Black variations of the Noctua NH-12A CPU cooler, and the NF-12×25 fans are now offered. These ‘chromax.black’ items have actually been on Noctua’s roadmap for rather a long time however, excitedly expected as they are, have actually only simply been launched to retail. On the hold-up, Noctua commented that altering an item colour isn’t as unimportant as it sounds, specifically when it is “fine-tuned to the most minute information”. It had to deal with pandemic-related hold-ups.
Bit-Tech evaluated the Noctua NH-U12A in its conventional brown and cream livery in May 2019 (where it got a ‘Bit-Tech Exceptional’ star score. Noctua states that this is the really exact same item “merging best-in-class cooling efficiency with excellent tranquility of operation and exceptional compatibility,” simply this time it remains in black – all black– that consists of fans, plastics, and metal parts.
As we near the Intel ADL-S age, Noctua ensures us that its most current SecuFirm2 multi-socket installing system supports not just AM4, and LGA1200, however LGA1700, too. According to a current video from AMD, AM5 will not require any various cooling installs either.
The Noctua NH-U12A features twin NF-A12x25 fans, and when it comes to the chromax.black variation of the cooler these will be the brand-new NF-A12x25 PWM chromax.black.swap designs, which have actually likewise been introduced to purchase independently.
Noctua’s black NF-A12x25 fans are stated to continue the initial item’s efficiency and sound qualities, obviously. This NF-A12x25 PWM chromax.black.swap features swappable red, white, blue, green, grey, yellow and black anti-vibration pads– great for colour matching in different build-schemes you may think up. If you have an interest in white fans from Noctua, the roadmap suggests that it is preparing some such items for Q1 2022.
As the above black parts, Noctua has actually revealed brand-new NA-HC7 and NA-HC8 heatsink covers for the NH-U12A and NH-U12A chromax.black. The NA-HC7 features swappable colour inlays in black, blue, green, red, yellow and white; and the NA-HC8 is available in black or white.
Noctua recommends that you can purchase all the above brand-new chromax items through its Amazon web shops, which cover lots of world areas.