The corporate confirmed off its AIO liquid cooler prototype, which consisted of 3D printed items which can be supposed to enter the pump block to cut back a few of the most annoying facets of liquid coolers with pumps versus thermosiphons.
The fan that goes on prime of the pump block is an present Noctua fan that they’ve reshaped the body for. And it’s elective to mount on prime and it initiatives the air out in the direction of the reminiscence and VRM parts.
We additionally seemed on the firm’s thermosiphon, which was briefly proven at Computex final yr. It’s a 2-phase thermosiphon, which implies that it does a part change. This makes it similar to a heat-pipe in a method.
We additionally acquired to see a bunch of various kinds of chilly plate designs.
We additionally acquired one other have a look at the Noctua x Antec Flux Professional case, which we beforehand coated at Antec’s sales space.
G2 Followers
Noctua confirmed off its 120mm G2 fan, which additionally seems within the shroud prime of the Antec Flux Professional case. A pair issues have modified concerning the fan, which embody the RPM offset being somewhat totally different.
Once we reviewed the NH-D15 G2, the RPM offset between the two followers was about 25, however the followers we noticed at Computex are about plus or minus 50.
Noctua supplied some first-party knowledge and acknowledged that on a 120x49mm water cooler radiator evaluating the G2 fan versus the corporate’s NF-A12x25 fan beneath a 200W heat-loud, the G2 fan carried out roughly 3 levels cooler, which is de facto good.
Paired with an air cooler, there was a few 1 diploma distinction between the two followers, which is rather a lot for an air cooler.
Noctua Liquid Cooler
For its liquid cooler, Noctua is working with Asetek, utilizing the corporate’s Gen 8 V2 platform. Asetek has been round for a very long time they usually’re one of many greatest suppliers. Within the previous days, they labored with Corsair, NZXT, and mainly everybody’s stuff.
The panorama has diversified a bit. Apaltek has gotten actually huge as a provider. For as a lot s*** we’ve given Asetek through the years, in our expertise, they’ve had fewer widespread failures of gunk buildup in comparison with competing options.
Noctua Mouse
We don’t cowl mice, however Noctua additionally confirmed off a mouse with a small fan constructed into it.
Noctua’s Jakob Dellinger Interview
We wrapped up our Noctua protection by interviewing Noctua’s Jakob Dellinger. Be certain that to observe our Computex video the place we do a deeper dive into the corporate’s upcoming liquid cooler, how a thermosiphon works, and extra.
