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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    You may know this already. The reason Noctua fans are so much quieter is because they spin more slowly and blow less air, so even low priced, entry level fans are more effective. They literally sell a lower performing, if well engineered, fan for a premium price mostly because of hype and brand recognition.

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        Tell me you don’t understand how PWM works without telling me you don’t understand how PWM works.

        I’m an electrical engineer so I’m really looking forward to the responses to this.

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          That’s why there is a “?” amd not a “.” or “!”. Because ai wasnt sure and that’s what I thought to understand it as.
          No need to be a dick though ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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      Well…sure but there’s people who reviee coolers with a decibel reader so they can equalize noise level when testing.

      Imo though air cooling is still louder than water cooling. I have both and while i appreciate thaf air colling is great too today and probably peace of mind, but a nice rgb liquid aio is also not expensive these days…specially compared to what the other PC parts cost now…