Cooling Solutions

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Noctua follows a 6-digit alphanumeric naming scheme for their cooling solutions, in 2 segments separated by a hyphen (-). Example: NH-D15S

The 'N' stands for Noctua, the second digit tells what the type of product is (see below), the digits after the hyphen are product-specific.

1st digit:

  • N - Noctua

2nd digit:

  • A - Accessories
  • F - Fans
  • H - Heatsinks
  • M - Mounting Kit
  • P - Merchandise
  • T - Thermal Paste

3rd digit:

Accessories

  • FC - Fan Controller
  • FM - Fan Mount
  • HC - Heatsink Cover
  • P - Hoodies
  • SAV - Silicone Anti-Vibration Mounts
  • SAVP - Silicone Anti-Vibration Pads
  • SCW - Set of Cleaning Wipes
  • (S)AC - (Sleeved) Adapter Cables
  • (S)EC - (Sleeved) Extension Cables
  • (S)RC - (Sleeved) Low Noise Adapters
  • (S)YC - (Sleeved) Y-Cables

Fans

  • A - Airflow
  • B - Beveled Blades
  • P - Pressure
  • R - Raised Blade
  • S - Silence

Heatsinks

  • C - C-Shaped Coolers
  • D - Dual Tower
  • L - Low-Profile Coolers
  • U - Uni Tower

Mounting Kit

  • AM4 - AM4 Socket
  • i115x - LGA 115x Socket
  • i20xx - LGA 20xx Socket
  • i3 - LGA 775/1366 Socket

Merchandise

  • H - Hoodie

Thermal Paste

  • H - Hybrid

4th/5th digit:

Fans

  • 4 - 40mm
  • 6 - 60mm
  • 8 - 80mm
  • 9 - 92mm
  • 12 - 120mm
  • 14/15 - 140mm
  • 20 - 200mm

Heatsinks

  • (Same as Fans)

Merchandise

  • Generation

Thermal Paste

  • Generation

6th digit:

Heatsinks

  • a - AMD Socket Compatibility
  • i - Intel Socket Compatibility

Merchandise

  • .brown - Noctua Brown Edition
  • .grey - Redux Grey Edition