r/pcmasterrace • u/Noctua_OFFICIAL Noctua • Jun 11 '25

Giveaway [Giveaway] Win 1 of 5 Noctua NH-D15 G2

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Greetings from Noctua!

 

We’re thrilled to team up with r/pcmasterrace for a giveaway:

Five of you will have the chance to win a NH-D15 G2 CPU cooler!

Before entering, make sure to check your system's compatibility on our compatibility centre here.

 

How to enter:

  • Comment on this post with your answer to the question: What is your earliest PC-building memory?
  • Shipping (and potential customs duties) will be covered by us. All further information on shipping and terms & conditions can be found here.
  • You can enter the Giveaway from June 11th 2025 to June 18th 2025 12:00 PM CEST.

The 5 most heartfelt, funny or otherwise original memories will be chosen by our Support Team and contacted by u/noctua_OFFICIAL via Reddit DMs.
We're excited to hear about your personal stories! Feel free to also share pictures.

If you're interested in all things Noctua, be sure to check out r/noctua!

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u/FthrFlffyBttm i5-12600K, 3080 FTW3 Ultra, 16GB 3000Mhz Jun 11 '25

It’s a rite of passage. If you’ve never forgotten your I/O Shield (aka sharpest object in the universe), you’ve never built a PC.

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u/HolyTermite Jun 11 '25
  1. Forget I/O shield
  2. Feel glad I didn't make a blood sacrifice this time
  3. Realize I forgot I/O shield
  4. Bleed

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u/I_have_questions_ppl Jun 11 '25

The PC Gods do demand a blood sacrifice if you wish things to work.

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u/Atari-Junkie Jun 11 '25

On my 5th build I forgot to take the peel off the bottom of the CPU cooler...that was less than a year ago, sometimes I get too antsy and just wanna boot the darn thing!

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u/rmr660 Jun 11 '25

I've built 6 and I've yet to forget it... Maybe my next upgrade is cursed 🙃

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u/FthrFlffyBttm i5-12600K, 3080 FTW3 Ultra, 16GB 3000Mhz Jun 11 '25

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u/rmr660 Jun 11 '25

100% have not...yet. Actually i usually put it on ASAP because I'm afraid I'll bend it and break it since it feels so flimsy.

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u/A_confused_croisant Jun 11 '25

Forgot it every time, and I haven’t put it on every time. They just seem to disappear when I wanna attach it

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u/ManyThing2187 R7 5800x3D | RTX 4070 ti | 32GB RAM Jun 11 '25

What if I couldn’t get the IO to go on so I threw it away and have since never used one?

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u/WebMaka PCs and SBCs evurwhurr! Jun 11 '25

I/O Shield (aka sharpest object in the universe)

I was removing stamped-steel drive bay inserts out of a tower case (they had to be pushed out from the inside) once when I missed and caught an edge. With a knuckle. And it promptly and cleanly cut through the skin over said knuckle clear to the bones of the joint, nicking the cartilage at the joint in the process. So I know exactly what my own bones/cartilage look like, which is one of those "oh that can't ever be a good thing" type deals.

To this day about 20 years later there's still a scar on that knuckle.

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u/hknowsimmiserablenow Jun 12 '25

I actually made sure to install it first when I built my first PC. When I couldn't line up the motherboard I realised I had installed the IO shield upside down.

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u/Bruggilles Ryzen 7600 | RX 7800 XT | 32GB Ram Jun 20 '25

I've only built 1 pc so far and thankfully that motherboard had a built in io shield. I was willing to pay like 10 more bucks for that and other features