This Ugly PC will BLOW YOUR MIND - All Noctua Gaming PC

[@zgp8850]

Honestly, because it's consistent, I really like the aesthetic of the finished build. Noctua stuff usually looks "ugly" just because it's out of place in PCs that are usually shades of gray.

[@aaaaeeeeffffeeeekkkkssss]

I love the look this build has. Reminds me of coffee and 80's beige & brown.

[@KAPTKipper]

Doesn't help it's the same colour as an emoji 💩

[@nico_qwer1732]

How many shades of gray?

[@ChristopherHailey]

@@nico_qwer1732 Probably at least 49 or more.

[@steverussell7005]

imagine spending all that time painting that case to make it look that good and then they title the video 'THIS UGLY PC"

[@su-25frogfoot74]

The Noctua color scheme looks really good when the entire PC is going for the same palette

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture960]

Don't read my name!!!!!

[@su-25frogfoot74]

@@dontreadmyprofilepicture960 Don't worry my friend! I wasn't thinking about doing it in the first place.

[@misteri2908]

I feel like Noctua's color scheme is like Comic Sans, people keep saying they're ugly, but at the right times they look cool lol

[@mannybot06]

It's a nice break from all the solid black and rgb of most pc's now

[@su-25frogfoot74]

@@misteri2908 That's a perfect summary of the Noctua color scheme.

[@noimageavailable2934]

Honestly the noctua collab gpu was the excuse I needed to finally upgrade. And it's absolutely glorious. Also way quieter than my old Vega 56

[@automatic241]

I am at this point. I really need a new GPU.

[@WIProgress]

@@automatic241 I heard that the prices went down. Maybe you'll hit the jackpot and get a great high performing card👍

[@RichardMontgomeryYT]

I need a new gpu to replace my 770. I also need more than 200 quid spare

[@ryandunn8374]

Also still have a vega 56 overclocked and with lower voltages still works strong on 1440p love that beast

[@MichaelVanBladel]

Same, i'm tempted to go back from watercooling to aircooling because of them xD

[@BigBoiiLeem]

As lots of other commenters have said, when the whole build is following the tan-and-brown look, it looks really good. I think it's more about consistent theming than anything else.

[@roylu1398]

I feel the colors super fits Star War theme

[@pwning5651]

i really dig the color theme, might be an acquired taste for some people though

[@cogspace]

Style is all about commitment. When the whole build commits to the brown and ivory scheme, it totally works.

[@frieddayfriday]

yes my grandma would like this.

[@butticorn]

this color scheme would be good for a living room or modern office setup with big dark leather chairs and a thick classic dark wood desk/table

[@Johny40Se7en]

@@frieddayfriday 😅🤭😆🤣

[@mikeymaiku]

the owl face with fans for eyes makes me laugh so hard lol

[@johnathanp6133]

Yeah I think the only reason Noctua has a reputation of being "ugly" is because their style clashes so easily with most mainstream cases/parts. If you build around this style it can look great.

[@mctwist81]

I love this build. Not ugly at all. Especially the absence of any rgb illumination makes this so pleasing to my eyes :)

[@hman6159]

Yeah with something like this as long as your careful with your colors it definitely has the potential to have a warm wooden look to it.

[@FrontwaysLarry]

I think lighting inside this PC could work, but only if it's white inside. Otherwise totally agree.

[@paulvincentarriesgado3323]

"Pleasing for the eyes" yes! but still "RGB makes the PC run faster"

[@sacordovaplata]

@@FrontwaysLarry I Agree. I'd use a warm white LED strip just to showcase everything

[@nickmurray7703]

But what about all the RGB performance gains you are simply leaving on the table

[@Strenkoo]

My favorite thing about this video is that it's not sponsored by Noctua. They've legitimately just built up enough good will for people to enjoy something like this.

[@mwbgaming28]

They should ditch the obnoxious sponsor sections they do now and switch all their sponsor sections to videos like this where the sponsorship IS the content, not a distraction from the content

[@ijustyap]

@@mwbgaming28 They do sometimes and I mean the sponsorships are so brief it’s not the big of an issue.

[@mwbgaming28]

@@ijustyap regardless of how short it is, I boycott anything I see in one of those obnoxiously placed sponsor sections Make the sponsorship the content, and it will be more effective

[@BigBoiiLeem]

@@mwbgaming28 I like the way they do those super obvious sponsor segues. Simply because they're unapologetic about it. Yes, sponsor segues can be a bit yuck, but most KZbinrs do some shy stupid segue that really makes it stick out like a sore thumb. LTT, on the other hand, is like "how can we make the segue funny?", and IMO that's better than being embarrassed by it. Besides, 80+ employees do not come cheap. More to the point, sponsors prefer a small segment to a fully-sponsored video, it's better for them and better for the KZbinr they're sponsoring.

[@mwbgaming28]

@@BigBoiiLeem how is it better for them and the sponsor? Pretty sure if noctua sponsored this video (I'm aware they didn't, but if they did) 1: LTT would make more money 2: performance testing the build would show that noctua fans perform as advertised or possibly better, leading more people to actually buy them, making noctua more money 3: would be just as hilarious as it was without being sponsored 4: would be a bit more complicated to set up, but multiple sponsors could be used (noctua for the fans, intel could sponsor the CPU, AMD could throw in the GPU, Corsair for the PSU.etc) making LTT a shitload of money Videos where the sponsorship IS the content is always superior

[@CJ-uh8bk]

It actually is a nice looking build and I’d consider something like this for my next build for quiet and good performance, the problem it’s Noctua’s colour choice is when it’s the only part of your system that looks like that, but if you base your whole build around it, it’s very good

[@nanaholic01]

400 dollars may seem expensive but compared to a custom waterloop it's not bad at all, plus air cooling in comparison is no fuss no mess. I would consider this as a very viable high end alternative tbh.

[@CesarinPillinGaming]

And most of the time, noctua heatsinks and fans perform better than most AIOs.

[@132predator132]

It was actually only 284$ 18:05

[@goblinslayer5404]

indeed

[@cosmins3268]

@@CesarinPillinGaming not to mention that gpu performs like a water cooled one , or at least very close.

[@rana1561]

plus avoiding the risk of liquid spill altogether.

[@AllanSitte]

Case, motherboard, and memory manufacturers take serious notes on what Linus and team have done here. I would pay good money for a rig that was that quiet, cool, and aesthetically pleasing. Brown can be quite a pleasing color in the right places.

[@Dartheomus]

I'll take quiet with RGB please. Phantek's P500A coupled with an Artic Liquid Freezer II 360 is the way to go.

[@ap0kalyps3]

my next PC will definitly be outfitted with large fans, idk if I can shove up the money for an all Noctua build, but I'm sure that there are large fans out there that are not from Noctua but just as quiet (at least I hope xD)

[@19craig93]

@@ap0kalyps3 i dont think there that expensive if your doing a build it shouldn't change your budget much

[@Cloudrak]

@@ap0kalyps3 Arctic P series fans are really good for the money.

[@soratoru7075]

Yea, brown looks especially pleasing in the toilet.

[@MongooseReflexes]

This, straight up, needs to be a completed pre-built PC that you can buy!!

[@ariesleo7396]

a prebuilt version of this will be like a playable boss

[@Skunnt]

Altogether this build looks great. It has a kinda retro aesthetic. And holy crap that’s the quietest pc I’ve ever heard.

[@jetaddict420]

You mean youve never heard lmao

[@dioltas8780]

I wouldn't call this "ugly" at all, I absolutely love this colour scheme idk why but like it's gorgeous

[@thedreamleader]

it looks good because the entire pc is going for the same palette

[@GL1TCH3D]

Noctua coloring is usually seen as "ugly" if you're putting something like that in an all white or black build or something. But when you make the entire build around the noctua color scheme it looks good

[@BrassMountainLion]

It gives me Famicom vibes

[@aarondavis8943]

Brown has been unfairly treated for too long, just because of it's faecal associations! Brown is easy on the eyes but it's not depressing like grey. My blender theme is _Browntown_ and it's awesome 😁

[@Aryires]

@@aarondavis8943 I think it's more than fecal associations, but I agree with you on its unfairly treatment -and I'm not a really big fan of brown myself! My speculation is the combination with other colours matters - most likely we don't even notice it with a good combination, otherwise it sticks out, and then we go "oh, it's poop!" (but much less "Oh, it's chocolate!", so you definitely have a point!) Brown is also the colour of ground and tree trunks, but when I see the colour scheme of these Noctua fans for example, my mind doesn't go there. Neither does it go there when looking at the colours of the outside walls of the building where my apartment is - yellowish beige and brown, how I wish my mind would go to ice cream flavours, instead of bodily fluids! But even as not a great fan of brown, I still dreamt of painting the living room in shades of darker green and brown, to evoke the sense of a forest -I mean, as much as a wall paint job could evoke. So I'm personally leaning towards the combinations that matter in brown's case. Though I have to mention that my conclusions are affected by my dislike of beige. Other commentators mentioned how they like Noctua's colour scheme, and my mother loves beige on walls, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

[@Av-ks8uc]

I started being a Noctua fanboy when in my thermodynamics class, the teacher asked us to do thermal simulations of whatever we wanted. We picked CPU cooling, and the fact that noctua publishes lots of schematics, numbers, and curves was amazing for our project. Since then, I bought a NH-U14s, tons of NF-P12s, replaced my PSU fan for the legendary NF-A12x25 (double reliabilitycombo, Seasonic psu + Noctua fan), and struggled to find the noctua 3070 during the GPU shortage, but managed to find one at a decent price (about 600€). I also bought tons of their smol fans for my CNC, my 3D printer, and everything that has a fan. My work laptop on the other side of the room is about 10x noisier than my PC during CAD, or running games, simulations, and compilations. The tan/brown look is FAR from being ugly in my opinion, and is just a staple in performance and reliability.

[@thePretendgineer]

I use the black high static pressure industrial fans from Noctua for the cooling on my lasers. They're outstanding.

[@FloreFaune]

That is fricking awesome

[@opalb9006]

Noctua fans aren’t good for 3d printers cuz low something idk

[@toad7395]

it doesn't look ugly, but it rarely mixes well with most pc builds.

[@siriso8537]

Holy shit, there has never been a PC I would call a *dream* PC like this one, it‘s so good it surpasses everything one could ever dream of. Would probably never upgrade if I had this masterpiece…

[@krunkjunk]

Completely agree. One of my favorite builds on here.

[@Djuntas]

yep, gimme. Only downside is the ssd choices and silly 350 watt gpu. I never look at my pc, fine if its ugly

[@AlexCoombes123]

It does quite good!

[@raffandbotnik]

It's my favorite build for now and probably for a long time

[@brewergamer]

I genuinely wish there was someone selling a Noctua style PC case in the tan/brown.

[@iamcode.4]

I always kinda liked the noctua look. It's just that individual pieces just don't match regular pc colour schemes. Obviously it's not going to look good in your average bright white, rbg filled case, but in a matching build? I can dig it.

[@ejd0118]

They do a great job of ensuring everyone knows what brand of fan you're using. Which no other fan can has been able to do for the most part. But if having the best fans on the market means using "ugly fans" then I'll take it

[@neek01]

I agree. I love the Noctua color scheme. Just annoying that there's no brown colored case (unless you're looking for an aged one), so I had to spray paint my case myself and it actually fits quite well in the color scheme of my room. Only painted the outside though as my PC is sitting under my desk and the inside isn't really visible unless you try to look for it. Replaced every fan with a Noctua since i both hate noise and the excessive amount of light coming from RGB fans

[@Calango741]

It actually is beautiful... in a Noctua "hubris brown" sort of way... I think if you had also painted the black edge around the glass side panel in the aforementioned Noctua "hubris brown", it really would have set if off better - a little more balanced color look...

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture960]

Don't read my name..,

[@jorisbonson386]

I agree I think it's really sexy too

[@ideaalted1554]

5:55 was a awkward. Was playing my game and heard “trying to put a flaccid thing in a tight thing.” Looked up and locked eyes with Linus.

[@kristymcgoldrick8811]

True "that's what she said" moment.

[@thorodinson3597]

I became a massive fan of Noctua after winning a gift card to them, and changing from a small aio to their air cooler & all case fans. I love how quiet the system is now, even when streaming Starfield.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

you know, once you actually get components that can be color coordinated to the Noctua Brown, it actually looks really pretty

[@kartirnium]

If you ever get a custom wooden case, it actually looks ridiculously gorgeous

[@Artista_Frustrado]

@@kartirnium DUDE!! you blew my mind, that's genius!

[@zramsey11]

Noctua high key needs to actually sell a box fan. They’d make a killing on that.

[@notthedroidsyourelookingfo4026]

Weirdly enough, they actually seem to be working on a desk fan.

[@NightFoxXIII]

@@notthedroidsyourelookingfo4026 But it's not a dedicated desk fan iirc. It's just a mount to put an existing CPU fan on since it runs quiet anyways.

[@HazewinDog]

@@notthedroidsyourelookingfo4026 I am literally waiting for them to release it, because the quality of other home fans is just awful...

[@TheDCJason]

I’d buy one. Traditional box fans aren’t built to be quiet. I don’t know much about aerodynamics, but I’m sure Noctua could just scale up their design with a few modifications and turn out an amazing top of the line box fan. Enthusiasts would pay a premium for the novelty and they might actually find a niche market if it performed extremely well.

[@NightFoxXIII]

@@TheDCJason they had a small desktop fan during one of the tech shows many years back which seemed like a mount and was a 3d print pre-covid. I'm sure, like Noctua fashion, they're still taking the time to make sure it's the best goddamn mount for noctua fans lmao. I saw this from a past show either Gamers Nexus or something rather a long while back.

[@GameslordXY]

It's actually quite beautiful. Those parts don't mix very well in other builds aestethically speaking. HOWEVER,in unison with each other,unbelivabely BEAUTIFUL 😍

[@AlvinBrinson]

It's like the ugly BMW grilles in the current generation. It's not done to look pretty, it's done so everyone knows you spent extra.

[@ethyr]

that's how they force you to buy their other products 😂

[@Jiche]

@@AlvinBrinson at least the pc isn't ugly

[@ttechnology_]

FIFY: It's actually quiet beautiful

[@Icetea-2000]

@@ethyr Literally no one is forced to buy their other products since everything noctua is known for are CPU coolers and their fans

[@shadowviscane1]

i know u guys dont really sell the stuff u build. but i honestly wish i could've offered you many dollars for that beautiful machine.

[@vyyo5025]

With everything in the computer in the noctua brown and tan, it actually looks really good. This is a build I’ve wanted to do for a long time because I thought it would be really cool. Now we’ll have to do it if the 40 series asus cards partner with noctua again.

[@merlinklink3872]

you can do a fan swap of the preexisting fan shroud with a couple 15mm thick a9 fans or similar. very easy mod, you only need to come up with a mounting solution.

[@westonhood3705]

They'd betta

[@twersterfrehs]

Oh, it'd be really COOL alright

[@xorkatoss]

11:43 "We have good engineers, but it's more about giving them the time to do their best work" DAMN THAT LINE WAS AMAZING!

[@notthere83]

"Startups hate this trick for building great products" 😄

[@saltysoyman6908]

I’ve heard him mention it on the WAN show as well. It just goes to show how rushed and careless a lot of other companies are.

[@linusgallitzin]

That's not ugly. That's a functional work of art that stresses function.

[@TheTrueSolesurvivor]

Which is brown and beige

[@Icetea-2000]

@@TheTrueSolesurvivor which looks good. Looks wooden

[@ThuTran-ox8nk]

@@Icetea-2000 do you know anyone that has done a full noctua build with a wood case? I would love to see

[@Icetea-2000]

@@ThuTran-ox8nk I don’t, but I’d figure some dedicated builder probably has done it.

[@pwning5651]

@@Icetea-2000 love the look, wish i could afford it though

[@thestarbran]

Linus: starts whispering to show how quiet the fans are editors: turns up the background music. wtf guys. what’s the point of an ultra quiet fan build if we can’t actually listen to the silence without background music

[@scrawnyclownsnatch9656]

As an engineer, I appreciate the concept of just giving your engineers the time they need to get the best possible product created, more than you can possibly understand. Deadlines are the bane of my existence, let alone a customer come to us and ask for it ASAP, and management just agrees to whatever deadline they offer. Sure, I can engineer something for you in a short time frame, but it WILL be a lot worse than if you give me time to do it properly.

[@goldenduck3601]

That's the case for like everything. A good result just needs its time.

[@d3lsl0w]

"Perfect is the enemy of good." Some engineers will never launch a product because they can always see a way to improve it.

[@ABMC2]

i respect your PFP from one SS fan to another

[@Mr.Bimgus]

@@d3lsl0w Maybe, but the more time you give the engineer, the better it will be. Sure, it will never be perfect, but that doesn't mean you should just rush out something mediocre. And you can always just release newer versions as the engineer improves the design further.

[@kurosumomo]

There's a limit. When you say it takes you two years to switch the colors from cream/brown to black, like Noctua claimed for their Cromax line, it becomes borderline insulting to your customers.

[@paveldrumev2117]

Thats one of the best lines ever: "We have good engineers, but its more about giving them the time to make the best work"

[@thenozar7603]

As an engineer I sighed in relief when I heard it

[@Forgotten_Foods]

@@thenozar7603as a good engineer you sighed am i right?

[@goldcd]

Noctua is the only PC brand I love. Yes, they just make expensive fans, but "they just make expensive fans, that are the best fans" I appreciated their very small deviation from their brand, in making"excellent thermal paste".. but that's really quite "on brand" that they include it with your expensive fan. Even their brown and beige colour scheme is genius. You can spot somebody who cares about fans, from across a room.

[@WARnTEA]

Noctua thermal paste is specifically designed for Noctua coolers. Depending on how the contact plate is machined will change what the best thermal paste is for it, since thermal paste is built to fill microscopic gaps. So Noctua thermal paste isn’t exactly the best thermal paste on the market, its the best for Noctua coolers after factoring in things like cost, ease of production and most importantly, ease of application, because if the user fucks up applying the paste it doesn’t matter how efficient it is at transferring heat. I love Noctua too and I have this problem where I can’t stop myself from constantly wishing Noctua would replace all my fans in my life. Exhaust fans for my bathroom and kitchen annoy me so much. They are insanely loud and they die fairly frequently, considering Noctuas are designed to last at least 10 years. So many bathroom fans develop a terrible screech and stops working needing a replacement. Also, I desperately wish Noctua would make an Air purifier. Its absurd how expensive these air purifiers are when they are essentially just a fan strapped to a hepa filter in a plastic case. I just want Noctua to take a cheap and common hepa filter and slap one of their fans on it and call it a day. Not only are most air purifiers loud and high pitched, but they all tend to have insane powerdraw. Damn near every air purifier uses like 50watts of electricity, and its just a bloody fan. Only small desk purifiers that are basically using off the shelf generic computer fans will have a low usage of like 15watts. A noctua fan uses like 2watts. The only other purifier I’ve found to have anything close to a modern fan is the somewhat new Levoit 300s, which seems to do good on airflow and sound at less than 30watts. Even their older non smart version the 300, apparently uses a worse motor that does 50watts, even though both models look identical and have the same fan blade design. I feel like Noctua could easily make an air purifier for $100 that outperforms every air purifier in existence just by putting their fan in a plastic housing with a hepa filter. The unfortunate thing about Noctua is that if they ever decided to design an air purifier, they would redesign the fan and everything and take about 10 years to finally put it into production. Their desk fan has been in the works for like 6 years, and thats such a simple use case.

[@RichWhiteUM]

I have Noctua fans in my PC and not a single one of them is brown and tan. I refused to use those colors!

[@Ryan-ct3rv]

You can hear anyone who doesn't care about fans from across the room

[@bergbilch]

slapped a fat noctua cooler on my first pc build 12? years ago overclocked from 2,1 ghz to 3,9 or smtg like that (was a xeon so just reduced tact) and most of the time passive cooling was already enough thats when i fell in love:D

[@v000000000000v]

/r/buyitforlife

[@Dezrakaz]

Rewatching this yet again, and I still want this PC. Colors have that awesome vintage feel.

[@Hatchet898]

I've never wanted a computer more than this one honestly

[@MrJeanMaker]

For those who wonder why Noctua uses this "ugly" color scheme: I think (from a marketing pov) it's for them to stand out. Their fans are easily reconizable. I don't think that are any other fans wich brands can be so easily reconizable.

[@MrCrabs101]

Also its owl colors. (kinda)

[@AquarianNomadic]

2 days ago they showed up when I was looking at cooling fans and now this video. Hmmmmmm.

[@javierpowell4705]

@@AquarianNomadic clearly you're the protagonist

[@AquarianNomadic]

@@javierpowell4705 Mom said I would always be the center of attention.

[@novathepug6692]

The color scheme is great

[@byteme0000]

Love this homage to Noctua. I’m not an RGB guy (unless I’m building for my nieces and nephews), so I end up using pretty much nothing but Noctua fans.

[@0525ohhwell]

BeQuiet is an excellent alternative.

[@yuxuanhuang3523]

All brown color scheme is good, but I wish they would make black ones and white ones for a few common sizes. I'm not into RGB but a white case is really great if you ask me.

[@bomberdomme7308]

@@0525ohhwell I love to use my NH-D15 Chroma Black in my BeQuiet 802 silent base airflow case best of Germany ( BeQuiet) and Austria ( Noctua ) in one build. :D

[@byteme0000]

@@yuxuanhuang3523 Actually, although sometimes harder to find, Noctua does indeed make black and gray fans.

[@0525ohhwell]

@@bomberdomme7308 Unfortunately the only BeQuiet item still in my build is the PSU.

[@memepoolone9445]

Would‘ve been nice if you had removed the music when you were showing off how quiet it is, but great vid.

[@benjamintrathen6119]

I like to think that in a parallel universe you got your Noctua themed cables in time for this video and made tan and brown perfection.

[@tahsin28]

Why didn't he wait more again?

[@paulsd9255]

@@tahsin28 Schedules probably - need to get it done and nothing else available

[@hardcorerockstar4777]

That parallel universe is NAU ! 😃 There are more than one companies that make modded colorful sleeves and cables galore... 🥳 One just needs to use google. 😉 Cheerz! 🍻

[@MrRandomallthetime]

Talking about Samsung being hyper reliable; I've had a 465GB Samsung SSD that I've had for years and has taken with me through one laptop and two desktops with a total written data of 181.8TB. It's still in the green and works just as well as day 1. It's honestly amazing how bullet proof they are.

[@aidanjarosgrilli]

same, my samsung SSds and SD cards have been rock solid

[@EESHANDACH]

How do you determine the total written data? I'd like to do the same for couple of hard-drives that I'm carrying from 2012

[@calmdown.7646]

I have had the same one with the os on since 2015, still going strong.

[@ryanjofre]

The only brand of SSD that has never failed me. I just got a used 960 pro 512gig m.2 NVMe cheap! It will serve my family well for years and years. Ironicly, I ended up buying a used pc with 1tb 2.5” WD Blue ssd’s. They’re plenty fast and time will tell if they’re reliable.

[@Galgamoth]

@@ryanjofre i got 12 year old WD black HDDs in my gf's build and been running blue and black SSDs for years now and have yet to have a failure, these PCs run 24/7 btw, I have samsungs as well and none have failed either

[@imwyrmfood9925]

I LOVE Noctuas unapologetic approach to their brand color scheme. There is something so 90's retro sci fi about it, with like a grungy tech kind of feel. This build is absolutely gorgeous to me. Most important of all though is they are quality.

[@TheTubejunky]

Waiting for the WOOD-GRAIN PC to drop

[@casedistorted]

I do, but I still bought the black version of the NH-D15 lol

[@jcdenton2819]

More like 70s to me.

[@soylentgreenb]

@@TheTubejunky LGR already did (it was a 486 though).

[@Zephle]

Why is there music when I'm supposed to be listening to how quiet the fans are

[@darkerthanblack653]

cuz this was obviously an ad that was supposed to make noctua look good, hence music on the background buddy

[@JoshuaGrover83]

I actually absolutely love the look of this. I think it might have even looked better if the case was painted the noctua tan and the power supply cover the brown. either way I would buy it lol

[@mbe102]

They REALLY need to release these for all GPU's, seriously.

[@nikkigrace5288]

I was so heartbroken there wasn't a 3060 ti version 😔

[@IzaguirreC]

I’m hoping they make a black noctua gpu now

[@cdgames69]

@@nikkigrace5288 It's pretty overkill on the 3070 due to the heatsink alone, you'd basically never need the fans on the 3060 Ti

[@houssamalucad753]

@@cdgames69 you can spin them really slow and extremely quite though, I want that.

[@meair]

surprised they haven’t taken the nzxt route of just releasing the heat sink and shroud as aftermarket kits

[@lisalouisekeen4191]

It's gorgeous, a work of art. Always run noctua fans. All my case fans are noctua, and even swapped out the Corsair aio fans for noctua and got better performance and a quieter pc.

[@dnoodspodu1159]

04:22 You call this quiet? It sounds like a chainsaw!

[@dark88reaper78]

Replacing fans in normal household things is just so good. Even our milk cooler for the coffee machine was terribly loud but after replacing that 90mm sunon fan with a noctua fan and a LNA its not audible anymore. Just recently replaced a Eaton UPS Eclipse pro fan with a Noctua fan. Luckily they even sell a 24 to 12V Linear step down converters so you dont even lose the fan control. Although never do such a thing if you dont know what you are doing. Even if you unplugged a device it can still hold a charge and if you touch that you will have a bad day.

[@MadMagicPaul]

If Noctua make a quiet giant desk fan like that, I’ll buy one in a heart beat!

[@mws12345]

No, no... we need the noise to fall asleep!

[@mike8725]

theyre actually planning releasing one next year i believe

[@faheemabbas3965]

@@mike8725 I know you said “I believe” but where did you find that out? Where there an article or something? I reaaally want to see it

[@mike8725]

@@faheemabbas3965 there websiTe itself has a product roadmap

[@jonathanirwin9566]

The main problem with the aesthetics of the Noctua fans is because usually you have these all white/black builds with RGB lighting, and then an out of place brown fan. When it's part of one cohesive look, I actually like the look of it quite a bit.

[@swankyt1ger]

This is somehow my favorite build you've ever done on your channel, including the looks

[@OmniKoneko]

same, I would love to have this pc in my room

[@CyberPunk-ow3gi]

thats a great looking build and i love how the components actually fill case!

[@solocamo3654]

Besides the high performance and silent operation, the reliability on noctua fans is the biggest factor. I've never had a fan even remotely rattle or show any signs of wear, let alone actually fail. They pay for themselves if you use them on multiple builds.

[@vidmantaskvidmantask7134]

Im fan of Noctua now.

[@AuDiGo6]

True, you pay extra, but they will (almost) never brake. Others brands have a lifespan of few years if you're lucky. So it's a good investment.

[@electronics-girl]

I wish Noctua made replacement fans for laptops. (Or better yet, collaborated with laptop manufacturers in the first place.) The fans pretty much always fail on my laptops.

[@drippingwax]

@@electronics-girl The fan in Dad's laptop failed and I took it to U Break I Fix in Tempe, Arizona asking how much to replace it. The manager asked "Are you using an external cooler? One would be giving it too much air." "Can you replace the fan or not?" "I can, but I don't think you want me to." [Exasperatedly] "Why not?" "You are looking me like I don't know what I am saying!" "You're talking to me like you don't know what you are saying!"

[@Tyrämisulaari]

@Ian Visser Yeah, I'm still using my 11 years old Noctua NH-D14 and the original fans are still working fine. I'm also using NH-L9x65 and NH-L9i which are both 5 years old and work fine. I also have few fractal fans I got from a friend and they're easily 10 years old and still work. Then I have 10 Corsair AF and SP fans that I bought 5 years ago and 4 have died lol.

[@LazarNaskov]

I don't understand the whole "Noctua ugly" thing. Honestly that Noctua GPU is probably my favourite GPU I've seen aesthetically. I'd love to vertically mount one of those and just stare into it's eyes.

[@maxdergroe9082]

Well you cant because it is just waaaay too thicc xD It would protrude right trough the glas

[@cartoned_]

@@maxdergroe9082 It fits in an sff case - Cooler Master NR200P Max, vertically mounted.

[@signeCS]

It's because the noctua colors always stand out and look off because nothing matches with their colors except their colors lol. This pc is one of the prettiest in my opinion and I love the noctua color scheme but it doesn't look good with other colors

[@s.i.m.c.a]

...but 4 slot heigh, bruh.....

[@geort45]

It looks like a DIY solution. Obviously good craftmanship. But Noctua just said "ok let's use our standard fans no matter how thick they are", slapped a cover on them and that's it. Thick as fuck card. Anyone could do good cooling solutions if size wasn't a constrain. next step: 7 slot card

[@veryontron4279]

Going to be honest this PC doesn't look that UGLY

[@RelentlessOhiox]

Yeah it does.

[@dylan-jl5rx]

Ya it look good

[@AKProtocol_101]

@@RelentlessOhiox Your opinion=Irrelevant

[@RazorjetX21]

It doesn’t look ugly, just wish the entire case and all the parts were the same colors. Then it would just look Legendary!!

[@screwyouishaan465]

@@AKProtocol_101 your opinion = irrelevant

[@HartenDylan]

7:20 made me chuckle watching this in 2023 with the Samsung firmware issues. Not that big of a deal, but still a funny contrast nonetheless, haha.

[@Verdictus13]

I've always kind of liked Noctua's color scheme, nice to see a consistent build looks pretty good.

[@troyt6532]

Brown + tan > RGB

[@apollodorito5911]

I never comment on YT videos, but this is so surreal Linus... this is the exact PC I built 4 years ago and still use today. Super quiet, easy to maintain, everything still looks and runs like new. Pro tip: After a few years of use I learned because of the fans above and airflow of the case the CPU heatsink is efficient enough to cool the CPU with out the fan sandwiched in the middle. I moved that fan and propped it up on the HD housing parallel to the front fans, standing in front of the GPU back end. I rest the GPU power cable on top of the fan to hold it in place. This created extra airflow and suction when faced the right way and cools the GPU down as much 7 - 14 degrees, depending on load.

[@DanKaschel]

@@Endemoniada that doesn't make any sense. Additional airflow will always increase the heatsink temperature gradient and thus improve cooling performance. There are diminishing returns of course, but I feel skeptical that this is the case here. Cases that work on that principle typically require specific case geometry and multiple super-high RPM (and super loud) fans. It's fairly common in server cases. In short, if this is improving performance for you, I suspect it's not because your CPU doesn't benefit from the airflow but because your GPU wasn't cooled properly and that was your bottleneck.

[@fabiena1787]

@@DanKaschel you are so true. It’s called forced convection, and quite the basics regarding anything one the realm of heat exchange.

[@spaceduck413]

@@DanKaschel If he has two gargantuan 240mm fans on the front of the case like in the video, it's possible that the CPU fan can't move enough air to keep up and is actually acting as a restriction. If that were the case, removing the CPU fan would actually *improve* airflow. Which just feels wrong, but can happen.

[@AtomicOverdrive]

The PC actually looks really good surprisingly.. That said, I really wished more graphics cards used standard size fans, even if they have to use 92 or 80mm ones.

[@vespermoirai975]

Me too, the heatsyncs are already so big there is no reason not too.

[@MrTefe]

I love the Noctua colors its like a creamy warm cup of coffee for your pc

[@espi742]

I want to see case manufacturers colab with noctua now. The mobo, RAM and SSD were a little excesive, but a case, cooler and GPU with Noctua fans? all in.

[@DarioDAversa]

Woah, it really is gorgeous. It's a modern PC with a Noctua look that reminds me of the old 90's PC Towers. If they sold these, I would have one on my desk.

[@ashamancito4630]

These type of collaborations really need to happen more, especially regarding the fact that the coming generations will only ever draw more power. If companies like Noctua, be quiet and arctic do it as well, there could be much more well cooled competition on the market. I would love to see that.

[@MikMatTech]

Those leaked 4000 series wattages will make Noctua a lot of money.

[@JT4GM4K3R]

There's not a GPU with Phantecs T30 yet which is the most powerful 120mm consumer fan. The arctic P12 slightly cooler, but the until arctic fixes the 1000 RPM hum on their P12 and 140mm i'm with the TT toughfan 120. Which is like the Noctua 120mm.

[@ashamancito4630]

@@JT4GM4K3R Yes, that hum from the regular P12/14 is extremely annoying. Arctic also has argb P12 fans wich feature a slightly different design that does away with that hum. Igors lab also did a test on it and has a sound sample in the video, if you are interested. I now have six of them in my build (argb turned off xD) and there is no humming.

[@cupofearlgreytea7651]

I love noctua's iconic color pallete, its warm and friendly! Id happily use this rig

[@worzelbreath1378]

This is honestly my favourite build on the channel in a long time.

[@jimdelsol1941]

I hope they make more Noctua GPUS like this, I would totally buy it ! I'm into silent builds, and the gpu is often the only problem when it comes to noise.

[@JAT985]

Id like ‘basic’ gpus that you can mount standard fans to.

[@eddgaleon6061]

Chromax version tho

[@WhittleMiiSimpler]

Love the noctua color scheme! Just wish manufacturers made matching parts.

[@xyzain_1827]

Or noctua can make more colors available

[@rishisaaptacha]

Thats the most beautiful PC build Ive ever seen...this would go so well with a white and brown accents based PC setup. Like just beautiful.

[@catlee8064]

If noctua doesnt make this available, they are missing a good opportunity.

[@ISWYDTOR]

I remember when I finally had enough of fan noise and decided to give Noctua a try after seeing Linus speak so highly of them for years, and my jaw dropped at the silence after replacing every case fan with them, I could not believe they were even on. The year after I ditched the AiO and replaced it with a Noctua air cooler, the only thing I can hear is my gpu fans and HDD spinning up.

[@noventay4]

Nowadays most fans can give you the same silence as the noctuas

[@Broadpaw_Fox]

Wait, you still have a spinny disc hard drive in your main system? It's not a backup drive? I mean, I understand that some people don't have or want to spend a lot of money on their computers, but solid state storage has come down to very reasonable prices... I'd strongly encourage you to use ssd's for everything on your main PC, and if anything use actual hdd's for backup only. The energy savings as well as the speed increase make ssd's ideal nowadays.

[@raptorhacker599]

@@Broadpaw_Fox samsungs 970 lineup is a pretty good replacement for hdds

[@patrickshade3844]

@@Broadpaw_Fox how are you going to make judgemental recommendations without knowing use case of the system, and ignoring the fact that SSD caching exists

[@ISWYDTOR]

@@Broadpaw_Fox I'm pretty sure you don't know what my system is used for, nor why I need 10 TB of storage, which is still more expensive to aquire in SSD over HDD.

[@Pr1malWereHouse]

Actually I believe the overall look Could have improved with more custom painted panels(Noctua Inspired), but the near dead silence is still worth the extra $ IMO.

[@hazgebu]

laser engraving the noctua owl into the glass would've been awesome

[@Pr1malWereHouse]

Awesome, but risky as it is 1 shot to get everything dialed perfectly and the glass is technically weaker by having the material removed. Another possible takeaway is that that panel technically could not be used for future builds unless it is Noctua themed(color could be gotten away with or resprayed). I am also thinking they had a deadline for this build so there is another possible reason why they didn’t include it(though another factor could just be aesthetics and they felt simpler is better). Good to see more ideas being churned in this community and it gives me myself some of my own should I get back to the custom PC builds.

[@treborrrrr]

@@Pr1malWereHouse An option to still get the look without the risk is getting a vinyl stencil cut (they have the tools for it already AFAIK) and just fake it with some matt clear varnish. Easy to remove later as well :) Time is still a big factor though of course.

[@rhandycs]

I've always debated on doing this, but couldn't be asked without an official case. i can only imagine how much of a nightmare it must've been getting the colours even remotely close to the noctua colours.

[@hexbashplays5186]

Because of the fan shroud design I would love to see this with a Vertically Mounted GPU or a completed OWL build with the GPU used as the face with the rest of the PC completing the Owl.

[@ghomerhust]

one of those Thermaltake P series cases, the wall mounted with the open chassis and glass panel, would be perfect for something like that. no worries with smushing the GPU fans against a side panel, just lots of room to breathe and show off the brownness

[@TheMetroidblade]

Yes true the owl is dope.

[@jhosioja]

I actually love the Noctua colour scheme, not just in this build but in general. Kinda come to associate it with the quality of the fans, so when I glance at a system and see black fans, I go looking like "what garbage did they use", but with the brown I'm like "nice!".

[@everybodyisanidiot4553]

The case is giving me X-wing pilot vibes

[@RealVCT]

For me the Noctua color scheme looks like milk chocolate and white chocolate And I like it, it looks more original and interesting than just a black cooler fan

[@leonardgranz]

same it just indicates its quality to me

[@191.]

Agreed!

[@Walker998]

I think you've gotten into the appreciation of style that was prevalent in the 1970s

[@mxcristian11]

I'd say on their own that classic Noctua tan and brown looks pretty ugly if it's the only fan in your build because it matches nothing BUT when you have an entire build dedicated to Noctua tan and brown it kinda grows on ya, it looks pretty amazing!

[@h0lbs]

I unironically love the noctua colour scheme, I personally opted for a NH u12s instead of a NZXT Kraken, because I loved the unusual nature of it + the reliability. It looks great next to my Titan XP 😂😂 An objectively beautiful GPU design paired with a controversial colour scheme.

[@chompo9135]

This thing would have looked so incredible with the cablemod custom cables.

[@ChickenMeister84]

Yup. And chromax fans too.

[@tams805]

@@ChickenMeister84 Way to miss half the point of the video.

[@ChickenMeister84]

@@tams805 ?? The video represents 2010 Noctua not 2022 Noctua. We have chromax now.

[@MartinPralin]

@@ChickenMeister84 NO You dont

[@SamLoki]

@@ChickenMeister84 Chromax fans why

[@dm0ney743]

If anyone wants to know the spray they used I'm doing this myself and figured it out. The beige is rustoleum Ivory Silk Satin paint + primer. And the brown is rustoleum Flat Red primer. Hope this helps someone!

[@teekanne15]

are you also painting the inside of the case? I think that could also be a nice feature.

[@savydaniel]

yeah, it does help, thanks buddy!

[@dm0ney743]

@@teekanne15 Yeah I'm going to paint the inside as well. With some accents of both colours. I'll upload some pictures when I am finished!

[@stevegoobs1554]

Have you painted it yet? I am looking to do the same and would love to see the end result. Dm me

[@dm0ney743]

@@stevegoobs1554 I'm currently modifying the fractal torrent to fit 4 200mm fans. Should start painting in a couple of days I'll send you some photos when I do

[@pcislocked]

15:40 the editor who put music in this scene commited a crime against humanity

[@ClasssicAri]

The lighting in this video is superb.

[@AkuniLesare]

I agree. Loudest part in my pc is the bloody gpu. And I already tried to take a version that's "quiet". I wish more brands would actually try to reduce noise and engineer better airflow there...

[@thelittleewokboss9929]

Turn the fans off , massive heat sink there you go save money on your electrical bill by getting rid of your heater

[@yaseen157]

I tried to listen to the Noctua fans being whisper quiet when Linus was demonstrating it, but all I could hear was my own PC rattling hahaha

[@brl5755]

And the music they were playing?

[@Xfade81]

@@brl5755 what music?

[@brl5755]

@@Xfade81 at 15:35 and beyond

[@realmackle]

Honestly the noise (whenever present) was just soothingly soft. I couldn't believe how quiet it was

[@yaseen157]

@@brl5755 yes that annoyed me also!

[@GameGrumps]

That double fan looks like the Hooters logo

[@makegrowlabrepeat]

Giggity

[@JordaNeale]

Funny about that, their logo literally hoots ;)

[@allecio]

wait wtf.

[@Davicks]

xD

[@FixedFunction]

Arin...

[@CD85gaming--F]

if there were sounds from the fans, I probably couldn't hear them over my laptop fans, lol😂

[@jody024]

That rig is gorgeous! I would have 3D Printed a support for the other end of the video card instead of pulling the cables tight.

[@krissebesta]

3D printing FTW!

[@jamesrouse3466]

Not gonna lie, I'd definitely shell out the cash for a build like this one!

[@Rubinkys]

Frankly, I love the noctua classic colours, they feel really nostalgic for some reason. not all that ugly.

[@MD_Production]

This is my dream PC in terms of looks.

[@DoubleOSevan]

I've always loved Noctua's color scheme. They pair nicely with Sennheiser HD598 headphones too.

[@wasdawasda3849]

A man of culture I see.

[@LeDechaine]

Looks good if you think about it as brown chocolate and white chocolate. You obviously can think about worse things though.

[@user-lv6rn9cf8m]

omg thanks, had no idea they came in that color scheme

[@CarthagoMike]

It looks surprisingly good actually. Would do great alongside retro furniture.

[@MyouKyuubi]

More like vintage, but yeah. I suggest to use Sennheiser HD 599 with it, it's a perfect match. xD

[@Gg__9with2undrscrs]

Noctua’s products are the A-10 Warthog of the PC world. They might initially seem ugly or poorly designed at first glance, but they perform so amazingly and way better than anything else that they’ve become iconic and ironically became beautiful because of their performance and reputation. edit: mfw people criticize a decades-old design for not being as good as modern ones

[@elliottvader2377]

The a-10 actually kinda sucks

[@Gg__9with2undrscrs]

@@elliottvader2377 it’s been irreplaceable for decades now

[@davvaz62]

Hey imo the a-10 is beautiful

[@jurgmanx4644]

Major Hardware has entered the chat....

[@thumbtak]

It has the highest rate of friendly fire incidents of any US aircraft.

[@ratdad6021]

my favorite color being brown is a blessing because i can actually enjoy the look of a full noctua setup

[@Alucard0715]

As a complete theme, the Noctua brown and tan PC looks really great. I would love to have this PC. It would certainly be an amazing PC to use and showcase. Also, gonna point out that a lot of people get the Lian Li 011 Dunamic and add the full 10 fans to it, usually buying all matching fans. If they buy Corsair or Lian-Li fans, you're spending about 115 per set of 3 and an additional 35 for a single fan. This means those people spend 380 dollars for those fans. 400 for the best fans (even if the color is usually hated) on the market, doesn't seem to unreasonable at that point.

[@RegressStage]

284$ 18:05 so even cheaper!

[@bryantgonzalez9902]

@@RegressStage these aren’t 9 fans though

[@Alucard0715]

@@bryantgonzalez9902 no, they aren't, but they cool more that 9 Corsair or lian-li fans, and are quieter

[@kwedl]

That's not ugly at all, especially since the whole build has the colours. Already looks better than your generic rainbow RGB PC.

[@milolc]

I use those NF-A20 fans as desk fans. Quiet, and they produce the perfect gentle breeze when paired with an NA-FC1 and a wall wart with a 4 pin connector on it.

[@triplespace007]

I never knew I needed a Noctua fan (the one not for the PC). Also glad you see the beauty of Noctua at the end. I never understood why people call it ugly. The colors compliment each other perfectly.

[@juanp2k3]

With all the attention to detail that went into this I think you missed one. I have this case and it supports a PCIE riser cable (which I'm also using) that would have allowed you to have the GPU vertically mounted while showing off it's Noctua fans, still showing Asus and Noctua's logos, and hiding those unsightly fan connections on the mobo. Performance would be the same or even improved as this case is really big and the gpu would still be several inches away from the glass panel

[@chasexiii1523]

i thank the reason they didn't do it is because it is a fat ass card and the case probably doesn't support that

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

@@chasexiii1523 And I bet you are right on the money. They even mentioned that the card is four and some slots thick. Most vertical mounts get to close to the glass even with a three slot card, so you're going to be hard pressed to find a case that supports that in a vertical mount. Or you can just leave the side panel off I guess....

[@alaskanassassin7332]

Would have starved the GPU up against the glass instead on the air traveling naturally in the push pull setup

[@araisikewai]

Looking ugly is part of the point of this build.

[@chasexiii1523]

@@araisikewai but it doesnt look ugly i would love to have a build that looks like this

[@Metal-Possum]

I absolutely love the brown and beige image Noctua have created for themselves. Also great for weird builds made of wood etc.

[@lixobounce6588]

It's good if the room has a nature theme

[@Sunny_8418]

It looks cheap , i dont like it.

[@Novastrous]

@@Sunny_8418 cheap 💀💀 ok

[@xT1MOTHYx]

Linus - " it's so quiet" Editor - *cranks the music up*

[@Tudoricu.Cristian]

8 months later and this build is still the most beautiful one in my eyes.

[@Datrebor]

That is one, amazing, sick looking PC. Love the colors. My high school color were brown and gold. So this is kind of close. My mind was blown with the 200mm Fans, WOW. They are huge.

[@burns595]

Built my first pc in using that case and having that extra room is so nice. And having the 200's rather than 120's in the front makes a huge difference in noise too

[@brandylockler6164]

This is basically the cooler master h500

[@LTSDK1]

The thing with GPU power cord to reduse the GPU sag, ive been doing that for years now, all the way back to GTX 700 series. Works pretty well, and theres no need for the wires to pull down on the GPU as well. 14:44

[@arcticwolfxxii9236]

my graphics card psu cables so stiff that it acts like its own support pillar lol thats what i get for buying a prebuilt from cyberpower

[@Blu3ManiC]

Yeah but that's a 3080 it needs two power cables, that's why his fps counter and desktop were wonky.

[@WoojimalGaming]

i realised half way through the viedeo that the gpu cover looked like the face of the noctua owl with the fans as eyes