Found out why Noctua fans are brown

[AustinTheIntern]

It's for marketing - people can instantly tell their fans are noctua.

 

 

Discuss :)

[ixi_your_face]

I would never have known this if you hadn't said.

 

Sarcasm aside, it's a brilliant trick. I personally love the colour of them, they're just so hard to incorporate.

[fishymamba]

Already knew that, but they are cutting out a big portion of the market with that color scheme. Not that I care, I'm not going to buy $140 worth of fans for my computer.

[_ASSASSIN_]

Dear Noctua
the only reason I am buying GT
because your fans (lol not your following) are UGLY AS HELL
seriously, if you are catering to the higher end that watercools, the market segment that GIVES A FLYING SHIT about how everything looks, I think they care about your "stand out" fans 

Thanks
~Nikhil

to you, Noctua

[ShadowLight18]

hehe. ima hide some in the basement of my new build when i get around to it :3

[Akula]

Perhaps the ugliest fans to exist.

[Beskamir]

I wish they had red led fans.... it would really fit my system and i would but at least 4 140 red LED noctua fans, if it was possible.

[D3MON]

Yeaahhhh, Kinda knew this (still nice for those that didn't).

im not a noctua fan (pun not originally intended then realised :-D), sure silence is important to me but i think that mainly comes down to the quality of bearing, motor and a small amount of design and mostly... speed.
this sharkoon t9 case has 3 very cheap blue led fans (with 3 pin and molex on the same wire, wierd but cool) and they're wired at 12v and they are barely audible because they move so slow (that rules out a 3 pin fan controller then).

color sucks (unless you get a corsair c70 and go for a military build) and I dont think they're all that, id happily go for some quality deltas or any other high speed, high quality fans and then slow them down to a speed where i can barely hear them.
will probably make a build in the future featuring the old silverstone ap120.1s if i can find some and gelid wings, works for linus....

[_ASSASSIN_]

Yeaahhhh, Kinda knew this (still nice for those that didn't).

im not a noctua fan (pun not originally intended then realised :-D), sure silence is important to me but i think that mainly comes down to the quality of bearing, motor and a small amount of design and mostly... speed.

this sharkoon t9 case has 3 very cheap blue led fans (with 3 pin and molex on the same wire, wierd but cool) and they're wired at 12v and they are barely audible because they move so slow (that rules out a 3 pin fan controller then).

color sucks (unless you get a corsair c70 and go for a military build) and I dont think they're all that, id happily go for some quality deltas or any other high speed, high quality fans and then slow them down to a speed where i can barely hear them.

will probably make a build in the future featuring the old silverstone ap120.1s if i can find some and gelid wings, works for linus....

There was a build that implemented the Noctuas well, and it was in a desert rig, it looked pretty awesome, but sadly they are that niche :c

[AustinTheIntern]

There was a build that implemented the Noctuas well, and it was in a desert rig, it looked pretty awesome, but sadly they are that niche :c

Please do post.

[ixi_your_face]

Already knew that, but they are cutting out a big portion of the market with that color scheme. Not that I care, I'm not going to buy $140 worth of fans for my computer.

 

Mudkips?

[_ASSASSIN_]

Please do post.

I remember it being on the forum, look on "Builds of the week"

[_ASSASSIN_]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/10057-desert-storm/

here it is, the noctuas aren't in here, but it would fit perfectly

[deafboy]

I was always under the impression that the original reason was based off brick, wood, and rock that primary makes up the landscape of Austrian homes/buildings/structures and they kept the colors for marketing/iconic reasons.

[ShearMe]

I may be weird, but I'd rather have Noctuas that don't match than a lesser fan that does...

[OneGun]

I don't care how good they are i would never buy them cause they look like Crap..Its like buying hubcaps for your Ferrari.. :D

[SirReallySam]

I don't mind how they look, but they really don't look that great.. I may buy a couple in the future, just to look at how good they really are :)

[IdeaStormer]

Found out why Noctua fans are brown

 

It's for marketing - people can instantly tell their fans are noctua.

 

 

Discuss :)

 

I read that and thought you knew because they smelled funny :D  or actually bad :ph34r:

[xToFxREAPER]

its funny i use noctuas in my current system.. c70 military green case and soon to be a sabertooth z77 and green lighting.. they actually  look pretty nice with the right parts and they perform really well so even if they didnt match i would still be using.. my brother despises the things and still admitted he likes my build better then his own despite the noctuas for the simple fact its cooler quiter and thus can get better overclocks and run faster then him xP

[Hyp0xia]

Be Quiet! get it though. They realize that black goes with everything plus their fans are nearly as good as Noctuas.

[Guerrero]

I thought it was because brown "is" the quietest color

[0s4x]

Does anyone else think that Noctua's fans would suit an Asus Z87 build?

[AustinTheIntern]

Be Quiet! get it though. They realize that black goes with everything plus their fans are nearly as good as Noctuas.

Mind posting the model?

[Hyp0xia]

Mind posting the model?

140mm: http://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/260

120mm: http://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/259

92mm: http://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/312

80mm: http://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/258

140mm PWM: http://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/321

120mm PWM: http://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/322

92mm PWM: http://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/323

80mm PWM: http://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/324

[threee6]

i always use arctic cooling fans because there sexy as hell, work well and there silent :)