Noctua Spins-Up Its New A-Series Fans And Accessories

[turkey3_scratch]

Noctua is more expensive, but definitely better than everything else I've tried. Now, I wouldn't use anything else.

How do they compare with Cougar?

Funny you should ask! I actually bought Cougar first, then replaced them with Noctua. That was about 5 years ago, so Cougar's current offerings might be better. The Cougar's were definitely quieter than the average case fan (I had both 90 mm & 120 mm), but they were imbalanced. You could feel them shaking, if you held them in your hand. Perhaps because of that, or maybe for another reason, they also emitted a quiet ticking sound. Still a decent value, if they'd lasted, but I opted to see how much quieter I could go and bought my first Noctua fans.

I had the same issue with Cougar fans with their supposed "hydro dynamic bearing". It's tough to take a company's word on bearings, a lot of companies like to like or just come up with some names and can get away with it legally. Half the fans out there are really just sleeve fans named something else.

Like the majority of FDB fans do not use the actual FDP bearing that must be licensed through Matsuhita/Panasonic. They get away with calling a sleeve bearing FDB.

 

[gaaah]

And who could ever get bored with tan and brown?

 

[falchard]

Looks great in a wood case.

 

[Tannerleo]

I think I might have to mod my Gryphon's armor so I can fit in the new thicker 40mm fan.

 

[bit_user]

Looks great in a wood case.

And anything windowless, like all 5 of my cases. One of those is fanless, tho.

 

[Th3pwn3r]

Noctua fans are ugly, and ugly. That said, I wouldn't use anything else. Function over flash, every time. RGB can go to hell.

Yeah, I will say that the Noctua tan/browns I've had perform awesomely. I think I have 4 of them through my few computers and one may even be 10 years old and still working.

 

[Karadjgne]

A Big-Mac is 2x all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. Easily recognizable. Change anything, it's not really a Big-Mac anymore. You are talking about Noctua fans. Nobody else uses those colors or in that combination. Change those colors, (Redux or industrial) and they really are no longer the same fan.

 

[falchard]

Noctua fans are ugly, and ugly. That said, I wouldn't use anything else. Function over flash, every time. RGB can go to hell.

Yeah, I will say that the Noctua tan/browns I've had perform awesomely. I think I have 4 of them through my few computers and one may even be 10 years old and still working.

My Delta Electronics fans are also still functional. They have been annoying my neighbors for a decade now.