Gaskets

Along with the NV-FS1 fan, Noctua sent over the whole range of components that launched alongside of the fan. That includes the NV-MPP1 Sx4 and NV-MPG1-12 gaskets. The NV-MPG1-12 comes in both black and the signature Noctua brown and they sent over both. In short, it is an extremely thick anti-vibration gasket. It is 10mm thick and the gasket is designed to give a tight seal, cut down vibration and noise, and offset the fan 10mm away when you sit it on top of different devices. The examples they give are anything with ventilation holes on top like home audio equipment, video game consoles, routers, and even home radiators if you want to pull a little more heat into your room. The gasket has the Noctua branding molded into the sides and looks a little like one of their fans from the side profile with the grove in each of the corners. The top has small nubs that you pull through the fan holes to attach it to the fan. For packaging, you get the one gasket inside of a black box. The box has the Noctua Home styling which includes a grey background for the printed center section. That has a picture of the gasket on it along with three features listed. Then the back of the box has a second picture of the gasket and a full description of what the gasket is for.

The gaskets do still have a screw hole which you can use and you might think that Noctua would just toss together a thick pad but the shape does have reliefs in it to help with the airflow on the side away from the fan. When you install the fan the gasket wraps around it locking it into place.

Where the NV-FS1 was a single gasket, the NV-MPP1 Sx4 is a set of four gaskets, but they do work together. These can be paired up with the NV-FS1 as the top gaskets or you can use them on their own. Used on their own they would work similarly, only because they just go on the corners, you have open air space on each of the sides of the fan. When paired up you can use the two gaskets to set a fan up on its edge to blow across something. Their packaging has less of the black background that we saw with the other gaskets but the grey finish on the front and back is still there. The model name is in a small font with the Mult-Purpoose Pads description being the large bold font. There are three features listed, including pointing out that they can be used with 140mm or 120mm fans whereas the FS1 only supports 120mm fans. There isn’t a picture of the gaskets on the front this time but around on the back there is a picture of the top and of the bottom. The gaskets come in both the brown and black and they have the same mounting solution. The two pins that push up into the fan and a lip that snaps around the fan edge once you get it down tight locks it in place.

I will touch on this mode, but here is a picture of both of the gaskets installed to give a better idea of how they work.