- Review -
NF-F12 PWM
The Noctua NF-F12 PWM fan is extremely quiet. At full rev, with all case fans off, and the video card fans turned down as far as possible, this fan was effectively inaudible at a distance of approximately 3ft/1M with the ambient sounds of the A/C system and other fairly quiet sound sources going on. To hear the fan required leaning toward the case to a distance of around 2ft, and even at that point it was very quiet. Without the Low Noise Adaptor installed, while off, the cooler the NF-F12 reached the full 1500 RPM and varied between 1486 and 1506 RPM once mounted to the Transformer 3. With the LNA installed, the RPM never went above 1106 and mostly fluctuated between 1088 and 1094 RPM. As for the temperatures, it performs very well, actually performing as well as or better than fans with a higher CFM rating.
"With a ton of features, a few unexpected extras, a killer warranty, superior quality, decent value, and performance that excels, the Noctua NF-F12 PWM is an exellent choice for a cooling fan. It easily earns the Bjorn3D Golden Bear Award." (Michael Peters, Bjorn3D.com)
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