Noctua releases chromax.black versions of its NH-U12A and NF-A12x25

Black versions of the Noctua NH-12A CPU cooler and NF-12×25 fans are now available. These “chromax.black” products have been in Noctua’s plans for a long time, but despite being eagerly anticipated, they have only just hit retail. About the delay, Noctua commented that changing the color of a product is not as trivial as it seems, especially when it is “customized down to the last detail.” He also had to deal with pandemic-related delays.

Bit-Tech reviewed the Noctua NH-U12A in its traditional brown and cream finish in May 2019 (where it received a Bit-Tech Exceptional star rating. Noctua says it’s the same product, “combining best-in-class cooling performance with superior quiet operation and superior compatibility.” “only this time it’s finished in black, all black, including the fans, plastic and metal parts.

As we move into the Intel ADL-S era, Noctua assures us that its latest SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system supports not only AM4 and LGA1200, but also LGA1700. According to recent video from AMDThe AM5 will also not require any other mounting hardware for cooling.

Noctua NH-U12A is equipped with two NF-A12x25 fans, and in the case of chromax.black version of the cooler these will be the new NF-A12x25 PWM chromax.black.swap models, which are also available separately.

The black Noctua NF-A12x25 fans are said to retain the performance and noise characteristics of the original product. This NF-A12x25 PWM chromax.black.replacement Comes with interchangeable red, white, blue, green, grey, yellow and black anti-vibration pads to match the colors in the various build patterns you can come up with. If you’re interested in white fans from Noctua, the roadmap indicates that the company is preparing several such products by the first quarter of 2022.

In addition to the aforementioned black parts, Noctua has announced new NA-HC7 and NA-HC8 heatsink caps for the NH-U12A and NH-U12A chromax.black. The NA-HC7 comes with interchangeable color inserts in black, blue, green, red, yellow and white; and the NA-HC8 comes in black or white.

Noctua says you can buy all of the above new chromax products. through its Amazon online storeswhich cover many regions of the world.