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Havoctoday at 7:21 AM1 replyview on HN

I sometimes wonder whether they have an culture that overengineers tbh.

The thoroughness & mindset is certainly appreciated, but you can also overdo it - engineer it beyond what the consumers use case requires.


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prism56today at 7:27 AM

Where do you draw the line though? They have an amazing reputation for quality fan products, they clearly feel it needs a new injection mould which aren't cheap investments.

I've got a Noctua NHD14 in my current build that I bought in 2011 and it performs perfectly still (including 2 free socket upgrades from Noctua).