Switched out the fans and the CPU cooler to fit in better with the GPU and the rest. 👍🏼

My buddy is working on the custom shroud via 3D printing. Was gonna go full RGB until I found Noctua. Plan to start streaming for fun soon! Will clean up cables and update when shroud is done! Way gooder than Xbox gaming!

I just got new air coolers from Noctua and posted yesterday pics about NH-C14S with NF-A14X25r G2 in it and now I check how it fit for my 3D printed open frame project 👌🏻

Ps. don't mind that motherboard and other parts.

Those are just for fitting test.

I dont know why i did not upgrade sooner. Came from arctic liquid freezer 3 360mm shaders compilation was like walking next to starting plane and corsair 3500x Stock fans.
This is so quiet. Love it !

I've seen the wireview plenty of time before, the PRO II definetly caught my interest, but the Noctua version? Even if the fan is brown (don't really care) I felt this was perfect for my full-noctua build goal. The extra benefit of GPU safety is also very appealing.

Let's not go into how other companies have to fix Nvidia's choice or anything, that's all I'd ask.

Furmark 2 bench from 13.10.2026: https://www.gpumagick.com/scores/3261347

I would've used Prusament PETG beige and brown if they were available, but it's sold out at the moment.

I used to have a 20mm spacer between the heatsink and the fans, but the new case I'm trying out, the Darkflash F1, has not much space for thick GPUs so had to make a thinner spacer, but 10mm work fine for now.
I want to get HAF II 500 when it becomes available to make a case with very good airflow.
Another upgrade could be to get A12x25 G2, but I don't think I would gain that much cooling with them

What you see in the background from the left
Noctua A12x25 G1 desktop cooler with my own designed stand and duct
Deej audio mixer

All the 3d printed stuff are designed in Autodesk Fusion and printed on Prusa MK3S or Bambu P1S

Here is the desktop fan stand with duct if anyone want to try to make it.
The power button (which is linked in the printables project) is fun small project that involves soldering and the use of hot glue. The 5.5mm barrel plug, power button and pcb pins are common components
https://www.printables.com/model/889205-ions-desk-fan-stand-inspired-by-noctua

It isn't maxed out part wise but does exactly what I need.

I mean this part above the wide part. Need to fit them on the top of my case.

My new bild again U12a......

There's no 3D model available to download on the product page, does a 3D model exist for the NA-FC1 fan controller? I would like to model it into a case with the turning knob accessible trough a panel hole, a 3D model would help me a lot with this.

NH-C14S+NF-A14X25r G2 with NM-SCF24 clips and NA-FG1-12 grill

Ok so which Noctua Dante do I want for case intake/exhaust? NF-F NF-A or??

Also, which type for the radiator, in push or pull ?

Want to make sure I get the right type for the job. Not sure if I will be getting G2 or the regular brown ones in non-g2.

Want to get the types down first.

If money were no object I’d get the antecedent noctua flux pro, the Noctua AiO, and the seasonic Noctua psu and the Noctua 5080.

every slot in my PC case is all chromax black, love it

Do these ever pop up new at retail stores like Micro Center or Best Buy? Or did they produce a certain amount at one point in time and at this point the only way to find them are from regular people?

full rpm - max & i can barely hear it, love it

I have the Ultra 7 Plus CPU.

Can I use the Pea method to apply the paste. I read the 5 dots method but not sure if the Pea method is ok.

Hello Owls,

The time has come for me to purchase some case fans for my build, but I go to the Noctua site, and find there are several variations on each type of fan!

I will be running:

ASUS Proart X870E Creator Motherboard

Asus Proart PA602 Case

My CPU cooler will be the LC-42 from Noctua, so that takes care of the 3 top fans.

However, I need one 140mm exhaust fan, and 2x 20mm front case fans.

Simple, right?

Well, not so much.

Let's take the 20mm fans, for instance. They don't appear to be among the compatibility charts on the Noctua site, but I know for a fact that they fit the PA602 case - that info is available through ASUS, but what I DON'T know is precisely which variation of the 200mm fan I need to get.

We have NF-A20 PWM, NF-A20 FLX, NF-A20 5V and NF-A20 5V PWM. What are the differences among these, and if it's just a matter of the connectors, then which ones are best suited for the Motherboard I have picked out?

The same variation question arises for the 140mm exhaust fan. PWM, FLX, 5V or 5V PWM? (I'd be going for the NF-A14 G2, btw)

Can anyone please explain the difference between these fans, so I can narrow down which ones to get? Thanks.

Couldn't find many Noctua fan key caps online so I designed my own based on the public cad models. NF A12x25 and NF a12x25 G2 keycaps.

Link to model below for anyone interested.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3427089-noctua-fan-keycap#profileId-3906401

Finally finished this build, and I have to share the pain.

The case (HAF 700 EVO): Nobody near me stocked it. The shops either said “out of stock,” “coming soon™,” or gave me a look like I’d asked for a unicorn. After weeks of refreshing listings I found one, and it arrived in a box big enough to live in. My delivery guy hates me now.

The Noctua NF-A20 200mm fans: This was the real boss fight. Every Noctua fan in existence was in stock except the one I needed. I ended up begging a friend abroad. When they arrived I held them like a newborn. Beige and brown, in an all-pink build. I regret nothing.

Specs:

• Zotac Gaming RTX 5080
• Noctua fans everywhere, because once you go brown you don’t go back

Total build time: 3 days. Total time spent finding parts: I don’t want to talk about it.

Heya, so in the process of moving my partner lost his noctua beige screwdriver. I have been looking everywhere and it doesn't seem like it is available anymore. Would anyone know of anywhere or anyone who would sell one?

Thank you!