Noctua NF-S12A PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black)
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LOTRouter
> 3 dayIf you want a quiet PC fan, this is it. You get what you pay for with Noctua fan. I have eight of these inside my case, and you cant hear them at all normally.
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Arthur
Greater than one weekQuite fan, excellent quality, 6-years warranty, I wish the packaging is lesser quality to make the fan cheaper. The packaging is too good. Wish in the future, RGB lighting is an option.
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Rich
Greater than one weekThese are the best fans you can get by far. It’s like buying a German car, They are just built differently and engineered better. Now that they are made in black and not the old brown color, this is a no brainer! They move a lot of air and are super quiet. This is the one to get if you want to pull air out of a Case. If you can fit them, just get the 140mm ones for the front, back and top! They are perfect for static pressure and moving air.
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andrew perez
> 3 dayThese fans move a lot of air and are super quiet. I have them running at 800rpm at idle and I can not hear them at all. At full ramp I hear the graphic card fans over anything else.
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Dale Anders
Greater than one weekvery nice high quality case fans, will purchase again.
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esteban rivera
Greater than one weekSon muy silenciosos, hacen sj trabajo muy bien
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Daniel B.
> 3 dayMy first time trying Noctua Fans. I replaced the stock NZXT fans in my H210 case. The difference is phenomenal. I used the low noise adapters from Noctua as well, and these puppies are whisper silent like no other fan Ive ever owned. They feel like they push more air, and the stream feels more even and steady. The fan blades are nearly invisible while running.
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link3rd
Greater than one weekGood product. Seems to be good build quality. I dont like that the fan doesnt come with the y-splitter like the original ones, nor different length extensions... Although not a big deal, would have been nice to have 8 corner dampers with the same colour instead of 4... Nice quality sleeve on the cable.
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Chelsey Kuhlman
> 3 dayI created a system to provide cooling for an AV cabinet in a closet. Components include Aventage, Emotiva and Oppo. The cooling equipment used includes:
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes
> 3 dayI will avoid re-stating details you probably already know (Noctua fans are quiet, yes) and information that other reviewers have mentioned. Instead, I will focus primarily on the aspects that make these fans (and all Chromax fans for that matter) a poor value proposition.
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 |