Noctua NF-S12A PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black)
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Jason T
08-06-2025Its Noctua........ Do I need to say more. There products are literally top notch.
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Deian
Greater than one weekAmazing fan! I can hardly hear it. I went for the S12 to use as a case fan. It feels like very high quality plastic. the extension for the fan plug also has a nice looking sleeve to maintain a clean look. I have seen a significant decrease in temperature but I have more fans to install. Waiting on my pair of A14s now
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Dis Guy 123
> 3 dayMade this my new exhaust fan. Works great! Just as quiet as my older Noctua fans, but provides more cfm.
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Dallas
> 3 dayThey are so quiet, and they move a lot of air. What more can you say?
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H.F.
Greater than one weekQuiet and excellent quality. You only get 4 colors per fan though, so half the fan will have different colors (8 total corners).
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lucas
08-06-2025While building my new desktop I was only able to afford one of these fans, but I will be buying three more because even at full RPM its more quiet than my stock case fans, they do make a small amount of noise at full power but its not an annoying sound that other fans make. I highly recommend these fans
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Nelson Breitenberg
> 3 dayAs with my Noctua A14 SWM fans, these have blocked 80-90% of fan noise in my PC which I have crammed a 2080 Super into an NZXT h510i. Not the best case for airflow, especially with a massive GPU. This has helped tremendously.
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David
> 3 dayBlows air good, quiet, black.
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DiamondShrines
> 3 dayQuiet to airflow ratio is as good as it gets. Just compare its specs and its easy to see. This is the best fan option available. db to cfm is amazing even compared to other noctua fans.
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min
Greater than one weekEveryone should know Noctua and how great their fans are. The Chromax line brings the great Noctua performance without their signature beige/brown look. The fans are quiet, moves a lot of air, has great build quality, and the cables are wrapped for that extra quality feel.
Having received more than 100 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, the NF-S12A is one of Noctua’s most renowned and popular 120mm fans. Its outstanding airflow efficiency and superb acoustics make it ideal for case cooling and other low-impedance applications. The chromax.black.swap edition combines the NF-S12A’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-S12A 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.
Trusted NF-S12A design
The NF-S12A features the third evolution of Noctua"s classic Straight Blade Design that has earned its S12 series countless recommendations from hardware journalists and enthusiasts around the world. Further optimised for even better airflow/noise efficiency, it makes the NF-S12A an ideal quiet case fan.
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Swappable anti-vibration pads in 6 coloursThe NF-S12A 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. |
Anti-Stall KnobsThe NF-S12A"s Anti-Stall Knobs reduce flow separation phenomena in medium to high impedance situations and thereby increase the fan"s stall margin. This means that the NF-S12A is even more versatile than its renowned predecessor and can achieve better performance on heatsinks and radiators. |
AAO frameNoctua"s AAO (Advanced Acoustic Optimisation) frames feature integrated anti-vibration pads as well as Noctua"s proprietary Stepped Inlet Design and Inner Surface Microstructures, both of which further refine the fan"s performance/noise efficiency |
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-S12A PWM | NF-S12A FLX | NF-S12A ULN | NF-S12A PWM chromax.black.swap | |
| Connector | 4-pin PWM | 3-pin | 3-pin | 4-pin PWM |
| RPM | Max: 1200 / Min: 300 | 1200 | 800 | Max: 1200 / Min: 300 |
| RPM with L.N.A. | 900 | 900 | 600 | - |
| RPM with U.L.N.A. | - | 700 | - | - |
| Acoustical Noise | 17,8 dB(A) | 17,8 dB(A) | 8,6 dB(A) | 17,8 dB(A) |
| Acoustical Noise with L.N.A. | 10,7 dB(A) | 10,7 dB(A) | 6,7 dB(A) | - |
| Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A. | - | 7,4 dB(A) | - | - |
| Voltage | 12 V | 12 V | 12 V | 12 V |
| Size (mm) | 120x120x25 | 120x120x25 | 120x120x25 | 120x120x25 |
| Colour | Brown & Beige | Brown & Beige | Brown & Beige | Black with swappable coloured anti-vibration pads |