Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM chromax.Black.swap, High-Performance Quiet Fan 120mm

I’ve been running this fan in my build for about 7 weeks now, and it’s been excellent. Fit and finish are top-notch, installation was easy, and it performs great in a space-constrained setup. Noise levels are very low, even under load, and airflow is impressive for a 15mm slim fan. The chromax.black design is a nice bonus if you care about aesthetics. No complaints so far.

Good fans nice and slim for a fractal terra build. Definitely recommend. Good quality.

I needed some slim case fans for an ITX ~27L case where regular case fans were too tall. Just wished they had a white, gray, and red color options. Very quiet. Airflow is decent but not spectacular. Traditional Noctua non-RGB high quality. A bit pricey. Keeps the system cool enough so it performs its job.

These are some really fantastic (pun very intended) little fans. Their tone, and volume, output are all quite acceptable. They will get a little on the higher pitched side at full speed directly next to a mesh air panel, but at most operating speeds it barely makes any noticeable noise. They provide a lot of air movement, and certainly have enough static pressure output for being used on radiators. The all black aesthetic is great, took Noctua long enough! The only gripes I do have are very small and, in my opinion, don't merit a take-off of any stars. The first is that while I love the black-out look of the fan, the brass-colored fan hub reinforcement on the front fan surface is a little clashing. Secondly, I'm not sure what's up with Noctuas approach of have a female plug RIGHT at the end of the fan and then using an extension cable to actually plug it in, but I'm not a big fan of this approach. In my eyes it adds an unnecessary point of failure, or just bulk, to the fan frame. Considering these are likely going to be installed in VERY tight clearance areas, that's not what you want. Other than that, they're flawless. Would gladly buy more. I'll present a little scenario here that might help some people. Say you have around 50mm of clearance for a radiator and a fan. You were originally considering a ~25mm thick radiator, and a traditional 25mm thick fan. Or, you can get maybe a ~35mm thick radiator and one of these 120x15mm fans. I'd suggest the set up with the thicker radiator and this fan. The extra surface area of the radiator will allow for better heat dissipation, and the fan still has plenty of strength and ability to disperse the heat output of a radiator. It'd say the same if you're in a similar position with heatsinks as well, though that's a bit more rare.

These fans are excellent.

It's Noctua. It's not the cheapest out there (by far), but if you're already looking at it, and you're here reading the reviews, it's cause you know what Noctua brings to the table. Yes, even at full speed, it's very quiet while also moving a lot of air. Go buy it already. There are no vibrations (rubber insulating pads), the fan ramps up and down at a steady pace and doesn't make any fuss about it at all, and it moves a ton of air. These slim versions are for top and rear exhaust in my system, and I have one 140x25 as intake, all Noctua. Even at full speed (1500 rpm) it's only as loud as ambient noice in my home office (internal room, pretty quiet itself). At 300 rpm the fans/my case is silent sitting on my desk, literally three feet from my head. I'm an engineering nerd so I care about reliability as much as sound and thermals and I will have long, LONG been done and past this case when these fans fail (iirc 150,000 hours MTBF? That's 17 years @ 24/7/365. They may outlive me). Black color scheme is complimentary of the case, and the different color pads that come with it give you options if you'd like. No RGB, extreme reliability, whisper quiet operation, and high CFM? I was put off a bit at the price per fan but now, honestly, I'm a Noctua fan for life. Which my fans might very well outlast.

It’s a Noctua fan. It’s well made, silent at normal operating speeds and super thin. I used it in an Ncase M2 build and it has been working great. Highly recommend if you have the extra budget.

I bought these specifically to fit into my FD Meshify C. These fans fit perfectly underneath the front mesh. I needed 15mm thickness fans because I have an RX 6800 on the way that is 325mm (photo shown is my current 1660 Super) - The RX 6800 won't fit with a 25mm fan front mounted inside, and a 25mm fan won't fit under the mesh without cutting. So these 15mm fans do work perfectly for my use case. The fan quality is fine - it's what you would expect from Noctua. I do have a few gripes though. The fans only have like half an inch of cord with the plug attached to it. Noctua does provide an extension, but then you have a bulky plug right at the corner of the fan which isn't ideal and I can imagine might be an eyesore in certain situations. The extensions I am not a fan of. The cover they use on the cord is like a rubbery texture and it kinks when you bend it due to the space between the cover and the cord beneath it. I can already tell dust is going to stick to it and looks bad due to the kinks where it bends. They also take up unnecessary space. I bought different extensions, but it's kind of annoying when you are already spending $25 on a fan. They do move air well for being a lower profile and aren't overly noisy. I'd like them better for like $20 and automatically including a longer cord installed without an extension. The interchangeable anti vibration pads are whatever, if you want to change the colors you can. It's cute, but I rock all black anyway.

So far so good

Compré este ventilador para reemplazar otro ventilador de un radiador Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 porque al ponerlo en la parte de arriba de mi gabinete las memorias RAM no entraban. Entonces con este pequeño ventilador logré meter las RAM sin problema. Saca mucho viento, y se puede decir que casí funciona como el que viene de serie del radiador y además es muy silencioso. El único detalle es que el radiador que tengo tiene unos tornillos muy largos y tuve que ponerle unas adaptaciones de plastico para que alcanzaran a sostener el ventilador como se ven en la foto, pero quedó bien sujetado.

PCの上面に取り付ける為に購入しました。 CPUクーラーとの関係で薄型で静かなFANを探してこの商品にたどり着きました。 FANの静かさには大変満足ですが正直値段が高いです… 四隅に取り付ける色の付いたパッドは要らないので値段を下げてほしいですね。

Insanely quiet. So quiet, I stuck my finger in the blades because I wasn't sure they were spinning. Looking good, minimalistic and super slim. Well worth the price!!

Bien, mais cher, en terme de fonctionnement l'équivalent chez thermalright fait la même chose pour un meilleur prix