NZXT Havik vs Noctua NH-D14 Review

really surprised, I really tought it would get it's ass kicked... now imagine 2 of these on 1 chip... would beat anything
 
Great review Tom, now hopefully people will see why i rant about this cooler lol

Need to persuade NZXT to create a twin tower version, would be a beast of a cooler.
 
There was a member on here that posted his temps using the Havik to cool his 990X at 4.4ghz months ago showing it was just as good as the D14.

Nice to see it get a gold award with a full review and vid though and it's good to know NZXT have finally stopped sulking over the H2 review.
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SieB said:
There was a member on here that posted his temps using the Havik to cool his 990X at 4.4ghz months ago showing it was just as good as the D14.

Nice to see it get a gold award with a full review and vid though and it's good to know NZXT have finally stopped sulking over the H2 review.
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I remember that
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. StreekG is his username iirc.

Brilliant review and really impressive cooler. I might buy one to replace my Hyper 212+, seeing as I have tall ram.
 
dam did NOT think that a single tower would be that good (even with the louder fans, but still) also the color will be more appealing to a lot of people, and add the ram options and the price, i think overall this is = to the d14
 
you mention in he video that it was moveable on the cpu with the 5mm spacers, so was thinking if you were to use 4mm spacers so it would be a tighter fit maybe it's cooling would be even better maybe to the point of matching the d14. just a thought

Edit: also think this looks nicer then the d14 tbh
 
This looks like a great cooler. I'm sure NZXT will be surprised and delighted to hear/read Tom's review of the product. Aside from this, NZXT has started to release their bronze rated PSUs. I wonder how they'll fare?
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I have to say another brilliant unbiased review well done TTL. For those with tall ram and lets face it there is a lot of it out there this is a great D-14 replacement well done NZXT on a great cooler.
 
You would have to say that the Havik matched the D14 at 4.4GHz because you can't compare more than 1 degree either way as HWMonitor only gives readings as integers.
 
I wonder if you could use wire framed fan clips, such as those used for mounting on Thermalright and Noctua coolers, on the Havik? It would be interesting to see how well it'll perform with the Thermalright or Noctua fans.
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Aesthetically better than the d14 in my opinion. I was a little apprehensive about this cooler. I thought the claim that the performance matches the d14 was a load of bull. Glad to see it wasn't as far from the truth as I thought. The only thing that worries me is the noise.
 
Since NZXT decided to act like a 5 year old once Tom did the H2 review I decided to remove the Havik off my new system short list and went out and purchased a NH-D14

Im sure its just one example of how a company can miss handle a "situation " which can cost revenue and any good will they may have with a customer ( i have a Phantom case )

Tom keep up the great reviews . honesty has earnt you a loyal fan
 
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