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So, a computer fan. How exciting could it really be? If it spins it spins, so what difference does it really make?A big difference. Noctua is an Austrian company that specializes in making the best of the best computer cooling components. These fans, unlike the cheap ones that come bundled with computer cases, are very sturdy, professional-looking, and overall designed very well.From the moment I opened my first Noctua fan 4 years ago, I’ve been in love. The box itself is very nice looking, sturdy feeling, and just rings of high quality. Here, you won’t find any over-the-top “gamer” references, such as “XTREME TWIN FROZR FANS!” (not an exaggeration). For me, I don’t want whatever fan has the most RGB color-changing lights on it, or the most buzzwords. What I care about is the quality of the product.After marveling at the gorgeous design of the boxes for a few minutes, you move on to open them. On the front of the box, there is a flap covering the entire front, which is velcroed and hinged to the box. After ripping apart the velcro, which is of course very satisfying, you find a nice window into the box, showing you the beautiful brown and light-brown fan you bought. Similarly, on the back of the box, there is another velcroed flap, which opens to reveal more marketing material about the fan. Honestly, I’ve never read what’s on the back of these boxes, but I’ve opened the flaps more times than I can count, solely due to the satisfaction of it.After you play around with the front and back flaps fo the box for another 5 minutes, you get to opening the box. This, unfortunately, is the one negative I’ve been able to come up with of the fans. When opening the top of the box, I’ve always found it difficult to get my finger in the box to pull up on the flap, and it seems like I always end up bending the top of the box slightly to get it open. This is something that hasn’t changed in all 4 years I’ve been using these fans.However, once you get the top open, you can pull out the plastic container that the fan and accessories are stored in, and you’ll probably end up with the manual on your lap. This isn’t just any old manual though. It’s elegantly designed, with a nice cover page. On the back, a little message from the CEO is included, thanking you for your purchase, and explaining how they sincerely hope you enjoy the product, which if it isn’t evident, I LOVE.After glancing at the outside of the manual, you’re greeted with the main plastic container, holding the fan and its accessories. This plastic container consists of two overlapping pieces of plastic, similar to an iPhone box. After lifting up on the top, the bottom part containing everything gradually slides away from it, gently falling to the table after another very satisfying second or two. This is when things really get exciting.Here, you are greeted with a very well built fan, colored brown and light-brown. Other color options are available, however, anybody very into building computers will recognize that distinctive color palette, and know immediately that you only use the best of the best for cooling of your computer. I suppose it’s a status symbol of sorts.Upon taking the fan out of the snug-fitting plastic container it rests in, you can feel the quality right off the bat. The fan is pretty heavy, weighing 5.84 ounces, almost half a pound. This doesn’t sound like very much, but compared to the fans that came with the computer case I bought, made by NZXT, which weigh in at 3.92 ounces, it makes a big difference.Another really great part of these fans is the rubber corners they have. On each corner, there are small, yet thick pieces of rubber. Although these may seem unnecessary, they help (and to a great job) of reducing vibrations from the fan that are transferred into the computer case, which can make for some very frustrating noise.In addition to these rubber bits, the blades of the fans are very wide, and fewer in number compared to the NZXT fans I have. Although I know very little about aerodynamics, I’d be willing to guess that this arrangement leads to more air being sucked in/out of the computer, while making less noise due to less steep of an angle of blades.So, now you’re 10 minutes closer to dying, and all you’ve done is ogle the fan, and you’re no closer to actually installing this premium cooling solution into your computer. Time to install them I suppose!The mounting process isn’t much different from any other fan, other than the fact that it is just better. In the package, they provide you with four rubber “anti-vibration mounts”. These are somewhat hard to describe, but they look like a miniature version of something you might find at the Lion’s Den used for backend penetration testing. (That is actually a phrase I’ve used in the context of one of my IT classes in the past week). I, however, don’t like these “anti-vibration mounts” though, as they’re a pain to install and uninstall, at least compared to screws. Also, I’ve had to fix a handful of Dell computers that utilize a very similar system, where the fan has fallen off of the case due to the rubber mount giving out.Before you go screwing any fans into your case though, it is important to make sure that the fan is pointing the correct way. I could talk for a long time about the benefits of positive, negative, and neutral pressure when building computers, but as a rule of thumb, you want as many fans blowing into your case as blowing out. Figuring out the direction of airflow of fans can sometimes be a pain though, and I’ve often had to Google which way is which. Not with Noctua fans though. These fans contain two small arrows on one side, one pointing away from the fan, indicating the direction of airflow, and another pointing into the fan, indicating which way the blades spin. Although this isn’t necessarily uncommon in higher-end computer fans, it is still appreciated.So, you’ve admired the fan and figured out which way it should point in your case. Time to finally screw it in. When you purchase these fans new, the screw holes don’t have any threading that they come with. The reason for this is two-fold: it allows for the use of the anti-vibration mounts, as well as reducing the tooling necessary to manufacture these fans. In some cases, I’d call this laziness, however, with these, creating the threading is the best part. You start by just taking one of the five (they give you an extra!) screws that come in the box, and twisting it. Continue screwing it in until just tight, but not too tight. This doesn’t sound exciting, however, the experience of screwing in the fans is perhaps the best part of the whole product. It’s really difficult to describe what feels so satisfying about screwing these fans in, but it just does.So, you’ve mounted the fan, and now it’s time to wire it up to your motherboard. Normally, this would be very simple, just plugging it in, however, an extra step is typically required with Noctua fans. This may sound like a negative, but it isn’t. Noctua’s fans come from the factory with very short cables, which is really great usually only for the CPU cooling fan. However, in the box, they offer a variety of additional cables, including long and short extensions, and a splitter. The splitter is really nice for computers with lower-end motherboards with fewer fan connectors, typically for the front of the case. These different choices allow for a lot of flexibility when connecting the fans, meaning that you can make the cabling just how you want it. All of the wires included are very high quality, wrapped in a black mesh-looking sheath. Another small, yet important design feature of these cables is that they are all multiples of the length of the sides of the fan. This makes wiring multiple fans in a row up very clean, making the length of wiring perfect in a lot of cases.So you’ve wired the fan up and assembled the rest of your computer. You press the power button, and see your new motherboard’s splash screen for the first time, giddy to start using your new computer. This is when these fans really shine. And by shine, I mean that you never notice them. These fans are rated at 22dB, which is incredibly quiet, if audible at all. Even with the most demanding of loads, these fans promise to keep up. Never once have I had to worry about my computer overheating with these fans, and even when I pump everything up to full throttle, they hardly make a sound at all.During my life, I’ve bought, or convinced people to buy upwards of 20 of these fans. Although that isn’t a huge sample, it’s enough for me. Everybody I talk to also agrees that these fans are absolutely wonderful, and one of the best purchases they’ve made, at least for their computer. That all said, super high-quality fans come at a premium price, although it is still very reasonable. These fans always hover around the $20 range, which when multiplied by the three or four fans that most people have in their case, isn’t super cheap, but is well worth it. Most people undervalue fans, thinking that it doesn’t really matter which you get. However, when the longevity of the (very expensive) components of your computer is at hand and keeping them cool is one of the highest priorities, I beg to differ. Good cooling does matter, and these fans are worth every penny, and more. Frankly, in my opinion, the unboxing experience afforded by these fans is justification enough for the price tag.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lowered my CPU temps 10°
I have a corsair 800D with a swiftech mcr360 radiator up top and swiftech mcp655b cooling a FX-8350. I've tried several different fans on the radiator, Xigmatek, Corsair, and Scythe to name a few. I haven't been impressed with any of them as far as noise and cooling temps. The Corsair were by far the loudest but cooled maybe a couple degrees more. The Xigmateks and Scythe were about the same temps, but Scythe being noticeably quieter.Then came these.. The main benefit of these over the others is the static pressure. More static pressure is important when put up against resistance, like a radiator. As a straight case fan it probably wouldn't matter nearly as much. However the 2.61mm/H20 rating of these is nearly twice as much as the other fans I had. Especially considering it's 2.61 @ 22.4 dBa. Corsair does have a "High Performance" 120mm fan that I don't have, it's rated at 3.1mm/H20, however at 35 dBa.Other highlights are :* The fin notches on the back, actually work. They change the frequency of the "air" noise which makes it much less annoying. I recommended these fans to two other people, and they both agree that this effect is very noticeable.* 22 dBa @ 1500rpm, 2.61mm/H20, 93.4m3/h (55cfm).* 6 Year manufacturer warranty. Pretty much unheard of when it comes to fans. Cheap fans generally last 1-5years I've found, in a 24hr environment.* PWM interface, hooks up to motherboard headers for great fan control.Results :* I don't bother with the LNA adapters, there's no point since it can be better controlled with your mobo. My fancontrol daemon usually keeps these running at 600-800rpm at idle. Which are more silent then everything else in my case, and my room for that matter. They're still what I would consider "uber quiet" up to about 1200rpm.* They keep my FX-8350 overclocked at 4.6ghz around 18-22°c at idle ( around 20°c room temp average ). At max load it reaches around 50-54°c. This is consistently 8-10° cooler then my Corsairs previous to this, with no other changes made to the system.* The noise they do make is just air noise, you don't hear the bearings like cheap fans. In my opinion the air noise seems to be at a lower frequency, more "acceptable" then usual fans.* 22dBa is optimistic when ran outside a case. Inside a case and up against a radiator it's definitely louder. Standard ambient noise temperature in a room is around 30-35dBa I've found, at max speed these run around 1475rpm and my case puts out 40dBa at 1m. This is "near silent" to most people in an average room/office environment. To compare my Corsairs were around 45dBa in the same test, yet cooled significantly worse.Dislikes :* The color. What everyone complains about. I realize it's their unique hallmark, but to be honest it's extremely rude to force that upon people. A simple black or grey would be significantly more universally acceptable.* The price. 20$ is a bit much. My next most expensive 120mm cost 10$. Sure these have a warranty that last more then twice as long, doesn't mean the 10$ Scythe's wouldn't last that long though. They do cool significantly better at lower noise, on the other hand. So it's balancing if the top-end quality fans are worth it in your situation.I would definitely recommend these to anyone that needs a quiet to high performance ratio in a radiator fan, and has the money to spend. In my opinion these are simply the best fans out there, in an all around sense.
El que nunca falla
Excelente, cómo siempre noctua ofreciendo un buen producto y silencioso.
Quiet and Efficient
The Noctua NF-F12 PWM comes with a package of mounting screws, vibration resistant mounts, a 30 cm 4-pin cable extension, 4-pin y splitter, and a low noise adapter (LNA). The LNA is used to limit the maximum fan speed and which limits the noise produced by the fan. I imagine this would be handy in an older computer which isn’t equipped with automatic fan speed control.The included splitter cable allows you to connect both fans to a single fan header and lets the main board control the speed of both fans simultaneously.These fans perform well at low speeds, and are barely audible when functioning in this mode. You can hear them at startup and at higher speeds, but that’s to be expected. I’m so impressed with these fans, I’ve replaced all five fans in my computer case with Noctua brand fans.Cons: None, unless you want RGB fans or don't like the color. A bit more expensive than others, but it is a premium fan and worth the price imo.Pros: Excellent cooling performance even at low speeds. Very quiet at most speeds during normal operation. Excellent customer support and a 6-year warranty.
Parfait pour les ventirads et radiateurs
Produit top, il m'a fait gagner quelques degrés et du silence par rapport à l'ancien ventilateur que j'avais sur mon ventirad
Ottima e silenziosa
Ottima ventola, come da aspettative del marchio Noctua.Estremamente silenziosa, nella confezione sono presenti anche viti di gomma per ridurre ulteriormente vibrazioni e colore. Facile da montare nel pc e fa il suo dovere.Molto consigliata!
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Noctua NF-F12 PWM, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Brown)
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