Noctua is an Austrian computer hardware manufacturer of CPU-coolers and computer fans which is primarily aimed at the enthusiast market. The company was founded in 2005 as a joint venture between the Austrian company Rascom Computerdistribution Ges.M.B.H., established in August 2000,[2] and the Taiwanese cooling specialist Kolink International Corporation.[1]
The name "Noctua" refers to the scientific name of the little owl, Athene noctua (hence the owl found in the company's logo), which in Greek mythology stands for intelligence and wisdom.
Noctua's computer fan products are known for their brown and beige color-scheme, which has divided opinions among customers and enthusiasts.[3] The color-scheme has been criticized, described by PC Gamer as "an ugly... khaki-and-mud color-scheme straight out of the '70s".[4][5][6]
In recent years, Noctua has produced more conventional colour schemes under their chromax line that includes black editions of some CPU-coolers and fans, as well as various coloured heatsink covers, cables, and anti-vibration accessories.[7] Noctua announced all-black versions of their most popular CPU coolers in the chromax.black series for the first time at Computex Taipei in 2018,[8] and formally introduced them in October 2019.[9]
Noctua's redux line features reissues of their most popular fans and coolers at a reduced price, in a light/dark grey color scheme. Fans in the redux line lack much of the technology found in the standard line, feature Noctua's first-generation SSO bearing, and come with no accessories.[10]
Noctua’s industrialPPC (Protected Performance Cooling) line comprises ruggedized high-speed versions of the company's retail models, designed for industrial applications.[11]
Partner collaborationsEdit
In October 2021, a Noctua-branded Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPU (graphics processing unit) with Noctua cooling was released in collaboration with Asus.[12] The cooling they produced for the RTX 3070 consists of a large heatsink and two full-sized Noctua NF-A12x25 PC fans for an effective 5-slot thickness (actual thickness 4.3 slots). In March 2022, Noctua confirmed further graphics card collaboration with Asus.[13]
noctua, company, this, article, contains, content, that, written, like, advertisement, please, help, improve, removing, promotional, content, inappropriate, external, links, adding, encyclopedic, content, written, from, neutral, point, view, november, 2022, le. This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Noctua is an Austrian computer hardware manufacturer of CPU coolers and computer fans which is primarily aimed at the enthusiast market The company was founded in 2005 as a joint venture between the Austrian company Rascom Computerdistribution Ges M B H established in August 2000 2 and the Taiwanese cooling specialist Kolink International Corporation 1 NoctuaTypePrivateIndustryComputer hardwareFounded2005 18 years ago 2005 1 HeadquartersVienna AustriaKey peopleRoland Mossig CEO 2 ProductsComputer coolingWebsitenoctua wbr atThe name Noctua refers to the scientific name of the little owl Athene noctua hence the owl found in the company s logo which in Greek mythology stands for intelligence and wisdom Contents 1 Products 1 1 Partner collaborations 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksProducts Edit The Noctua NH D15 CPU cooler in Noctua s brown and beige colour scheme Noctua s products include CPU coolers computer fans thermal compounds industrial applications and partner products such as graphics cards Noctua s computer fan products are known for their brown and beige color scheme which has divided opinions among customers and enthusiasts 3 The color scheme has been criticized described by PC Gamer as an ugly khaki and mud color scheme straight out of the 70s 4 5 6 In recent years Noctua has produced more conventional colour schemes under their chromax line that includes black editions of some CPU coolers and fans as well as various coloured heatsink covers cables and anti vibration accessories 7 Noctua announced all black versions of their most popular CPU coolers in the chromax black series for the first time at Computex Taipei in 2018 8 and formally introduced them in October 2019 9 Noctua s redux line features reissues of their most popular fans and coolers at a reduced price in a light dark grey color scheme Fans in the redux line lack much of the technology found in the standard line feature Noctua s first generation SSO bearing and come with no accessories 10 Noctua s industrialPPC Protected Performance Cooling line comprises ruggedized high speed versions of the company s retail models designed for industrial applications 11 Partner collaborations Edit In October 2021 a Noctua branded Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPU graphics processing unit with Noctua cooling was released in collaboration with Asus 12 The cooling they produced for the RTX 3070 consists of a large heatsink and two full sized Noctua NF A12x25 PC fans for an effective 5 slot thickness actual thickness 4 3 slots In March 2022 Noctua confirmed further graphics card collaboration with Asus 13 See also EditComputer cooling Quiet PC Be quiet Cooler MasterReferences Edit a b About Noctua Noctua Retrieved 2020 10 01 a b Legal Information Noctua Retrieved 2020 10 01 Computex 2017 Noctua reveals a new spin on classic fans The Tech Report 2017 06 01 Retrieved 2020 10 01 Gamer P C 2021 04 23 The best PC fans in 2021 PC Gamer Retrieved 2021 05 12 Noctua introduces Chromax line in six colors other than brown TechSpot 16 October 2017 Retrieved 2021 05 12 May Keith 2019 10 08 NOCTUA Goes Dark With Chromax Black Wccftech Retrieved 2021 05 12 Chromax Noctua Retrieved 2020 10 01 Noctua at Computex 2018 Noctua 2018 06 13 Retrieved 2020 10 01 Noctua introduces chromax black CPU coolers Noctua 2019 10 08 Retrieved 2020 10 01 Noctua product lines noctua at Retrieved 2021 05 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Industrial Applications noctua at Retrieved 2022 06 21 Walton Jarred 2021 12 29 Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Review Absolute Unit Tom s Hardware Retrieved 2022 06 21 Mark Tyson 2022 03 22 Noctua Confirms Further Asus Graphics Card Collaboration Tom s Hardware Retrieved 2022 04 24 External links EditOfficial website This article on an Austrian company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This computer hardware article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Noctua company amp oldid 1170290534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
