Questions for Noctua: Tell us what you’d like to know

We’re preparing an interview that you can contribute to. With any questions you may have for Noctua. Whether it’s about coolers, fans, thermal interface materials, technical support, or anything else that keeps you up at night. This is your opportunity to get some answers. We’ll be glad if you become co-authors of anything constructive that the HWCooling editorial team hasn’t thought of. And there are quite a few things like that…

Following up on the March interview, we’re preparing a follow-up. It will focus on things that haven’t been discussed before but are worth exploring. We already have some questions prepared, but what matters is what interests you. So, fire away. Even if you don’t phrase your question exactly as it will appear in the interview, that’s perfectly fine. We’ll adapt everything into a form that works and is, above all, suitable, haha.

You can post your questions in the comments below this article or send them to info@hwcooling.net with the subject line “Questions for Noctua”. There are several ways to contribute. The deadline is August 28, 2026 (23:59:59 CEST). By then, we’ll probably already be well into the interview, but there will still be room for readers’ questions, which we’ll incorporate into it. 🙂

English translation and edit by Jozef Dudáš


Contents

Noctua: Longer Blades Mean More Vibrations (Interview)

We spoke with representatives of Noctua about the things you wanted to know, supplemented by various other questions. What about liquid coolers using 140 mm fans, the design of the fan hub (does it really need to be that robust?), the aerodynamic design of fans in general, or their white variants? What about the SFF segment? We got answers to many of these questions for you, which you can find in this article. Read more “Noctua: Longer Blades Mean More Vibrations (Interview)” »

Austrian owl spreads its wings—surprise reveals

Among the many manufacturers showcasing their latest developments at Computex, there is one booth that simply cannot be skipped. The Austrian cooling specialist came to this year’s show with an impressive lineup. Athena’s owl has spread its wings through a broader product portfolio and a number of new partnerships. In addition to products already known from published roadmaps, Noctua also unveiled several unexpected surprises. Read more “Austrian owl spreads its wings—surprise reveals” »

Austrian owl spreads its wings—expected updates

Among the many manufacturers showcasing their latest developments at Computex, there is one booth that simply cannot be skipped. The Austrian cooling specialist came to this year’s show with an impressive lineup. Athena’s owl has spread its wings through a broader product portfolio and a number of new partnerships. In addition to products already known from published roadmaps, Noctua also unveiled several unexpected surprises. Read more “Austrian owl spreads its wings—expected updates” »

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    1. We’ll ask all three questions. We already covered the white fans back when they disappeared from the roadmap. At the time, the response was as follows:

      „We’re currently focusing all our energy on getting key products like the next-gen 140mm fans and the next-gen NH-D15 ready. This means that we are devoting less resources to comparably low priority projects like the white fans. This doesn’t mean that they have been scrapped entirely and I’d say there’s still a chance that we may have them before 2025, but we’re currently not pushing hard on this and therefore don’t feel confident giving an ETA.“

      … however, it is true that more than three years have passed since then, so the situation may have changed. 🙂

    1. We see your question and you’re likely to find the response in the interview. 🙂

  1. Does Noctua have plans to update the NH-U12A for new G2 fans? Or is this not necessary and NH-U12A already optimized for working with new fans?
    Or maybe Noctua has plans to release a new single-tower CPU cooler?

    1. Well, we’ll see—we’ll ask these questions. I’m curious myself whether the fans on the single-tower cooler will be updated. However, changing them on the NH-U12A heatsink wouldn’t bring any major changes, which is also why my personal guess is that they won’t do it (i.e. they won’t change the fans on this heatsink). Whether a single-tower successor with new fans is planned is, of course, a different matter. I’d assume that in that case, the heatsink itself would also be somewhat different (more efficient?). 🙂

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