Visualizer Creates "chromax.black" ASUS x Noctua GeForce Graphics Card

[T0@st]

Mr Matt Lee (a filmmaker and YouTuber) enjoys the powerful yet quiet performance of ASUS and Noctua collaborative graphics cards, but (like many enthusiasts) is not fully appreciative of the latter's default choice of oddball brown and beige color schemes. A weekend social media post highlighted an alternative reality with a slickly produced mockup and an accompanying message: "What if ASUS x Noctua made a GPU? Here's something I've been working on to give you an idea of how it could look! Two Chromax NF-A12x25 fans with matching mono accents… it's certainly a vibe Would you have this in your rig?" Mister Lee made sure to tag the ASUS UK office and Noctua accounts—we are fairly certain that both manufacturers have received plenty of feedback over the years since beginning their custom design partnership a few years ago. The latest collaborative fruit of their combined labors is the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Noctua OC Edition, so the brown tradition looks to continue in 2024.



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[aktpu]

So... boring

 

[Double-Click]

I'll take boring over poop brown and 80s beige any day lol.
The price is still going to be absolutely bonkers though, rest assured.

 

[HBSound]

While I'm not typically an air cooler enthusiast, I must say that this one catches my eye with its sleek and attractive design.

 

[aktpu]

The price is still going to be absolutely bonkers though, rest assured.

Yeah, imaginary products can be expensive

 

[TechLurker]

Frankly, it'd be nice if more GPU makers would at least offer one edition of a GPU in both a branded form and a special 2x 120mm fan form similar to the ASUS/Noctua GPU collab, allowing users to swap 120mm fans if they feel like it. I recall Cooler Master was working on a concept with a shroud that could sort of be used on existing GPUs (just ripping out the regular fans in the process), but with plenty of GT/A12x25-alikes available including some nice budget options from Scythe (Grand Tornado), Thermalright (TL-B12), and similar premium options from Thermaltake (TOUGHFAN Pro) and BeQuiet (SilentWings 4 Pro), there's a fair number of possible Collabs that could replicate the ASUS/Noctua offering.

 

[Double-Click]

Yeah, imaginary products can be expensive

They're already willing to make ridiculously overpriced ones in a polarizing color scheme.
Don't see any reason they wouldn't try Chromax ones eventually...

 

[trsttte]

it'd be nice if more GPU makers would at least offer one edition of a GPU in both a branded form and a special 2x 120mm fan form similar to the ASUS/Noctua GPU collab

No need for a branded version, just a standard version supporting 2x120mm fans would be more than enough. They already sell 4 or 5 versions of the same GPU with just slightly different clocks, one of those versions could use standard size fans. It would easily be the most sold.

 

[HairyLobsters]

So... boring

Not enough RGB for you?

 

[Redwoodz]

Take your Noctua themed gpu and remove the thing that makes it Noctua themed, what's the point? Just buy a regular black gpu.

 

[aktpu]

Not enough RGB for you?

I don't care about RGB, but the real Asus x Noctua cards look a lot better than these fantasy creations

 

[Tomorrow]

Take your Noctua themed gpu and remove the thing that makes it Noctua themed, what's the point? Just buy a regular black gpu.

Taking away Noctua colors also removes it's performance and increases noise levels?