The colours of the Noctua Industrial PPC family of fans are familiar but these 8 fans have some serious tricks up their sleeves. While most fans focus on the amount of air they can move and how quietly they can manage that feat these fans are also rated on how harsh the conditions can be while they can maintain full functionality. For instance the IP67 fans will operate perfectly even when submerged in water to a depth of 1m and provide complete protection against dust if used in air. While it is unlikely your computer will function when submerged there are builds which could take advantage of the ability to move water around. Generally these fans are intended for use cooling systems that reside in industrial plants and other harsh conditions but it is nice to know you can pick up fans specifically designed to operate in very dusty or wet environments. Check out the review at Modders Inc if the idea of having a ruggedized cooling system appeals to you.
"The Noctua Industrial PPC line packaging is similarly Spartan like the new Noctua Redux line, packed without extras such as adapters, splitters and alternate mounting options but comes with a 4-piece screw mounting kit."
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I may purchase one,
I may purchase one, considering my PC is rather loud with inadequate cooling.
These fans are perfect for 3M
These fans are perfect for 3M Novec cooling.
I actually have 3 of these
I actually have 3 of these with other Noctua fans in rig I have 2 intake and 1 Exhaust in back when turn rig on it sounds like a bands lol it’s pretty cool. But it turns down as rig hits windows have it controlled by a nice 6 channel fan controller.
Well nobody really needs
Well nobody really needs these fans, unless your PC is waterproof too. I don’t really see an advantage for any desktop user. You can pretty much get fans for have the price or even less and they will be just as loud as these. Just make sure you turn them down to like 800 RPMs and thats it. And keep in mind even 30$ fans aren’t quite at 2000 RPMs, so it doesn’t really make a difference! Rather spend all that money at watercooling ^^