Noctua is an Austrian

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manufacturer of CPU-coolers and

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s primarily for the

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market. The company was founded in 2005 as a joint venture between the

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n company Rascom Computerdistribution Ges.M.B.H., established in August 2000, and the

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ese cooling specialist Kolink International Corporation. Noctua is a manufacturer within the enthusiast market. The name "Noctua" refers to the scientific name of the

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, ''Athene noctua'' (hence the owl found in the company's logo), which in

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stands for intelligence and wisdom. It's also known for its soundless flight and the effective, economical use of its powers and precise attack.

Products

Noctua's products include CPU-coolers.

s, thermal compounds, industrial applications, and partner products such as

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s. Noctua's computer fan products are known for their brown and beige color-scheme, which has divided opinions among customers and enthusiasts. The color-scheme has been criticized, described by ''

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'' as "an ugly... khaki-and-mud color-scheme straight out of the '70s". In recent years, Noctua has produced more conventional colour schemes under their ''chromax'' line that includes black editions of some CPU-coolers and fans, as well as various coloured heatsink covers, cables, and anti-vibration accessories. Noctua announced all-black versions of their most popular CPU coolers in the ''chromax.black'' series for the first time at

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in 2018, and formally introduced them in October 2019. Noctua's ''redux'' line features reissues of their most popular fans and coolers at a reduced price, in a light/dark grey color scheme. Fans in the ''redux'' line lack much of the technology found in the standard line, feature Noctua's first-generation SSO bearing, and come with no accessories. Noctua’s ''industrialPPC'' (Protected Performance Cooling) line comprises ruggedized high-speed versions of the company's retail models, designed for industrial applications.

Partner collaborations

In October 2021, a Noctua-branded

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GeForce RTX 3070 GPU (graphics processing unit) with Noctua cooling was released in collaboration with Asus. The cooling they produced for the RTX 3070 consists of a large heatsink and two full-sized Noctua NF-A12x25 PC fans for an effective 5-slot thickness (actual thickness 4.3 slots). In March 2022, Noctua confirmed further graphics card collaboration with Asus.

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Products

Partner collaborations

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