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| ▲ | xxs 4 minutes ago | parent | next [-] |
| >Case fans pull what 4 watts? 5 watts? That's really high. Like usually they are 100-150mA (so sub 2W) Lots of controllers would be 1A max. The tolerances are for noise mostly. I'd consider the noise (and longevity) the single most important part of fans (else most fans can spin close to 3k rpm and cool) |
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| ▲ | jordanb 41 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Tighter tolerance isn't universally a good thing. It might make the fan more susceptible to damage due to mishandling or dust. They might be selling a fan that has a shorter useful life for no real benefit. |
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| ▲ | ChoGGi 4 minutes ago | parent [-] | | I take it you've never dealt with Noctua for warranty issues (or any issues). They go above and beyond. |
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| ▲ | maxerickson an hour ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Case fans pull what 4 watts? 5 watts? Who cares if it pulls 200 milliwatts more than a competitor when it's cooling a GPU and CPU that consume more than a hundred times what it can consume Yes, exactly. The high precision is marketing, not something needed in the product. |
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| ▲ | vladvasiliu 39 minutes ago | parent [-] | | My understanding is that the precision is supposed to help with noise. Less turbulence, etc. FWIW, in my setup (10th gen i5, RTX 5070 Ti in an old Define R3 case), the 12 cm Noctua G2 fans run quieter and have a much less obnoxious noise than the old P/F series, which wipe the floor with the Arctic fan I bought for a computer that lives in the basement and sounds like it's about to take off. | | |
| ▲ | ufocia 24 minutes ago | parent [-] | | You lead me to believe that they are targeting a niche "audiophile" market and probably not a commercial market. The concern in the commercial market would be energy savings vs. capital expenditure. Some commercial spaces actually introduce white noise into spaces to increase occupant density. | | |
| ▲ | ChoGGi a minute ago | parent [-] | | They target people that want quiet/silent cases, obviously not commerical, unless you're going after the long life/warranty service. |
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