Box, Contents & Bundle
The box is large, providing ample protection for the expensive fan. Noctua also provides a rich bundle, which you can check below.
| Bundle Analysis | |
| Part | Quantity |
| NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.) | 1 |
| NA-YC1 4-pin PWM splitter cable | 1 |
| NA-EC1 30cm extension cable | 1 |
| NA-AV2 anti-vibration mounts | 4 |
| NA-AVG1 anti-vibration gasket for water cooling radiators | 1 |
| Fan screws | 4 |
The bundle includes all shown above.
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The fan features nice blades, and its build quality is top-notch. The anti-vibration pads in its corners are large to absorb vibrations. I know that many of you hate the original Noctua colors, but I don’t have a problem with them. They kind of look old-school, though. Moreover, from the photos above, you can see the very narrow gap between the tip of the fan blades and the fan’s frame. The smaller this gap is, the more reduced is leakage flow, leading to higher pressure, increased efficiency, and a wider stable operating range. Furthermore, low tip clearances help to minimize noise generated by the interaction of airflow with the casing.
The fan has the standard depth of 25mm.
The connector is a standard 4-pin PWM. The daisy chain option is not available, but Noctua provides a PWM splitter in the bundle, which you can use to power two fans from the same header. It is not the same, though, as a daisy chain.
Thanks for the review. I was particularly interested in how the Noctua NF A12x25 G2 compared to the XPG Nidec Vento Pro 120 PWM, since the XPG compared pretty well to the Phanteks T30-120. To my surprise it didn’t compare that well with the Noctua with respect to static pressure. Then I noticed that the values for static pressure of the XPG in the normalized noise comparison graphs for the Noctua are substantially lower than in the original test for the XPG and in the normalized noise comparison graphs for the Phanteks. E.g.: Original test @ 25 dBA: 1.92 mmAq, Noctua comparison graph @ 25 dBA: 1.68 mmAq.
If the values for static pressure in the Noctua comparison graphs are correct, the performance of the XPG drops considerably compared to the original test.
Can you explain what happened here?
It’s a one-trick pony fan IMO. It’s a quiet fan but that’s all it has to offer. Just performance-wise, it’s in the middle of the pack with focus on low noise performance… however at that level of low RPM, they would all perform more/less the same with maybe 1 or 2C delta in real world. On the otherhand, T30 performs well at low noise but also has the ability to scale up to insane level if one desires that destroys even the Noctua Industrial fan, thus killing 2 birds with one stone.
The performance of the Arctic P12 Pro is outstanding!
Is there any reason to buy the Noctua NF-A12x25 G2, given that the Arctic fan is much cheaper and better?
In my country, the P12 Pro costs just 5.66 euro, whereas the NF-A12x25 G2 costs 28.59 euro. The Noctua fan is five times more expensive than the Arctic fan, and it is underperforming in static pressure tests.
Also, I have no idea why the P12 Pro is so cheap right now.
Even if it’s one of the best 25mm fans, other options perform very similar to it (Toughfan 12 Pro and P12 Pro as mentioned) and if you have room for 28-30mm you have even more options
Makes me curious to see what Noctua could achieve with 28 or 30mm, especially on the 140mm G2 version. Thermalright released some 28mm versions of 25mm fans and by specs it’s roughly 10% better on both airflow and pressure, guess I’ll just keep dreaming of a 140x30mm fan that is 15-20% better than the G2 lol. Thanks for the review as always!
Thanks, great review. Fan looks very premium but 30+ dollars for 1 fan, damn I feel poor. Thankfully I don’t like low noise fans I prefer the loudest that exist so everything is very cheap in that range.