Noctua NF-F12 PWM Chromax Black Swap Fan
Having received more than 100 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, the NF-F12 PWM Chromax Black Swap is one of Noctua’s most renowned and popular 120mm fans.
Its outstanding static pressure performance and the FocusedFlowâ„¢ frame make it ideal for use on heatsinks and radiators.
The Chromax Black Swap edition combines the NF-F12 PWM Chromax Black Swap’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 color-customization of the fan to match individual build color schemes.
For further customization, a wide range of accessories such as colored cables, additional anti-vibration pads, and anti-vibration mounts are available separately.
Topped off with Noctua’s trusted premium-grade SSO2 bearing, more than 150,000 hours MTTF, and 6-year manufacturer’s warranty, the NF-F12 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.
Award-winning NF-F12 design
Having received more than 150 awards and recommendations from the international press, Noctua’s NF-F12 PWM Chromax Black Swap has become a proven premium choice for 120mm cooling needs. Its renowned efficiency has convinced tens of thousands of customers all over the world.
chromax.black.swap edition
Maximising colour choices, Noctua’s NF-F12 PWM 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 color-coordinated with popular build themes such as all black, black & white, or black & red.
Swappable anti-vibration pads in 6 colors
The NF-F12 PWM Chromax Black Swap comes with 4 black, white, red, blue, green and yellow NA-AVP1 anti-vibration pads respectively. By combining the various colors with black or leaving off the pads on one side, the fan can be coordinated with the most popular build color schemes out of the box. Additional NA-SAVP1 sets for outfitting both sides in one colour can be purchased separately.
Heptaperfâ„¢ Impeller
Custom designed for the new Focused Flowâ„¢ frame and to work in tandem with the eleven stator guide vanes, the NF-F12 PWM Chromax Black Swap’s seven-blade Heptaperfâ„¢ impeller has been carefully optimised to achieve a perfect balance between power and quietness.
Optional coloured cables
Noctua’s chromax line fans use a modular cabling system and come pre-fitted with a fully sleeved black NA-EC1 30cm cable. For refined color coordination, white, red, blue, green, and yellow 30cm NA-EC1 cables plus corresponding NA-YC1 y-cables are available separately.
Optional coloured anti-vibration mounts
To complement the colored anti-vibration pads included with the fans, users can purchase chromax line NA-SAV2 anti-vibration mounts that enable the convenient, quick, and vibration-free installation of fans in standard mounting holes for case fans.
Focused Flowâ„¢ frame
Designed for pressure-demanding applications such as heatsinks and radiators, the Focused Flowâ„¢ frame features eleven stator guide vanes that straighten, channel, and focus the airflow, which allows the NF-F12 PWM Chromax Black Swap to rival the performance of conventional fans running at a much faster speeds.
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.
Varying Angular Distance and Vortex Control Notches
The NF-F12’s stator guide vanes are set out in Varying Angular Distance and feature Vortex-Control Notches. Both measures help to spread the noise emission over a broader frequency spectrum and thus make the fan’s sound pattern more agreeable to the human ear.
Stepped Inlet Design
Noctua’s Stepped Inlet Design adds turbulence to the influx in order to facilitate the transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow, which reduces tonal intake noise, improves flow attachment and increases suction capacity, especially in space-restricted environments.
Inner Surface Microstructures
With 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.
SSO2 bearing
The 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.
Metal bearing shell
In order to guarantee the highest possible degree of manufacturing precision, minimum tolerance, and excellent long-term stability, the chromax edition fans sport a CNC milled bearing shell made entirely from brass.
Custom-designed PWM IC with SCD
Supporting fully automatic PWM speed control, the chromax edition fans use Noctua’s custom-designed NE-FD1 PWM IC that integrates Smooth Commutation Drive (SCD) technology. By providing smoother torque impulses, SCD suppresses PWM switching noises and thus makes the fan quieter at low speeds.
Stops at 0% PWM
When the fan is set to 0% PWM duty cycle by the motherboard or PWM fan controller, it will stop. This makes it ideal for creating setups with semi-passive cooling that automatically turn the fans off and thus run completely silent at idle if thermals allow.
6-year manufacturer’s warranty
Noctua fans are renowned for their impeccable quality and outstanding longevity. Like all Noctua fans, the chromax edition models feature an MTBF of more than 150,000 hours rating and come with a full 6-year manufacturer’s warranty.
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