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Why do they use brown fans? Why not make things in a more normal color?

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1 minute ago, TheGlenlivet said:

They use the ugliness to move the air better.  German engineering...

But seriously, they have black chromax fans.

https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/chromax

 

They also have their IPPC fans, which are completely black, and have frankly ridiculously good specs.

 

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Alternatively: Why do you think they're ugly?

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12 minutes ago, lavablade02 said:

Why do they use brown fans? Why not make things in a more normal color?

I've always wondered that too, it doesn't seem to impact their popularity though.

What is actually supposed to go here? Some people put their specs, others put random comments or remarks about themselves or others, and there are a few who put cryptic statements.

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The colour scheme represents the CEO's wife or something. Her skin colour being the frame colour, everything else being her hair colour. Oh and brand recognition.

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12 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

The colour scheme represents the CEO's wife or something. Her skin colour being the frame colour, everything else being her hair colour. Oh and brand recognition.

Totally wasn't an afterthought to get bed recognition later that night

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One of these is a Noctua iPPC the other is a FD stock fan. The noctua colors are there as a signature ;).

 

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They have plenty of colors. Don't like the looks, don't buy them. Or think outside the box and paint them. Black works with anything so it doesn't matter.

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When they want you to think silent operation. They could have named company to Quiet! or Silence!, but those were already taken by German company.

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On 5/2/2018 at 3:59 AM, lavablade02 said:

Why do they use brown fans?

 

I think their color and logo came from this..

 

This creature is quiet and strong..

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It's a bold branding.

 

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Because you need something to ask about, also brown is cool.

 

4 hours ago, de_camper said:

Austrian, they are Austrian.

no they're australian

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Here's the iPPC variant, the glorious 3000 wing blasts got a kill, baby!

Look at what it got under its SecuFirm2TM

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beauty is in the eye of the beholder

 

plus fans were meant to stay hidden under case mesh or grills, now a lot of kids want fans with LEDs and stuff and they have brands that make those, it's just noctua isn't one of those brands.

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