Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black, Dual-Tower CPU cooler (140mm, Black)
chromax.black design
The NH-D15 chromax.black is black from head to toe: Featuring a black coated heatsink, black fans with black anti-vibration-pads, black fan clips and black mounting parts, it’s right at home in all-black builds and easy to integrate with other colour schemes.
Super easy to install, great mounting system and the included thermal paste is effective.
The cooler operates wonderfully and does a brilliant job cooling my intel i7 10900K. Noise level output is extremely low even whilst rotating at maximum RPM.
Super easy to install, great mounting system and the included thermal paste is effective.
The cooler operates wonderfully and does a brilliant job cooling my intel i7 10900K. Noise level output is extremely low even whilst rotating at maximum RPM.
Great Cooler !! Aesthetically, it’s big and it’s black!! not sure what else to say in that regards. Otherwise, it has been the easiest cooler I’ve had to install yet – just make sure it’s fits! I’ve this in a Fractal Design Meshify C and had it fitted to a Asus Rog Stric b350-f and a ROG strix b550-f. This has klept my CPU cool and you can check this with review sites to see what you should expect. When I received the cooler it was missing the thermal paste. I got in touch and Noctua had this sent out immediately – good job !!
Great Cooler !! Aesthetically, it’s big and it’s black!! not sure what else to say in that regards. Otherwise, it has been the easiest cooler I’ve had to install yet – just make sure it’s fits! I’ve this in a Fractal Design Meshify C and had it fitted to a Asus Rog Stric b350-f and a ROG strix b550-f. This has klept my CPU cool and you can check this with review sites to see what you should expect. When I received the cooler it was missing the thermal paste. I got in touch and Noctua had this sent out immediately – good job !!
Do not hesitate to buy this, 10/10 Wow, what a difference this has made to my temperatures, and oh so quiet! Was so easy to install too, very well built, I would highly recommend this product 10/10
It's big but it really works It’s huge! But it really does the job, also being able the change the location of the fans on the heatsink is really handy making it fit even in a mini atx board.
Noctua Quality Been a huge “fan” of Noctua when I think about quality I always choose noctua. Superb quality quiet fans and even better temperatures, the stock corsair fans that came with my aio were way worse than this. The mounting mechanism is so easy a child could do it, but it definitely wont move once you put it in place. keeps my R9 3900x a cool 29.2’C on idle and 61’C under full load tested with Prime 95. You get what you pay for in this case top quality and absolute raw power. The best part is you even get an amazing warranty to go with this and an even better tech support if any problems arise. 10/10
Noctua Quality Been a huge “fan” of Noctua when I think about quality I always choose noctua. Superb quality quiet fans and even better temperatures, the stock corsair fans that came with my aio were way worse than this. The mounting mechanism is so easy a child could do it, but it definitely wont move once you put it in place. keeps my R9 3900x a cool 29.2’C on idle and 61’C under full load tested with Prime 95. You get what you pay for in this case top quality and absolute raw power. The best part is you even get an amazing warranty to go with this and an even better tech support if any problems arise. 10/10
Effective product and easy install. I had purchased this for my first self build pc, but in the wait for my AMD 5900x and Nvidia 3080 I found out the AIO pump had died on my Corsair hydro. Temps were obviously sky high on the 6700k. I replaced the AIO with the noctua and it’s been amazing – even for my first ever cooler install it was very simple. I’ve bought the same cooler again to install in my new system when it’s ready to go. Temps are now at 65-70 on an oveeclocked 4.5ghz 6700k on cinebench or a couple of hours on warzone. While it’s obviously not as sleek as an AIO, I’ll still be sticking with air cooling
Effective product and easy install. I had purchased this for my first self build pc, but in the wait for my AMD 5900x and Nvidia 3080 I found out the AIO pump had died on my Corsair hydro. Temps were obviously sky high on the 6700k. I replaced the AIO with the noctua and it’s been amazing – even for my first ever cooler install it was very simple. I’ve bought the same cooler again to install in my new system when it’s ready to go. Temps are now at 65-70 on an oveeclocked 4.5ghz 6700k on cinebench or a couple of hours on warzone. While it’s obviously not as sleek as an AIO, I’ll still be sticking with air cooling
A superior coole Incredible. I literally can’t get my Ryzen 5 3600XT processor to go above 75C even when stress testing/benchmarking at max OC of about 4.6-4.75GHz*. Most of the time it’s sitting at a 30-40C.
And it’s quiet too. I can’t hear it over my GPU (RTX 2060 Super when gaming) and when paired with my Be Quiet Pure Base 500DX Mid Tower ATX case the whole system is very quiet under normal loads, and when running at full whack, the Graphics Card is by far the loudest thing in there. Be warned though, it’s quite a tight fit, so make sure your case has space for it!
Comes with a couple of brackets – so I believe it will fit to most modern sockets but you’d have to check the spec for your own system.
* I might be able to get my system to go faster but I’m now trying to manage CPU voltage, as temp is no longer a problem.
Excellent cooling, check your case size I bought this for my AM4 Ryzen 5 CPU that was frequently overheating with the stock cooler.
Before I had an IDLE temperature of 70c and under load would hit 96c!
After installing this Cooler my temperatures plumeted to 35c idle and peaks out at 73c under heavyer load than I dared use before!
In terms of cooling I strongly recommend Noctua coolers, but dont make my mistake, MEASURE your case before you buy!
I BARELY got the side back on my case but I was lucky.
Excellent cooling, check your case size I bought this for my AM4 Ryzen 5 CPU that was frequently overheating with the stock cooler.
Before I had an IDLE temperature of 70c and under load would hit 96c!
After installing this Cooler my temperatures plumeted to 35c idle and peaks out at 73c under heavyer load than I dared use before!
In terms of cooling I strongly recommend Noctua coolers, but dont make my mistake, MEASURE your case before you buy!
I BARELY got the side back on my case but I was lucky.
Quiet cooler but you need a large system case You need a fair amount of room in your case to mount this. The fan closest to the memory slots I had to place proud of the cooler to clear the memory but it is very quiet compared to the Prism Wraith cooler I had previously and also the processor temperature has dropped a few degrees as well. Overall improvement for me
Quiet cooler but you need a large system case You need a fair amount of room in your case to mount this. The fan closest to the memory slots I had to place proud of the cooler to clear the memory but it is very quiet compared to the Prism Wraith cooler I had previously and also the processor temperature has dropped a few degrees as well. Overall improvement for me
Fashionable shape, excellent noise control, quality The high price is exchanged for a pretty stunning look. I originally chose the silver D15, but it didn’t match the black chassis. The black version fits perfectly with the chassis without RGB design. With the intelligent fan control of the motherboard, my 3900x processor can be completely suppressed, and the chassis fan noise can only be heard under light usage. The temperature for heavy use is also controlled at 70-80 degrees Celsius.
Great but be aware of the second an positio Great piece of kit. The only issue is the fact that the outer fan won’t be level with the heatsink. That was a limiting factor for my Loan Li O11XL.
Great but be aware of the second an positio Great piece of kit. The only issue is the fact that the outer fan won’t be level with the heatsink. That was a limiting factor for my Loan Li O11XL.
Fashionable shape, excellent noise control, quality The high price is exchanged for a pretty stunning look. I originally chose the silver D15, but it didn’t match the black chassis. The black version fits perfectly with the chassis without RGB design. With the intelligent fan control of the motherboard, my 3900x processor can be completely suppressed, and the chassis fan noise can only be heard under light usage. The temperature for heavy use is also controlled at 70-80 degrees Celsius.
Worth every penny. What a cooler!!!!
This is the all black version of this cooler.
Using this on an overclocked 9700k. Cool as can be. Never goes over 60 degrees even through hard/heavy 4k gaming.
Can recommend this enough.
Worth every penny. What a cooler!!!!
This is the all black version of this cooler.
Using this on an overclocked 9700k. Cool as can be. Never goes over 60 degrees even through hard/heavy 4k gaming.
Can recommend this enough.
Easy to mount, THICC 😳 and cool I have never used Noctua but i always hear how good they are… And they’re right. from the packaging to the thermal paste, it was all great. Looks FANtastic too.
the fans are pretty chonky, and i had to rest it higher to allow it to clear my RAM, Which is pretty low profile anyway. You could just move the second fan to the other side or mount the cooler vertically though.
(Careful with the cardboard boxes. Gave me a paper cut (YEOWCH!))
This unit is chill This is a top cooler. Sealed condenser pipes and quiet fans. Running off of a MSI B550 tomahawk with AMD 7 underneath. This is a large fan and clearance in a Lian Li case is fine but a smaller case my prove problematic.
This unit is chill This is a top cooler. Sealed condenser pipes and quiet fans. Running off of a MSI B550 tomahawk with AMD 7 underneath. This is a large fan and clearance in a Lian Li case is fine but a smaller case my prove problematic.
Easy to mount, THICC 😳 and cool I have never used Noctua but i always hear how good they are… And they’re right. from the packaging to the thermal paste, it was all great. Looks FANtastic too.
the fans are pretty chonky, and i had to rest it higher to allow it to clear my RAM, Which is pretty low profile anyway. You could just move the second fan to the other side or mount the cooler vertically though.
(Careful with the cardboard boxes. Gave me a paper cut (YEOWCH!))
Great fit, great cooling Does a fantastic job: keeps my CPU at about 60C even under heavy load – the stock cooler couldn’t stop it from throttling at 100C under the same load.
Much nicer colour than the standard Noctua beige/brown.
Noise levels are great, cooling good but nothing amazing from my experience so far. Firstly, noise levels are great.
But contrary to most of the reviews, my experience with the cooling aspect of the cooler hasn’t been anything amazing. I get around 35 to 45 on idle and 50 to 60 when running a game. Its good but not amazing (e.g. 40 deg when running game and 20 on idle) .
This is likely on my end but im not entirely sure why. Im guessing I may not have applied enough thermal paste or there could be some dust particles on my cpu. Although I did double check these and thermal paste/cpu looked ok at glance. Also I only have space for one fan, so this is likely also limiting my cooling compared to others.
Noise levels are great, cooling good but nothing amazing from my experience so far. Firstly, noise levels are great.
But contrary to most of the reviews, my experience with the cooling aspect of the cooler hasn’t been anything amazing. I get around 35 to 45 on idle and 50 to 60 when running a game. Its good but not amazing (e.g. 40 deg when running game and 20 on idle) .
This is likely on my end but im not entirely sure why. Im guessing I may not have applied enough thermal paste or there could be some dust particles on my cpu. Although I did double check these and thermal paste/cpu looked ok at glance. Also I only have space for one fan, so this is likely also limiting my cooling compared to others.
Considerable improveme Purchased this cooler to replace the stock cooler for the Ryzen 7 3700X which sounded like a jet engine most of the time. Much MUCH quieter and my max temps whilst playing AC Odyssey have reduced from 84 deg to 71 deg. Looks great in the black and quite easy to install. You have to remove the middle fan to access the screws to mount it, but it was easy enough. It was a bit fiddly to get both screws lined up to find the holes on the brackets but my tip would be to press down evenly on the cooler a bit and try to only turn each screw just enough to engage with the brackets, otherwise you may find that you can only ever get one screw to engage with the threads. According to popular opinion, I have purchased the best air cooler on the market, and hopefully, it will last a few generations of builds. Cannot fault it. I did think it was making a weird scraping noise when I first installed it and my heart sank, but it turned out to be some bloke using a drill somewhere on the street, so all good.
Budget build; was running stock cooler on R5 2600 to save cost initially.
Most games was sub 80C but MHW randomly spiked to 89C for a while and made me consider upgrading cooler.
Considered liquid enclosed loop but further research showed that this is almost like for like VS some triple and most double fan equivalent enclosed liquid coolers (go see). So I decided I should go for end game air cooling now, and this is it!
I’m sure a custom loop would be expectedly better but I’m sticking with air for now and this is a monster.
My case had limits in terms of cooler size so I’ve had to remove the taller of the two fans to get the tempered glass, side panel on, but even so it is cool asf.
Budget build; was running stock cooler on R5 2600 to save cost initially.
Most games was sub 80C but MHW randomly spiked to 89C for a while and made me consider upgrading cooler.
Considered liquid enclosed loop but further research showed that this is almost like for like VS some triple and most double fan equivalent enclosed liquid coolers (go see). So I decided I should go for end game air cooling now, and this is it!
I’m sure a custom loop would be expectedly better but I’m sticking with air for now and this is a monster.
My case had limits in terms of cooler size so I’ve had to remove the taller of the two fans to get the tempered glass, side panel on, but even so it is cool asf.
cooling a 3900x oc Always used a decent AIO or full watercooling loop on this chip but wanted to try this air cooler.
Well what can i say its excellent, comes boxed very well, instructions are easy, easy to install.
Ive set the CPU with really heavy loads, benchmarking, 4k ultra gaming etc…, but my CPU stays under 51 to 54
degrees celcius, thats cooler than a h2o full loop, and im only using one fan on it.
In short its very very good at what it does, looks good aswell, but please be aware this thing is huge.
Ram clearance is good, but make sure you have headroom for second fan, if you need it.
Overall i highly recommend this cooler, its a Noctua so the quality is very high.
cooling a 3900x oc Always used a decent AIO or full watercooling loop on this chip but wanted to try this air cooler.
Well what can i say its excellent, comes boxed very well, instructions are easy, easy to install.
Ive set the CPU with really heavy loads, benchmarking, 4k ultra gaming etc…, but my CPU stays under 51 to 54
degrees celcius, thats cooler than a h2o full loop, and im only using one fan on it.
In short its very very good at what it does, looks good aswell, but please be aware this thing is huge.
Ram clearance is good, but make sure you have headroom for second fan, if you need it.
Overall i highly recommend this cooler, its a Noctua so the quality is very high.
Best quality air cooling. Best quality air cooling on the market. I use this to cool my 3900x and am yet to exceed temperatures of 65c even when under heavy load. In terms of volume this is a very quiet cooler and even with the two fans installed and when running below 50% speed there is no sound at all. At full 100% speed they sound like what my old AMD Wraith cooler did at 40%.
The installation process is very simple and easy to follow for a massive cooler, i see that some complain that its complicated but this is by far the best mounting mechanism available right now for both AMD and Intel boards. The fans connect to the heat-sync using clips and are easy to remove and clean with no awkward screws.
Take note that this is a GIANT cooler and will likely have a dominant presence in your PC, so if aesthetics are important to you be aware of this. Its important that you ensure your case has enough space to fit the cooler as even the biggest case i have only just squeezed this thing inside with a centimetre of clearance.
Top CPU coole This is a serious bit of kit, very impressive . Packaging is top notch and the unit is incredibly well made and runs very quietly when set up correctly in either MB bios or a fan tuning utility. It runs every bit as cool as a typical 240mm AIO in real the world. The difference I have noticed between this and an AIO is that the temperature swings are more responsive to the CPU temp, they go up quicker and also down quicker after CPU loading has finished. I have used on AMD 3900x and set up another identical spec machine with 240mm AIO for a friend. Temps between the pair are within 1 or 2 degrees at idle and full load, for noise levels the Noctua is marginally quieter under full load. It is a big unit and you will need low profile RAM chips which will be hidden from view wit the Noctua installed. Mounting system to CPU is very good as well. Highly recommended.
Top CPU coole This is a serious bit of kit, very impressive . Packaging is top notch and the unit is incredibly well made and runs very quietly when set up correctly in either MB bios or a fan tuning utility. It runs every bit as cool as a typical 240mm AIO in real the world. The difference I have noticed between this and an AIO is that the temperature swings are more responsive to the CPU temp, they go up quicker and also down quicker after CPU loading has finished. I have used on AMD 3900x and set up another identical spec machine with 240mm AIO for a friend. Temps between the pair are within 1 or 2 degrees at idle and full load, for noise levels the Noctua is marginally quieter under full load. It is a big unit and you will need low profile RAM chips which will be hidden from view wit the Noctua installed. Mounting system to CPU is very good as well. Highly recommended.
Legendary performance with clean aesthetics When it comes to trusting air coolers to keep my CPU temps down, Noctua has been the go to for years. The all black design is icing on the cake and blends in well with my Bequiet Dark Base 900 case (not the best airflow)
I’m using it to cool a Ryzen 9 – 3950X which is a power hungry processor but so far its been upto the task with idle temps in the 35-40C range and late 70s under an extended cinebench load. Gaming has not seen the processor go over 75C. The ambient temps in my room are usually maintained at 24C. All this while being whisper quiet. The loudest hum in my room is usually my AC.
While many reviews on the internet say that the Deepcool Assasin 3 beats this cooler, I had that on my rig for a month and after switching found that the Noctua D-15 beat it by 1-2 degrees, but with much better fan acoustics.
A great product and a must buy if youre going the reliable air cooling route.
Legendary performance with clean aesthetics When it comes to trusting air coolers to keep my CPU temps down, Noctua has been the go to for years. The all black design is icing on the cake and blends in well with my Bequiet Dark Base 900 case (not the best airflow)
I’m using it to cool a Ryzen 9 – 3950X which is a power hungry processor but so far its been upto the task with idle temps in the 35-40C range and late 70s under an extended cinebench load. Gaming has not seen the processor go over 75C. The ambient temps in my room are usually maintained at 24C. All this while being whisper quiet. The loudest hum in my room is usually my AC.
While many reviews on the internet say that the Deepcool Assasin 3 beats this cooler, I had that on my rig for a month and after switching found that the Noctua D-15 beat it by 1-2 degrees, but with much better fan acoustics.
A great product and a must buy if youre going the reliable air cooling route.
Super performance and inaudible operatio Fast shipping, I placed my order and it was here within 48 hours all the way from Austria – nice Noctua!
I bought it to replace stock cooler on my old 4690k to overclock it and then use on my next processor later this year (waiting for Zen 3 to come out).
So… with stock cooler my 4690k was around 60-65’C at idle. I replaced it with this Noctua and temps at idle fell to 32’C… nice! Then I overclocked it from 3,9Ghz to 4,9Ghz. And it reaches max 78-80’C when I use Prime95 stress test – nice! But during normal gaming even when CPU is under 100% load temp is around 56-58’C (ARK: Survival Evolved, Withcher 3 etc…) So I can enjoy more fps and performance and temps stay safe. There is 1 fan that comes mounted on the heatsink and another one is in the box. I use both of them and they never go 100%, CPU cooling is now inaudible for me. Now the only thing I hear are case fans at idle, and my MSI GPU coolers when gaming (which I though were inaudible before I replaced my stock Intel cooler). Overall quality is very good. Mounting is just brilliant and super fast! I built many systems in my life and used many different brands of coolers, most of the time mounting is awkward, like guys who design this are not using their own products. Here with Noctua it is easy and solid at the same time. Everything as described in youtube reviews. It comes with mounts for different slots and sockets and Noctua thermal paste. Some say that this is a con that cooler somewhat covers first slot of RAM memory… But hey – who removes his RAM often? You stick it there and it stays there until you buy new computer. So as for me this is not a problem. Good product, worth the money. I’m a Noctua customer now 🙂 Next stage replace my Cooler-Master case fans with Noctua fans. Cheers!
Super performance and inaudible operatio Fast shipping, I placed my order and it was here within 48 hours all the way from Austria – nice Noctua!
I bought it to replace stock cooler on my old 4690k to overclock it and then use on my next processor later this year (waiting for Zen 3 to come out).
So… with stock cooler my 4690k was around 60-65’C at idle. I replaced it with this Noctua and temps at idle fell to 32’C… nice! Then I overclocked it from 3,9Ghz to 4,9Ghz. And it reaches max 78-80’C when I use Prime95 stress test – nice! But during normal gaming even when CPU is under 100% load temp is around 56-58’C (ARK: Survival Evolved, Withcher 3 etc…) So I can enjoy more fps and performance and temps stay safe. There is 1 fan that comes mounted on the heatsink and another one is in the box. I use both of them and they never go 100%, CPU cooling is now inaudible for me. Now the only thing I hear are case fans at idle, and my MSI GPU coolers when gaming (which I though were inaudible before I replaced my stock Intel cooler). Overall quality is very good. Mounting is just brilliant and super fast! I built many systems in my life and used many different brands of coolers, most of the time mounting is awkward, like guys who design this are not using their own products. Here with Noctua it is easy and solid at the same time. Everything as described in youtube reviews. It comes with mounts for different slots and sockets and Noctua thermal paste. Some say that this is a con that cooler somewhat covers first slot of RAM memory… But hey – who removes his RAM often? You stick it there and it stays there until you buy new computer. So as for me this is not a problem. Good product, worth the money. I’m a Noctua customer now 🙂 Next stage replace my Cooler-Master case fans with Noctua fans. Cheers!
Brillia Brilliant.. Cools my CPU down great.. Prior to installation it was running at 80%, it now runs at 50% with this cooler installed.. (I5 9th Gen, with GTX 270s). Running COD with high settings.
Brillia Brilliant.. Cools my CPU down great.. Prior to installation it was running at 80%, it now runs at 50% with this cooler installed.. (I5 9th Gen, with GTX 270s). Running COD with high settings.
Excellent company and creative with refrigerants Excellent installation and easy cooling high I was suffering from the heat of the processor and now the heat is low but the problem with the door of the bag does not close because of the large radiator processor i have resin 3700x heat was reaching 65 desktop without pressure now up to 45 and the speed of the processor on 4Hz and the highest who suffers from heat I recommend this radiator but make sure the measurements of the bag do not fall to the same problem
Excellent company and creative with refrigerants Excellent installation and easy cooling high I was suffering from the heat of the processor and now the heat is low but the problem with the door of the bag does not close because of the large radiator processor i have resin 3700x heat was reaching 65 desktop without pressure now up to 45 and the speed of the processor on 4Hz and the highest who suffers from heat I recommend this radiator but make sure the measurements of the bag do not fall to the same problem
Down by 30 Degrees I have had a Hi60 for the last 6 years and I thought my CPU/FAN was being very hot. Using a program (CPUID Software monitor) I discovered that my CPu was at 90 degrees when playing big games like COD warfare/warzone.
I Bought this fan. The instruction were good but it could have been better how to attach the fan with the clip.
Down by 30 Degrees I have had a Hi60 for the last 6 years and I thought my CPU/FAN was being very hot. Using a program (CPUID Software monitor) I discovered that my CPu was at 90 degrees when playing big games like COD warfare/warzone.
I Bought this fan. The instruction were good but it could have been better how to attach the fan with the clip.
Quality cooler, efficient and effective Works exceptionally well for an air cooler, running an i7 7800x (6 core) at 4.7ghz and manages to stay below 90 when playing games, under full load reaches 98 but I dont use it 100% ever so works for me, obviously you can take it down by .1 and get better thermals, the mounting was a little weird, when it comes to mounting the tower to it be sure to do a half turn on one side, then thread the other, then tighten evenly. at 100% speed does produce quite the hum, but depending on your clocks it will never need to.
Quality cooler, efficient and effective Works exceptionally well for an air cooler, running an i7 7800x (6 core) at 4.7ghz and manages to stay below 90 when playing games, under full load reaches 98 but I dont use it 100% ever so works for me, obviously you can take it down by .1 and get better thermals, the mounting was a little weird, when it comes to mounting the tower to it be sure to do a half turn on one side, then thread the other, then tighten evenly. at 100% speed does produce quite the hum, but depending on your clocks it will never need to.
Best Air CPU Cooler there is. Probably better than any AIO for the price range. Having had the Noctua DH-14 in my previous build going for this was the next best choice in my new AMD build. I’ve not seen overly great things from the flood of AIO watercoolers in the market over the years.
The NH-D15 is an absolute unit. Its Big, quiet, efficent and effective when needs to be.
Whilst writing this review its keeping my Ryzen 3800X which is running at 4.37GHz OC sitting at 23 – 27 degrees.
Under constant heavy load (Cinebench R20) and Games tests the CPU temperature doesn’t break above 60 degrees whatever i throw at it. Fans are only configured at 30% 550 rpm with a curve up to 55% at 60 degrees (In Asus Fan Expert) so not exactly heavy usage on FAN RPM.
Fans are silent the only noise i hear coming from my build is the Graphics Card fans.
The only point i would note is that because this thing is an absolute unit i would suggest plugging in any CPU Power, Fan headers in before putting this in the case gets cosy once mounted in the case.
Better than my AIO Corsair H150 Wow absolutely fantastic product.
So glad they finally released a black version I just couldn’t stand putting that ugly original in my case. I have been running a Cosair AIO H150 280mm rad for a couple of years and whilst good it could get noisey along with the pump noise. The temps were very good but this NH-D15 is even better about 5 c cooler and a third of the noise level. I keep checking my temps and PC as I cannot believe how much quieter and cooler it is.
Easy to install in my Fractal Meshfiy S2 case and looks really good in my stealth black build. Fantastic product guys ditch those Aios and get one of these instead.
It’s a Noctua NH-D15 in all black - what more do you need to know. It’s a Noctua – what more do you need to know. Just watch out with your fan placement and your RAM heights. I ended up using two 80mm fans side by side wired together in order to clear the height of my four sticks RAM.
Also, being all black, it looks the business in your PC build – none of that horrible brown. (Still don’t know why Noctua chose to use brown – why Noctua, why?)
Comes with clear instructions and mounting hardware for both “don’t look at Benchmark” Intel as well as for AMD CPUs/Motherboards – including suppling you a long screwdriver in order to tighten down the mounts.
Better than my AIO Corsair H150 Wow absolutely fantastic product.
So glad they finally released a black version I just couldn’t stand putting that ugly original in my case. I have been running a Cosair AIO H150 280mm rad for a couple of years and whilst good it could get noisey along with the pump noise. The temps were very good but this NH-D15 is even better about 5 c cooler and a third of the noise level. I keep checking my temps and PC as I cannot believe how much quieter and cooler it is.
Easy to install in my Fractal Meshfiy S2 case and looks really good in my stealth black build. Fantastic product guys ditch those Aios and get one of these instead.
It’s a Noctua NH-D15 in all black - what more do you need to know. It’s a Noctua – what more do you need to know. Just watch out with your fan placement and your RAM heights. I ended up using two 80mm fans side by side wired together in order to clear the height of my four sticks RAM.
Also, being all black, it looks the business in your PC build – none of that horrible brown. (Still don’t know why Noctua chose to use brown – why Noctua, why?)
Comes with clear instructions and mounting hardware for both “don’t look at Benchmark” Intel as well as for AMD CPUs/Motherboards – including suppling you a long screwdriver in order to tighten down the mounts.
Noctua ++ – don’t need to say much else the name speaks for itself, quality product,chromax looks great, temps are 10c+ cooler than stock, arrived 2 days faster than expected, recommended.
Superb Cooler, Simply the best Noctua Have also just swapped the the front fans out with 3 of Noctua NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM, High Performance Cooling Fan, 4-Pin, 1500 RPM (140mm, Grey)
If it fits in your case, go for it! There is not much to say. Noctua makes the best air coolers on the marked and keeps up with high end water cooling systems. I like that the D-15 comes now in black since the original is something you need to like or to deal with. Very big, super quiet and your CPU stays cool even unter hard load! Make sure to check first if your case is big enough to fit this monster 🙂
If it fits in your case, go for it! There is not much to say. Noctua makes the best air coolers on the marked and keeps up with high end water cooling systems. I like that the D-15 comes now in black since the original is something you need to like or to deal with. Very big, super quiet and your CPU stays cool even unter hard load! Make sure to check first if your case is big enough to fit this monster 🙂
Awesome Was brilliant, it came 1 day early. Paid a decent price and was easy to install to am4. I did watch a video or two first. Fits well in my phanteks eclipse P600S case and tall ram.
Awesome Was brilliant, it came 1 day early. Paid a decent price and was easy to install to am4. I did watch a video or two first. Fits well in my phanteks eclipse P600S case and tall ram.
Excellent cooling I got this to replace a Dark Rock 3 single tower cooler. At 5Ghz my 8700k could hit 99c on Prime95 torture test with small FFT AVX instructions. This is pretty much the hardest workload you can ask your CPU to do. The same test had the highest core at 85c with the NH-D15. So in normal gaming the temps are quite a bit lower. Measuring temps is not easy as there are many variables to take into account, it is not an absolute thing. However, subjectively I can see my CPU running 10c-15c cooler under high workloads.
The fan can spin super slow at roughly ~450rpm which is inaudible and ramps up to ~1400rpm under load.
I have owned the Dark Rock Pro 2 previously which compares to the NH-D15 in size, but the NH-D15 is much easier to mount and has good clearance for ram.
In conclusion, this is the best air cooler I have ever used and highly recommend it.
Very high quality cooler well worth the money Insanely quiet cooler, used on an amd Ryzen 3600 at 3.95GHz, under load doesn’t go above 63C, very big though, had an issue with the low noise adapters because my motherboard didn’t register the fans because they were at too low of an RPM
Very high quality cooler well worth the money Insanely quiet cooler, used on an amd Ryzen 3600 at 3.95GHz, under load doesn’t go above 63C, very big though, had an issue with the low noise adapters because my motherboard didn’t register the fans because they were at too low of an RPM
Supreme cooling if you have the patience Excellent fans that are quiet and highly efficient. The custom mount though is a pain to install and does not appear to offer any significant benefit from a well fitted traditional bracket.
Would absolutely use again in a future build but considering the fiddly nature, I would use a simpler mount on a PC built for others.
On my own though, the dual fan setup is excellent for keeping my Ryzen 3800x and surrounding components nice and cool.
Supreme cooling if you have the patience Excellent fans that are quiet and highly efficient. The custom mount though is a pain to install and does not appear to offer any significant benefit from a well fitted traditional bracket.
Would absolutely use again in a future build but considering the fiddly nature, I would use a simpler mount on a PC built for others.
On my own though, the dual fan setup is excellent for keeping my Ryzen 3800x and surrounding components nice and cool.
Noctua, insane performance I use to have Corsair H115i liquid cooler until the pump died what make me consider air, however Noctua keep my temperatures lower with 2-4 degrees which was the biggest surprise for me.
Noctua, insane performance I use to have Corsair H115i liquid cooler until the pump died what make me consider air, however Noctua keep my temperatures lower with 2-4 degrees which was the biggest surprise for me.
well worth every penny I have to say this was the easiest cooler I have ever fitted and so quite. got it to replace an a all in one water cooler and this thing actually keeps the CPU cooler and more quite
Its purty Much quieter than my corsair aio. Took me. A while to mount initially but after reapplying thermal paste and reinstalling took no time at all. Managed to oc 8700k to 5ghz and now hit 82 max but average 73 degrees. Looks great compared to previous noctua coolers.
Its purty Much quieter than my corsair aio. Took me. A while to mount initially but after reapplying thermal paste and reinstalling took no time at all. Managed to oc 8700k to 5ghz and now hit 82 max but average 73 degrees. Looks great compared to previous noctua coolers.
Epic air cooling Using this with a ryzen 3700x as a replacement for the stock wrath cooler which when running at hi levels sounded like a jet taking off! Even though im useing both fans pegged at 100% the noise level is nothing more then a low hum, in fact i still check the speed via hardware moniter just to make sure they are working as im convinced its not its THAT silent.
Heat wise when running heavy cpu useage (blender for example) it rarely tops 63 degrees where the stock would hit 85 (the throttle point is 90) this is mesured via the ryzen master program.
The full black matches my build perfectly but the size gave me cause for concern, i have a Corsair Obsidian 750D (By no means a small case) and the hight clearance is about 5mm, mounting the brackets was simplisity itself however mounting the cooler to the brackets took three attemps, my advise is to get one side started by threading it just 1 half turn, any more makes it harder to get the other side on. Once on i would recomend 1 full turn per side untill fully threaded to ensure even spread. Oh also it comes with a tube of paste rarther then the pre apllyied “pad” most other coolers come with.
Im so impressed im seriously considering buying one for my brothers pc as his also is a bit on the loud side once it starts getting warm.
The best air cooler just got better !! This one if the best air coolers you can get. Originally had a NZXT x52 on i9 9900k. This surprisingly is quiter and also keeps the CPU cooler. Idle is around 25-28c and under load never seen it reach over 65C. Especially considering I have quite a small case H200i. Fitting this was a pain not due to the cooler design but because I was fitting this into a small case.
The best air cooler just got better !! This one if the best air coolers you can get. Originally had a NZXT x52 on i9 9900k. This surprisingly is quiter and also keeps the CPU cooler. Idle is around 25-28c and under load never seen it reach over 65C. Especially considering I have quite a small case H200i. Fitting this was a pain not due to the cooler design but because I was fitting this into a small case.
The best cooler I've ever owned It runs quiet and it keeps everything cool even during more intense game play.
My previous fan had my case to hot to touch but with this in, it’s kept everything cold
and running at max performance without a hitch, best purchase of this year for me.
The best cooler I've ever owned It runs quiet and it keeps everything cool even during more intense game play.
My previous fan had my case to hot to touch but with this in, it’s kept everything cold
and running at max performance without a hitch, best purchase of this year for me.
Upgrade from Dark Rock 3 on 8700k Wow. I upgraded from a Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 and didn’t expect such a massive improvement, but under full load I’m barely reaching 70c, which is a full 15 degrees less than I was getting with the Dark Rock. It’s barely audible with the fans at 80%. Fantastic buy and worth the money.
Not the LTT edition but I’m so happy with this! The only slight negative was the mounting screws were difficult to get to “bite” when installing, but overall it was an absolute breeze to install. My 8700k is thanking me.
Upgrade from Dark Rock 3 on 8700k Wow. I upgraded from a Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 and didn’t expect such a massive improvement, but under full load I’m barely reaching 70c, which is a full 15 degrees less than I was getting with the Dark Rock. It’s barely audible with the fans at 80%. Fantastic buy and worth the money.
Not the LTT edition but I’m so happy with this! The only slight negative was the mounting screws were difficult to get to “bite” when installing, but overall it was an absolute breeze to install. My 8700k is thanking me.
In the Air tonight (Drums Please) Bought this Air Cooler to replace a 140mm NZXT Kraken X42 AIO ( Since upgrading to a Ryzen 3600 ) I watched a lot of reviews on how this cooler runs silent and can give the same results as a 360/420mm AIO. The results are outstanding – runs Silent !! The CPU runs 40-50 under load – Noctua have done it again – I never thought I would’ve gone back to air cooling but after watching a lot of reviews / builds ( LTT store.com ) I’m glad I did.
Works perfectly fine with Ryzen 3950X AMD recommends watercooling for 3950X – Nah, this is enough assuming you are not planning to extensive overclocking. Mine runs nice, smooth and quiet only ramping up on some really CPU heavy tasks. I’ve used Noctua products for years. The previous one lasted for 9 years and would still be running if I’d not be doing system upgrade. Seen some of the AIO coolers having problems with algae/getting blocked after couple years, no thanks!
Works perfectly fine with Ryzen 3950X AMD recommends watercooling for 3950X – Nah, this is enough assuming you are not planning to extensive overclocking. Mine runs nice, smooth and quiet only ramping up on some really CPU heavy tasks. I’ve used Noctua products for years. The previous one lasted for 9 years and would still be running if I’d not be doing system upgrade. Seen some of the AIO coolers having problems with algae/getting blocked after couple years, no thanks!
Great cooler that's quiet and keeps hardware cool but check it fits First things first, I ordered the cooler late November and it’s a standard black one without the LTT parts the latter of which I wasn’t expecting or wanting but thought it would be useful for others to know.
Secondly this cooler is huge so before considering it I’d check Noctua’s site which has detailed compatibility lists for cases and motherboards. I bought the NH-D15 to use within a Fractal Define R6 USB-C case for a socket AM4 AMD Ryzen 9 3900x CPU. Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero, Nvidia GTX 1070FE and four sticks of Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR 3200Mhz ram (small heatsinks, no LEDS) which all fits together without issue.
In the box you get a range of parts to fit a variety of sockets (currently LGA2066, LGA2011, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1151, LGA1150, AM4 & AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1/FM2/FM2+) and all the accessories you need to fit the cooler including a screwdriver and thermal compound. There’s good instructions for each socket and Noctua also have online videos as well making fitting a breeze. For socket AM4 I simply needed to unscrew the brackets from the motherboard, screw on two adapters, remove the central fan on the cooler, screw the cooler down onto the two adapters then place the central fan back on and the second fan onto the side. I had two CPU fan headers on my motherboard which I used although the package does include a splitter to allow both fans to run off one header (or at least I assume that’s what it is for)
On the first power up I thought I must have failed to connect it correctly because it was so quiet I didn’t think the fans were running, even under heavy load the system remains remarkably quiet. I’d originally thought an AIO water cooler was the way to go for quiet and effective cooling but I’d been impressed with reviews showing how well this Noctua could work and it’s been great in practice. For those that like RGB lighting the AIO coolers will be a better choice as these fans are plain and the front fan may not clear ram modules with RGB on them unless there’s a lot of clearance in the case.
90 is a lot of money for an air cooler especially as it’s 13 more to get the black one but I don’t regret the purchase, support for the cooler is excellent, it’s very easy to install, it should hopefully work with future sockets and its performance and noise compare well to AIO coolers which aren’t that cheap either.
Great CPU Fan, received on defective screw Summary:
If you are lucky and don’t have issues installing it then this fan is the best and would get 5 starts for performance
However, had issues with installation so I have to remove a star for that.
PRO:
I had a crap cpu fan and less than ideal case airflow which kept my cpu at around 70 degrees. After I finally managed to install this CPU fan and added an additional fan to direct the fresh air straight into the cpu fan it went to down to 20 degrees which is amazing performance. New paste and added fans help but still, that is awesome for a cpu fan.
With this I managed to OC the CPU by 1.2 GZ and temps are still low averaging 33 wile idle and 55 after a few hours under full load.
CON:
While installing the fan I noticed one of the two screws that is used to connect the fan to the cpu socket was defective.
I should have returned it and asked for a replacement but since customer support was so slow I didn’t want to wait a few more weeks. I had to improvise another way and after a few hours I managed to install it using my own screws and bolts.
Also, the fan requires a stock AMD backplate in order to be installed which is not mentioned in the description of the item, only in the installation manual. I contacted Noactua and after about a week they sent me a backplate.
Great Cooler, and looks amazing I bought this in an attempt to bring my temps down on my older i5 8600k. I decided to OC to 5.0 Ghz and noticed that my previous cooler couldnt keep it cool enough (Coolermaster H412R), temperatures will easily go on the high 70s degrees at load and almost hit 90 under Stress CPU testing using Prime95.
After putting this on temperatures rarely go over 60 degrees and never go over 75 with Prime95 (same configuration).
I am sure I can push the CPU further but I dont see a need for it. Again, highly recommended, silent and very good looking!
Massive improvement from stock Ryzen coole Replaced the default Prism cooler which came with my Ryzen 3700x. Fitting was a bit fiddly and took longer than expected but the instructions were clear enough.
My temps and noise have reduced so dramatically. I used to idle at 40 degrees, hitting around high 60s and 70s in game with the sound effects of a hoover to match.
Now I idle at the low to mid 20s and 40 degrees in game. Obscene! Plus it’s incredibly quiet by comparison.
It’s about the size of a car turbo but it looks surprisingly good inside the case. I’m gearing towards a more neutral look with low key RGB so it appears nice and clean from the outside.
Really impressed all in all and delighted with my purchase.
Massive improvement from stock Ryzen coole Replaced the default Prism cooler which came with my Ryzen 3700x. Fitting was a bit fiddly and took longer than expected but the instructions were clear enough.
My temps and noise have reduced so dramatically. I used to idle at 40 degrees, hitting around high 60s and 70s in game with the sound effects of a hoover to match.
Now I idle at the low to mid 20s and 40 degrees in game. Obscene! Plus it’s incredibly quiet by comparison.
It’s about the size of a car turbo but it looks surprisingly good inside the case. I’m gearing towards a more neutral look with low key RGB so it appears nice and clean from the outside.
Really impressed all in all and delighted with my purchase.
Untouchable air cooling performance It’s simply the best air cooler money can buy (space-in-your-case permitting), now in a refreshingly clean matte black. Mine is the LTT edition, so with it came a couple of LTT stickers and orange anti-vibration pads/fittings, which are a nice contrast against the black, and anyone familiar with Noctua’s standard brown and beige colour scheme will hopefully be happy with this change 🙂
LTT Editio I shall be installing this in my Unraid server over the weekend; the intention of this initial review posting is to confirm the item received was the LTT edition.
Fantastic stealth CPU coole
Fantastic CPU cooler!
Super easy to install, great mounting system and the included thermal paste is effective.
The cooler operates wonderfully and does a brilliant job cooling my intel i7 10900K. Noise level output is extremely low even whilst rotating at maximum RPM.
Stealth black looks great!
Fantastic stealth CPU coole
Fantastic CPU cooler!
Super easy to install, great mounting system and the included thermal paste is effective.
The cooler operates wonderfully and does a brilliant job cooling my intel i7 10900K. Noise level output is extremely low even whilst rotating at maximum RPM.
Stealth black looks great!
Great Cooler !!
Aesthetically, it’s big and it’s black!! not sure what else to say in that regards. Otherwise, it has been the easiest cooler I’ve had to install yet – just make sure it’s fits! I’ve this in a Fractal Design Meshify C and had it fitted to a Asus Rog Stric b350-f and a ROG strix b550-f. This has klept my CPU cool and you can check this with review sites to see what you should expect. When I received the cooler it was missing the thermal paste. I got in touch and Noctua had this sent out immediately – good job !!
Great Cooler !!
Aesthetically, it’s big and it’s black!! not sure what else to say in that regards. Otherwise, it has been the easiest cooler I’ve had to install yet – just make sure it’s fits! I’ve this in a Fractal Design Meshify C and had it fitted to a Asus Rog Stric b350-f and a ROG strix b550-f. This has klept my CPU cool and you can check this with review sites to see what you should expect. When I received the cooler it was missing the thermal paste. I got in touch and Noctua had this sent out immediately – good job !!
The bes
One chunky boi with fanatasic cooling, honestly the best air cooler out there.
Noctua quality as always.
Great cpu cooler with quality fans and quality cooler and easy to install.
Do not hesitate to buy this, 10/10
Wow, what a difference this has made to my temperatures, and oh so quiet! Was so easy to install too, very well built, I would highly recommend this product 10/10
CPU coole
ot used as is a present for sons new Biuld
My god.
It’s an absolute monster.
Be careful when buying ram as I couldn’t use the other fan that came with the cooler.
I am however swapping it out with a 120mm fan and using the Noctua as an intake!
My god.
It’s an absolute monster.
Be careful when buying ram as I couldn’t use the other fan that came with the cooler.
I am however swapping it out with a 120mm fan and using the Noctua as an intake!
It's big but it really works
It’s huge! But it really does the job, also being able the change the location of the fans on the heatsink is really handy making it fit even in a mini atx board.
Hmm, not sure....
So I purchased this NH-D15 to start replacing my full watercooling loop. (I work to many hours to keep it maintained)
Item arrived very quickly, well packaged and undamaged. The cooler looks enormous when compared to the waterblock on the 5900x.
The cooler was easy to fit and the supplied thermal paste applied easily.
Now I know air cooling is not as good as some AIOs and custom loops, but….
My old custom loop was 40 degrees idle and under Ryzen master Game mode (6 cores @4.6Ghz) the temp got to 65 degrees.
Gaming was 50 degrees max.
This cooler is 32 degrees idle and under Ryzen Master Game mode (6 cores @ 4.6Ghz) the CPU was throttling at 90 degrees.
Gaming was 69 degrees
Not sure if I will continue to use this. Disapointing.
Noctua Quality
Been a huge “fan” of Noctua when I think about quality I always choose noctua. Superb quality quiet fans and even better temperatures, the stock corsair fans that came with my aio were way worse than this. The mounting mechanism is so easy a child could do it, but it definitely wont move once you put it in place. keeps my R9 3900x a cool 29.2’C on idle and 61’C under full load tested with Prime 95. You get what you pay for in this case top quality and absolute raw power. The best part is you even get an amazing warranty to go with this and an even better tech support if any problems arise. 10/10
Noctua Quality
Been a huge “fan” of Noctua when I think about quality I always choose noctua. Superb quality quiet fans and even better temperatures, the stock corsair fans that came with my aio were way worse than this. The mounting mechanism is so easy a child could do it, but it definitely wont move once you put it in place. keeps my R9 3900x a cool 29.2’C on idle and 61’C under full load tested with Prime 95. You get what you pay for in this case top quality and absolute raw power. The best part is you even get an amazing warranty to go with this and an even better tech support if any problems arise. 10/10
Effective product and easy install.
I had purchased this for my first self build pc, but in the wait for my AMD 5900x and Nvidia 3080 I found out the AIO pump had died on my Corsair hydro. Temps were obviously sky high on the 6700k. I replaced the AIO with the noctua and it’s been amazing – even for my first ever cooler install it was very simple. I’ve bought the same cooler again to install in my new system when it’s ready to go. Temps are now at 65-70 on an oveeclocked 4.5ghz 6700k on cinebench or a couple of hours on warzone. While it’s obviously not as sleek as an AIO, I’ll still be sticking with air cooling
Effective product and easy install.
I had purchased this for my first self build pc, but in the wait for my AMD 5900x and Nvidia 3080 I found out the AIO pump had died on my Corsair hydro. Temps were obviously sky high on the 6700k. I replaced the AIO with the noctua and it’s been amazing – even for my first ever cooler install it was very simple. I’ve bought the same cooler again to install in my new system when it’s ready to go. Temps are now at 65-70 on an oveeclocked 4.5ghz 6700k on cinebench or a couple of hours on warzone. While it’s obviously not as sleek as an AIO, I’ll still be sticking with air cooling
A superior coole
Incredible. I literally can’t get my Ryzen 5 3600XT processor to go above 75C even when stress testing/benchmarking at max OC of about 4.6-4.75GHz*. Most of the time it’s sitting at a 30-40C.
And it’s quiet too. I can’t hear it over my GPU (RTX 2060 Super when gaming) and when paired with my Be Quiet Pure Base 500DX Mid Tower ATX case the whole system is very quiet under normal loads, and when running at full whack, the Graphics Card is by far the loudest thing in there. Be warned though, it’s quite a tight fit, so make sure your case has space for it!
Comes with a couple of brackets – so I believe it will fit to most modern sockets but you’d have to check the spec for your own system.
* I might be able to get my system to go faster but I’m now trying to manage CPU voltage, as temp is no longer a problem.
Excellent cooling, check your case size
I bought this for my AM4 Ryzen 5 CPU that was frequently overheating with the stock cooler.
Before I had an IDLE temperature of 70c and under load would hit 96c!
After installing this Cooler my temperatures plumeted to 35c idle and peaks out at 73c under heavyer load than I dared use before!
In terms of cooling I strongly recommend Noctua coolers, but dont make my mistake, MEASURE your case before you buy!
I BARELY got the side back on my case but I was lucky.
Excellent cooling, check your case size
I bought this for my AM4 Ryzen 5 CPU that was frequently overheating with the stock cooler.
Before I had an IDLE temperature of 70c and under load would hit 96c!
After installing this Cooler my temperatures plumeted to 35c idle and peaks out at 73c under heavyer load than I dared use before!
In terms of cooling I strongly recommend Noctua coolers, but dont make my mistake, MEASURE your case before you buy!
I BARELY got the side back on my case but I was lucky.
Quiet cooler but you need a large system case
You need a fair amount of room in your case to mount this. The fan closest to the memory slots I had to place proud of the cooler to clear the memory but it is very quiet compared to the Prism Wraith cooler I had previously and also the processor temperature has dropped a few degrees as well. Overall improvement for me
Quiet cooler but you need a large system case
You need a fair amount of room in your case to mount this. The fan closest to the memory slots I had to place proud of the cooler to clear the memory but it is very quiet compared to the Prism Wraith cooler I had previously and also the processor temperature has dropped a few degrees as well. Overall improvement for me
Fashionable shape, excellent noise control, quality
The high price is exchanged for a pretty stunning look. I originally chose the silver D15, but it didn’t match the black chassis. The black version fits perfectly with the chassis without RGB design. With the intelligent fan control of the motherboard, my 3900x processor can be completely suppressed, and the chassis fan noise can only be heard under light usage. The temperature for heavy use is also controlled at 70-80 degrees Celsius.
Great but be aware of the second an positio
Great piece of kit. The only issue is the fact that the outer fan won’t be level with the heatsink. That was a limiting factor for my Loan Li O11XL.
Great but be aware of the second an positio
Great piece of kit. The only issue is the fact that the outer fan won’t be level with the heatsink. That was a limiting factor for my Loan Li O11XL.
Fashionable shape, excellent noise control, quality
The high price is exchanged for a pretty stunning look. I originally chose the silver D15, but it didn’t match the black chassis. The black version fits perfectly with the chassis without RGB design. With the intelligent fan control of the motherboard, my 3900x processor can be completely suppressed, and the chassis fan noise can only be heard under light usage. The temperature for heavy use is also controlled at 70-80 degrees Celsius.
Abosolute Uni
Did you hear me? ITS AN ABSOLUTE UNIT of a cpu cooler.
Worth every penny.
What a cooler!!!!
This is the all black version of this cooler.
Using this on an overclocked 9700k. Cool as can be. Never goes over 60 degrees even through hard/heavy 4k gaming.
Can recommend this enough.
Worth every penny.
What a cooler!!!!
This is the all black version of this cooler.
Using this on an overclocked 9700k. Cool as can be. Never goes over 60 degrees even through hard/heavy 4k gaming.
Can recommend this enough.
Easy to mount, THICC 😳 and cool
I have never used Noctua but i always hear how good they are… And they’re right. from the packaging to the thermal paste, it was all great. Looks FANtastic too.
the fans are pretty chonky, and i had to rest it higher to allow it to clear my RAM, Which is pretty low profile anyway. You could just move the second fan to the other side or mount the cooler vertically though.
(Careful with the cardboard boxes. Gave me a paper cut (YEOWCH!))
This unit is chill
This is a top cooler. Sealed condenser pipes and quiet fans. Running off of a MSI B550 tomahawk with AMD 7 underneath. This is a large fan and clearance in a Lian Li case is fine but a smaller case my prove problematic.
This unit is chill
This is a top cooler. Sealed condenser pipes and quiet fans. Running off of a MSI B550 tomahawk with AMD 7 underneath. This is a large fan and clearance in a Lian Li case is fine but a smaller case my prove problematic.
Easy to mount, THICC 😳 and cool
I have never used Noctua but i always hear how good they are… And they’re right. from the packaging to the thermal paste, it was all great. Looks FANtastic too.
the fans are pretty chonky, and i had to rest it higher to allow it to clear my RAM, Which is pretty low profile anyway. You could just move the second fan to the other side or mount the cooler vertically though.
(Careful with the cardboard boxes. Gave me a paper cut (YEOWCH!))
Great fit, great cooling
Does a fantastic job: keeps my CPU at about 60C even under heavy load – the stock cooler couldn’t stop it from throttling at 100C under the same load.
Much nicer colour than the standard Noctua beige/brown.
Top notch coole
Pretty much the best CPU cooler that you can get. It was packaged well, easy to unpack and install.
Noise levels are great, cooling good but nothing amazing from my experience so far.
Firstly, noise levels are great.
But contrary to most of the reviews, my experience with the cooling aspect of the cooler hasn’t been anything amazing. I get around 35 to 45 on idle and 50 to 60 when running a game. Its good but not amazing (e.g. 40 deg when running game and 20 on idle) .
This is likely on my end but im not entirely sure why. Im guessing I may not have applied enough thermal paste or there could be some dust particles on my cpu. Although I did double check these and thermal paste/cpu looked ok at glance. Also I only have space for one fan, so this is likely also limiting my cooling compared to others.
Noise levels are great, cooling good but nothing amazing from my experience so far.
Firstly, noise levels are great.
But contrary to most of the reviews, my experience with the cooling aspect of the cooler hasn’t been anything amazing. I get around 35 to 45 on idle and 50 to 60 when running a game. Its good but not amazing (e.g. 40 deg when running game and 20 on idle) .
This is likely on my end but im not entirely sure why. Im guessing I may not have applied enough thermal paste or there could be some dust particles on my cpu. Although I did double check these and thermal paste/cpu looked ok at glance. Also I only have space for one fan, so this is likely also limiting my cooling compared to others.
Considerable improveme
Purchased this cooler to replace the stock cooler for the Ryzen 7 3700X which sounded like a jet engine most of the time. Much MUCH quieter and my max temps whilst playing AC Odyssey have reduced from 84 deg to 71 deg. Looks great in the black and quite easy to install. You have to remove the middle fan to access the screws to mount it, but it was easy enough. It was a bit fiddly to get both screws lined up to find the holes on the brackets but my tip would be to press down evenly on the cooler a bit and try to only turn each screw just enough to engage with the brackets, otherwise you may find that you can only ever get one screw to engage with the threads. According to popular opinion, I have purchased the best air cooler on the market, and hopefully, it will last a few generations of builds. Cannot fault it. I did think it was making a weird scraping noise when I first installed it and my heart sank, but it turned out to be some bloke using a drill somewhere on the street, so all good.
Look at the beast!
This is epic.
Budget build; was running stock cooler on R5 2600 to save cost initially.
Most games was sub 80C but MHW randomly spiked to 89C for a while and made me consider upgrading cooler.
Considered liquid enclosed loop but further research showed that this is almost like for like VS some triple and most double fan equivalent enclosed liquid coolers (go see). So I decided I should go for end game air cooling now, and this is it!
I’m sure a custom loop would be expectedly better but I’m sticking with air for now and this is a monster.
My case had limits in terms of cooler size so I’ve had to remove the taller of the two fans to get the tempered glass, side panel on, but even so it is cool asf.
Noctua made a good decision going black too!
Look at the beast!
This is epic.
Budget build; was running stock cooler on R5 2600 to save cost initially.
Most games was sub 80C but MHW randomly spiked to 89C for a while and made me consider upgrading cooler.
Considered liquid enclosed loop but further research showed that this is almost like for like VS some triple and most double fan equivalent enclosed liquid coolers (go see). So I decided I should go for end game air cooling now, and this is it!
I’m sure a custom loop would be expectedly better but I’m sticking with air for now and this is a monster.
My case had limits in terms of cooler size so I’ve had to remove the taller of the two fans to get the tempered glass, side panel on, but even so it is cool asf.
Noctua made a good decision going black too!
cooling a 3900x oc
Always used a decent AIO or full watercooling loop on this chip but wanted to try this air cooler.
Well what can i say its excellent, comes boxed very well, instructions are easy, easy to install.
Ive set the CPU with really heavy loads, benchmarking, 4k ultra gaming etc…, but my CPU stays under 51 to 54
degrees celcius, thats cooler than a h2o full loop, and im only using one fan on it.
In short its very very good at what it does, looks good aswell, but please be aware this thing is huge.
Ram clearance is good, but make sure you have headroom for second fan, if you need it.
Overall i highly recommend this cooler, its a Noctua so the quality is very high.
cooling a 3900x oc
Always used a decent AIO or full watercooling loop on this chip but wanted to try this air cooler.
Well what can i say its excellent, comes boxed very well, instructions are easy, easy to install.
Ive set the CPU with really heavy loads, benchmarking, 4k ultra gaming etc…, but my CPU stays under 51 to 54
degrees celcius, thats cooler than a h2o full loop, and im only using one fan on it.
In short its very very good at what it does, looks good aswell, but please be aware this thing is huge.
Ram clearance is good, but make sure you have headroom for second fan, if you need it.
Overall i highly recommend this cooler, its a Noctua so the quality is very high.
Grea
The very best of air cooling and beautiful aesthetics in the case. Great provider.
Best quality air cooling on the market. I use this to cool my 3900x and am yet to exceed temperatures of 65c even when under heavy load. In terms of volume this is a very quiet cooler and even with the two fans installed and when running below 50% speed there is no sound at all. At full 100% speed they sound like what my old AMD Wraith cooler did at 40%.
The installation process is very simple and easy to follow for a massive cooler, i see that some complain that its complicated but this is by far the best mounting mechanism available right now for both AMD and Intel boards. The fans connect to the heat-sync using clips and are easy to remove and clean with no awkward screws.
Take note that this is a GIANT cooler and will likely have a dominant presence in your PC, so if aesthetics are important to you be aware of this. Its important that you ensure your case has enough space to fit the cooler as even the biggest case i have only just squeezed this thing inside with a centimetre of clearance.
Top CPU coole
This is a serious bit of kit, very impressive . Packaging is top notch and the unit is incredibly well made and runs very quietly when set up correctly in either MB bios or a fan tuning utility. It runs every bit as cool as a typical 240mm AIO in real the world. The difference I have noticed between this and an AIO is that the temperature swings are more responsive to the CPU temp, they go up quicker and also down quicker after CPU loading has finished. I have used on AMD 3900x and set up another identical spec machine with 240mm AIO for a friend. Temps between the pair are within 1 or 2 degrees at idle and full load, for noise levels the Noctua is marginally quieter under full load. It is a big unit and you will need low profile RAM chips which will be hidden from view wit the Noctua installed. Mounting system to CPU is very good as well. Highly recommended.
Top CPU coole
This is a serious bit of kit, very impressive . Packaging is top notch and the unit is incredibly well made and runs very quietly when set up correctly in either MB bios or a fan tuning utility. It runs every bit as cool as a typical 240mm AIO in real the world. The difference I have noticed between this and an AIO is that the temperature swings are more responsive to the CPU temp, they go up quicker and also down quicker after CPU loading has finished. I have used on AMD 3900x and set up another identical spec machine with 240mm AIO for a friend. Temps between the pair are within 1 or 2 degrees at idle and full load, for noise levels the Noctua is marginally quieter under full load. It is a big unit and you will need low profile RAM chips which will be hidden from view wit the Noctua installed. Mounting system to CPU is very good as well. Highly recommended.
Legendary performance with clean aesthetics
When it comes to trusting air coolers to keep my CPU temps down, Noctua has been the go to for years. The all black design is icing on the cake and blends in well with my Bequiet Dark Base 900 case (not the best airflow)
I’m using it to cool a Ryzen 9 – 3950X which is a power hungry processor but so far its been upto the task with idle temps in the 35-40C range and late 70s under an extended cinebench load. Gaming has not seen the processor go over 75C. The ambient temps in my room are usually maintained at 24C. All this while being whisper quiet. The loudest hum in my room is usually my AC.
While many reviews on the internet say that the Deepcool Assasin 3 beats this cooler, I had that on my rig for a month and after switching found that the Noctua D-15 beat it by 1-2 degrees, but with much better fan acoustics.
A great product and a must buy if youre going the reliable air cooling route.
Legendary performance with clean aesthetics
When it comes to trusting air coolers to keep my CPU temps down, Noctua has been the go to for years. The all black design is icing on the cake and blends in well with my Bequiet Dark Base 900 case (not the best airflow)
I’m using it to cool a Ryzen 9 – 3950X which is a power hungry processor but so far its been upto the task with idle temps in the 35-40C range and late 70s under an extended cinebench load. Gaming has not seen the processor go over 75C. The ambient temps in my room are usually maintained at 24C. All this while being whisper quiet. The loudest hum in my room is usually my AC.
While many reviews on the internet say that the Deepcool Assasin 3 beats this cooler, I had that on my rig for a month and after switching found that the Noctua D-15 beat it by 1-2 degrees, but with much better fan acoustics.
A great product and a must buy if youre going the reliable air cooling route.
Super performance and inaudible operatio
Fast shipping, I placed my order and it was here within 48 hours all the way from Austria – nice Noctua!
I bought it to replace stock cooler on my old 4690k to overclock it and then use on my next processor later this year (waiting for Zen 3 to come out).
So… with stock cooler my 4690k was around 60-65’C at idle. I replaced it with this Noctua and temps at idle fell to 32’C… nice! Then I overclocked it from 3,9Ghz to 4,9Ghz. And it reaches max 78-80’C when I use Prime95 stress test – nice! But during normal gaming even when CPU is under 100% load temp is around 56-58’C (ARK: Survival Evolved, Withcher 3 etc…) So I can enjoy more fps and performance and temps stay safe. There is 1 fan that comes mounted on the heatsink and another one is in the box. I use both of them and they never go 100%, CPU cooling is now inaudible for me. Now the only thing I hear are case fans at idle, and my MSI GPU coolers when gaming (which I though were inaudible before I replaced my stock Intel cooler). Overall quality is very good. Mounting is just brilliant and super fast! I built many systems in my life and used many different brands of coolers, most of the time mounting is awkward, like guys who design this are not using their own products. Here with Noctua it is easy and solid at the same time. Everything as described in youtube reviews. It comes with mounts for different slots and sockets and Noctua thermal paste. Some say that this is a con that cooler somewhat covers first slot of RAM memory… But hey – who removes his RAM often? You stick it there and it stays there until you buy new computer. So as for me this is not a problem. Good product, worth the money. I’m a Noctua customer now 🙂 Next stage replace my Cooler-Master case fans with Noctua fans. Cheers!
Super performance and inaudible operatio
Fast shipping, I placed my order and it was here within 48 hours all the way from Austria – nice Noctua!
I bought it to replace stock cooler on my old 4690k to overclock it and then use on my next processor later this year (waiting for Zen 3 to come out).
So… with stock cooler my 4690k was around 60-65’C at idle. I replaced it with this Noctua and temps at idle fell to 32’C… nice! Then I overclocked it from 3,9Ghz to 4,9Ghz. And it reaches max 78-80’C when I use Prime95 stress test – nice! But during normal gaming even when CPU is under 100% load temp is around 56-58’C (ARK: Survival Evolved, Withcher 3 etc…) So I can enjoy more fps and performance and temps stay safe. There is 1 fan that comes mounted on the heatsink and another one is in the box. I use both of them and they never go 100%, CPU cooling is now inaudible for me. Now the only thing I hear are case fans at idle, and my MSI GPU coolers when gaming (which I though were inaudible before I replaced my stock Intel cooler). Overall quality is very good. Mounting is just brilliant and super fast! I built many systems in my life and used many different brands of coolers, most of the time mounting is awkward, like guys who design this are not using their own products. Here with Noctua it is easy and solid at the same time. Everything as described in youtube reviews. It comes with mounts for different slots and sockets and Noctua thermal paste. Some say that this is a con that cooler somewhat covers first slot of RAM memory… But hey – who removes his RAM often? You stick it there and it stays there until you buy new computer. So as for me this is not a problem. Good product, worth the money. I’m a Noctua customer now 🙂 Next stage replace my Cooler-Master case fans with Noctua fans. Cheers!
Brillia
Brilliant.. Cools my CPU down great.. Prior to installation it was running at 80%, it now runs at 50% with this cooler installed.. (I5 9th Gen, with GTX 270s). Running COD with high settings.
Brillia
Brilliant.. Cools my CPU down great.. Prior to installation it was running at 80%, it now runs at 50% with this cooler installed.. (I5 9th Gen, with GTX 270s). Running COD with high settings.
Excellent company and creative with refrigerants
Excellent installation and easy cooling high I was suffering from the heat of the processor and now the heat is low but the problem with the door of the bag does not close because of the large radiator processor i have resin 3700x heat was reaching 65 desktop without pressure now up to 45 and the speed of the processor on 4Hz and the highest who suffers from heat I recommend this radiator but make sure the measurements of the bag do not fall to the same problem
Excellent company and creative with refrigerants
Excellent installation and easy cooling high I was suffering from the heat of the processor and now the heat is low but the problem with the door of the bag does not close because of the large radiator processor i have resin 3700x heat was reaching 65 desktop without pressure now up to 45 and the speed of the processor on 4Hz and the highest who suffers from heat I recommend this radiator but make sure the measurements of the bag do not fall to the same problem
Down by 30 Degrees
I have had a Hi60 for the last 6 years and I thought my CPU/FAN was being very hot. Using a program (CPUID Software monitor) I discovered that my CPu was at 90 degrees when playing big games like COD warfare/warzone.
I Bought this fan. The instruction were good but it could have been better how to attach the fan with the clip.
Now when I play, my CPU is at 60degrees Top.
Worth every Pennies!
Down by 30 Degrees
I have had a Hi60 for the last 6 years and I thought my CPU/FAN was being very hot. Using a program (CPUID Software monitor) I discovered that my CPu was at 90 degrees when playing big games like COD warfare/warzone.
I Bought this fan. The instruction were good but it could have been better how to attach the fan with the clip.
Now when I play, my CPU is at 60degrees Top.
Worth every Pennies!
Quality cooler, efficient and effective
Works exceptionally well for an air cooler, running an i7 7800x (6 core) at 4.7ghz and manages to stay below 90 when playing games, under full load reaches 98 but I dont use it 100% ever so works for me, obviously you can take it down by .1 and get better thermals, the mounting was a little weird, when it comes to mounting the tower to it be sure to do a half turn on one side, then thread the other, then tighten evenly. at 100% speed does produce quite the hum, but depending on your clocks it will never need to.
Quality cooler, efficient and effective
Works exceptionally well for an air cooler, running an i7 7800x (6 core) at 4.7ghz and manages to stay below 90 when playing games, under full load reaches 98 but I dont use it 100% ever so works for me, obviously you can take it down by .1 and get better thermals, the mounting was a little weird, when it comes to mounting the tower to it be sure to do a half turn on one side, then thread the other, then tighten evenly. at 100% speed does produce quite the hum, but depending on your clocks it will never need to.
Having had the Noctua DH-14 in my previous build going for this was the next best choice in my new AMD build. I’ve not seen overly great things from the flood of AIO watercoolers in the market over the years.
The NH-D15 is an absolute unit. Its Big, quiet, efficent and effective when needs to be.
Whilst writing this review its keeping my Ryzen 3800X which is running at 4.37GHz OC sitting at 23 – 27 degrees.
Under constant heavy load (Cinebench R20) and Games tests the CPU temperature doesn’t break above 60 degrees whatever i throw at it. Fans are only configured at 30% 550 rpm with a curve up to 55% at 60 degrees (In Asus Fan Expert) so not exactly heavy usage on FAN RPM.
Fans are silent the only noise i hear coming from my build is the Graphics Card fans.
The only point i would note is that because this thing is an absolute unit i would suggest plugging in any CPU Power, Fan headers in before putting this in the case gets cosy once mounted in the case.
Better than my AIO Corsair H150
Wow absolutely fantastic product.
So glad they finally released a black version I just couldn’t stand putting that ugly original in my case. I have been running a Cosair AIO H150 280mm rad for a couple of years and whilst good it could get noisey along with the pump noise. The temps were very good but this NH-D15 is even better about 5 c cooler and a third of the noise level. I keep checking my temps and PC as I cannot believe how much quieter and cooler it is.
Easy to install in my Fractal Meshfiy S2 case and looks really good in my stealth black build. Fantastic product guys ditch those Aios and get one of these instead.
It’s a Noctua NH-D15 in all black - what more do you need to know.
It’s a Noctua – what more do you need to know. Just watch out with your fan placement and your RAM heights. I ended up using two 80mm fans side by side wired together in order to clear the height of my four sticks RAM.
Also, being all black, it looks the business in your PC build – none of that horrible brown. (Still don’t know why Noctua chose to use brown – why Noctua, why?)
Comes with clear instructions and mounting hardware for both “don’t look at Benchmark” Intel as well as for AMD CPUs/Motherboards – including suppling you a long screwdriver in order to tighten down the mounts.
Better than my AIO Corsair H150
Wow absolutely fantastic product.
So glad they finally released a black version I just couldn’t stand putting that ugly original in my case. I have been running a Cosair AIO H150 280mm rad for a couple of years and whilst good it could get noisey along with the pump noise. The temps were very good but this NH-D15 is even better about 5 c cooler and a third of the noise level. I keep checking my temps and PC as I cannot believe how much quieter and cooler it is.
Easy to install in my Fractal Meshfiy S2 case and looks really good in my stealth black build. Fantastic product guys ditch those Aios and get one of these instead.
It’s a Noctua NH-D15 in all black - what more do you need to know.
It’s a Noctua – what more do you need to know. Just watch out with your fan placement and your RAM heights. I ended up using two 80mm fans side by side wired together in order to clear the height of my four sticks RAM.
Also, being all black, it looks the business in your PC build – none of that horrible brown. (Still don’t know why Noctua chose to use brown – why Noctua, why?)
Comes with clear instructions and mounting hardware for both “don’t look at Benchmark” Intel as well as for AMD CPUs/Motherboards – including suppling you a long screwdriver in order to tighten down the mounts.
Noctua ++
– don’t need to say much else the name speaks for itself, quality product,chromax looks great, temps are 10c+ cooler than stock, arrived 2 days faster than expected, recommended.
Superb Cooler, Simply the best Noctua
Have also just swapped the the front fans out with 3 of Noctua NF-P14s redux-1500 PWM, High Performance Cooling Fan, 4-Pin, 1500 RPM (140mm, Grey)
If it fits in your case, go for it!
There is not much to say. Noctua makes the best air coolers on the marked and keeps up with high end water cooling systems. I like that the D-15 comes now in black since the original is something you need to like or to deal with. Very big, super quiet and your CPU stays cool even unter hard load! Make sure to check first if your case is big enough to fit this monster 🙂
If it fits in your case, go for it!
There is not much to say. Noctua makes the best air coolers on the marked and keeps up with high end water cooling systems. I like that the D-15 comes now in black since the original is something you need to like or to deal with. Very big, super quiet and your CPU stays cool even unter hard load! Make sure to check first if your case is big enough to fit this monster 🙂
Awesome
Was brilliant, it came 1 day early. Paid a decent price and was easy to install to am4. I did watch a video or two first. Fits well in my phanteks eclipse P600S case and tall ram.
Awesome
Was brilliant, it came 1 day early. Paid a decent price and was easy to install to am4. I did watch a video or two first. Fits well in my phanteks eclipse P600S case and tall ram.
Excellent cooling
I got this to replace a Dark Rock 3 single tower cooler. At 5Ghz my 8700k could hit 99c on Prime95 torture test with small FFT AVX instructions. This is pretty much the hardest workload you can ask your CPU to do. The same test had the highest core at 85c with the NH-D15. So in normal gaming the temps are quite a bit lower. Measuring temps is not easy as there are many variables to take into account, it is not an absolute thing. However, subjectively I can see my CPU running 10c-15c cooler under high workloads.
The fan can spin super slow at roughly ~450rpm which is inaudible and ramps up to ~1400rpm under load.
I have owned the Dark Rock Pro 2 previously which compares to the NH-D15 in size, but the NH-D15 is much easier to mount and has good clearance for ram.
In conclusion, this is the best air cooler I have ever used and highly recommend it.
Very high quality cooler well worth the money
Insanely quiet cooler, used on an amd Ryzen 3600 at 3.95GHz, under load doesn’t go above 63C, very big though, had an issue with the low noise adapters because my motherboard didn’t register the fans because they were at too low of an RPM
Very high quality cooler well worth the money
Insanely quiet cooler, used on an amd Ryzen 3600 at 3.95GHz, under load doesn’t go above 63C, very big though, had an issue with the low noise adapters because my motherboard didn’t register the fans because they were at too low of an RPM
Supreme cooling if you have the patience
Excellent fans that are quiet and highly efficient. The custom mount though is a pain to install and does not appear to offer any significant benefit from a well fitted traditional bracket.
Would absolutely use again in a future build but considering the fiddly nature, I would use a simpler mount on a PC built for others.
On my own though, the dual fan setup is excellent for keeping my Ryzen 3800x and surrounding components nice and cool.
Supreme cooling if you have the patience
Excellent fans that are quiet and highly efficient. The custom mount though is a pain to install and does not appear to offer any significant benefit from a well fitted traditional bracket.
Would absolutely use again in a future build but considering the fiddly nature, I would use a simpler mount on a PC built for others.
On my own though, the dual fan setup is excellent for keeping my Ryzen 3800x and surrounding components nice and cool.
Noctua, insane performance
I use to have Corsair H115i liquid cooler until the pump died what make me consider air, however Noctua keep my temperatures lower with 2-4 degrees which was the biggest surprise for me.
Noctua, insane performance
I use to have Corsair H115i liquid cooler until the pump died what make me consider air, however Noctua keep my temperatures lower with 2-4 degrees which was the biggest surprise for me.
well worth every penny
I have to say this was the easiest cooler I have ever fitted and so quite. got it to replace an a all in one water cooler and this thing actually keeps the CPU cooler and more quite
Great coole
Installation of fans is a bit strange but otherwise runs very good
Seeing improvements of 10 degrees on high loads and 20 on normal compared to Wraith Prism on 3900x which used to peak at 90 degrees (now <80)
Its purty
Much quieter than my corsair aio. Took me. A while to mount initially but after reapplying thermal paste and reinstalling took no time at all. Managed to oc 8700k to 5ghz and now hit 82 max but average 73 degrees. Looks great compared to previous noctua coolers.
Its purty
Much quieter than my corsair aio. Took me. A while to mount initially but after reapplying thermal paste and reinstalling took no time at all. Managed to oc 8700k to 5ghz and now hit 82 max but average 73 degrees. Looks great compared to previous noctua coolers.
Using this with a ryzen 3700x as a replacement for the stock wrath cooler which when running at hi levels sounded like a jet taking off! Even though im useing both fans pegged at 100% the noise level is nothing more then a low hum, in fact i still check the speed via hardware moniter just to make sure they are working as im convinced its not its THAT silent.
Heat wise when running heavy cpu useage (blender for example) it rarely tops 63 degrees where the stock would hit 85 (the throttle point is 90) this is mesured via the ryzen master program.
The full black matches my build perfectly but the size gave me cause for concern, i have a Corsair Obsidian 750D (By no means a small case) and the hight clearance is about 5mm, mounting the brackets was simplisity itself however mounting the cooler to the brackets took three attemps, my advise is to get one side started by threading it just 1 half turn, any more makes it harder to get the other side on. Once on i would recomend 1 full turn per side untill fully threaded to ensure even spread. Oh also it comes with a tube of paste rarther then the pre apllyied “pad” most other coolers come with.
Im so impressed im seriously considering buying one for my brothers pc as his also is a bit on the loud side once it starts getting warm.
The best air cooler just got better !!
This one if the best air coolers you can get. Originally had a NZXT x52 on i9 9900k. This surprisingly is quiter and also keeps the CPU cooler. Idle is around 25-28c and under load never seen it reach over 65C. Especially considering I have quite a small case H200i. Fitting this was a pain not due to the cooler design but because I was fitting this into a small case.
The best air cooler just got better !!
This one if the best air coolers you can get. Originally had a NZXT x52 on i9 9900k. This surprisingly is quiter and also keeps the CPU cooler. Idle is around 25-28c and under load never seen it reach over 65C. Especially considering I have quite a small case H200i. Fitting this was a pain not due to the cooler design but because I was fitting this into a small case.
The best cooler I've ever owned
It runs quiet and it keeps everything cool even during more intense game play.
My previous fan had my case to hot to touch but with this in, it’s kept everything cold
and running at max performance without a hitch, best purchase of this year for me.
The best cooler I've ever owned
It runs quiet and it keeps everything cool even during more intense game play.
My previous fan had my case to hot to touch but with this in, it’s kept everything cold
and running at max performance without a hitch, best purchase of this year for me.
Upgrade from Dark Rock 3 on 8700k
Wow. I upgraded from a Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 and didn’t expect such a massive improvement, but under full load I’m barely reaching 70c, which is a full 15 degrees less than I was getting with the Dark Rock. It’s barely audible with the fans at 80%. Fantastic buy and worth the money.
Not the LTT edition but I’m so happy with this! The only slight negative was the mounting screws were difficult to get to “bite” when installing, but overall it was an absolute breeze to install. My 8700k is thanking me.
Upgrade from Dark Rock 3 on 8700k
Wow. I upgraded from a Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3 and didn’t expect such a massive improvement, but under full load I’m barely reaching 70c, which is a full 15 degrees less than I was getting with the Dark Rock. It’s barely audible with the fans at 80%. Fantastic buy and worth the money.
Not the LTT edition but I’m so happy with this! The only slight negative was the mounting screws were difficult to get to “bite” when installing, but overall it was an absolute breeze to install. My 8700k is thanking me.
Bought this Air Cooler to replace a 140mm NZXT Kraken X42 AIO ( Since upgrading to a Ryzen 3600 ) I watched a lot of reviews on how this cooler runs silent and can give the same results as a 360/420mm AIO. The results are outstanding – runs Silent !! The CPU runs 40-50 under load – Noctua have done it again – I never thought I would’ve gone back to air cooling but after watching a lot of reviews / builds ( LTT store.com ) I’m glad I did.
Works perfectly fine with Ryzen 3950X
AMD recommends watercooling for 3950X – Nah, this is enough assuming you are not planning to extensive overclocking. Mine runs nice, smooth and quiet only ramping up on some really CPU heavy tasks. I’ve used Noctua products for years. The previous one lasted for 9 years and would still be running if I’d not be doing system upgrade. Seen some of the AIO coolers having problems with algae/getting blocked after couple years, no thanks!
Works perfectly fine with Ryzen 3950X
AMD recommends watercooling for 3950X – Nah, this is enough assuming you are not planning to extensive overclocking. Mine runs nice, smooth and quiet only ramping up on some really CPU heavy tasks. I’ve used Noctua products for years. The previous one lasted for 9 years and would still be running if I’d not be doing system upgrade. Seen some of the AIO coolers having problems with algae/getting blocked after couple years, no thanks!
First things first, I ordered the cooler late November and it’s a standard black one without the LTT parts the latter of which I wasn’t expecting or wanting but thought it would be useful for others to know.
Secondly this cooler is huge so before considering it I’d check Noctua’s site which has detailed compatibility lists for cases and motherboards. I bought the NH-D15 to use within a Fractal Define R6 USB-C case for a socket AM4 AMD Ryzen 9 3900x CPU. Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero, Nvidia GTX 1070FE and four sticks of Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR 3200Mhz ram (small heatsinks, no LEDS) which all fits together without issue.
In the box you get a range of parts to fit a variety of sockets (currently LGA2066, LGA2011, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1151, LGA1150, AM4 & AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1/FM2/FM2+) and all the accessories you need to fit the cooler including a screwdriver and thermal compound. There’s good instructions for each socket and Noctua also have online videos as well making fitting a breeze. For socket AM4 I simply needed to unscrew the brackets from the motherboard, screw on two adapters, remove the central fan on the cooler, screw the cooler down onto the two adapters then place the central fan back on and the second fan onto the side. I had two CPU fan headers on my motherboard which I used although the package does include a splitter to allow both fans to run off one header (or at least I assume that’s what it is for)
On the first power up I thought I must have failed to connect it correctly because it was so quiet I didn’t think the fans were running, even under heavy load the system remains remarkably quiet. I’d originally thought an AIO water cooler was the way to go for quiet and effective cooling but I’d been impressed with reviews showing how well this Noctua could work and it’s been great in practice. For those that like RGB lighting the AIO coolers will be a better choice as these fans are plain and the front fan may not clear ram modules with RGB on them unless there’s a lot of clearance in the case.
90 is a lot of money for an air cooler especially as it’s 13 more to get the black one but I don’t regret the purchase, support for the cooler is excellent, it’s very easy to install, it should hopefully work with future sockets and its performance and noise compare well to AIO coolers which aren’t that cheap either.
Summary:
If you are lucky and don’t have issues installing it then this fan is the best and would get 5 starts for performance
However, had issues with installation so I have to remove a star for that.
PRO:
I had a crap cpu fan and less than ideal case airflow which kept my cpu at around 70 degrees. After I finally managed to install this CPU fan and added an additional fan to direct the fresh air straight into the cpu fan it went to down to 20 degrees which is amazing performance. New paste and added fans help but still, that is awesome for a cpu fan.
With this I managed to OC the CPU by 1.2 GZ and temps are still low averaging 33 wile idle and 55 after a few hours under full load.
CON:
While installing the fan I noticed one of the two screws that is used to connect the fan to the cpu socket was defective.
I should have returned it and asked for a replacement but since customer support was so slow I didn’t want to wait a few more weeks. I had to improvise another way and after a few hours I managed to install it using my own screws and bolts.
Also, the fan requires a stock AMD backplate in order to be installed which is not mentioned in the description of the item, only in the installation manual. I contacted Noactua and after about a week they sent me a backplate.
I bought this in an attempt to bring my temps down on my older i5 8600k. I decided to OC to 5.0 Ghz and noticed that my previous cooler couldnt keep it cool enough (Coolermaster H412R), temperatures will easily go on the high 70s degrees at load and almost hit 90 under Stress CPU testing using Prime95.
After putting this on temperatures rarely go over 60 degrees and never go over 75 with Prime95 (same configuration).
I am sure I can push the CPU further but I dont see a need for it. Again, highly recommended, silent and very good looking!
Massive improvement from stock Ryzen coole
Replaced the default Prism cooler which came with my Ryzen 3700x. Fitting was a bit fiddly and took longer than expected but the instructions were clear enough.
My temps and noise have reduced so dramatically. I used to idle at 40 degrees, hitting around high 60s and 70s in game with the sound effects of a hoover to match.
Now I idle at the low to mid 20s and 40 degrees in game. Obscene! Plus it’s incredibly quiet by comparison.
It’s about the size of a car turbo but it looks surprisingly good inside the case. I’m gearing towards a more neutral look with low key RGB so it appears nice and clean from the outside.
Really impressed all in all and delighted with my purchase.
Massive improvement from stock Ryzen coole
Replaced the default Prism cooler which came with my Ryzen 3700x. Fitting was a bit fiddly and took longer than expected but the instructions were clear enough.
My temps and noise have reduced so dramatically. I used to idle at 40 degrees, hitting around high 60s and 70s in game with the sound effects of a hoover to match.
Now I idle at the low to mid 20s and 40 degrees in game. Obscene! Plus it’s incredibly quiet by comparison.
It’s about the size of a car turbo but it looks surprisingly good inside the case. I’m gearing towards a more neutral look with low key RGB so it appears nice and clean from the outside.
Really impressed all in all and delighted with my purchase.
Absolute beast to look at but cools better than my previous 2 liquid coolers. I added the cromax extras and it looks grea
CPU Fa
Fan arrived on Time as advised. Fan works great with my Ryzen 9300X.
It’s simply the best air cooler money can buy (space-in-your-case permitting), now in a refreshingly clean matte black. Mine is the LTT edition, so with it came a couple of LTT stickers and orange anti-vibration pads/fittings, which are a nice contrast against the black, and anyone familiar with Noctua’s standard brown and beige colour scheme will hopefully be happy with this change 🙂
Fantastic build quality and not that horrible 70’s brown colour Noctura normally comes in, mine was the LTT edition.
Keeps my Ryzen 3700x at 30-35 idling and I have not seen it above 70 when running Cinebench etc.
Front fan can be moved up for a bit more RAM clearance.
Orange bits confirmed
Purchased 15th October 2019 and confirm is the LTT model. This thing is huge!
I shall be installing this in my Unraid server over the weekend; the intention of this initial review posting is to confirm the item received was the LTT edition.