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F00F if you were measuring in Sones rather than dB(A) SPL, you'd probably see the difference in perceived loudness in the data Reply
wakuwaku Yes, it can easily be removed with a light wipe of Acetone or nail polish remover. Just be careful not to work it too hard if you want to keep the Noctua label, as it does discolor the paint a bit, too. This method makes it look a lot more uglier than just a plain black sticker or leaving it alone. Also doing just hiding/removing the Asetek label makes it off center which makes its even more uglier. Just remove/hide the whole thing. Or print something out and cover it, and I meant a normal paper printer. Then again if you can afford noctua products, you can afford 3d printers. Reply
dwd999 Since they've officially announced that the all chromax.black version will be coming in a few months, I can wait. Reply
helper800 I am curious as to why Albert did not do the review, and why there was no Arctic LF3 to compare against. Reply
thestryker I somehow missed Asetek switching to a 30mm radiator as an option already. That being said I still feel like this is a missed opportunity due to timing. Noctua is bringing out a premium AIO at the same time Asetek is showing the V3 with improved pump, coldplate and optional high performance radiator. That means there's a decent chance of better performing AIOs coming this year which will cost less. As it is if you're on AM5/LGA 1851 the Arctic LFIII Pro is going to be around the same performance and if you added Noctua's fans still be about $60-70 cheaper. Noctua is in the same price bracket as other high performance AIOs which have screens and other flashy gimmicks. While I don't care for them that does seem to be driving the higher price market not performance. I still hope this is a successful move for them because I really want higher performing cooling without moving from an AIO (without power limits my cooler can handle Cinebench, but not OCCT Extreme) and this one still isn't quite there. Hopefully their thermosiphon will bring with it higher performance levels along with no pump noise. Right now I'm mostly just waiting for NVL/Zen 6 launches to see if new coolers appear. Even with better manufacturing processes the higher core count models are definitely going to be capable of using a lot more power than current CPUs. Of course maybe Arctic will release a new cooler with a better pump and/or coldplate then just dominate the AIO market. Reply
wussupi83 I believe I commented on Tom's original news article announcing Noctua was releasing an AIO that I was disappointed they weren't making it in house but that I'd wait and see. And to their credit, this cooler did deliver and would make a fine addition to my PC case. I was also very happy to see it compared to the HydroShift as this was an AIO I have recently considered. That being said, (apologies if I skimmed past it) I really would have liked to see a more extreme power usage scenario as 200W is within reach of entry level AIOs. I don't operate any of my PCs in a sound sensitive environment so noise is not really a purchase consideration. But cooling performance during overclocked, high wattage power loads would be of interest. Reply
VizzieTheViz wussupi83 said: I believe I commented on Tom's original news article announcing Noctua was releasing an AIO that I was disappointed they weren't making it in house but that I'd wait and see. And to their credit, this cooler did deliver and would make a fine addition to my PC case. I was also very happy to see it compared to the HydroShift as this was an AIO I have recently considered. That being said, (apologies if I skimmed past it) I really would have liked to see a more extreme power usage scenario as 200W is within reach of entry level AIOs. I don't operate any of my PCs in a sound sensitive environment so noise is not really a purchase consideration. But cooling performance during overclocked, high wattage power loads would be of interest. If you don’t mind a bit of noise you should probably look to other brands than noctua. Noctua is great for silent performance at a pretty steep price, but if it’s just the performance you want there’s usually a cheaper option with the same performance or something that performs better at the same price. I’m running a Noctua air cooler myself (forgot which one since I built my pc in the times when hardware was reasonably priced) because I do care about a silent pc, but it wasn’t the best price performance bargain by any means if you don’t take noise into account. Reply
8086 Why hide the truth of what it really is and why bother to take the time to remove it (the label)? Reply
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