Noctua (company)

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Noctua
Company type Private
Industry Computer hardware
Founded2005;20 years ago (2005)
Headquarters
Vienna
,
Austria
Key people
Roland Mossig (CEO)
Products Computer cooling
Website noctua.at

Noctua is an Austrian computer hardware manufacturer of CPU coolers and computer fans. The company is named after Athene noctua, the scientific name for the little owl, a symbol of wisdom and intelligence in Greek mythology, which is also represented in its logo.

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The Noctua NH-D15 CPU cooler in Noctua's brown and beige colour scheme NH-D15 with classic fans.jpg
The Noctua NH-D15 CPU cooler in Noctua's brown and beige colour scheme

Noctua offers products such as CPU coolers, computer fans, thermal compounds, solutions for industrial applications, and collaborative offerings like graphics cards.

A unique aspect of Noctua's computer fan products is their signature brown and beige color scheme. However, this color choice has elicited mixed opinions within the customer and enthusiast community; [1] the color palette has faced criticism with PC Gamer characterizing it as a "khaki-and-mud color scheme straight out of the '70s". [2] [3] [4]

Collaborative ventures

In October 2021, Noctua partnered with Asus to release a Noctua-branded Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 graphics processing unit (GPU) featuring Noctua cooling technology. [5] Further collaboration between Noctua and Asus for graphics card offerings was confirmed in March 2022. [6] By 2025 there's been an RTX 3070, 3080, 4070, 4080, 4080 Super and 5080 Noctua Edition. [7] [8] [9] In 2021, Noctua also partnered with mechanical keyboard manufacturer Drop to create a keycap set, [10] along with a desk mat and coiled aviator cable. [11]

In 2023, Noctua partnered with Linus Media Group to release a branded screwdriver featuring Noctua's color scheme.[ citation needed ] Then, in 2025, they partnered with Seasonic [12] to release a 1600W power supply unit featuring Noctua's color scheme. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Killian, Zak (2017-06-01). "Computex 2017: Noctua reveals a new spin on classic fans". The Tech Report. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. ↑ Ridley, Jacob (2021-04-23). "The best PC fans in 2021". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  3. ↑ Synek, Greg (16 October 2017). "Noctua introduces Chromax line in six colors other than brown". TechSpot. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  4. ↑ May, Keith (2019-10-08). "NOCTUA Goes Dark With Chromax Black". Wccftech. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  5. ↑ Walton, Jarred (2021-12-29). "Asus GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Review: Absolute Unit". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  6. ↑ Mark Tyson (2022-03-22). "Noctua Confirms Further Asus Graphics Card Collaboration". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  7. ↑ "ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Noctua Edition". Noctua.at. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  8. ↑ Wolfgang Andermahr (2023-03-02). "Asus RTX 4080 Noctua OC im Test: Immer noch leiser als die versammelte Konkurrenz". ComputerBase (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  9. ↑ "ASUS RTX 5080 Noctua Edition - Continuing the legacy of acoustic excellence". YouTube. Noctua. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Klotz, Aaron (2021-12-15). "Noctua Partners with Drop, Releases Brown Cherry MX Keycaps". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  11. ↑ "Noctua Partner Products". noctua.at. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  12. ↑ "Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 Noctua Edition". seasonic.com. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  13. ↑ "Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 Noctua Edition". noctua.at. Archived from the original on 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
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