Noctua—Noctua provides 6-year warranty, 150,000+ hour MTTF, and free mounting upgrade kits across CPU platform generations
Noctua offers industry-leading product longevity: all fans rated at 150,000+ hours MTTF (approximately 17 years continuous operation) with 6-year manufacturer warranty requiring no product registration. The company provides free mounting upgrade kits enabling coolers to work across multiple CPU platform generations, directly combating planned obsolescence. Uses proprietary Sterrox liquid crystal polymer for durability.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Protection | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Environmental Sustainability | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.443 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Noctua offers 6-year warranty without registration and free mounting upgrade kits across platforms
Noctua provides industry-leading 6-year warranty requiring no product registration, 150,000+ hour MTTF ratings, and free mounting upgrade kits for new CPU platforms, directly combating planned obsolescence.