Excellent reviews, like most Noctua coolers. And this looks to be a decent deal. Not incredible, but worth it if you're in the market.
I know it shouldn't matter to me so much, but I do wish they had a better color scheme. Noctua makes some of the best fans/coolers available, but they remind me of a station wagon from the 70s or something. It has nothing to do with performance and it's 100% subjective (and irrelevant if your case has no glass), but personally I'm not a fan of the color.
To anyone who wants to get this: say goodbye to all the rgb memory sticks, because only the low profile ones would work with this fan.
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Excellent reviews, like most Noctua coolers. And this looks to be a decent deal. Not incredible, but worth it if you're in the market.
I know it shouldn't matter to me so much, but I do wish they had a better color scheme. Noctua makes some of the best fans/coolers available, but they remind me of a station wagon from the 70s or something. It has nothing to do with performance and it's 100% subjective (and irrelevant if your case has no glass), but personally I'm not a fan of the color.
i would get this if i haven't just discovered how crazy thermalright le grand macho RT's performance is
someone please talk me out of it... i have a special feeling in my heart for both noctua and thermalright (used both brands since when they started and love them both)
Noctua is the king of air coolers but somebody needs to tell them they would sell even better if they weren't so ugly. Brown fans? Is black plastic too hard to make? I get it, the ugly fans are their trademark but c'mon. I hate RGB, I just want an all-black HSF combo.
Noctua is the king of air coolers but somebody needs to tell them they would sell even better if they weren't so ugly. Brown fans? Is black plastic too hard to make? I get it, the ugly fans are their trademark but c'mon. I hate RGB, I just want an all-black HSF combo.
Noctua is the king of air coolers but somebody needs to tell them they would sell even better if they weren't so ugly. Brown fans? Is black plastic too hard to make? I get it, the ugly fans are their trademark but c'mon. I hate RGB, I just want an all-black HSF combo.
Click the drop down list. It's called Chromax. Not on sale though.
Noctua is the king of air coolers but somebody needs to tell them they would sell even better if they weren't so ugly. Brown fans? Is black plastic too hard to make? I get it, the ugly fans are their trademark but c'mon. I hate RGB, I just want an all-black HSF combo.
Nah,
Its by design. How do people know when Noctuas stuff is installed? Because of its look.
People pay the price for the label. You can honestly buy something 99% as good at a fraction of the price. Scythe Fuma 2 is ridiculous price in comparison and it hits within a few degrees of it. People talk about Noctua because its got the look/bragging rights.
Solid deal. I've been using this model for the last 3 years after my Corsair water cooling setup failed after only 2 years of use. I cannot recommend it enough. The only real negative with it is the size. It's huge. The two positives are outstanding CPU cooling and they are VERY quiet. More quiet than my water cooling was. If you're on the fence about it just do it. You will not be disappointed by Noctua. As for looks I couldn't care less I never look inside my case unless I need to do maintenance.
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11-24-2020 at 06:22 AM.
I've had one of these since 2015 and I've had to leave it out of my last 2 builds because of clearance from graphics cards. If you can fit it, it's great though. Makes working near the CPU challenging (RAM).
i would get this if i haven't just discovered how crazy thermalright le grand macho RT's performance is
someone please talk me out of it... i have a special feeling in my heart for both noctua and thermalright (used both brands since when they started and love them both)
I won't talk you out of it. I've been using a Le Grande Macho RT in my build for the last 5 years, it's dead silent and very cool. All the benchmarks put it alongside the D15 or a few degrees better and it's similarly priced...
I'm building a new computer and using a Le Grande Macho RT in the new one too. This Noctua is a great cooler, but the Le Grande Macho is like 1-2% better.
Noctua is the king of air coolers but somebody needs to tell them they would sell even better if they weren't so ugly. Brown fans? Is black plastic too hard to make? I get it, the ugly fans are their trademark but c'mon. I hate RGB, I just want an all-black HSF combo.
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I know it shouldn't matter to me so much, but I do wish they had a better color scheme. Noctua makes some of the best fans/coolers available, but they remind me of a station wagon from the 70s or something. It has nothing to do with performance and it's 100% subjective (and irrelevant if your case has no glass), but personally I'm not a fan of the color.
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I know it shouldn't matter to me so much, but I do wish they had a better color scheme. Noctua makes some of the best fans/coolers available, but they remind me of a station wagon from the 70s or something. It has nothing to do with performance and it's 100% subjective (and irrelevant if your case has no glass), but personally I'm not a fan of the color.
this one comes with both fans
i would get this if i haven't just discovered how crazy thermalright le grand macho RT's performance is
someone please talk me out of it... i have a special feeling in my heart for both noctua and thermalright (used both brands since when they started and love them both)
They've started selling black fans already
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Its by design. How do people know when Noctuas stuff is installed? Because of its look.
People pay the price for the label. You can honestly buy something 99% as good at a fraction of the price. Scythe Fuma 2 is ridiculous price in comparison and it hits within a few degrees of it. People talk about Noctua because its got the look/bragging rights.
I say this as a person with a NH-D15s.
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this one comes with both fans
i would get this if i haven't just discovered how crazy thermalright le grand macho RT's performance is
someone please talk me out of it... i have a special feeling in my heart for both noctua and thermalright (used both brands since when they started and love them both)
I'm building a new computer and using a Le Grande Macho RT in the new one too. This Noctua is a great cooler, but the Le Grande Macho is like 1-2% better.