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Deshrouding a Noctua? That sounds a bit weird .. I mean, isnt the purpose of the Noctua editions to almost achieve the same results as with a deshroud? Aside of "Noctua style bling".But on the other hand: The default GPU shroud is ginormous. The size increase from originally 61 to 88 mm is ultra-massive (spec comparison on TechPowerUp). Its weird when looking at the dimension / specs comparison sheet at the Noctua page, because they show a shorter, tighter, improved heatsink over the ASUS RTX 4080 "base" model.Just did a quick check: In case of a deshroud, try for slim fans, eg. the Silverstone Air Slimmer (15.6 mm). Those things might get a bit louder at the upper end, but they push the same amount (if not more) of air as the NF-A12s. Been using them in my S400 build and LP cpu cooler comparison tests, and they certainly dont disappoint (also, less air turbulences than any slim fan I tested so far).cu, w0lf.
Deshrouding a Noctua? That sounds a bit weird .. I mean, isnt the purpose of the Noctua editions to almost achieve the same results as with a deshroud? Aside of "Noctua style bling".
But on the other hand: The default GPU shroud is ginormous. The size increase from originally 61 to 88 mm is ultra-massive (spec comparison on TechPowerUp). Its weird when looking at the dimension / specs comparison sheet at the Noctua page, because they show a shorter, tighter, improved heatsink over the ASUS RTX 4080 "base" model.
Just did a quick check: In case of a deshroud, try for slim fans, eg. the Silverstone Air Slimmer (15.6 mm). Those things might get a bit louder at the upper end, but they push the same amount (if not more) of air as the NF-A12s. Been using them in my S400 build and LP cpu cooler comparison tests, and they certainly dont disappoint (also, less air turbulences than any slim fan I tested so far).
cu, w0lf.
