Noctua

Noctua of Austria makes some boss-ass fans and tower coolers. When I first saw the magnificent NH-D15 chromax.black in 2019, I wept. I have used Noctua tower coolers and fans for all my builds since 2011. They have no peer in air cooling, and can hold their own with smaller liquid cooling solutions.

The NH-D15 chromax.black, a thing of great beauty

"Beherrscht dich ein Gedanke, so findest du ihn überall ausgedrückt, du riechst ihn sogar im Winde." (If you are possessed by an idea, you find it expressed everywhere.)
—Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger (1901)

NA-SAVP1 anti-vibration corner pads come in various colors, and can be swapped. Round form factors are wider than their nominal size (150mm vs 140mm) with the mounting holes of a smaller form factor (120mm vs 140mm), and intended for use on tower coolers.

120mm fans

Model	Params	Color	Comments
NF-F12 chromax.black.swap	1500rpm 22.4 dB(A)	Black	NA-SAVP1 corners 4-pin PWM
NF-F12 iPPC-2000	2000rpm 29.7 dB(A)	Black	3-pin molex
NF-F12 iPPC-3000	750--3000rpm 43.5 dB(A)	Black	4-pin PWM

140mm fans

Model	Params	Color	Comments
NF-A14 iPPC-2000	500--2000rpm 31.5 dB(A)	Black	4-pin PWM
NF-A14 iPPC-3000	800--3000rpm 41.3 dB(A)	Black	4-pin PWM
NF-A14 chromax.Black.swap	1500rpm 24.6 dB(A)	Black	NA-SAVP1 corners 4-pin PWM
NF-P14s redux 900	900rpm 13.2 dB(A)	Grey	NA-SAVP1 corners 3-pin molex
NF-P14s redux 1200	1200rpm 19.6 dB(A)	Grey	NA-SAVP1 corners 3-pin molex
NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM	350--1200rpm 19.6 dB(A)	Grey	NA-SAVP1 corners 4-pin PWM
NF-P14s redux-1500	450--1500rpm 25.8 dB(A)	Grey	NA-SAVP1 corners 4-pin PWM
NF-P14r redux-1500	450--1500rpm 25.8 dB(A)	Grey	Round fan 4-pin PWM

Tower coolers

Model	RPM	dB(A)	Color	Fan(s)
NH-D15 chromax.black	300--1500	24.6	Black	2x NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black
NH-U12S chromax.black	300--1500	22.4	Black	NF-F12 PWM chromax.black
NH-L9i chromax.black	600--2500	23.6	Black	NF-A9x14 HS-PWM chromax.black
NH-U14S DX-3647	300--1500	24.6	Brown	NF-A15 PWM
NH-U14S TR4-SP3	300--1500	24.6	Brown	NF-A15 PWM