- Review -

30.04.2013 DragonSteelMods.com

The idle temps are all fairly close, but at load and the FLX fan on full speed we see the NF-S12A FLX drops the temp by about two degrees, which is pretty good and could mean the difference between a successful overclock and not. At full speed the S12A FLX only runs at 1200rpm which is fairly slow I think and it doesn’t product any more noise than any of the other fans I used for testing. I noticed no additional noise added to my system using the NF-S12A FLX at any speed. Noctua knows how to design a fan, they put a lot of work and and effort in the research and development of them as I’m sure you’ve noticed. They make fans like no other, they’re unique in their colors and of course the designs of them, they look like no other. The designs of the fans serve a true purpose, and that is to keep things quiet but yet move the most amount of air they possibly can.

"The Noctua NF-S12A FLX fan is an excellent choice if you want to keep your CPU cool either using common air cooling or liquid cooling using a radiator. The fan can also be used as a case fan and surely it will work just as good in that position as it does on a CPU cooler." (Kristofer Brozio, DragonSteelMods.com)