ASUS announces a GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with 25mm thick Noctua PC fans

Noctua is trusted by many PC builders for its high-end case and CPU cooling solutions. ASUS wanted to see how these impressive blowers would perform when strapped to the side of ane of its GPUs, which is precisely what was appear today. The 2 companies teamed up to produce the ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition.

Noctua fans (pun intended in one case again) have been crying out for branded GPU coolers, allowing them to connect Noctua fans to their favorite cards without having to venture into the wonderful world of modding. If you've never used 1 before, they may look like the visual representation of marmite in PC fan form, simply the NF-A12 is actually incredible for thermals.

They may non exist the accented best effectually, simply Noctua scores loftier across the lath for noise, airflow, reliability, and build quality. Fans on fifty-fifty the best graphics carte du jour are typically low-contour solutions, which makes this venture fifty-fifty more than interesting for those who game regularly. Larger fans don't have to spin equally fast and thus emit less dissonance.

Category	ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition
CUDA Cores	5888
Boost clock	1845 MHz (OC) 1755 MHz
Base clock	1815 MHz (OC) 1725 MHz
RAM	8GB GDDR6
Interface	PCIe four.0
Ports	2x HDMI ii.i 3x DisplayPort one.4a

The two NF-A12 (25mm thick) fans are attached to a two.3-slot heatsink co-adult by teams at both ASUS and Noctua. According to internal testing, the end result is an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU that performs extremely well compared to other aftermarket cards in the segment. Against the company's own TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 OC Edition, the Noctua Edition produces a 10 dB-lower sound pressure level when decision-making for the aforementioned power limit, ambience temperature, and thermal junction temperature.

We're looking frontward to getting a unit in for testing and breakup. Other features of this GPU include a dual-mode BIOS switch preset to Tranquility mode, while a 0 dB idle mode keeps racket levels to a minimum under calorie-free graphics loads. The vented backplate design gives heated air a shortcut into a instance's natural airflow path and aids with cooling other components when water-cooling is utilized.

There'due south no word on pricing just however, though we imagine it'll be in the same region as other ASUS RTX 3070 GPUs. Availability is fix to commence quondam mid-October. This is going to be 1 thick GPU, and then be sure to mensurate up complimentary space within your PC example before looking to buy.

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