Results – 42 dBA
The Noctua NH-U12A is a cooler that has previously proven that with a little effort, it is possible to offer the performance of high-end dual-tower coolers in a more compact design. However, the last time I tested it, I was still using the older methodology, so with the release of the chromax.black version, there’s an ideal opportunity to conduct new tests. The question also remains whether the NF-U12A chromax.black can justify its high price tag.
Results – 42 dBA
- Contents
- Key features
- Measurement methodology
- Results – 36 dBA
- Results – 39 dBA
- Results – 42 dBA
- Results – maximum speed
- Conclusion and evaluation
“but at 50–60 % of maximum speed it is a very quiet fan that you will be virtually unaware of”
absolutely not, it becomes clearly audible at around 600-650RPM, which admittedly is impressive and provides the best performance at this noise level across all 120mm fans on the market, but is far from your claims