Noctua Plans to Prioritize Performance over Pretty by Abstaining from Adding RGB or LCD to Its Products, For Now

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Premium cooling fan manufacturer Noctua says that it presently remains focused on prioritizing performance, quietness, and quality over adding trendy features. The PC enthusiast community has seen an ongoing tsunami of RGB being added to virtually every nook, cranny, and crevice of just about every device used, and yes, they are still finding places to […]

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[Soulstorm brew]

Thank you Noctua.

 

[Grimlakin]

I am all for this in spite of all my fans being rgb.

 

[Dan_D]

Exactly the kind of statement I'd expect from a company that makes some of the ugliest fans on the market.

 

[MadMummy76]

Ideally I see the fans in my PC twice: When I first built it, and when I'm retiring it. But who am I kidding, my current PC, it will probably be my last, so I'll never see those ugly fans again.

 

[Grimlakin]

Honestly if I could get Non RGB link fans.. (like from Corsair) and it was a price difference that wasn't worse than the availability chase... then I would have bought them. But when I was building it was pre AI destruction of all prices for everything... and availability for the corsair link fans was in the crapper... so I have the RGB... on all 10 of my link fans... oof.

 

[Stoly]

Exactly the kind of statement I'd expect from a company that makes some of the ugliest fans on the market.

And that's why I love them.

 

[Dan_D]

Honestly if I could get Non RGB link fans.. (like from Corsair) and it was a price difference that wasn't worse than the availability chase... then I would have bought them. But when I was building it was pre AI destruction of all prices for everything... and availability for the corsair link fans was in the crapper... so I have the RGB... on all 10 of my link fans... oof.

**** a bunch of iCUE, but I get your point.

 

[Uvilla]

I think my noctua fans are the most valuable parts of my old pc hehe

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I've been using the black versions for around five years or so now and while I don't like the premium price, they do what they're stated to do and I just move on with my life after installing. I've tried some cheaper brands here and there and some can come really close but others not so much. I read a lot of reviews, ours and others, but after a bit just want to get what I need and be done with it. Occasionally with some added searching on Amazon I've found kits at lower prices which are nice.