News Noctua Roadmap Heralds White fans, Next-Gen NH-D15 CPU Cooler for Q4

[Admin]

Noctua's latest roadmap up for 2022 sees White Fans arriving in Q4, alongside a next-gen NH-D15 cooler. However, we will get to see a new 120mm dual tower cooler very soon.

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[Kamen Rider Blade]

I wish Noctua would make a special 30mm thick NF-A15 fan for placement right in between the two Heat Sink Towers and use two specialized Wire Clips to mount them to both sides.

That other company has shown that making a 30mm fan is viable and that has helped them to beat Noctua on the fan curve to db ratio.
I'm sure Noctua can easily engineer a 30mm thick variant for their own line.

 

[bolweval]

Wait a min, 24v fans?

Will power supply's be coming with this new voltage?

 

[wifiburger]

Wait a min, 24v fans?

Will power supply's be coming with this new voltage?

reminds of my D5s that are rated for 24v but don't actually accomplish anything running them 24v

for 12v to 24v, there's ~9$ boards on aliexpress if you need those

 

[spongiemaster]

Why does it take an entire year (at least) to develop a white fan?

 

[peachpuff]

Why does it take an entire year (at least) to develop a white fan?

Who asked for a white fan anyway, give us a black one geez.

 

[spongiemaster]

Who asked for a white fan anyway, give us a black one geez.

Noctua already makes black fans. I wouldn't mind some white noctua fans, not interested in waiting a year for them though.

 

[DougMcC]

Far more interested to find out what the next gen 140mm fan is than any of the other items on this list.

 

[hotaru251]

white stuff is rarely "great" as white is shockingly a hard color to match across brands.
white may look pink, tan, gray with other brands white stuff.



Also can't wait for next gen d15.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Wait a min, 24v fans?

Will power supply's be coming with this new voltage?

Noctua already makes 24V fans: https://noctua.at/en/nf-a14-industrialppc-24v-3000-ip67-pwm

I don't think the 24V stuff is for consumers, considering Noctua makes fans for a variety of markets.

 

[bigdragon]

white stuff is rarely "great" as white is shockingly a hard color to match across brands.
white may look pink, tan, gray with other brands white stuff.

White also likes to fade or yellow after a couple years. If you manage to match the white tones today, they probably won't match in a year or two.

Personally, I'm happy with black or grey Noctua fans. Can't go wrong with more colors. Noctua makes good stuff!

 

[PBme]

white stuff is rarely "great" as white is shockingly a hard color to match across brands.
white may look pink, tan, gray with other brands white stuff.

Exactly. And this picture makes this one look cream color compared to the white table it is on so who knows how well it will match with a builder's chosen case and other parts.

 

[Phaaze88]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK3MkFSGG-4

There's also the pinned comment below:
"Should note here that this explanation applies specifically to painted electronics, which will often be metals or alloys (though occasionally plastic). If you're wondering why plastic electronics yellow, which are typically made of ABS(Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), that's due to a different and largely opposite reason: UV radiation breaks down the polymers and causes yellowing. Whether you should keep something white in or out of sunlight depends on how it's been colored."


So white electronics have a hard time 'staying white', and I guess manufacturers don't want to deal with RMAs from that too much.

 

[gaaah]

I find this morally ambiguous at best. First we had the traditional brown, and now a kind of off-white? What's next, bright colors like blue and red, or, God forbid, purple? I guess this is just a sign of the times.

 

[hotaru.hino]

I find this morally ambiguous at best. First we had the traditional brown, and now a kind of off-white? What's next, bright colors like blue and red, or, God forbid, purple? I guess this is just a sign of the times.

How else do you make yourself stand out from the crowd?

(this is despite Noctua consistently being one of the most recommended manufacturers anyway)