration pads in 6 coloursThe NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap comes with 4 black, white, red, blue, green and yellow NA-AVP1 anti-vibration pads respectively. By combining the various colours with black or leaving off the pads on one side, the fan can be coordinated with most popular build colour schemes out of the box. Additional NA-SAVP1 sets for outfitting both sides in one colour can be purchased separately. |
SSO2 bearingThe chromax line fans feature 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. |
Varying Angular Distance and Vortex Control NotchesThe NF-F12"s stator guide vanes are set out in Varying Angular Distance and feature Vortex-Control Notches. Both measures help to spread the noise emission over a broader frequency spectrum and thus make the fan"s sound pattern more agreeable to the human ear. |
Focused Flow frameDesigned for pressure demanding applications such as heatsinks and radiators, the Focused Flow frame features eleven stator guide vanes that straighten, channel and focus the airflow, which allows the NF-F12 to rival the performance of conventional fans running at much faster speeds. |
Maximising colour choices, Noctua’s chromax.black.swap edition fans can be colour-customised using the included swappable anti-vibration pads as well as optional anti-vibration mounts and cables. This makes them ideal for enthusiasts looking for true premium-grade fans that can be colour-coordinated with popular build themes such as all black, black & white or black & red.
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| NF-F12 PWM | NF-F12 PWM 5V | NF-F12 5V | NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap | |
| Connector | 4-pin PWM | 4-pin PWM | 3-pin | 4-pin PWM |
| RPM | Max: 1500 / Min: 300 | Max: 1500 / Min: 300 | 1500 | Max: 1500 / Min: 300 |
| RPM with L.N.A. | 1200 | - | - | - |
| Acoustical Noise | 22,4 dB(A) | 22,4 dB(A) | 22,4 dB(A) | 22,4 dB(A) |
| Acoustical Noise with L.N.A. | 18,6 dB(A) | - | - | - |
| Voltage | 12 V | 5 V | 5 V | 12 V |
| Size (mm) | 120x120x25 | 120x120x25 | 120x120x25 | 120x120x25 |
| Colour | Brown & Beige | Brown & Beige | Brown & Beige | Black with swappable coloured anti-vibration pads |