Noctua NH-U14S, Premium CPU Cooler with NF-A15 140mm Fan (Brown)
The NH-U14S is the 14cm top model of Noctua’s classic U-series single tower CPU coolers, which have received more than 400 awards and recommendations from the international press. While the large, six heatpipe design and the NF-A15 140mm fan with PWM support for fully automatic speed control allow the cooler to best the renowned quiet cooling performance of all other U-series coolers, its 52mm slim shape still assures full compatibility with tall RAM modules on LGA2011/LGA2066. Topped off with the trusted, pro-grade SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system and Noctua’s proven NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U14S is a complete premium quality solution that combines superb performance, high compatibility and quiet operation.
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Reasonable size for better overall compatibilityStanding 165mm tall, the NH-U14S is short enough to fit most modern high-end cases. Measuring 150mm wide (including fan and fan clips), the NH-U14S provides better compatibility with SLI and CrossFire setups as compared to tower coolers that are wider than 150mm or use fans wider than 150mm. | Full RAM compatibility on LGA20xxWith its 52mm slim design tailor-made for LGA20xx (LGA2066 & LGA2011), the NH-U14S will not overhang the RAM slots on this platform, thus ensuring full compatibility with tall memory modules. On some LGA115x and AMD motherboards, the front fan may overhang the first RAM slot, so standard height RAM (up to 32mm) should be chosen when using the first slot. | NF-A15 140mm PWM FanThe NF-A15 is a premium quality quiet 140mm fan with a round frame that complies with Noctua’s AAO standard. Featuring sophisticated aerodynamic design measures such as Flow Acceleration Channels, the NF-A15 further improves the renowned quiet cooling performance of the award-winning NF-P14. | NT-H1 thermal compoundNoctua’s much-acclaimed NT-H1 is a well proven pro-grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease-of-use and outstanding reliability, which makes it suitable for use in professional server and workstation environments. |
Measurements
- Height (without fan): 165mm
- Width (without fan): 150mm
- Depth (without fan): 52mm
- Height (with fan): 165mm
- Width (with fan): 150mm
- Depth (with fan): 78mm
- Weight (without fan): 770g
- Weight (with fan/s): 935g
Materials
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Cooler Specifications
Scope of delivery
- NF-A15 PWM premium fan
- NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- SecuFirm2 mounting kit
- Anti-vibration pads and fan-clips for second NF-A15
- Noctua metal case-badge
Fan compatibility
140x150x25 (with 120mm mounting holes), 140x140x25 (with 120mm mounting holes), 120x120x25
Dual Fan Ready
For users who want to achieve even better performance by adding a second, optional NF-A15 fan to create a push/pull setup, the NH-U14S includes fan clips and an extra set of custom-designed anti-vibration pads that allow to off-set the rear fan by 5mm to improve acoustics in dual-fan mode.
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| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | ✓ | X | X | X |
| LGA1700 | with NM-i17xx-MP78 | X | X | X |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ✓ | X | X | X |
| LGA775 & LGA1366 | with NM-I3 | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA2011 Narrow ILM / Xeon LGA1366 & LGA1356 | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA3647 | X | X | ✓ | X |
| Xeon LGA4189 | X | with NM-i4189 | with NM-i4189 | ✓ |
| AM5 | ✓ | X | X | X |
| AM4 | ✓ | X | X | X |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | ✓ | X | X |
| Weight: | 771 g |
| Dimensions: | 15 x 7.8 x 16.5 cm; 771.11 Grams |
| Brand: | Noctua |
| Model: | NH-U14S |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Noctua |
| Colour: | Brown |
Fitted to AMD 3600, reduced my max temp under high load by about 20 to nearly 30. Idle temps are about 31c. fitting wasn’t that bad, and the handy supplied screwdriver came in handy. Very pleased so far, it is quiet, cools well and has a six-year guarantee so you can’t go wrong really. The supplied fitting kit is comprehensive and has fittings for an extra fan if you want to fit one.
I have a Noctua NH-D15 in another case that I use as a workstation. When I was building a Ryzen x570 with a 3700x system I wanted to install something that was more manageable and was more sturdy (I had to ship the end result).
Heat and noise
I was concerned that the end result might be louder, but it ended up working rather well. I settled on a slightly higher idle temperature of 45-50c for the CPU to keep the fans from revving up and down. In the end the issues I had with my build were not with the CPU but rather with the south bridge of the x570 instead.
Clearance
I had no issue with clearance with the board and ram.
Sturdiness
There was no damage to the heat sink. I shipped with fedex in a double box in a fractal define C case.
The only difficult part was securing the back plate and then the rest placed all the pieces in place. I previously used the 3600 stock cooler which ran hot (Idle 45 Celsius to over 80 Celsius) and made this annoying howling noise. Once after the new Noctua cooler installation, the temperatures never reach 70 and idle below 35. Most important of all, i cannot hear the CPU cooler at all but other components such as GPU and case fans (Planning getting Noctua A12 and A14 in the future). If you want a great company who makes CPU coolers, then Noctua is that company. Pricey compared to other competitors which are great as well but if you want a cooler that will last and never lets you down then Noctua will be my choice.
Performs well, very quiet. I bought this to replace an AIO that I wasn’t impressed with. I bought this specific model because I have very tall ram (Corsair Vengeance RGB) and a large case, but unfortunately this blocks my top PCI-e slot on a Gigabyte Z390 Designare.
I had a 240mm aio from master cooler, then I decide to give a shot. I drop my cpu temp for about 5-8c.
I5-7600k oc 4.8
Worth the money. Very easy to install compared to other cpu coolers.
What can I say, got this to replace the Wraith Prism that came with the 2700x.
It was keeping the temps in check, but the noise of the thing ramping up and down was driving me up the wall.
It was so easy to install, clear plain instructions.
Went the whole hog and used N2 paste instead of the N1 supplied with the cooler.
Nice and snug fit in my Meshify C Mini.
The difference in noise levels are a world apart, wish ide done it sooner.
Temp at idle sit between 31 and 38, gaming 49 to 55.
Excellent product, solid and well made, a breeze to install.
Excelente disipador calidad Noctua, de entrada muy silencioso, las temperaturas de mi Ryzen 2700x bajaron 10 grados, entro perfecto en un case Corsair Spec-06, mother board Asus Rog Strix B450, compatible con las memorias, incluye el adaptador para socket AM4.
Espero le sea til a alguien esta informacin.
Saludos.
I’ve owned these before, and in my recent build thought that the stock AMD Wraith cooler for my 3800x would do. Well I was wrong, and I now make a pledge to always buy these with any builds from this day forward.
Cooled my AMD processer very well for 6 years, inaudible compared to the horrendous stock cooler – and no doubt would continue to do so for many years but I am building a new PC. Installation of cpu air coolers is all basically the same it’s not any more or less difficult that any other.
The only thing I would say is I wish Noctua would have colour options – the brown and beige is.. awful, would like just a plain black version – although I won’t mark it down for that because you can see how ugly it is from the pictures so won’t come as a surprise. Subjective of course, I’m sure my granddad would find it very appealing.
Does what it needs to do without any fuss, or most importantly for me, without any noise. Top notch quality.
Running a safe 4.0Ghz OC and my temps never exceed over 37C idle/61C under constant gaming load for hours on end which is better than my Evo 212 which would go up to a whopping 71C only after ~1 hour of gaming.
TIPS: I would recommend connecting the fan connector to the motherboard BEFORE mounting onto your CPU if you’re leaving it in the case, it’s a tight fit but clears all RAM/DIMM slots with ease.
Overall: This is probably the best single fan cooler on the market and matches up with liquid coolers fairly well so why spend extra when you can get the NH-U14S?
Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 @4.0ghz OC @1.29V
Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S
MB: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw 3000mhz @1.34V
Storage: Samsung Evo 860 1TB
Case: Corsair Carbide 200R
PSU: Corsair TX550M 550W
The reason why this cooler only got 4 stars is that the mounting metal plates are quite thin compared to all my previous air coolers such as: Prolimatech Megahalems Black or the Thermalright series. Another issue is the cooler has a very sharp finish, if you holding the fins with bare hand you can feel you will can a cut easily. Advise users to wear hand protection especially holding the fins.
Performance wise is similar to them, definitely don’t have to worry about any AIO leaking issues. Currently running it on AMD ryzen 1700 stock at idle under 30C with ambient 22-23C, haven’t see any temperature above 41C running an Corona 1.3 benchmark.
Mein alter PC hatte einen Ryzen 2600 mit einem Artic Khler und 120mm Lfter – ein perfektes Setup, niedrige Temperaturen (ca. 30) und sehr geringe Lfterdrehzahl. Beim neuen Rechner mit dem Ryzen 3600 habe ich den gleichen Khler eingebaut und war malos enttuscht. Im Idle Betrieb Termperatursprnge zw. 38 und 50 im 5-Sekunden-Takt. Daher permanente Drehzahlschwankung im gleichen Takt (zw. 800 und 1300 rpm) mit dazugehriger unruhiger Geruschkulisse.
Kurzzeitig dachte ich schon an einen Defekt des Prozessors, habe dann aber in einem Forum gelesen, dass beim 3600er die Hotspots zum Auenbereich verlagert wurden. Und da mein Artic Freezer nur den mittleren Bereich abdeckt und ca. 5mm rundum nicht vom Khlkrper abgedeckt waren, habe ich mein Glck mit dem Noctua NH-U14S versucht. Dieser deckt den Heatspreader fast komplett ab und behebt das bestehende Hitzeproblem. Die Temperaturen schwanken jetzt zw. 25 und 40 bei konstanter Lfterdrehzahl von 400 rpm (allerdings mit einem 140er Lfter). Das komplette Setup ist deutlich (!) leiser und ich konnte sogar die Drehzahl der beiden Gehuselfter im Idle Betrieb um 30% reduzieren. Der Mehrpreis hat sich definitiv geloh
Ho comprato l’U14S a un prezzo bello scontato durante il 20% di sconto sul warehouse e preso dall’entusiasmo e avendo un case abbastanza grande (ho un aero 800) non ho preso le misure e una volta installato funzionava bene ma il problema che per un paio di cm non si chiudeva pi la paratia laterale. L’ho usato un paio di giorni nell’attesa che mi arrivasse l’U12S (ho preso la versione nera che pi bella da vedere) e devo dire che rispetto al wraith spire che viene venduto con il ryzen 1600 (3,95 Ghz a 1,34V) ho guadagnato 25 gradi, con l’U12S le temperature sono peggiorate di circa 4 gradi, entrambi i dissipatori noctua sono super silenziosi. Assolutamente consigliato a patto che abbiate un case abbastanza alto da ospitarlo.
While this is a great cooling option for sure, make sure you take note that it’s massive. I use it for my micro atx motherboard in a micro atx case and it bearly fits. In fact i decided to upgrade my case to atx. Keep in mind the fan orientation my have to changed to fit it in a micro atx case. Which barely fits by the way. This may not always be the case, (no pun intended). Also note that changing the fan orientation just to fit it in may cause it to make more noise. Overall though it’s a fantastic option for my gaming machine, atx case HIGHLY recommended.
I got fed up with dealing with a water cooling unit. and so i switched to a smaller tower chassis and needed something to cool it. after a lot of thought i decided it would fit. i measured wrong but hey it was no big deal, the cooler was abotu 1/8th inch too tall for my front panel but a couple small dents with a drift pin fixed that. I imagine this wont be everybodys dilemma just measure twice before you decide to get a big cooler.
Anyways enough backstory. i purchased this and 3 noctua 120mm fans to go along with the cooler and boy does the computer i stuffed it all into run silent and very cool in comparison to past builds. I highly reccomend these guys. their design and packaging is top notch and so is their performance. 45 stars for sure i just wish this thing was a few mm shorter.
Very quiet, the fan is inaudible up to c. 800 RPM, but if serious cooling is needed, for e.g. where the CPU spends long periods at 100% such as with video rendering, with the fan at a moderately high speed (c. 1000-1200 RPM) it can dispose of a lot of heat.
The best feature is the mounting system – not much remarked on is that as well as being very easy to install the tower can then also be removed just as easily without disturbing back-plate hardware (hence no need to get to the back of the motherboard), an absolute boon.
Ibuypower Trace 941 works with. Just a finger with of room between card and fan so got lucky. I recently switched to air cooled rather then liquid. I had an air pocket happen in mine and cause a leak. So I bought another liquid cooled cpu and realized it wouldnt work. Found this Its super freakin quiet. However installing is a bit of a bitch installing. I got the right mounting equipment that wasnt the problem. The problem was the mounting of the fan itself or what ever it is the hunk of metal. It was a pain in the ass to get to mount on the screws. If it wasnt for that I would of given it 5. They need to make the braket that holds the fan on the cpu a little bit longer to be able to mount easier. The rest of the kit was a breeze but that mounting is what took the longest. You get Cooling paste which is cool already had some. So far Great product. Fans are really really quiet.
install was pretty easy, just a hassle to get your hands around the heatsink in order to install the mounting screws and to fasten the fan clips onto the heatsink but all in all, a pretty easy setup. You have to go into the BIOS to setup the fan speed since I assumed it would be set on auto since when I started it up, it said the cpu fan was only going at a measly 400 rpm, so now it’s running the full 1500 rpm. I might later on add a second fan which they’ve given you extra vibration mounts for a second one as well as mounting clips for the fan.
I had to mount it vertically because of my motherboard as it would not have cleared the gpu
he cooler mounting was fairly easy but the performance is more than worth it. on my ryzen 5 3600 at 4.2 ghz max load it runs at about high 60s to very low 70s. its quiet even without the low rpm adapter and is a very capable air cooler. i also noticed the frequency being more stable with this coole
So I got this Noctua NH-U14S Cooler cause I was afraid the monstruous Noctua NH-D15 would get over my RAM on the MB.
This CPU cooler is incredible. Keeps my overclocked (5100Mhz) Intel Core i7-9700K at 30C at idle and at approx 60C under stress in the most demanding games.
Easy to install and extremely silent.
Spins quick, moves air, makes no noise, this is amazing for keeping my cpu quiet.
Quieter that a quiet thing and holding CPU temperature (Ryzen 2700X) down easily. A comprehensive package of mounting hardware, crystal clear instructions, excellent packaging.
Great build quality and even better cooling. I’ve used on a Gigabyte Aorus Pro motherboard cooling my i5 9600k, when gaming I’m getting around 50 degrees on the CPU, very pleased. Only using the one fan too. The case I’ve used is the Coolermaster H500 (no suffix) and it has about a 2/3mm clearance from the side panel so you won’t want a case any smaller. 10/10
The hype is true… just get it
Had a corsair H100i, but it was just WAY too loud in performance mode.
the Noctua NH-U14S Performs around 3c of my H100 with 20% of the noise on a mild overclocked 4790K @ 4.6. Plus, I dont have this potentially crippling point of failure in my system keeping me up at night.
Dont worry about it throwing off your color scheme. In person, I think the cooler looks a lot better than in pics. I think most would agree with me. it’ll look good, trust me. I was pleased with the aesthetic of the cooler.
I’d recomend this to anyone.
only con is, the stand offs need to be color coated in the manual to display different sizes. The setup is about as easy as it gets for a tower cooler, you’ll have to push down a little to get the screws started when installing the actual tower to the CPU, but that’s every tower.
Recommend this to anyone.
Great cpu fan quality product only thing I’d change is it only has the one fan you would think for the price you would get 2 but other then that grea
Noctua una garanzia di ottimo livello di qualit. Parlando di questo modello, rispetto ai modelli con due ventole il livello di rumore pi basso, e da test appare obiettivabile come rilievo, come anche la minor temperatura delle componenti misurata rispetto ai modelli a singola ventola da 12 cm. Per la mia esperienza personale, tengo a livelli inudibili con adattatore U.L.N.A. un fx8320 a 4.4 gHz, lavorando e giocando anche in estate senza problema. Tramite il sito noctua ho richiesto e avuto gratuitamente l’adattatore am4 per il ryzen 5 2600 che prossimamente sostituir il mio fx, quindi posso solo esser soddisfatto di un post vendita internazionale che mi ha risposto in 24 h e mandato il materiale a casa in meno di una settimana, in pieno agosto.
Assolutamente consigliato per chi vuole fare una spesa con prospettive di upgrade futuro, e non ha troppi problemi di estetica (a me quel colore nesquik piace pure!)
What they say about Noctua making the best fans is correct – very very good cooler, highly recommended.
This cooler is amazing… I had bought it for my ryzen 7 2700 and I surely was not dissapointed. It runs 4.10Ghz OCd at 55 degrees celcius stable. and 25 degrees Idle, provided you adjust your fan curves in bios aswell. Unfortunately the fan provided Is brown This caused me to purchase another product which is the main cause of the temps being so low. This product is known as The chromax black swap. NF-A15s And they are insane. I added the brown fan to the case as a ventilation fan and swapped out the brown vent fans vibration pads cooling my dimms even with LEDs on ! @30c nice.
It’s unbelievable a $75 upgrade can make your computer this much better but wow, do I wish I did this 4 years ago. I have a powerful computer for video editing. When it was built I felt the water cooling system installed (which was a “good” cooler) was necessary to keep up with the temps. I thought that all state of the art top computers were water cooled. Boy, was I wrong. That water cooler had the loudest fans. I’m talking LOUD. When my PC was on the fans were as loud as the air window conditioner in the room. After this 30 minute upgrade the same exact system can’t even be heard. Literally, I can’t hear it. It’s unbelievable. Do yourself a favor for peace in your office. Install this if your case can hold it and it matches your motherboard. Library quiet.
I’ve been using Zalman for my last few builds and they are solid choices. This Noctua is just a little better. It is not as flashy, but I’ll take function over looks any day.
You can run your non-OC system at full throttle and stay out of the danger zone. Extrapolating out my results and you could do a mild OC and still be okay. If going for “it” in an OC configuration, use one of the larger Noctua models or move to a larger AIO fluid coolers.
Going forward, I’m switching to Noctua. They are more quiet and cooling is just that little bit better.
Note: Noctua flubbed up shipping my first one. Evidently they messed up on their available inventory and shipping would have taken 9 days for Prime 2 Day shipping. Ordered a second one and was able to get it before my first order.
Not going to lie , I was skeptical about noctua coolers. No way it was going to out cool my aio ( 120mm kraken) installed today and my god, it’s quiet, my idle temps with the aio were 41 and at load 60 65 ish. The 140mm noctua with just one fan has it sitting at 30 idle and 46 at load while gaming . They just earned a noctua fan for life .
I decided to build a new gaming computer. For the last 10 days I have used an x570 ITX motherboard and a ryzen 3700x. I love the way the wraith prism cooler looks; however, it is very loud in my opinion and was only decent at cooling. I read many reviews and decided to spend some money on a better cooler. I bought the noctua. It made a huge difference. My ITX build is completely silent, even while gaming. I know the new motherboards and ryzen cpu’s will need updates, and maybe the wraith prism with the right settings will cool properly and quiet; however, I was unable to achieve that while tinkering with settings. The noctua right out of the box was easier to install, quieter, and cooler by about 15c. Anyways, if you are trying to decided if this is worth it, it definitely is in my opinion! Just make sure it will fit your case. I have an ITX Riotoro CR280 and I had to make some modification to get it to fit. I like these fans so much I have ordered replacement fans for the case as well.
This cools like a beast, and installing it was very easy compared to many other coolers I’ve tried.
Excellent cooler that is super quiet and better than many of the AIO’s out there.
I have long been an advocate of the Noctua dual-tower coolers, using them on all my AMD and Intel systems. My mindset was that they must be better than any single tower cooler. I was unwilling to even try a single tower cooler for years. But…….now I have tried this, I am solidly converted.
This cooler gives roughly the same performance (margin of error stuff) to the dual towers, is so much easier to install, doesn’t block RAM or PCIE slots, doesn’t block the view of the pretty motherboard underneath, and is cheaper.
I love it. I have bought three to date, and will probably buy more. I use one on a delidded i7 8700K @4.9Ghz and temps don’t go over 80 degrees during AVX stress testing, and stay in the 50-65 range whilst gaming. I also have one on a Ryzen 2700X which is used 24/7 for video trancoding, so is locked at 4Ghz and undervolted, this stays at 65 degrees.
I was very impressed with the power and price of this item and would recommend it to anyone, who is looking to build an expert or budget build.
However double check the dimensions, of your case before purchase, to make sure that the fan will fit after installing.
Like: cools perfectly, fits the case nicely.
Dislikes: none very happy with produc
The temp is perfect with my 3700k overclocked at 5.0 ghz (3.4 normally) 100% cpu at 79 degrees
EDIT: Fan is quiet, keeps the cpu cool. I didn’t think I’d like how it looked as much, but it works great with my Corsair 750D build. If I’d change anything about this, it would be a faster fan that looks the same as the original. Keeps my CPU around 29-34 Degrees Celsius on idle, and goes up to 58 during game play. Glad I went with this over any other cooler. I feel like the NH-D15 would be a bit too much for a regular case.
EDIT 2: Still a great cooler, but fan started failing on me. Purchased on June 16, 2019, and started making weird noises yesterday (August 5, 2019). Today, I looked over and noticed the fan completely stopped… Started up a few seconds later and turned on and off… Return period ended and now have to wait for RMA. Great cooler, 5/5 still, but not happy with the fan failing.
Approximately 10C lower temps on first time boot up after placing the Noctua NH-U14S into box. Have yet to check HWiNFO64 data sheets I have saved over the last week of running it to see exactly how much cooler, but it is head over heels better that stock cooler and I thought it was pretty good also.
Also of note It fits into EVGA DG-77 case (about 3-5mm clearance on the side tempered glass panel.
MB: ROG Strix X470-f Gaming
RAM: 32 GB Hyperx Predator DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 8)
GPU: NVidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6gb mem)
PSU: Corsair TX 850M (850W 80 plus Gold)
CPU: Ryzen 7 2700X with Noctua NH-U14S cooler (Oct 2021 – Upgraded to Ryzen 7 5800X and still performing very well even with this hot beast hasn’t heat throttled yet so cooler is great)
Wie blich von Noctua eine wirklich einfache installation die innerhalb von 10 Minuten erledigt war.
Ich betreibe mit dem Khler einen i7 9700K welchen ich gekpft und das Lot durch Flssigmetal ersetzt habe (Thermal Grizzly). Die CPU ist durchschnittlich 5 Grad Khler.
Zuvor war eine 240er AIO von Cooler Master installiert, die fr eine 8700K ausreichte aber fr den 9700K schon @stock grenzwertig war.
Mit der AIO hatte ich durchschnittlich 75 Grad in Spiele / Renderarbeiten @ Stock.
Mit dem Noctua Khler ist die CPU nun auf 5ghz bertaktet @1,3v und schafft in Spielen durchschnittlich 68Grad. Dabei ist der Lfter des Khlers angenehm und nicht strend bzw auch kein surren oder brummen vorhanden.
Einzig was man hrt ist der reine Luftstrom, fr mich nicht strend.
Der Lieferumfang fllt sehr gut aus: Schraubendreher, Anleitung, NT-H1 Wrmeleitpaste, und ein Adapter bzw. Verlngerungs Lfterkabel liegt mit dabei.
Ich bin mit der Leistung des Khler sehr zufrieden und kann ihn wrmstens weiterempfehlen. Fr den Preis mehr als fair.
Bought for overclocking purposes. Got my 3.3 GHz CPU as high as 4.6 GHz with the voltage well above manufacture specifications before it became unstable, though not because of overheating. Through all the stress tests I put it through, the temperature only exceeded 50 a couple times. If anyone’s curious, it’s an AMD FX-8320E. This cooler might be better utilized for overclocking something a little higher powered.
Easily the best fan on the market when space is short, next to it’s larger 15s version this thing is great.
I was concerned about space as I already have an AIO for my GPU and I didn’t want to buy a new case. So, I had seen reviews that this CPU cooler would work for the i7-9700k. At stock speeds, my CPU doesn’t climb above 75C (usually 60s C when gaming, with a few momentary spikes to 75C); when I go into BIOS and set it so that all cores hit the max speed of 4.9ghz, the max temp climbs to about 85C. I’m using the Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut with this setup. I’m comfortable with the temps at stock speeds, I did some benchmarking and the FPS didn’t improve all that much with the all cores at max turbo setting, so I set it back to default speeds and am very happy with the temps. I think when it comes time to overclock I’ll be looking into something that can keep temps below 80C or messing with voltage a bit, however there are folks out there that are comfortable with 85C as a max temp on the CPU, so depending on comfort level, this would work for slight overclocking as well.
It’s a fine cooler. Virtually silent and very effective, it keeps my Ryzen at 27 degrees idle. Well worth the extra money over a cheaper solution.
Temps are as good or better than my H100i V2 even overclocked to 4.8 GHZ on all cores, I never see higher than 64-65C. Stop wondering, stop looking for reviews and just buy it. You are truly getting the best of the best made by a company who has built a reputation for extremely reliable and excellent products. The included fan is backed up by a SIX YEAR WARRANTY, and Noctua is also known for sending out free mounting hardware for new socket designs that get released.
I will never go back to water cooling, and I’m left wondering why I bothered with it in the first place. Noctua just earned another lifelong customer.
Effective, quiet CPU cooler that was, for the most part, easy to install. The only glitch came trying to use the supplied philips screwdriver. I couldn’t get sufficient torque and ended up using my own…..not a big deal at all. The NH-U14S is a quality product and does the job well.
Amazing cooler in every ascpect. Absolutely worth the money. Thermal paste was included which surprised me a lot. Future proof technology for new sockets and motherboards! 140mm fan is quite big so make sure the case supports 170mm cpu coolers.
Por el precio al cual lo consegu (aprox. 1600 pesos), es excelente. Mantiene mi i7-6700K a 4.7 GHz (con delid) a muy buenas temperaturas. Agregu un segundo ventilador, por lo cual reduje el ruido que producen en general; el cual es mnimo an con un ventilador (son muy silenciosos a pesar de su tamao).
El disipador mide 16.5 cm por lo que hay que corroborar que quepa bien en un gabinete amplo.
Excelente disipador de aire, muy silencioso y no exige demasiada carga a la fuente de poder.
Guarda distancia de los sockets de memoria (probado con memorias kinsgton predator), as que no hay problema en esto.
Recomendado como una opcin al enfriamiento lquido.
DO MAKE SURE IT’LL FIT IN YOUR CASE, however, before you buy it! mine either has literally millimeters of clearance or is actually touching the side panel of my EVGA DG-73 (see video).
also, previously, i rated the Scythe Ninja 4 (AM4) install as “99% as easy as this” but it’s probably the reverse. this i had to balance the board on something to align the backplate, whereas the other used the AM4 backplate which has grooves to align it automagically.
still, piece of cake install. my mind was blown! also, the materials were top notch
This thing is very quiet. Runs a low fan speed when it’s not needed and still runs quietly on max RPM. I have Corsair Vengeance RAM and the unit indeed does clear the first DIMM slot without issues. I did look up the measurements before hand though. Install was a breeze – a lot easier than the Cooler Master 212 Evo. Install took about 30 minutes while the Evo took me about 2 hours (annoying mounting system). Currently have my intel i5 4690k OC’d to 4.2 GHz on 1.2V. OCCT on max load gets the CPU up to 69-71C meaning I could add a 2nd fan and push it to 4.4-4.5 without issues. This fan certainly does the job.
Make sure you have the room in your case!! Don’t be one of those people who complain it’s bends the case. This thing is 140mm. I underestimated the actual size of this thing vertically. Please do measurements!
5/5! Will be buying a 2nd Noctua 140mm soon.
I have done a research and Linus made a video for a Overclocked Threadripper did better by 3 degrees against Corsair H115i, I can say these 2 cpu coolers perform same but Corsair H115i is 100 pounds and NH-U14S is a 50 pounds? Thats my argument. I use NH-U14S Noctua for i7 8700k for best cooling. Cpu not overclocked. Idle 30-35 medium load 55 celsius and at 60-70% load I get 65 around celsius. The quality is superb, I have used noctua heatsinks previously, always a pleasure to install it so crisp and perfect , sits in place perfectly, I am happy its not overpriced for a quality and performance. also its so quiet! Its been running daily for a year now.
I am completely blown away! I always thought there was a lot hype with Noctua. Boy was I wrong! The last two coolers i had were Corsair AIO coolers. Both had pumps that failed. I think the 1st one I had was H100 and the second was H75. On the H100 also had a leak. Fortunately I was moving and noticed the liquid in the case before I powered it up. I’m done with cheap AIO coolers! Not only does the Noctua cool a lot better but its also a lot quieter! The quality of radiator and fan is excellent. It has one best mounting system Ive seen yet. It was really easy with my Ryzen 2700x. Prime95 for about 20 minutes I noticed temps dropped about 10 degrees compared to H75. Ambient temps were the same. I always write my results down. I am very impressed with this product and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
Been overclocking since the 90’s . amazing products have always come out of the Noctua line.
highly recommend
I had a AMD 8350 8 Core processor that was running very hot. I was getting frequent PC shutdowns and lockups from the excessive heat. After replacing the CPU and installing this cooling system, my CPU temperatures are 30 degrees Celsius lower and my temperature monitoring apps all indicate that my CPU is running much cooler than it had been . So it does the job that it promises to do. The system is LARGE and the cover for my case won’t fit back on but I hadn’t kept my cover on my PC for years. But it was simple to install with the instructions provided for someone who is tech savvy. If your case is wide or you don’t mind leaving the cover off and you have a problem with an overheating CPU, this may the solution you want to try. It worked for me.
Quality bit of kit but in my case had to return it as it was far too high up and I had very limited space in the case. I did order the LOW PROFILE one and perfect. Very high quality kit.
Compared to all the other Noctua products – save for the small form factor ones – this seems to pack the most punch for its size and price. Simple installation, looks gorgeous, keeps me at 70 degrees on a stress test at 5GHZ with an 8600k.
Highly recommend.
The only concern I have about it is the colour of the fan. Other than that it’s amazing for the money you pay for it. Super easy to install, the fan is adjustable. I mean overall it’s as easy as building the tank T-55.
Keepa cpu very cool but remember to measure your pc case first.
Quiet 38C at idle on an overclocked Ryzen 1700 at 3.8ghz with 2.9v. When stressed, it’s noticeably audible at its maximum 65C, but it keeps my case fans running a lot quieter when compared to the stock Wraith Spire, during England’s heatwave. Installation is a doddle, the packaging is excellent, and it’s cheaper than most AIO’s. What’s not to like?
It does what it says it will do. Very silent and cools my old 3930K clocked to 4.5GHz with ease.
Got 8700K overclocked to 5GHz and it keeps system quite.
The gold standard for Air cooled heat sinks, Everything from the mounting mechanisms to the fans are premium and best in class. Even the case sticker you get is made from enamel and metal! Used this on my 8700k, temperatures were below 78’C under stress testing at 1.3V.
Pour ce qui est du ventirad :
-Lourd. On comprend pourquoi il est recommand de le dmonter avant de transporter le botier.
-Facilit d’installation. Suffit de suivre le crobard en 5/6 tapes. Aucun coup de main particulier avoir pour y procder de manire adquate et rapide.
-Install sur une CM Gigabyte Z370 gaming 7, i7 8700K. Pas de souci pour installer les barrettes ( GSkill trident Z, pas franchement low profile), d’autant que l’installation du ventilateur sur le radiateur se fait par clips en final.
-Pas oublier, par contre de bien tout raccorder avant d’installer le radiateur (genre l’alim du CPU) mais mme au cas o, pas de souci le dmontage ne pose pas de problme non plus.
-A voir peut-tre en cas de config en SLI, l’encombrement n’est quand mme pas anodin.
-Fourni avec un tube de pte thermique priori assez efficace et en quantit.
Au final trs efficace et absolument inaudible pour mon usage actuel (Jeux type far cry primal, skyrim se etc…).
Excellent, but would suggest checking the size of your case because there’s is a smaller version. Their described demensions are accurate. I use these fans exclusively.
However, for me this is the best CPU fan yet. Running at 30%, it is inaudible and keeps my i7 8700k @4.8 GHz below 35 C while browsing and watching videos. When the system is under heavy load my CPU never passes 75 C and while this fan runs at full speed, the noise it makes is negligible when compared to the case fans noise and the damn coil whine.
Definitely a buy, unless you’re into competitive PC modding and you have to show off how your build looks since that is part of the final mark.
Did not really use it as it was too big for my case,but I bet is great,looks cool,the seller is very good.
ONE NOTE THAT NO REVIEWERS HAVE SAID IN THEIR YOUTUBE VIDEOS, IT COMES WITH AN X PLATE AND REQUIRES PUTTING ON THE BACK OF YOUR MOTHERBOARD!!
Instructions seem simple enough. Maybe a little confusion for a moment thinking its not going to sit right but it does look at the picture and that. I have the fan facing towards the ram because it pulls air onto the heatsink which then goes out the back of the case where the exhaust fan is at.
Honestly the stuff you get in the box and the quality. It also looks better in person i will recommend this everybody it is an absolute beauty and a beast. Very quiet very high quality. Once you go noctua you don’t go back. Ignore your hate for the color scheme when you buy it, it doesn’t look too bad. It may stick out if your all nit picky about colour schemes but nothing will serve you as good as a noctua.
Another note the U14s i think stands for 140mm this is the one 140 and the U12 will probably be 120mm this is the fan size. The 140 will generally give you slightly lower temps and/or less noise due to the amount of air it shifts.
It is a little on the big side check if you have room or just go without the side panel on the case like i did. Its not like its a bother.
amazing cooler, can be used with am 4 motherboard as well, extremely reliable plus dust doesn’t get stuck on a coole
Best CPU cooler I’ve ever used. This was to replace a 240mm radiator that was cooling my AMD 8350, and this gives better temperatures than the old All-In-One, amazing :D.
Noctua NH-U14S: I recently purchased this after watching several Youtube reviews and reading reviews online for what must have been two weekend’s worth. Ultimately, I didn’t like the colour scheme of the attached fan, and I wasn’t sure if this smaller profile version would be sufficient for gaming performance. I didn’t want to buy the huge dual-fins version as it looked ridiculous in the photos I saw. Well after reading/watching several reviews I discovered that this unit outperforms the Dark Rock Pro 3 (which looks fantastic) and it’s significantly smaller, weighs a lot less and is MUCH easier to install than the DRP3 according to the builds I watched online. So I bought this, and the ‘Chromax’ (black) fan replacement (NF A15) to replace the awful brown & beige fan that comes with it (which is now sitting in a box gathering dust). I have a tempered glass setup, so the brown fan had to go. I also bought the AMD4 additional package needed to attach this to my new Ryzen 1600x CPU. I think it’s terrible it didn’t come with this as standard, but luckily enough people complained online that I knew it had to be ordered separately. This came out before the Ryzens I think, hence the problem, but great that they released an add-on to make it work, so no points lost there NOCTUA! Overall then it was quite pricey after all the addons, but worth the additional money to have such an easy-to-install and great looking final product. I haven’t had a chance to overclock my CPU yet, but during relatively strenuous gaming my CPU sits under 40 degrees C, and under idle at 20 degrees C. I insist on great airflow in my case, so this probably helps too. I love that I have full access to my RAM with this cooler installed (I moved the fan to the back in a ‘pull’ configuration), and I love that the fan size is so large it cools all the surrounding components too. The fan is quiet, and the motherboard mounting is not only easy but also very firm. I don’t like the fan clip attachment method, it’s just a little too flimsy, but it works, and the fan is very easy to remove and replace. The thermal paste that comes with it is decent quality and generous in quantity, you could probably swap the cooler 5+ times before needing replacement. The cooler sits quite high overall, so be careful to check your case can support it. Otherwise, it looks great from the top through my clear tempered glass side on my case. A great CPU cooler overall and I highly recommend it. NOCTUA – please release an updated version of this with a ‘Chromax’ fan and AMD4 bracket as standard, that would be amazing!
Arrived quickly. Bought to replace a Corsair H801iGT that had failed. This is quieter than the Corsair. Keeping my I7 temperature down lower than before.
It is large I probably would have got away with the smaller one. I had no problem fitting to the board it did not interfere with memory etc. You do need to have access to the back plate which my motherboard did otherwise you will have to take the board out. My only problem was that it was so tall I had a job to get the case side back on and the side is actually against the fa
This cooler is the biz. So well made easy to fit, No complicated bit to go wrong it just works. Just make sure it fits your case.
Fitted to a I7 8700k now in a Fractual Design Mid C TG case (also a thing of beauty).
A company that gives 100% to quality. Blew me away. By far the best built cooler available… Thank you!
its a big fan i had to lower the fan to fix it in case , i know it was going to be close buy got it in there replaced a evga clc 120 loop that was so load .
this keeps thing below 65c in gaming , out of the box the rpm on the fan was 300 so i set it to min of 560 rpm and max of what ever it wont’s.
so fair its so nice not load out all the fan is so ugly that i played with my rgbs blue makes it look better
all in all very happy with coole
Got better temperatures with this than I did with my Corsair AIO coole
Best fan cooler on the market! lasts ages and cools CPU down well. Just a shame its poo coloured and won’t match any themes.
Much better quality than i was expecting – It is very well engineered and thought out. If i ever need another cooler, Noctua have made a customer out of me. Comes with loads of fitting gear for different sockets, and thermal compound. Double check the measurements/clearances before purchasing, this cooler may struggle in smaller cases or in cases with RAM with heatsinks that are positioned right next to cpu. I’ve had water cooling for the past 5 years before seems to perform just as well, if not slightly better. Highly recommended
Great cooler as you would expect from Noctua! Fitted my lga2011 sandy bridge e with no issues.
Super device for keeping things cool. with multiple fitting options it is a perfect addition to a high preforming processor. It is extremely quiet and the BIOS confirms that the temperature is being kept at optimum levels. A must have for the gamer or those that run their machines for long periods of time.
I messed up when buying this by not checking if my motherboard was compatible since it’s a bit old. Fortunately it was but I had to rotate the cooler so its pointing upwards and it looks kinda silly. I can’t fault the product for my own doings though.
Despite this it still cools my cpu a lot better than my old hyper 212 did. Keeps it around 60c under full load which I was super impressed with!
It’s incredibly silent you won’t hear a sound from it. It will keep your cpu incredibly cool and the fan hardly looks like it’s spinning!
On top of that it’s incredibly easy to install. I’ve always hated installing coolers but thanks to the very easy to understand instructions it only took a few minutes to install.
Also without even having to pay extra after the purchase I received an email from Noctua telling me I had a 6 year warranty on this thing which is amazing. Noctua clearly cares about their customers and have complete trust in their product to last 6 years.
I can’t quite find a fault to this cooler except I’m not huge on the colour scheme. But I care more about performance than I do looks and this this certainly has good performance. Plus you can probably purchase a new fan for it anyway.
This gets a 5/5 from me.
My only gripe with it is that it’s not as silent as I was lead to believe by the other comments. I have autism so small sounds can be very irritating to me especially while I’m trying to study. Don’t get me wrong, I can only hear it gently breezing while I’m in an otherwise *completely* silent room (i.e, my bedroom at 3am in the morning) as soon as there is any ambient noise the fans are immediately drowned out, and even my non noise canceling headset does the job. Not only that, but the heat sink is so large that if you’re in a sufficently cool area you can remove the fan aswell as the other case fans and have a completely silent PC as the heatsink can passively cool itself due to its superb heat dissapation without causing the CPU to rise to high temperatures. Although I’d reccomend getting a larger heatsink if this is your intention, as well as replacing your HDD with SSDs and getting a PSU with an eco mode.
Keeps CPU cool, can feel the air being pushed out the case , just make sure to check the clearance between where your RAM stick slot in.
This cooler performed as expected. It’s quiet and it performs nearly as well as larger and more expensive coolers. Having only 1 tower of fins and 1 fan is great because it allows better access to the RAM slots on the motherboard. If it came with a less ugly fan, it would be even better, but I’m not that concerned with internal aesthetics.
Come se non bastasse, e a ennesima conferma della sua seriet, Noctua ve lo garantisce per ben 6 anni (mi hanno mandato una mail a riguardo a pochissimi giorni dall’acquisto). Come sempre vendita e spedizione di Amazon impeccabili.
I’ve done some research on the internet for an upgrade of my cpu air cooler and since the beginning Noctua products stood out as the best choice for performance, acoustics and build quality. I finally decide for the single tower Noctua NH-U14S with an extra Noctua NF-A15 second fan as exhaust.
Promptly received 2 emails from Rascom GmbH, invoice and order confirmation, and in 48 hours my order.
Excellent packaging with everything needed, clear instructions and a very easy installation.
The performance is simply superb for this premium product with a full 6-year manufacturer’s warranty.
I am very pleased with my choice.
Noctua NH-U14S imo is a breathtakingly good product. Can’t believe I waited so long to upgrade from Intel’s stock cooling solution.
I bought it mainly cos I heard it’s so silent. Didn’t even cap the RPM with their provided bottlenecker and it’s completely silent. Not a hyperbole either. COMPLETELY silent. Blew my mind.
CPU temp in idle is actually less then my body temperature. And even under full load it still keeps it below 50. It is only an i5 4670 w/o overclock, so some might say that’s no big feat but after Intel’s stock cooler that was both loud and let it go above 80 degrees, this is like magix.
As a last thought Id like to say that even tho I’m in awe at the efficiency and silence of it, the Secufirm mount in every way imaginable is just as unbelievably good. If the silence and watercooling levels of performance doesn’t win you over, the mounting kit will.
So very happy I invested in this, cant recommend highly enough. Invest is the operative word. Will be using this for like a decade by what I can tell of the build quality and mount adaptiveness.
Awesome product extremely well-made very quiet very pleased with my purchase! I used this to replace a noisy CPU fan for my new computer build money well spe
Dopo svariati anni con il mio fido macho hr-02 ho deciso di passare a noctua, soprattutto per un fatto di ingombri, il macho era veramente ” macho”. Come da copione il prodotto arrivato ottimamente imballato e protetto, con una cura maniacale per quanto riguarda la disposizione di tutti i materiali che ritroveremo nella scatola ( devo dire che il contenuto veramente ricco, tra l’altro verr data l’ottima pasta termica Noctua NT-H1 ), senza perderci in ciance varie pro e contro:
Pro
Dissipazione ( svolge in maniera eccellente il suo lavoro tenendo a bada il mio i7 4790k , tra i 50/60 gradi nel pieno utilizzo della cpu.In idle faccio 30 gradi)
Qualit ( il marchio parla da solo, noctua=qualit)
Ingombri ( rispetto al mio vecchio dissipatore, gli ingombri si sono ridotti e con questo dissi riesco anche a mettere una ventola in pull)
Prezzo ( In praticamente tutti i test fatti, riesce ad essere pi performante di pochi gradi rispetto al Noctua NH-D15S,costando 10 euro in meno. Quindi rapporto qualit/prezzo ottimo)
Ventola ( in dotazione verr data una NF-A15 140mm, ventola silenziosa e molto prestante)
Ram ( non occupa nessuno slot e non si avranno problemi nemmeno con ram ad alto profilo)
Contro:
Altezza ( nel mio case entrato veramente di poco, ed in grado di ospitare dissi da 170mm, quindi state attenti e prendete bene le misure)
Nient altro da dire, ci troviamo di fronte ad uno dei migliori dissi ad aria che si trovano in commercio. Consigliatissimo ( ma ripeto, attenzione perch alto). Come sempre amazon 5/5!!!!
It is big, but I knew that before buying. I don’t like hard disk or fan noise. So I opted for an SSD in my latest build and this cooler and fan. It is quiet. Really quiet. And I am very pleased with it. Everything supplied is high quality. Fitting instructions are clear. Took me more time to remove the original intel CPU cooler and fan than to fit this one.
Love the quality but had to return it b/c of the size.
I love it, I wish I had brought one years ago instead of getting cheaper ones or the aio the noctra replaced it is very quiet.
Got it temporarily for my Ryzen 1700x and it performs amazingly! It can, however, be fragile; I bent some of the heatsink fins trying to install it 🙁
I was a bit worried at first because I only noticed after ordering that it was 165mm tall, and my case (Fractal Design Core 2300) specs said it supported coolers up to 162mm. Luckily there seems to be some margin as the cooler fitted perfectly!
Now some notes about my experience:
* The cpu now sits at it’s boost clock of 4.4GHz, up from it’s 4GHz base clock, even during CPU-Z’s stress tests. All this at a max temperature of 65-70 degrees celsius under full load (when it was getting close to 90 degrees with the stock cooler).
* The CPU now is virtually silent! I notice no significative difference between idle and full load. This was one of the main reasons I opted for a good cooler, as I have noticed that the stock one was very loud (after I initially thinking the culprit was my GPU, which proved wrong after changing it’s thermal past).
* It was very easy to install. The instructions where simple and clear and required no extra tools apart from what was on the box.
So overall, I am extremely happy with this cooler so far. I never valued what a good CPU cooler could do, but now I don’t think I’ll ever go back to stock cooler and will migrate this NH-U14S for my next build (socket permitting).