okay so it hasn't exactly been a long time since we've covered a new lineup of
fans from Noctua but there's nothing I can do about the fact that they launched
two whole lineups at the same time if there were I'd have used my awesome
powers to get all this stuff released years ago anyway last time was the water
and dust resistant all black top-of-the-line and very expensive
industrial PPC lineup and this time we've got the products that some of you
might actually be able to afford this is
the D
lineup with its Factory tuning and data center DNA an Intel 730 series SSD is an
amazing choice for gamers and performance enthusiasts now with the Redux line
nocta has at least partially addressed the two biggest complaints that exist
about the regular pc cooling fans number one is the price Redux fans come in
basic costeffective packaging and instead of including accessories like
adapter cables and anti vibration rubber mounts they ship with just a fan and
four mounting screws in the box number two is the color compared to noa's
traditional Brown and tan look Redux fans use a muted two-tone gray color
scheme that should be much much less polarizing so what else is different
well the biggest difference between Noctua regular retail fans and the Redux
lineup is basically time travel you still get a six-year warranty and
premium build quality but instead of using the latest designs like the n12
and nf14 Redux lineup products are a
generation or two back in terms of technology and features and you also
don't get the same Variety in the models with only one blade design available in
each size 80 mm 92 mm 120 mm and 140 mm
although the 140 mm version is available
with either a round or a square frame
okay so that's great more affordable a
fans this is super exciting right lonus actually overall I'd say my reaction to
the Redux Series right now could be best described as a little bit disappointed
it feels like no TOA carefully considered the requests they were
getting from their customers and then didn't quite fully addressed them to
avoid cannibalizing sales of their existing products on its own the
two-tone gray color scheme is definitely way better than the traditional Brown
and tan one but it still doesn't really match anything and you don't get that I
mean For Better or For Worse what Noctua has done over the last few years is they've built up that status symbol of
Noctua fans and how they look and you it's like Buckley it tastes awful but it
works that kind of thing so you don't get that either and on top of that at
least at the time of making this video the product lineup is so narrow that
only a handful of PCS could be properly
optimized using all Redux fans Noctua
does address all the main sizes and they let you choose between DC or pwm control
for most models but a couple of key things are missing here for me there's
no airflow optimized 140 mm model
something I don't really care about that much but much more importantly they
didn't include a pressure optimized 120
mm model they could have done this the NFP 12 is a last gen design and would
have made the Redux lineup something I could wholeheartedly recommend while
still giving the brown fans a small performance Advantage but as it is our
only only option is the S12 which is still a good fan and very silent in free
flowing situations but quite frankly isn't very good against a restrictive
grill heat sink or radiator so there it is Noctua I still
love you but I'm a little bit disappointed in these the quality might
be great they might still have the six-year warranty and the all that stuff
that I love so much about your products but they still won't look great in my
system they're still pretty expensive compared to other fans and I don't feel
like I can properly equip my system I mean this is the big one I don't feel
like I can properly equip my system with them because my only 12mm option may be
quiet but it will perform poorly in many situations and I just can't recommend
kiding out your rig with Redux series fans until there's a pressure optimized
120 mm model although I guess the
positive takeaway from all of this is that all Noctua has to do to completely
fix the Redux lineup for me is bring out one more model so if if there's an NFP
12 Redux by the time you watch this video then consider my main complaint
resolved otherwise all those things I just said I won't make you sit through
them again thank you guys very much for watching my video on knua Redux series
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