Noctua NF-S12A PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black)
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Noah Hoffman
> 3 dayI’ve always been a big fan (no pun intended) of Noctua. Even if they’re not necessary, I like having high quality, low noise fans maintaining airflow in the case and through my cpu cooler. I loved the original NF-S12A PWM, it had everything you could want. High quality build, rubber anti-vibration mounts, sleek waxed wiring with extensions, y-splitters, and even a low noise adapter. I was in heaven. Until I got a windowed case.
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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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jun0802k
> 3 dayNF-S12A has very unbalanced charateristic. This fan can make decent amount of air flow, but very weak air pressure. That means this fan is not suitable for envrionment with obstacles. Air flow of this fan is greatly weakened passing obstacles like radiator, heatsink, filter, and even mesh of PC case.
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Anthony
> 3 dayRan two Chromax NF-A14 PWM fans as intake and one Chromax NF-S12A PWM for exhaust. Temperature drops across the entire system and pleasant acoustics achieved!
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Eric
> 3 dayGreat Fan.
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Keith Williams
> 3 dayThis fan is awesome. Moves the same amount of air as the stock Phanteks 120mm case fans from the P400 at a fraction of the noise level. At full speed they’re extremely quiet. Definitely will be picking up some more of these.
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Jonathan Dickinson
> 3 dayIts Noctua without the ugly brown color, what more could you want?
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DiamondShrines
Greater than one weekQuiet 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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sluflyer06
Greater than one weekI have quite a collection of fans, Gentle Typoon AP-13&15, Panaflo Ultra High, Noctua iPPC 2000, EK Vardar, Sycthe Kaze. I honestly thought by the hype and decibel rating these fans would be inaudible at full speed but you will hear them for sure, they move air as advertised, theyre high flow case fans and for sure theyre quieter than high pressure fans, overall Im quite happy. I have them driven at 60% when the PC is mostly idle and ramp up during gaming, at 60% theyre silent and still moving good air. overall i do highly reccomend them, but remember these are NOT for radiators.
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Ozzy Marcenaro
> 3 dayThe intake fan on the floor of my case seemed loud to me compared to the other 6 fans. Hearing that Noctua was quiet and a premium fan I decided to try it out. Well it worked just like advertised. Quiet operation with great airflow. Easy to install especially that they included the pwm extension. Loved the matte black with red rubber bumpers. Dropped the decibel for sure. Well worth the money.
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 |