Noctua NF-S12A PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black)
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Andrea Olivas
> 3 dayWith the GPU shortage being a real thing I speced out a new rig from CyberPower with a 3080 and i9. That all went fine but the computer was very loud, even at idle with the fan options I picked that were available from their parts picker.
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CastleBravo99
> 3 dayAs expected from Noctua, these fans are whisper quiet and the performance is excellent. They look and sound great in my NR200p, a noticeable upgrade from the stock case fans. My one complaint is that they only come with enough vibration pads to do 1 side of the fan in each color. Obviously if you are buying the chromax.Black.swap version you care about how it looks, and it feels steep to pay $23/fan and have to cough up an extra $7 for the rubber vibration pads to make the fans look complete.
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Rain
> 3 dayI have mine full blast and cant hear a thing. My front I take are set to 1000 RPM and definitely hear then going. Super quality for sure. I saw one review complaining that his only had one color of each of the antivibration pads I almost thought the same until I saw a white little box hidden under the fand mold.
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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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Ronnie D. Davidson
> 3 daySUPER QUIET !
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Al
> 3 dayEffective and quiet!
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Glenn Bateman
> 3 dayA high quality very quite fan, I highly recommend this fan.
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Macro
> 3 dayGreat quality but a little pricey
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Merry
> 3 dayAmazing airflow and very quiet.
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Hamguy
> 3 dayI am disappointed in Noctua, I considers this brand to be top of the line but I learned to never have brand loyalty. While the fan is quite and works as intended the wire that attaches to the fan is flimsy and too short making the extension that comes with it useless. What you are paying mostly for are the color rubber pads.
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 |