OC3D Review: Noctua NC-U6 Chipset Cooler

[PV5150]

Looking for a purely passive cooling solution with your chipset cooling? Noctua's NC-U6 chipset cooler dropped by the OC3D Review Labs and we put it through its paces. Check out the review to see what all the hype is about...

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[FarFarAway]

Looks damn sweet. Great review as usual Mr Peevles

 

[PV5150]

Thanks mate

 

[Rastalovich]

Looks really nice, I think the price tag isn`t too bad either. Definately something to consider to replace some of the awful ones mobo manufs put together.

Thing that amazes me is if u look at the item seperately, it looks like it`ll be an awkwardly looking skyscraper of a hs. But when u see it mounted in situ, surrounded by cards etc, u realize it`s more suitable than u might have thought.

Price I seen this @ Performance was about $35 >.< I was thinking it`d be cheaper dollar side.

 

[Mr. Smith]

That is a nice little cooler. Quality review too

 

[NickS]

Nice review. PV, how'd you measure chipset temp on P5B?

 

[Toxcity]

Nice one PV!

I really enjoyed reading this. Looks like a pretty damn good NB cooler too!

 

[chudley]

I cant wait till the days when i need a cooler like this, it means I have finally hid away enough money to get an update and the missus has not caught me.

 

[GrimReaper]

:worship: hey nice review

 

[PV5150]

Hey guys, thanks for the feedback. Appreciated

Nice review. PV, how'd you measure chipset temp on P5B?

Thanks mate. Temps were taken via Speed Fan 4.32 beta 17 and double checked for consistency using ASUS' own PC Probe.

 

[NickS]

Hmm. "Chipset" never showed up in PC Probe for me?

 

[PV5150]

PC Probe shows consistently the same temp on my motherboard reading as it does in AI Suite (sytem) and Speedfan. Iirc, the winbond (W83791G) chip for the P5B Deluxe 965 chipset handles the temps from CPU and NB via the die.

 

[FarFarAway]

PC Probe shows consistently the same temp on my motherboard reading as it does in AI Suite (sytem) and Speedfan. Iirc, the winbond (W83791G) chip for the P5B Deluxe 965 chipset handles the temps from CPU and NB via the die.

They showed in PC Probe for me too