Noctua NF-S12A PWM, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Brown)
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Dave
> 3 dayPushes a lot of air with very low noise, virtually silent. I installed it as an exhaust fan for my mid tower gaming rig. Silent, reliable and the colors bring me back to the 70s when men were men, fans were fans, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.
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E
> 3 dayGood airflow and low noise, as expected from Noctua.
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Ben
> 3 dayI replaced both case fans and the CPU cooler with Noctua products and its allowed me to make my PC completely silent. So much so that Im sometime not sure whether its turned on :) Temps are great. Noctuas packaging is top notch and they include a load of little extras.
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Areeg
> 3 dayYou think you can hear it? simply WOW!
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Flash
> 3 dayUsual Noctua quality.
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Merel
> 3 dayAs always, great Noctua quality. Their products are a bit expensive, but very much worth it! Really the only downside is the colours, if you have a themed PC build. My case doenst have a window, so I dont really care about the colour scheme.
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Matthew S. Benefiel
> 3 dayThis fan is amazing, I cant hear it over my other case fans. I use it to pull air through a liquid CPU cooler and it keeps temperatures in the 36 to 56 C range, idle to full load respectively). You really cant beat this.
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Greg H.
Greater than one weekPurchased 2 of these as intakes for my Solo II and they move more air than I expected for how quiet they are. On normal PWM settings I can feel air exiting the case, which is impressive as I dont have an exhaust fan. Also on normal PWM settings Im unable to hear any fan noise, at most I just air the sound of air moving. These are a significant upgrade over the TrueQuiet and TrueQuiet Pro I was using. I keep my PWM settings set to quiet and they still provide adequate cooling with less of the moving air noise. With a new baby I dont game as loud as I used to so its nice to be able to quiet down my computer as well.
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Andy
> 3 dayQuiet and does the job .
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David
> 3 daylove it bought two of these babies super quiet!!
The NF-S12A marks the third generation of Noctua’s signature S12 series quiet case fans, which have received more than 250 awards and recommendations from the international press. Featuring a further refined blade design with Anti-Stall Knobs that works in tandem with the new AAO (Advanced Acoustic Optimisation) frame, the NF-S12A improves the airflow/noise efficiency of its renowned predecessor by up to 8%. The PWM version sports Noctua’s custom designed NE-FD1 IC for fully automatic speed control via 4-pin fan headers and comes with a Low-Noise-Adaptor to reduce the maximum speed during PWM control from 1200 to 900rpm. Its superb running smoothness, SSO2 bearing and Noctua’s trusted premium quality make it an elite choice for quiet case cooling
AAO frame
Noctua"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.
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Integrated anti-vibration padsIntegrated anti-vibration pads made from extra-soft silicone minimise the transmission of minute vibrations while maintaining full compatibility with all standard screws and other mounting systems. |
SSO2 bearingThe NF-S12A features 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. |
Inner Surface MicrostructuresWith the tips of the fan blades ploughing through the boundary layer created by the Inner Surface Microstructures, flow separation from the suction side of the blades is significantly suppressed, which results in reduced blade passing noise and improved airflow and pressure efficiency. |
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Anti-Stall Knobs
The 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.
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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 |
| Voltage | 12V | 12V | 12V | 12V |
| 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) | - | - |
| Size (mm) | 120x120x25 | 120x120x25 | 120x120x25 | 120x120x25 |
| Colour | Brown & Beige | Brown & Beige | Brown & Beige | Black with swappable coloured anti-vibration pads |
