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After an anxious wait, Noctua enthusiasts can now get the NF-A12x25 and U12A in black. Noctua announced the fans, heatsink, and accessories are available for immediate order from authorized sellers. Noctua has previously claimed that part of the reasons for the delay was that the Sterrox material needed to be tuned for different dye colors. Interestingly, a recent Noctua road map showed that Noctua is looking at white versions as well. Hopefully, that comes to fruition.



 

Neathdrawls

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Amazon and Newegg seems to have them readily in stock, and that is great for buyers who have been waiting 'patiently' for years!

Onwards and foward! Now we can start to look forward to Noctua's next generation of the 140mm fan, NH-D15 and the few years for them to make them Chromax/White.
 

Skripka

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Amazon and Newegg seems to have them readily in stock, and that is great for buyers who have been waiting 'patiently' for years!

Onwards and foward! Now we can start to look forward to Noctua's next generation of the 140mm fan, NH-D15 and the few years for them to make them Chromax/White.
LOL, 'unavailable' here in the USA. Already sold out here.
 

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i stumbled on this completely by accident today, after waiting all year for it... i was about to cave and just grab a regular U12 or even a dark rock tf2

it being sold out the same day makes it the craziest bit of luck XD
 
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tinyitx

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Please excuse my ignorance, but could someone tell me if a black Chromax NF-A12x25 has minimal or noticeable thermal performance over the brown NF-A12x25? Is it just a cosmetic colour change?

BTW, how come I still see it available in Newegg (USA)?
 

Neathdrawls

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Please excuse my ignorance, but could someone tell me if a black Chromax NF-A12x25 has minimal or noticeable thermal performance over the brown NF-A12x25? Is it just a cosmetic colour change?

BTW, how come I still see it available in Newegg (USA)?

Don't think many people have the fans on hand yet to test if there are any difference in performance or noise in realistic environments.

If anything, knowing how Noctua overengineers the crap out of everything they do and thus taking the longest possible time and care as well, making sure that their products will meet their stringent standards. Going by their previous chromax and non-chromax products, they basically perform exactly the same with each other, and I have no reason to doubt that these new chromax products will be any different.

So, should just be cosmetic colour difference. And hopefully we don't get proven wrong about that.
 

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Please excuse my ignorance, but could someone tell me if a black Chromax NF-A12x25 has minimal or noticeable thermal performance over the brown NF-A12x25? Is it just a cosmetic colour change?

BTW, how come I still see it available in Newegg (USA)?

It should be just cosmetic.