Noctua NF-F12 PWM, Case fan, 120 mm

Description

Teaming up eleven stator guide vanes with a specially conceived seven blade impeller, the NF-F12’s Focused Flow system creates outstanding static pressure and focuses the airflow for superior performance on heatsinks and radiators. At the same time, a wide range of advanced aerodynamic design measures, SSO-bearings and Noctua’s custom designed PWM IC for fully automatic control guarantee astounding quietness of operation. The NF-F12 comes with modular cabling, integrated anti-vibration pads and two speed settings for full flexibility. Its commanding performance, exhaustive set of features and Noctua’s trusted premium quality make it an elite choice for use on air coolers, radiators and other pressure demanding applications.

• Focused Flow frame
• Varying angular distance and vortex control notches
• Heptaperf impeller
• Stepped inlet design
• Inner surface microstructures
• Integrated anti-vibration pads
• SSO2 bearing
• Metal bearing shell
• Ultra-low power consumption

• Focused Flow frame
  Designed for pressure demanding applications such as heatsinks and radiators, the Focused Flow frame features eleven stator guide vanes that straighten, channel and focus the airflow, which allows the NF-F12 to rival the performance of conventional fans running at much faster speeds.
• 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.
• Heptaperf impeller
  Custom designed for the Focused Flow frame and to work in tandem with the eleven stator guide vanes, the NF-F12’s seven blade Heptaperf impeller has been carefully optimized to achieve a perfect balance between power and quietness.
• 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 plowing 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.
• Integrated anti-vibration pads
  Integrated anti-vibration pads made from extra-soft silicone minimize the transmission of minute vibrations while maintaining full compatibility with all standard mounting systems and fan clips used on heatsinks.
• SSO2 bearing
  The NF-F12 is the first fan to feature the further optimized Noctua’s renowned, time-tested SSO bearing. With SSO2, the rear magnet is placed closer to the axis to provide even better stabilization, precision and durability.
• Metal bearing shell
  In order to guarantee high degree of manufacturing precision, minimum tolerance and excellent long-term stability, the NF-F12 sports a CNC milled bearing shell made entirely from brass.
• Ultra-low power consumption
  The NF-F12 draws only 0.6 W, which is more than 50% less than many fans in the same speed range. This doesn’t only make it eco-friendly but also cuts down the electricity bill: compared to a typical 2 W fan, this allows you to save about half the price of the NF-F12 after 5 years of continuous use.

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