Noctua has announced the launch of its Chromax line of the NH-U12A CPU cooler and NF-A12x25 fans that now come in black-colored flavors. Alongside the Chromax lineup, the company has also introduced its NA-HC7 and NA-HC8 heatsink covers, available in white or black colors.

Noctua Launches Black Colored Chromax NH-U12A CPU Cooler & NF-A12x25 Fans With LGA 1700 Mounting Kit

Press Release: Noctua today presented the much anticipated black versions of its award-winning NF-A12x25 120mm fan and NH-U12A CPU cooler as well as the matching NA-HC7 and NA-HC8 heatsink covers. Staying true to the successful formula of the original models, the new NF-A12x25 PWM chromax.black.swap and NH-U12A chromax.black combines the same signature quiet cooling performance with a sleek stealth look. The black NH-U12A already supports Intel’s upcoming LGA1700 platform.

Having received more than 100 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, Noctua’s flagship model NF-A12x25 has established itself as a true deluxe choice when it comes to premium-quality quiet 120mm fans. The new chromax.black.swap edition combines the NF-A12x25’s signature quiet cooling performance with an attractive black design and a bundle of swappable red, white, blue, green, grey, yellow, and black anti-vibration pads that allow for the fan to be color-customized to match individual build color schemes. For further customization, a wide range of accessories such as colored cables and anti-vibration mounts are available separately.

“With products that have been fine-tuned to the most minute details, seemingly simple things like creating a different colour version can end being surprisingly tricky, but now with all of that out of the way, we’re excited to finally be able to offer these long-awaited products to our customers.

via Noctua

The NH-U12A has proven in countless tests that it can match or even outperform many 140 mm-sized coolers while offering 120mm class case, RAM, and PCIe compatibility. Thanks to the same proven asymmetrical single-tower heatsink design and state-of-the-art NF-A12x25 PWM fans, the new chromax.black variant stays true to the NH-U12A’s successful formula of fusing best-in-class cooling performance with superb quietness of operation and outstanding compatibility. The NH-U12A chromax.black includes the latest SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system that not only supports AMD AM4 and Intel LGA1200 but also Intel’s upcoming 12th generation Core CPUs (code name Alder Lake-S, socket LGA1700).

In addition to the new fan and heatsink, Noctua also launched the new NA-HC7 and NA-HC8 heatsink covers for the NH-U12A and NH-U12A chromax.black. While the chromax.black and chromax.white variants of the NA-HC8 are ideal for all-black or black-and-white builds, the NA-HC7 chromax.black.swap with its swappable color inlays in black, blue, green, red, yellow, and white allows the cooler to be color-coordinated with various build color schemes.

Suggested retail prices The manufacturer’s suggested retail prices are as follows:

  • NH-U12A chromax.black: EUR/USD 119.90

  • NF-A12x25 PWM chromax.black.swap: EUR/USD 32.90

  • NA-HC7 chromax.black.swap: EUR/USD 19.90

  • NA-HC8 chromax.black: EUR/USD 19.90

  • NA-HC8 chromax.white: EUR/USD 19.90

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