[SOLVED] Noctua U12S silicone strip

[mrbillium]

Just got a new U12S cooler and in the bag of 'common parts' is a clear silicone strip about 3" long with self adhesive tape on it.
It is not mentioned in the instructions.

Anyone know what it is for?

 

[Lutfij]

At this point Noctua have 3 variants of the U12S, the vanilla(beige and brown), the Chromax and the Redux, which one do you have? Could you include images of what you're seeing? Considering it's not mentioned in the manual, I'll need some time to find it off of Google. host your images on Imgur or their ilk and then parse them here. Perhaps this?

 

[Lafong]

I use to own one but don't recall that.

However......the web site refers to "antivibration pads to offset a second fan by 5 mm to improve acoustics when using a second fan"....maybe cut that strip into appropriate lengths?

https://noctua.at/en/nh-u12s


236 reviews here:

https://noctua.at/en/reviews?product=71

 

[mrbillium]

I have the brown antivibration corner bits too. Here are a couple of pics of the common parts . The strip in question is the lower piece.

Common Parts

Back of Strip

 

[mrbillium]

For anyone interested, I just heard back from Noctua - here is their answer.

"It is the predecessor of the Anti Vibration Pads, so it also helps to reduce vibrations. However, since you have the Anti Vibration Pads, you do not need the strips. "