Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black)
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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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James Oertli
> 3 dayGreat fan, its quiet and moves a lot of air.
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Rich
Greater than one weekNoctua fans is QUIET and cooler, #1!!!
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Smplman
Greater than one weekInstalled in place of stock fans on an EVGA CLC 240 AIO CPU cooler. Much quieter than stock. Full rpm smoother than stock minimum rpm.
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ProjectDraven
Greater than one weekArguably the best pc case fans ever.
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Kyle Sanchez
> 3 dayThe fans are super high quality. My real problem is that the wires just aren’t long enough, even with the extenders. It also doesn’t come with any way to daisy-chain them together which is ridiculous when you’re buying multiple $25 fans. If it came with a splitter then it’d be an easy 5 stars
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C. Wiedemann
> 3 daybought this fan to reduce noise in my new build and it did not disappoint. This 120mm fan accompanies 3 140mm Noctua NF-P14 in my build. Set on silent profile at low load, I cant hear the fans. Under load, the Noctuas are quieter than my old set of fans at idle.
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chuck
> 3 daylow noise, low temps, high quality, no hassle. If youre looking for low temps and/or low noise this is it.
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benefit13
> 3 dayIm a tremendous fan (steady) of Noctua products. They are my preferred cooling solution. This CPU cooling fan doesnt change that opinion. Why 4 stars then? Anti-vibration pads. The Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.Black.swap I bought a few months back came with 8 each of the 5 different color options - and looks great as part of its computers color theme. This Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.Black.swap comes with 4 each. Nitpicky, maybe. But every time I looked at that computer Id see the mismatched pads on the corners of the fan, which as you know is seen front and center. I ended up buying Noctua NA-SAVP1 chromax accessory pads so I could fix the issue and return serenity. Which also means I ultimately paid more for this 120mm NF-F12 than the140mm NF-A15.
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MC
> 3 dayI love this quiet fan. Its also beautiful with the variations of colors it comes with.
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 |