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Basically just the CPU fan, case, and PSU (if you're lucky). If someone can figure out how to get Doom running on just those 3 things, young people will be able to ascend.

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[–] Erna_muse@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

The top of the market sucks but I've been building am4 systems for people for about 400$. 3700x or 5500 is good enough for most people and as long as they don't break their motherboard they can drop in an upgrade.

My fastest pc right now is probably my 5700x3d and 4070 super. So I feel like I have 2 years to find an upgrade.

[–] bl4ckp1xx13@lemmy.dbzer0.com 86 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I mean many modern cases have circuitry in them, such as RGB controllers or PWM fan hubs.

Let me remind you the requirements for DOOM modders to get DOOM running:

  • Circuitry (optional)
[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I vaguely remember reading that they have literal ARM cortex chips in some of the most modern case RGB controllers

If we can get to an SPI and connect some kind of display, it's conceivable that we could run DOOM, right?

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[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Noctua was never cheap. They are gloriously overbuilt in a world of rifle bearing, built-to-fail bullshit at end of warranty schlock. Pay now or pay later.

[–] boovard@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago

I've had my Noctua CPU fan for more than 15 years, never made a squeak or a noise. And I still get free upgrade kits from them to accommodate for new CPU platforms. Just have to send them a request. So I'd pay the price anytime.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Noctua was expensive from the start already 😁

Fantastic fans though.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

And awesome warranty and customer support. Plus free mounting upgrade kits if you upgrade your CPU

Edit: the upgrade service:

https://www.noctua.at/en/forms/mounting-kit

I used it once, and I received the new mounting hardware without any issues

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They're expensive, but also the only manufacturer now making high-end 80mm fans with PWM.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] JelleWho@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] adjectivenoun@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] motogo@feddit.dk 8 points 3 days ago
[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Cases are a bargain these days because no one has a use for them

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

They are also heavy and large, so expensive to move around and store.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] 64bithero@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I am not an actual fan I am a human. But I do like their products !

[–] Klear@piefed.world 9 points 4 days ago

Not an actual fan? This is not OnlyFans?

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Maybe thats because anything from Noctua has always had stupidly high prices.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

I have seen more expensice stuff.
They are pricey but not overly.

[–] Jump365@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (17 children)

Yeah this, there's cpu coolers for half the price that cool better now.

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Isnt that a Noctua cooler pictured?

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago

these are the components that people cheap out on but give the most bang for the buck when you increase quality.

[–] bilouba@jlai.lu 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah because I could never afford a Noctua fan in the first place.

[–] RustySharp@programming.dev 17 points 3 days ago (8 children)

They're also close to buyitforlife territory. Mine is >15 years old (1st gen i5!). The AM4 mount would've been free if I had the original receipt. But alas, I had to fork out $10 cause I was too dumb to have taken a photo of it back then.

[–] PeanutBrain@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

I sent an email with a picture to them of the CPU and NH-D14 I got and they sent me AM4 kit for free. I bought the cooler used and use it still to this day.

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago
[–] naticus@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I just had to buy a replacement 9800X3D yesterday because the previous one from early 2025 fried Saturday night. I paid $10 less for the new one, was very surprising. This post caught my attention because I had to remove and reinstall my Noctua cooler.

[–] ArfArfWoof@europe.pub 9 points 4 days ago

hell yeah. got myself a new case, psu and a shitload of fans to prepare for my future graphics card upgrade. when the prices drop. a few years after the bubble pops.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Noctua coolers are already pretty expensive and not the pinnacle of cooling tech any more. If they went up in price, I think people would just go with a different brand. Like Thermalright, which "borrows" from Noctua's designs but are a fraction of the cost. You can even get them in that ugly brown and off white color scheme.

Getting Doom to run on just 3 coolers would be pretty awesome, tho.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i mean, lets face it.

Unless you are overclocking, a Hyper212 will do almost the same same job, for 20-30 dollars, that a 120-190 dollar Noctua HSF will do. and the couple of degrees of difference you might have sure as fuck aint worth the 6x price increase.

and lets be real, if you are overclocking..why keep it always on? the CPU probably already boosts to those overclocked speeds under load anyway, so why add the extra stress and shortened life?

20 years ago I would understand why. 20 years ago I overclocked as well, because you got actual, legitimately, daily use improvement out of it.. But with modern CPUs auto-overclocking themselves with boost (And it being under warranty to boot), I just don't see the point anymore for everyday use.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 days ago

That's the thing. They were pricey because they were top notch, innovative and european (as in, not asian made). Easy to 'win' with copying and made in china.

[–] tough_cookies@lemmy.cafe 7 points 4 days ago

It's the only thing keeping me cool.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Also peripherals like DACs, monitors and such.

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[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Shut the fuck up you little fuck. They’re gonna be upping the price to $90/ fan blade and also firing all the people who make the damn blades if this gets out.

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