Inside Noctis 450 we have four cooling fans – one 140mm fan at the rear and three 120mm cooling fans at the front. This push/pull configuration usually presents good results and since there is such a strong presence of airflow from the front of the case, we expect decent results.

To discover the thermal performance of Noctis 450 we will record idle temperatures after 20 minutes from a cold boot. We will then stress the system and temperatures will again be monitored after 30 minutes have elapsed.

For the purpose of accurate analysis the idle and load temperatures for CPU and GPU will be recorded and the range between idle and load will be calculated to determine how efficient cooling is.

NOTE: Ambient temperature is 20C

System Components


Noise

The inclusion of four cooling fans is always going to noticeable but Noctis 450 has thick panels which help to reduce the noise somewhat. So, the cooling fans can be heard but the noise isn’t loud or disturbing.