Noctua Products Naming Scheme

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.

1^st digit:

• N - Noctua

2^nd digit:

• A - Accessories

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

3^rd 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

4^th/5^th 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

6^th digit:

Heatsinks

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

Merchandise

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

See this page in a spreadsheet form.