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Noctua’s First AIO Is Here - And It’s The Quietest We’ve Tested

Noctua has finally entered the all-in-one liquid cooling market with the new NL-LC1 series, bringing its renowned focus on acoustics, build quality and reliability to the world of AIO coolers. In this review, James takes a detailed look at the Noctua NL-LC1-36, the 360mm model in the range. Built around Asetek’s latest platform and paired with Noctua’s premium NF-A12x25 G2 fans, the LC1-36 promises top-tier thermal performance while prioritising low noise operation above all else. We examine the design, installation process, build quality, features, thermal performance and acoustic performance to find out whether Noctua’s first liquid cooler lives up to the company’s reputation and how it compares against some of the best 360mm AIO coolers currently available. Written review here: https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/james-dawson/noctua-nl-lc1-360-360mm-aio-cpu-cooler-review/ 00:00 Start 01:11 Versions and pricing 02:06 Product information 03:56 The Mode Switch / Sound Tests 04:56 Top Cover and fan accessory 06:12 Coldplate and fitment 06:50 James thoughts so far 07:12 The Fans / kit 09:07 Accessories 10:27 Setting up the test system 12:33 Noise Output 13:20 CPU Temperature - Manual OC, 100% fans 13:58 CPU Temperature - Manual OC, 40dBA 14:37 CPU Temp and Clocks - PBO 15:21 James' Closing Thoughts We never offer affiliate links or take percentages of product sales. If we say the product is good or bad we mean it. Our Editor in chief wrote about why you should value this and how the industry is rife with fake reviews from 'influencers' - read here https://bit.ly/3pXzaw4 Buy our merch from here: https://kitgurutech.myspreadshop.co.uk Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4cqFSWY Steam Community https://steamcommunity.com/groups/kitguruofficial Be sure to support us on PATREON https://www.patreon.com/kitgurutech and read our MANTRA on HONEST REVIEWS Here: http://bit.ly/2BopnF9 Visit our facebook page over here! https://www.facebook.com/KitGuru.net/ Visit our Twitter page over here! https://twitter.com/kitgurupress?lang=en #bestcooler #aiocooling #noctua