News Noctua Introduces 120x15 A-series fans - Finally!

THE fans we've all been all been waiting for are finally here!

Noctua have just announced they are currently shipping out their new lineup of premium quiet fans which include the highly anticipated 120mm x 15mm models:

NF-A12x15 PWM

NF-A12x15 FLX

 

[cmyk78]

Also 20mm thick 40mm fans!

 

[grumpyrobin]

They aren't that much weaker than the 25mm versions. Granted they spin much faster, but the silent design should keep sound down.

Can anybody think of top down cpu heatsink that would fit in some itx case, by gaining this 1CM of free space?

 

[grumpyrobin]

I could see people sticking 4 of these on a 240mm AIO though.

 

[K888D]

Sticking one of these on top of a Big Shuriken 2 would be my ideal sub 60mm cooler!

 

[zovc]

Noctua at it again with the ugly brown and beige!

Spoiler: probably nsfw

 

[thewizzard1]

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

 

[grumpyrobin]

Noctua is BROWN AND BEIGE??? <- color blind


Well, colors aside, anyone can recognize a noctua fan, so it's like a statement more so than aesthetic.

 

[mukul.k]

anyone know when these will be available for purchase? i couldnt find them on amazon or newegg.

 

[Necere]

Blade design looks airflow rather than pressure optimized - and the specs seem to bear that out - but at least it's something.

 

[Boil]

http://noctua.at/en/nf-a20-pwm

Why can we not just make a chassis out of multiple NF-A20 PWM fans...!?!

;^p

 

[stree]

It does rather look like well used impeller from a sewage works.........not my choice of colour at all.

 

[grumpyrobin]

http://noctua.at/en/nf-a20-pwm

Why can we not just make a chassis out of multiple NF-A20 PWM fans...!?!

;^p

And have a quadcopter made out of 4 NF-A20 PWM fans pick it up ofc?!

 

[Kmpkt]

This guys approves of the colour scheme:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/34762...no-protective-gear-for-less-than-300-a-month/

 

[wywywywy]

God damn it I just bought the Noctua 40x10 fan as well as two 120x15 fans from another brand!!

 

[jeshikat]

Noctua first showed off a prototype slim 120mm fan at Computex 2014, and at each Computex since they've shown off iterations of the design, but not this year. This year, Noctua has instead officially announced the fan, now designated the NF-A12x15 PWM and NF-A12x15 FLX (for the PWM and voltage-controlled variants respectively). So instead of prototypes, we will be taking a look at production versions of the fan at Computex this year, in person!

News post here.

 

[entropy]

Would 2x of the slim fans be better on a radiator for push-pull configuration? Or is it better to keep a single 25mm one?

 

[grumpyrobin]

Would 2x of the slim fans be better on a radiator for push-pull configuration? Or is it better to keep a single 25mm one?

2x slim is 5mil more than 1x regular. It would be louder, but much more powerful airflow wise. I cannot say how much better it is at cooling due to diminishing returns.

 

[Kmpkt]

Can someone please greyscale the photo so I can pretend they released a Redux version of the fan?

 

[Phuncz]

Would 2x of the slim fans be better on a radiator for push-pull configuration? Or is it better to keep a single 25mm one?

It depends. For most radiators, you want a fan which is pressure-optimized, like the ones meant for heatsinks. Most casefans are airflow-optimized. These slim fans seem to be airflow-optimized, as @Necere already mentioned. Because seemingly making slim pressure-optimized fans isn't that easy.

So with these I would guess two slim fans won't be better than for instance the NF-F12, which is a pressure-optimized fan.