- State-of-the-art dual-tower design with 6 heatpipes and 2 fans provides class-leading cooling performance for overclocking or near-silent systems
- Successor of the classic NH-D14; more than 250 awards and recommendations from leading international hardware websites and magazines
- 2 highly optimised NF-A15 140mm fans with PWM support and Low-Noise Adaptors for automatic speed control and ultra-quiet operation
- Includes high-end NT-H1 thermal paste and SecuFirm2 mounting system for easy installation on Intel LGA1851, LGA1700, LGA1200, LGA115x and AMD AM5 & AM4 (offset mounting option for best efficiency)
- Renowned Noctua quality backed up by 6-year manufacturer’s warranty, deluxe choice for Intel Core i9, i7, i5, i3 (e.g. 14900K, 14700K, 14600K) and AMD Ryzen (e.g. 7950X3D, 7900X3D, 7800X3D, 7700)
Decreased QA compared to older ones
10/13/2014
This review is from: Noctua NH-D15, Premium CPU Cooler with 2x NF-A15 PWM 140mm Fans (Brown)
Pros:
I had the old 14 inches model and it was reliable and silent, though I had to swap the memory with good heat spreaders to lower hight one - fact that killed the overclockability. But it was reliable, though the colour was odd (beige? really? from all pigments available?).
I don't really know about the one I bought, but I would assume (read over to see where assumptions get you) that it will be silent and reliable.
Cons:
Surprise !!
I can not install this heavily advertised (and also heavyweight , nearly 1.5 kg) cooler on the motherboard I bought at the same time - a X99 model (ASUS ROG).
That package it's missing the proper size backplate mount , the 2011 v3 that fits the new generation of processors.
This expensive big cooler comes with just the 115x adapter for intel they SecuFirm 115X and one for AMD processors.
They advertise this model as compatible with the 2011 sockets. Well, only if you get lucky and get the part in the box, because apparently I am not the only one that is missing the part.
I planned the weekend and the Monday holiday (Thanksgiving here in Canada) to assemble the workstations. I now look at premium priced high end equipment that I can not use because of decreased QA (Quality Assurance).
Another con it's ecological. The size and quantity of cardboard they use in packaging the cooler is enough to make a small city for kids. Please be more eco-responsible.
Overall Review:
Newell is one of the best places to shop for your needs.
They offered immediately to send me another one (though they said it may also be the same problem, they do not control what's in the package). I will try to contact the manufacturer, document the case, take pictures (read = waste time after paying an expensive item) and see how it goes.
I was recommending Noctua to all the clients and colleagues (I teach informatics). I will have to pick another one. BUT which one?? - nobody is proud in their engineering and QA - just the marketing and packaging guys flooding the advertisement spaces and the biased reviews based on freebies sent by companies.
On the form over content part. Though I am in Canada and we still have many trees, I still hate seeing trees waisted for no good reason, but just marketing (which is not a good reason unless you are a shallow corporation) .
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