Noctua NF-S12A PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black)
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L. Lockwood
> 3 dayFor this price youd think the cable would be a normal length for routing. Its like 5 inches so I had to run it directly from the case to the motherboard and not route it. The cable is detachable so in theory you could replace it / make your own but you shouldnt have to.
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Jeongho Son
> 3 dayNoise level : If you want a very low noise level, buy this fan right away. Noctua will help you build a silent PC system.
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Alex M
Greater than one weekGood article
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KnotsMerryYarn
> 3 dayThese are the best 120mm fans on the market. And they are not ugly.
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Mrs4KidsMom
> 3 dayThese run completely silent in my bedroom at idle and max speed; they’re really dang good fans. I’d recommend these as a rear exhaust, though in my setup I also have 3 for intake. The quality of everything, from the packaging to the bearings, is unbelievably good for the price. Absolute must have!
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Laisha Lehner MD
> 3 dayI purchased the NF-S12A PWM Chromax to replace two stock case fans set as exhaust. I didnt even think the stock fans were particularly loud but I was stunned at how dead silent the Noctua fans were in comparison. My second thought was that maybe they were spinning too slow and not performing well as a trade off, but upon checking temps under load my GPU was 12 degrees cooler than with the previous fans. I am very impressed.
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D Stout
Greater than one weekThis is an excellent fan, and its *really* quiet! However... the cable is ridiculously short. Unless youre plugging this in just a few inches from your mount point, you will definitely need to buy some cable extensions.
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E. Cruz
> 3 dayThis fan works very well! Its quit and moves alot of air. Im now going to replace all of my other fans with these.
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Jonathan
Greater than one weekSon espectaculares y sin ese RGB tienes un cable menos para conectar por cada ventilador, en mi caso me sirvió que incluyera varios cauchos para las esquinas, porque le funcionaron perfecto a unos redux que había solicitado.
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Dale Anders
> 3 dayvery nice high quality case fans, will purchase again.
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 |