Noctua AIO revealed

Glanza · 20 May 2025 at 12:16

Noctua to enter AIO market, presents its first 420/360/240 CPU liquid cooler at Computex - VideoCardz.com

Noctua AIO coolers announced: no name yet, available Q1 206 With their brand-new AIO for CPUs, Noctua is finally making their long-overdue debut in the

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Q1 2026 at earliest.

randal · 20 May 2025 at 12:18

Noctua coming in clutch, primed for when that Asetek patent expired.

edit - oh wait it's using an Asetek pump... waah?

Gray2233 · 20 May 2025 at 12:30

It's exactly as hideous as I expected it to be.

Placing bets on the price? I'm going for £250

cbd-flower · 20 May 2025 at 14:17

That rad looks pretty thin.

pastymuncher · 20 May 2025 at 14:35

Another ugly and overpriced cooler to take a hiding from a massively cheaper Thermalright AIO.

Fluffybob · 20 May 2025 at 14:41

Well it's bound to sell to the Noctua die hard fans, wether it's good or not

GoRedwings19 · 20 May 2025 at 15:03

That is the ugliest AIO I have ever seen. If I had a noctua themed build it would go nicely. Seeming as I don;t have one single piece of noctua kit I rather have root canal surgery.

randal · 20 May 2025 at 15:24

I must be getting old, couldn’t care less what it looks like. If it cools well and is quiet, it’s a winner in my book.

Ayahuasca · 20 May 2025 at 15:29

randal said:
I must be getting old, couldn’t care less what it looks like. If it cools well and is quiet, it’s a winner in my book.

There are already plenty of AIOs that cool well and are quiet.

So, to be a winner, it needs to do a bit more than that. It's Noctua, so the price will probably be high.

Glanza · 20 May 2025 at 15:45

Hotwired · 20 May 2025 at 15:49

Companies want to upsell on petty features but performance is from an adequate block, adequate pump, adequate fans, adequate tubing and the biggest radiator you can get.

Thermalright have been undercutting everyone and offering 360 for what some sell a basic 120 at and they've been doing it long enough for people to see see that they don't catch fire.

I'd expect Noctua to be pricing 5x as much as Thermalright and having to be creative to find wins as I doubt it's going to win on cooling power.

Mysterae_ · 20 May 2025 at 15:56

Noctua fans look like ass.

Don't get me wrong, their fans are good performers but they are definitely a case for where fans cannot be seen or heard.

nutsnut · 2 Jun 2025 at 00:14

In need of a new AIO for my new build, not waiting to 2026 though.