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Well, I have a bunch of lower-end black fans, some of them quite old, from before transparent cases were a thing. They're actually pretty much gray if I don't w
by vladvasiliu 6mo ago
Well, I have a bunch of lower-end black fans, some of them quite old, from before transparent cases were a thing. They're actually pretty much gray if I don't wipe them off.
Noctua's signature... brown-orange? Whatever that color is, it has the same issue. The blades are basically gray if I don't wipe them.
Haven't seen anybody start a gray craze, though. Though I have a grayish motorbike that also shows dust and dirt like nobody's business (it's a bike I use strictly on paved roads).
- ufocia 6mo agoIf it were about performance and not marketing, they'd try to optimize for resistance to dust adhesion and resource consumption: energy, cost, durability, etc.
- esseph 6mo agoOkay, I'll bite. What is it you think they're doing wrong? Does another vendor satisfy your criticisms? Why do you think they don't optimize for things like performance when they often win performance competitions against other vendors for both sound mitigation and airflow? Do you know they have a specific high efficiency line? Have you ever had a noctua fan fail where you think another vendor fan would not have?
- jaapz 6mo agoWhat makes you think they don't?
- devilbunny 6mo agoSilver is the ideal color for hiding dirt. I had a silver car once. Unless you drove it down a dirt road during a rainstorm, you basically never had to wash it.
- cluckindan 6mo agoThey never did catch you riding dirty.
- devilbunny 6mo agoI don't know why someone downvoted you. For an offtopic joke, this one is pretty good.
- esseph 6mo agoNoctua also makes silver fans
- devilbunny 6mo agoThey have matte grey, but silver metallic on cars is pretty different. Think of the brushed appearance of a Tesla Cybertruck or a DeLorean.
- Scene_Cast2 6mo agoI found that having a positive pressure setup with an intake filter practically eliminated the dust buildup on my fans.