Noctua Evolves Fan Active Noise Cancellation Approach

[N.Broekhuijsen]

Noctua showed off its Active Noise Cancellation technology at Computex 2014.

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[Leamon]

There comes a point where you have to realize it's just fan noise. I'm only a foot and a half from mine and the noise doesn't bother me at all. Who is really willing to pay such a high price for this?

 

[RCguitarist]

Magnets inside my pc case...that makes me nervous.

 

[vmem]

"When we asked about pricing, we got a very simple and clear response: "Expensive.""

well their regular fans are $20-30... so we're probably looking at $50+ fans here

 

[vmem]

There comes a point where you have to realize it's just fan noise. I'm only a foot and a half from mine and the noise doesn't bother me at all. Who is really willing to pay such a high price for this?

I love how some people complain about PC fan noise, go out of their way to build a silent PC, then blast some 12,000U AC unit on high to keep room temperature in check in the summer

 

[danwat1234]

Impressive using the fan's own blades to reduce noise. No audio clip?

 

[leo2kp]

"Expensive"...and brown. Don't forget the brown.

 

[skit75]

@RCguitarist

Those are nothing compared to the rare earth magnets in your spindle hard drive.... those can nearly take your finger off if you aren't careful.

 

[segio526]

I wonder if this can be adapted to make quieter remote controlled drones and helicopters.

 

[gm0n3y]

This is actually really cool. If I could greatly improve the airflow in my case with no increase in noise, I'd be willing to pay a lot more. This could actually make smaller cases with smaller, higher RPM fans more appealing.

 

[zhunt99]

Pair these with a water cooler radiator and you're looking pretty good.

 

[renzhe]

I work with audio a lot on my computer, which I've built for this purpose. Less noise lets me hear more stuff without turning the volume up too much.

 

[getochkn]

Magnets inside my pc case...that makes me nervous.

Yes, because they put all this R&D into coming up with these fans but will destroy the inside of your PC because of the magnets and they didn't think of that.

Your HD has magnets inside of it! OMG.

 

[lancelot123]

I love how some people complain about PC fan noise, go out of their way to build a silent PC, then blast some 12,000U AC unit on high to keep room temperature in check in the summer

That is why I'm on a quest to find a efficient, low noise window AC unit. Friedrich seems to be the brand to go with.

 

[RCguitarist]

Magnets inside my pc case...that makes me nervous.

Yes, because they put all this R&D into coming up with these fans but will destroy the inside of your PC because of the magnets and they didn't think of that.

Your HD has magnets inside of it! OMG.

That's the main reason I wouldn't want a bunch of little magnets spinning around inside my case.

 

[getochkn]

Magnets inside my pc case...that makes me nervous.

Yes, because they put all this R&D into coming up with these fans but will destroy the inside of your PC because of the magnets and they didn't think of that.

Your HD has magnets inside of it! OMG.

That's the main reason I wouldn't want a bunch of little magnets spinning around inside my case.

What reason is that? Fan's have magnets in them already, HD's do. You already have little magnets spinning around inside your case.

 

[Bondfc11]

Great idea - I would be down for some. And my whole house ACs compressors are outside I don't hear a thing to cool my house so fan noise is very evident in my gaming den. I would love a nearly silent rig - water cooled and these? Perfect.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

They should market this technology as "Overkill Noise Killer".

 

[JeanLuc]

Fans for me aren't the main cause of noise in a modern system, electrical noise from coil whine is more of an issue.

 

[onichikun]

Fans for me aren't the main cause of noise in a modern system, electrical noise from coil whine is more of an issue.

Coil whine shouldn't be an issue when the electronics are designed properly.