voyteck CaptRiker said: overpriced and no rgb? cannot go back to non-rgb aio's. I would never buy an RGB fan/cooler/memory. Reply
Rand0m_Guy MilesPNZ said: These look slick for sure. But I think their problem won't be the product itself, it's their competition. My entire build is Noctua BUT my AIO is an Artic Freezer III which represents insane performance for the price. When you put the Noctua up against the Artic and correct for price there won't be any comparrison. Of course, those with huge budgets and brand loyalty will buy the Noctua but in the current market where buyers are looking for cost savings in order to make their builds work these new AIOs may be even more niche than they otherwise would have been. The Arctic Freezer III isnt just cheaper, its probably the #1 AIO on the market. 360 is $84, vs the Noctua at $250. You could spend another $90 on the Arctic and put Noctua fans on it, and for $174 you now have a monster. Without any benchmarks and testing, not knowing if the Noctua can even perform, this is a non-starter. Reply
SkyBill40 Rand0m_Guy said: The Arctic Freezer III isnt just cheaper, its probably the #1 AIO on the market. 360 is $84, vs the Noctua at $250. You could spend another $90 on the Arctic and put Noctua fans on it, and for $174 you now have a monster. Without any benchmarks and testing, not knowing if the Noctua can even perform, this is a non-starter . Oh, I strongly doubt that. It'll be a starter for sure based on reputation alone. Bank on it. Reply
Rand0m_Guy SkyBill40 said: Oh, I strongly doubt that. It'll be a starter for sure based on reputation alone. Bank on it. I think some people will buy it, but not many. Noctua fans are popular, not because of a name or reputation, because they are good. This will not only have to show that it is good, it will have to show its so good its worth a 300% premium over the current best. Reply
thestryker Rand0m_Guy said: Without any benchmarks and testing, not knowing if the Noctua can even perform, this is a non-starter. TechPowerUp and Hardware Canucks have both tested it. TPU: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/noctua-nl-lc1-36-aio-liquid-cpu-cooler/ AM5 LFIII Pro is competitive at their noise normalized levels and maximum performance. LGA1700 it is not. HC: OACfk1qNlCY View: https://youtu.be/OACfk1qNlCY?is=9KP3e6AcJBLFB1S1 Noctua doesn't lose at all in their testing (they test a broad range of noise levels), but the LFIII Pro does better on their LGA 1851 than it did on TPU's LGA 1700 (likely due to mounting offset and hotspots). Whether or not people are willing to pay premium pricing for it when it doesn't have screens or other flashy gimmicks that exist in the same price range remains to be seen. Reply
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