Noctua NF-F12 PWM Fan

Introduction

Cooling system components are of importance to every PC user, from those that run basic desktop apps, to those that push a system for all it's worth. While stock cooling may be sufficient for web browsing and desktop applications on a basic system, a bit extra may be desired for high end systems running while overclocked and/or executing applications that max out  the hardware. 

To this end several companies offer aftermarket fans aimed at enhanced cooling. One of these is Noctua, an Austrian company whose goal is to provide effective, quiet cooling for the PC consumer market. Among their offerings is the NF-F12 "Focused Flow" PWM fan which we will be examining today. 

This product claims many unique features all aimed at making it quiet and still capable of keeping things cool, so let us take a closer look at it and see if it meets those claims.

The Noctua NF-F12 PWM is available from many online retailers at prices ranging from $18 to $40+ USD.