Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sponsor: Montech HS01 Pro on Amazon geni.us/UYLeZn and HS02 Pro geni.us/ABM9fEB
In this engineering interview and discussion with Noctua, we learn about fan angle of attack, blade angle, blade pass frequency, human perception of noise, and more. The video is focused on learning about some of the engineering aspects that go into fans, including educational material specifically focused on the angle at which blades twist to meet the air.
Learn about fan bearing differences in this engineering interview: youtube.com/watch?v=op3RHX0ijDk
And the beat frequency sound phenomenon with Jakob here: youtube.com/watch?v=F7ia_FZcthQ
Watch our Noctua materials and plastics deep-dive here: youtube.com/watch?v=82LZkglNiQ0
Watch our previous Noctua booth visit at Computex where we spoke with Jakob about thermosiphon design: youtube.com/watch?v=UpNmd3Y9qUU
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Engineering the Perfect Fans
02:18 - Blade Angle and Angle of Attack
08:43 - Common Misconceptions
12:43 - Blade Pass Frequency Calculation
13:50 - Human Perception of Annoying Fans
16:38 - Will This Science Change
19:45 - Heatsink Fin vs Fan Interaction
27:10 - I Can't Answer That Question
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Steve Burke: Host, Editing
Mike Gaglione: Editing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera
Tim Phetdara: Editing
Sponsor: Montech HS01 Pro on Amazon geni.us/UYLeZn and HS02 Pro geni.us/ABM9fEB
In this engineering interview and discussion with Noctua, we learn about fan angle of attack, blade angle, blade pass frequency, human perception of noise, and more. The video is focused on learning about some of the engineering aspects that go into fans, including educational material specifically focused on the angle at which blades twist to meet the air.
Learn about fan bearing differences in this engineering interview: youtube.com/watch?v=op3RHX0ijDk
And the beat frequency sound phenomenon with Jakob here: youtube.com/watch?v=F7ia_FZcthQ
Watch our Noctua materials and plastics deep-dive here: youtube.com/watch?v=82LZkglNiQ0
Watch our previous Noctua booth visit at Computex where we spoke with Jakob about thermosiphon design: youtube.com/watch?v=UpNmd3Y9qUU
The best way to support our work is through our store: store.gamersnexus.net
Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Engineering the Perfect Fans
02:18 - Blade Angle and Angle of Attack
08:43 - Common Misconceptions
12:43 - Blade Pass Frequency Calculation
13:50 - Human Perception of Annoying Fans
16:38 - Will This Science Change
19:45 - Heatsink Fin vs Fan Interaction
27:10 - I Can't Answer That Question
** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! **
Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates:
t: twitter.com/gamersnexus
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w: gamersnexus.net
Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements
Steve Burke: Host, Editing
Mike Gaglione: Editing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera
Tim Phetdara: Editing
