Noctua NF-F12 PWM, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Brown)

Let me say first, the rating has nothing to do with the color scheme. I knew what I was getting as far as that goes and so I have no complaint there. I will say these fans do move a fair amount of air, theyre built very well, and the box they come in is nice. That said, these fans are a huge disappointment to me. I bought them based on reputation, because as most know theirs is very good. The point for me was fans that perform very well, are QUIET, and not obtrusive. The whole point of paying the premium price being the key word- quiet. At a distance of 6 feet, these fans in an enclosed case, are as loud as a 20 box fan sitting about 2 feet away. I tried them in multiple configurations, on a radiator being the first. Performance was good but not nearly what I had heard. In terms of cooling and sound level, they fail on both accounts- especially noise. Ive tried them as intake fans behind a filter, again LOUD. Tried as an intake in the bottom of my case which resulted in an unbearable buzzing. I really, really wanted to like these fans because the reviews both professional and from the average user are nearly universally excellent. To be fair, the focus-flow technology does seem to work as advertised but I have a number of other fans from a multitude of manufacturers that cost considerably less(especially if you dont get them on Amazon) that are quieter even at higher RPMs and perform as well and in some cases, better. Im not bashing Noctua, they are obviously doing some things right, but the NF-F12s have not impressed me in the slightest. The only reason I didnt return them is I didnt want to take a loss on return shipping and Im sure I will find a use for them in a customer build. Maybe its just my hyper-sensitive ears, but I honestly dont think they are worth the premium price. At the same time, I imagine they will last at least the 6 years they are warrantied for. They are heavy, solid, and just feel like they are built well. Still, I just cant get past the noise.

Ho già acquistato ventole Noctua in passato, cè poco da dire... ottima qualità,dotazione (prolunga, splitter a Y, viti e supporti in gomma) e garanzia.

The fan is simply amazing. Since I got myself a cheap mid tower case, I have these drive bays that are blocking the intake fans and I cant remove them.

Dopo alcuni anni, torno a comprare una ventola Noctua per sostituire altre ventole di altre marche defunte al contrario di quella noctua che ho.

Acheté plusieurs Noctua pour Refroidir ma tour, et ils font le boulot. Tout ce qui est annoncé par le constructeur, on la et donc je suis à 100% plus que satisfait. Parfois difficile de choisir entre le design et/ou le bling-bling pour le tuning dun PC. Cest clair que Noctua ne joue pas de côté là, mais cest sans regret que je les ai installés.

THATS IT... SUPER QUIET... GREAT PERFORMANCE... IT KEEPS AN i5 3570K at 4,5 GHz in 20s 30s at iddle with 700 rpm and 60s 70s full load with 1500 rpms without making a lot of noise... THATS GREAT. WITH A COOLERMASTER HYPER 212 PLUS.

Ne ho comprate due, per utilizzarle sul dissipatore (un vecchio Corsair A70 le cui ventole facevano un casino pazzesco). Sono PWM, collegate alla scheda madre, sono impostabili da bios o via software direttamente su Windows (7). Sono inudibili fino a 1000 rpm. Già a un terzo dei giri i gradi della Cpu sono gli stessi che aveva con le vecchie ventole (rumorose e a 1600 rpm fisse). Mandate al massimo si sentono, ma difficilmente ne avrò necessità. Consigliatissime.

FANtastic.

These are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. This along with my Stealth Bit-Fenix case make a great combo. I have 3 of these running. My PC has never been so quiet.

Just the quietest fan EVER!!!! Water cooled with dual fans got way too loud! Tried reducing fan speed, no good, dust off nothing quieted the old fans at all. I have these as a Push Me Pull you set up on the radiator, I used the Y connection to hook them to the same fan connector, now these are spinning at the same rate, and they are super quiet.