Noctua NF F12 Chromax Black Swap Premium Grade Quiet Review

There are no dry numbers or boring things like idle temperature in this test. I honestly don't care. I only care about the performance. I bought a Fractal Meshify C case in January 2020 and built a Ryzen 3600 system. I recently upgraded to an EVGA FTW 3060ti which is factory overclocked and tends to overheat under load. The Fractal sleeve came with branded Fractal fans on the front and back (one each). CPU cooler Noctua. The two case fans turn up very loud under load. Also of note is that the…

So that was the last item I installed on my new PC. They arrived forever (well, Revain forever. 10 days). Anyway, I just got it yesterday. I installed 10 of them in a Corsair Obsidian 1000D. 8 for front air intake and 2 for rear air intake. I also installed 3 140mm fans of the same brand and model on top of the tower to extract hot air. So my PC case has 13 Noctua Chromax fans. I also installed 3 Be Quiet fans inside the case on a dual tower CPU air cooler. That's 16 fans plus my GPU fan…

To recap before I go into details: Pros: + Aesthetically pleasing for my build, white color matches RGB lighting on motherboard, front fan and LED tape + Much quieter sound compared to standard Cryorig H7 fan + Fairly easy to install on the cooler with H7 fan clip + Various color options for rubber mounts + Strong cooling performance (note that the difference is not more than 3-5 degrees Celsius is compared to standard Noctua fans). Disadvantage) Disadvantages: - High price for fans - Short…

I am very disappointed with these Noctua NF-F12 PWM fans as I got them for two reasons: Reason 1: They are supposed to be quiet but they are NOT QUIET. At 1500 rpm, none of the fans seem to be silent. To make these fans quieter you need to lower the fan speed down to around 600rpm and the only way to do that is via the fan controller, the BIOS if it has a good fan control feature, or software that overrides the fan speed can control the fan. Curve. Reason 2: They have to be the best fans money…

I bought a Thermaltake AIO- Triple heatsink when I start you hear some noise from the fans. I knew Noctua fans should be great fans, but I can't handle Braun. I was happy to find these black ones. I noticed that the RPM is listed at 1500 and my Thermaltake fans appear to be at 2000. These fans are definitely quieter, most likely due to the lower speeds. I did a test and set the CPU fans to 80% and I could barely hear them. I cranked them up to 100% and they were noticeably louder but still…