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Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black)
Premium quiet fan, 120x120x25mm, 12V, 4-pin PWM, max. 1500 RPM, max. 22.4 dB(A), >150,000 h MTTFAward-winning NF-F12 design has received more than 100 recommendations from international hardware websites and magazinesFocused Flow frame for outstanding static pressure performance, ideal for use on heatsinks and radiators4-pin PWM version for automatic speed control via 4-pin PWM fan headers, 1500rpm maximum speedchromax.black.swap edition with all-black design and swappable red, black, white, blue, yellow and green anti-vibration pads for colour-customising
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22 Reddit comments about Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black):

u/Gibber117 · 7 pointsr/pcmasterrace

*Noctua: HMB




Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.black.swap premium-grade quiet 120mm fan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07654PNFQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_WzN-AbDHK7WNT


Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap premium-grade quiet 140mm fan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07655KF5C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ZAN-AbKDPJBST


Noctua NF-S12A PWM chromax.black.swap premium-grade quiet 120mm fan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07657VBQQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hBN-Ab4FCS0XW

u/thatguy87645 · 3 pointsr/pcmasterrace
u/Tipakee · 2 pointsr/EVGA
u/HesTheRiverSquirrel · 2 pointsr/watercooling

Alright, heres my loop plan.

for a pump and res, I will use the swifech d5 50mm pump res combo, as its the shortest pump/res I can find, and also looks sweet.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/swiftech-maelstrom-d5-reservoir-pump-combo-50mm.html

for a cpu block, I will be using the new koolance 400 block, It performs better than any other block on the market (per xtremerigs' review), and those couple extra degrees will let me run fans quieter.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/koolance-cpu-400a-water-block-amd-processor.html

obviously choose a gpu block for your card, as it is different than mine. I know that bykski makes good blocks for msi cards that are a bit cheaper, such as this one:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bykski-N-MS1080GM-X-VGA-Water-Cooling-Block-for-MSI-GTX-1080-1070-1060/32805363062.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.9.59a7251aPnSH2C&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10152_10151_10065_10344_10130_10068_10324_10547_10342_10325_10546_10343_10340_10548_10341_10545_10696_10084_10083_10618_10307_10059_308_100031_10103_10624_10623_10622_10621_10620,searchweb201603_25,ppcSwitch_5&algo_expid=a9b6172c-d8c9-42ad-9178-bbbef99963f2-1&algo_pvid=a9b6172c-d8c9-42ad-9178-bbbef99963f2&priceBeautifyAB=0

Bitspower makes a block for the card as well, but performance will be the same. It comes with a backplate, but you can use the stock one with the bykski block. I wouldn't recommend it, but here it is:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/bitspower-msi-gtx-1080-gaming-acrylic-limited-edition-clear-for-msi-gtx-1080-gaming-vga-card.html

For radiators, you will need to use something roughly 30mm or less in the front, so go for a hardwarelabs gts 240. It is far and away the best slim radiator, especially at low speeds. I am getting the black for my build, but it also comes in red or white if thats the color scheme you want. Im linking the search for it so you can choose. For the back, you can use up to a 40mm radiator, but I would go with another gts because they are literally better than anything else under 40mm, especially with lower speed fans. Just replace 240 with 120 in the search bar.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=hardware+labs+gts+240

I will be taking this to college and I want the least maintenance headaches possible, so I will be using ek ZMT (zero maintenance tubing) so I wont need to worry about anything leaching into my loop as I would with clear tube. I cannot imagine you will need more than 5 feet, and that will leave enough extra for a drain tube. For the same reason, I will be using clear koolance 702 coolant, which can last for a solid 3 years. I will be using clear as it will last even longer, but it does come in other colors. It is rather expensive, but you should only need 700ml of it, as the loop really is not very large, and it rarely needs to be replaced. Here they are:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/ek-tube-zmt-rubber-15-9-9-5mm-5-8-x-3-8-tubing-matte-black.html
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=koolance+702

For fans, I will be using 2 noctua a12x25 fans pushing through the radiator in the front, as the gts radiators work best in push. I have 2 on my aio rn, and can tell you that they are fantastic as they cannot be seen, so it doesn't matter that they are ugly. I may spray paint the sides of the fan black if you can end up seeing the sides through the window. They are the best performing fans on the market at lower rpms and are extremely quiet. Corsair ML series fans will be slightly better because they can run at much higher rpms, but they will be much louder as well. For the back radiator, I think I may just use another a12x25, as they are simply excellent. As a top exhaust, I will use the s12a chromax because it looks better and performs better when there is nothing restricting the airflow. If 30$ a fan for the a12 or 25 for the ML series is tough to swallow, the p12 redux 1300 is an excellent option at only $14 each. Im using them as intake on my case now, but I tested them on my radiator and they were nearly silent below 65% pwm, and performed withing 2 C of the a12. The a12 is still quieter and performs better, but at half the price, the p12 are excellent. I would skip the F-12, at lower rpms, the p12 performs within a degree and the noise is about the same. You can toss the extra vibration dampeners on the p12s from the a12 chromax as well. If you want the back rad fan to match the exhaust, get a f12 chromax. They are still good, I just think that the p12 is nearly the same for less money and the a12 is easily better than both. Here are all four:
https://www.amazon.com/noctua-NF-P12-redux-1300-PWM-high-performance/dp/B07CG2PGVG
https://www.amazon.com/noctua-NF-A12x25-PWM-premium-quality-quiet/dp/B07C5VG64V/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_147_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=VX74FJE0N46NR9DEH7G2
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-S12A-PWM-chromax-black-swap-premium-grade/dp/B07657VBQQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1526164771&sr=1-3&keywords=noctua+s12a+chromax
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-chromax-black-swap-premium-grade-quiet/dp/B07654PNFQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1526164778&sr=1-1&keywords=noctua+f12+chromax

As for how to actually fit everything in the case, mount the pump/res to the cable bar and fans pushing through the radiator in the front and back. Mount the radiator in the back so that the fittings are at the bottom, it will give you a cleaner run between it and the gpu. For loop order: t fitting out of the pump with a valve and stop fitting on the end to a 90 on the gpu, 90 out of the gpu to regular on the rad, regular on the rad to 90 into the cpu, 90 out of cpu into straight on the rad, a straight or maybe a 90 out of the rad into a 90 on the intake of the reservior (you could use the top, but I want to leave it clear as a fillport). All 90s will be rotaries to make it easier. That should end up as being 6 or 7 90 degree rotaries, depending on what you do with the front rad. the extra one is to help when filling from the top of the res. You will need two male to male g1/4 adapter to attach the t-fitting to the pump and the valve to the t fitting. You also need two stop fittings for the fill and drain ports. In terms of regular fittings, two for the pump/res, two for the graphics card, two for the back radiator, two for the cpu, two for the front radiator, one to fill and drain the loop, and one extra just for fun. In total that should be:
12 regular fitting
7 90 degree rotary fittings
1 t or multiport fitting
1 ball valve
2 male-male g1/4 adapters
2 stop fittings
I would recommend barrow, they are inexpensive (at least compared to others) and the quality is excellent. Ali-express is the way to go, you will have to look and choose colors and such yourself, but usually they end up being better quality and lower priced than others at the cost of long shipping times. If you are not comfortable with the barrow fittings or dont want to wait as long, go for alphacools compression fittings, they are excellent while being less expensive than bitspower. You could use barb fittings, but they are a bit more annoying to use and dont look as nice. You will have to look for the barrow fittings yourself on aliexpress, prices tend to fluctuate by vender and color, but here are the alphacool fittings:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/alphacool-eiszapfen-16-10mm-compression-fitting-g1-4-deep-black-sixpack.html

And I think that covers everything. I hope you enjoyed my two page essay on my watercooling build lol.

u/clupean · 2 pointsr/buildapc

It says "In Stock"? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07654PNFQ
More pressure: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KFCR5BA

Silent Wing 3: both. It's an airflow fan with more air pressure than normal. Enough for any case but probably not enough for a radiator.

u/PowerBillOver9000 · 2 pointsr/homelab

Absolutely this! The fans OP has in their case now is drawing almost no air through the drive cages. What you want when pulling air through restricted space are fans with high static pressure. These will normally have wider fins than other fans making less gaps between the fins.


Here is what you have now OP: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07657VBQQ/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_EoPxDbGGG0NVK

This is what you want OP:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07654PNFQ/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_FoPxDbRZAVEE0

u/opant108 · 1 pointr/buildapc

I put these from Noctua on my radiator and on the case (since mine is a mini-ITX build and they have an easier time moving air through tight spaces. The ones I linked are a little more expensive because they are all black and not the standard Noctua brown but if you do not mind the color then similar Noctua fans in brown will be cheaper. be quiet! also makes fantastic fans. I would recommend anything from those 2 brands and just check in the specs if they are static pressure or not. I would definitely use static pressure fans on your radiator. Your case has good airflow on top and back of the case so you shouldn't need static pressure fans for those locations but instead get high airflow fans.

u/PrimalPower · 1 pointr/sffpc

These are the nf-12s right?

Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (120mm, Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07654PNFQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zwDVDbXPJX2R0

I just want to make sure this is the right model and right dimensions since I'm slightly dyslexic. Your fans look tall and I want to make sure I get those that you have.

u/gregz83 · 1 pointr/pcmasterrace

I had asked what size, but I see you have a 360, so they are 120. I can math :P

If the fans are faulty, I have two recommendations:

RGB: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-LL120-120mm-Light-Lighting/dp/B075VGN4M1/

Non-RGB (x3): https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-chromax-Black-swap-Premium-Grade-Quiet/dp/B07654PNFQ/

u/garekis · 1 pointr/buildapc

Not sure about that cooler's performance, but you can maybe change it to a Noctua NH-U12S and buy the Chromax add-ons which would make it match your white themed build. You would need:

  • White Chromax Heatsink Cover
  • Fan Swap

    It would be a bit more expensive, but Noctua's performance is absolutely worth it. Rest of the build looks good though, especially for the white theme.
u/upinthecloudz · 1 pointr/pcmasterrace

Not sure which Noctua cooler you have, but I believe all of them use 120mm fan mounts, even the ones with 140mm or 150mm fans (see NF-A15 which is used on the NH-D15, for example), so that 140mm fan won't work.
You'd need one of these for a Noctua air cooler:

NF-A15 chromax
NF-F12 chromax

u/rapidski · 1 pointr/buildapc

just got this 120mm for my case super quiet comes with different colors

u/Enderzt · 1 pointr/watercooling

I am not sure if you knew and I apologize if I am just recommending fans you essentially already own but you can get the Chroma Noctua NF-F12 and NF-A14's which are black and have different color rubber edges to match case colors. The Chroma F12's are perfect for radiators and the A14's are great airflow and case fans. Seems to be what your looking for.

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-PWM-chromax-black-swap-premium-grade/dp/B07654PNFQ/ref=pd_bxgy_147_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CJZRKVPGXW61XQ8FFD94

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07655KF5C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1Z5H6ZGWCMTNX&psc=1

u/terminashunator · 0 pointsr/hardwareswap

Why are you charging double the price on the Noctua of a new one? https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-chromax-Black-swap-Premium-Grade-Quiet/dp/B07654PNFQ

u/Cmoney61900 · -3 pointsr/Noctua

First Buy an NH-U12S:Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/NOCTUA-NH-U12S-chromax-Black-Single-Tower-Cooler/dp/B07Y3DCPVS/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=noctua+nhu12s&qid=1572549784&sr=8-4

Ebay:https://www.ebay.com/str/noctuadesignedinaustria

(Currently out of stock on eBay just including the link in case you want to check out the Noctua eBay store.) just including the link in case you want to check out the Noctua eBay store.)

Next Purchase: Noctua NF-F12 PWM Chromax. Black. Swap(You can add an additional fan to the NH-U12S as it comes with an extra brace to hold the fan onto the heat sink

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-chromax-Black-swap-Premium-Grade-Quiet/dp/B07654PNFQ

Ebay:https://www.ebay.com/itm/Noctua-NF-F12-PWM-chromax-black-swap/332416942619?hash=item4d6598021b:g:5EoAAOSwjodZ51km

Congrats you now have your own NH-U12A in black.