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Noctua has just updated its public product roadmap, providing a clearer, albeit slightly delayed, timeline for its most highly anticipated products. While there have been a few more shifts, we now have a firm release window for the company's first-ever AIO liquid cooler. The roadmap (via Tom's Hardware) shows the …

We called the ASUS RTX 5080 Noctua Edition 'a highly impressive feat of engineering' in our review, but were left wondering why the companies involved didn't go all out with an RTX 5090 model. Noctua has since confirmed to us they would 'love' to make an RTX 5090 version, but it doesn't sound like it will be happening any time soon...

ASUS and Noctua are back with another GPU collab - but is it really worth £1500?!

Asus's partnership with Noctua continues with the announcement of the Asus x Noctua RTX 5080, delivering a triple-fan cooler with Noctua's famously silent fans. Asus and Noctua have been partnering on some graphics cards for a few years now but the 5080 variant seems to have the best cooler yet. …

Noctua has officially revealed its next-generation flagship 120mm fan, the NF-A12x25 G2. Building upon the success of its predecessor, the G2 introduces a refined blade geometry and a new motor design, promising a significant leap in performance-to-noise efficiency.  The NF-A12x25 G2 is the successor to the NF-A12x25 and stands as …

Noctua continues to refine performance for its long-standing CPU coolers. This week, Noctua made the new NM-IMB8 offset mounting bars for the award-winning NH-D15 G2 flagship CPU cooler available. By offsetting the heatsink, the cooler is better suited for handling the hot spots, of newer Intel Core Ultra CPUs, such …

Noctua has announced significant shifts in its 2025 product roadmap, impacting the release schedule of several highly anticipated products. The flagship NH-D15 G2 chromax.black cooler has been pushed back from Q2 to Q3 2025, while Noctua's next-generation 120mm fans have been moved from Q1 to Q2 2025. Perhaps most surprising …

If you need a small and quiet fan for an ultra small and slim system, Noctua has you covered. The company has launched its new NF-A6x15 60mm fans and NA-SC1 Sx2 splitter cable set.  The NF-A6x15 offers the usual Noctua quality we expect from their larger fans but in a …

Noctua is ensuring customers can upgrade to the latest Intel Core Ultra desktop processors, offering free mounting kits for LGA1851.

Noctua's Gen 2 NF-A14 fan has officially arrived, refined to perfection with a new motor and new materials.

Noctua has finally unveiled its highly anticipated NH-D15 G2 next-generation flagship CPU cooler along with the NF-A14x25r G2 round-frame 140mm fans. These new G2 models are designed to build upon the success of their predecessors by incorporating various improvements to enhance cooling performance. The NH-D15 G2 represents a significant upgrade …

Noctua is back with its latest ultra-quiet CPU cooler. The new NH-L12Sx77 is a low-profile CPU cooler for powerful compact builds. It is a slightly taller variant of the pre-existing NH-L12S, which has been well received. The advantage of this taller version includes improved motherboard and RAM compatibility. With 6 …

As excellent as Noctua's fans and coolers are, there are some who just don't jive with the brown and beige colour scheme. Fortunately, chromax.black options are available for a stealthier, more modern look. This week, Noctua is launching its new all-black version of the NH-D12L.  The NH-D12L chromax.black aims to …

Asus's partnership with Noctua continues. The RTX 4080 Super has officially launched today, with reviews now live across the web, including several of our own, covering the Founders Edition and a few partner cards. Soon, Asus will be launching a new Noctua-cooled version of the RTX 4080 Super.  Asus and …

For day 19 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with Noctua to give away THREE prize bundles! Each bundle comes with a Noctua CPU cooler, a set of fans, thermal paste and wipes to keep your hardware clean. 

Noctua is expanding its line-up of all-black CPU coolers this month with the new chromax.black NH-D9L and NH-L9x65. Both coolers stay true to Noctua's successful formula of quiet fans paired with a sizable heatsink, while moving towards a more stealthy design over the traditional brown and beige colour scheme. The …

The ASUS Noctua RTX 4080 is no longer the only RTX 40 series card with Noctua fans. While the Noctua RTX 4080 was created in close cooperation with Noctua, Sycom took a different approach with its Noctua-cooled RTX 4070 and 4060 Ti graphics cards. Sycom, a Japanese OEM system builder, …

Many assumed that LGA1700-compatible coolers would also work with the LGA1851 socket, despite having a slightly different Z-height. Previous reports about the LGA-1851 socket hinted at this, but now we have some kind of confirmation thanks to Noctua. According to Akiba-PC (via VideoCardz), Noctua has verified that their LGA-1700 mounting …

CPU delidding can be a great way to improve cooling performance and pave the way for higher overclocks. This week, Noctua is launching its new NM-DD1 direct die kit, allowing most Noctua CPU coolers to be used with delidded AMD AM5 processors. Working in collaboration with Roman Hartung, otherwise known …

Noctua has updated its product roadmap for the rest of 2023, along with a sneak peek into some hardware scheduled for release in early 2024 and beyond. With Computex 2023 starting at the end of the month, Noctua is likely updating its release schedule in preparation for the event. Although …

Leo unboxes two Intel Sapphire Rapids CPUs, worth about 10 grand

Asus and Noctua teamed up a couple of years ago, launching Noctua-cooled versions of the RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 graphics cards. Now, both companies are teaming up once again, this time for the Asus RTX 4080 Noctua Edition. 

Here's the latest addition to Noctua's popular NH-L9 line of low-profile CPU coolers: the new NH-L9a-AM5 and NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black. With just 37mm of height, both models are aimed towards silent, ultra-compact HTPCs and Small Form Factor systems using AMD's new AM5-based Ryzen CPUs. Receiving over 100 awards, the original NH-L9a …

Following the success of the Asus x Noctua RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 graphics cards, both companies have decided to work together once again to release an RTX 4080-based card. On the outside, the card looks a lot like the previous Noctua cards, but there are significant differences under the …

We were all surprised when Asus and Noctua initially teamed up to produce a Noctua-cooled RTX 3070 graphics card. Now, it looks like this collaboration will continue with the Nvidia RTX 40 series.  According to a report from a Chiphell user (via Wccftech), a new Asus x Noctua graphics card …

For day 22 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with Noctua to give away THREE prize bundles! Each bundle comes with a Noctua CPU cooler, a set of fans, thermal paste and wipes to keep your hardware clean. 

We are just days away from the launch of AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series processors. The new chips have a new IHS, but coolers with support for Socket AM4 should work nicely with the new AM5 socket too. If you are using a Noctua cooler, you'll be able to get …

Late last year, ASUS and Noctua teamed up, slapping a beefy Noctua air cooler on an RTX 3070 graphics card. Now in 2022, the two companies are teaming up again, this time for a Noctua Edition RTX 3080 graphics card. The Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition uses a massive …

If you were looking for a compact dual-tower CPU cooler, Noctua might have the perfect solution. The NH-D12L, Noctua's new 145mm tall cooler, was designed to offer the same performance as other 120mm coolers while improving case compatibility. The Noctua NH-D12L will feature the new NF-A12x25r round-frame 120mm fan, making …

For day 11 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2021, we are teaming up with Noctua to give away THREE prize bundles! Each bundle comes with a Noctua CPU cooler, a set of fans, thermal paste and wipes to keep your hardware clean.