OC3D Review: Noctua NH-D14

[Shido]

Does anyone know if this cooler is compatible with say, Corsair Dominator GT memory? What with the high heat spreaders I'm not sure if it would give enough clearance or not without removing the heat spreaders which to me seems like a bad idea.

If no, do you recommend any other coolers? Like the Coolermaster V8 or V10? Perhaps Corsair H50 or H70? (Not sure if they are worth getting or not)

Thanks,

Shido

 

[tinytomlogan]

Does anyone know if this cooler is compatible with say, Corsair Dominator GT memory? What with the high heat spreaders I'm not sure if it would give enough clearance or not without removing the heat spreaders which to me seems like a bad idea.

If no, do you recommend any other coolers? Like the Coolermaster V8 or V10? Perhaps Corsair H50 or H70? (Not sure if they are worth getting or not)

Thanks,

Shido

GT is fine with the tops off, if you look in my videos I do it on every one dude.

 

[lasher]

You can, if room in case have the front 120mm fan further up the front. Its just held on by spring clips.

Although as Tom states you can remove the top spreaders. Good airflow through your case and the RAM wont cook its self.

 

[Shido]

I see what you mean about the spring clips lasher, I might be able to do what you suggested though do you think moving the fan will affect performance of the radiators?

As for airflow, I have a Cooler Master HAF X with both top 200mm fans and the side 200mm with plenty of space. I'll take your word on the heat spreaders too Tom, I'll try the spring clips first, if not I'll just have to remove the spreaders I guess

Thanks for the replies guys

- Shido

 

[tinytomlogan]

I see what you mean about the spring clips lasher, I might be able to do what you suggested though do you think moving the fan will affect performance of the radiators?

As for airflow, I have a Cooler Master HAF X with both top 200mm fans and the side 200mm with plenty of space. I'll take your word on the heat spreaders too Tom, I'll try the spring clips first, if not I'll just have to remove the spreaders I guess

Thanks for the replies guys

- Shido

You dont need to move the fan, and its a complete arse and reduces the effectiveness of the rear fan for the rest of the case. For the GT ram just whip off the tops dude

IMHO it just looks wrong with it moved aswell.

 

[Shido]

Thanks Tom, that's what I was thinking. Do you have any thoughts on a Cooler Master V10 compared to a Noctua, I can't seem to find any comparisons or reviews you've made.

By the way, is there any way to put those spreaders back on effectively or are they stuck off forever once removed?

Thanks,

Shido

 

[tinytomlogan]

Thanks Tom, that's what I was thinking. Do you have any thoughts on a Cooler Master V10 compared to a Noctua, I can't seem to find any comparisons or reviews you've made.

By the way, is there any way to put those spreaders back on effectively or are they stuck off forever once removed?

Thanks,

Shido

Noctua is the best cooler on the planet. Ram heatsinks have srews for the top bits dude so its all very easy to remove and refit

 

[alienware]

Well all I can do now is pray mine arrives lol.

Ordered a 140 for the front of my new build and a 120 for the back. And then money ran out... F**k they're expensive lmao.

I have a 92 in the bay already though, so one more 120 and I have a full set. I look forward to a gentle soothing whoosh.

 

[swalkey]

Have you tried out the CoolIT ECO A.L.C.?

It looks like a good water cool solution for the beginner as it is a sealed unit requiring no coolant maintenance and fairly easy to fit.

At around £55 it's there will the med to high end air cooling metal fin + fan heatsinks.

Do you know how the CoolIT ECO ALC does / would compare with the Noctua NH-D14 or a more serious custom water loop cooling system?

I am just building my system and I couldn't decide between a serious air cooling heatsink solution or the CoolIT ECO ALC. On the strength of reviews I bought an CoolIT ECO ALC and a ThermalRight MUX-120 so I could have a look at them close up. I haven't found a direct comparison between these two or seen them involved in the same test results.

I have deduced that the ThermalRight MUX-120 can probably take more heat away then the CoolIT ECO ALC but I am not planning extreme overclocking (I am new to this scene - never dared do it with my previous AMDs before). I do like the fact that the CoolIT ECO ALC's processor 'pad' package is quite compact - much smaller then a stonking great heat sink cooler.

The ThermalRight MUX-120 looks too oversized and out of proportion when I hold it over my board. Also I would have to orientate it the other way round to the conventional otherwise it blocks 2 of my memory slots which I need to use. Also I suspect it may not fit in my ATX Midi-Tower box (Apeva X-Cruser) which hasn't been delivered yet.

A final question: With a CPU only water cooled solution would my chipset be at risk of overheating? (I mean with traditional / processor OEM stock fan assisted CPU cooling the some of airflow from the fan passes over the chipset heatsink. My last AMD board died when I hadn't realised a chipset fan had stopped working and it was a slow and gradual demise before I realised what was happening!)

 

[AMDFTW]

coolit ECO are poo they are ECO coolers and they are worse than the H70

basicly the DH14 is the best air cooler out on the market full stop

if you wanna go watercooling then it has to be done with effort and with money as there is no point goin in half assed,its gotta be done right or not at all

and with your mobo should be a suplied fan for use when watercooling the CPU altho i dont think it needed when there is decent airflow in the case

 

[Jampanda]

I would love to use the NH-D14 for my system, which is in progress. Will it fit in a mid size case?

 

[lasher]

If it's a case you already have, give us some dimensions you have available.

There's quite a few of us on here with them. Mines in quite a slim case but I have no side fans to foul.

Need full cofigs and rig spec not just ram with these babies.

 

[alienware]

Yeah the coolits are absolute poo now. The Domino wasn't bad (same as the H50 only more stick on tat) but the new ones are diabolical.

They do one for GPUs called an Omni.. It costs, wait for it, £180+

Why is it they can make one for a CPU that costs £50 yet £130 more for one that cools a GPU? a*shats.

 

[Jampanda]

If it's a case you already have, give us some dimensions you have available.

There's quite a few of us on here with them. Mines in quite a slim case but I have no side fans to foul.

Need full cofigs and rig spec not just ram with these babies.

Its the thermaltake armor A90. 20.30" x 8.30" x 19.80" are the dimensions L x W x H

Asus Crosshair IV Formula

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Corsair Dominator GT

 

[Stryker64]

Sorry for necroing this, but I finally found the review where the claim that an Intel 980x stock cooler can beat a Noctua and how that guy (andyvee) claimed that the H70 would whoop the Noctua's butt. The conditions to do so are idling the CPU, with the Noctua going vertically sucking air directly from a hot graphics card in a 800D.

So anyone buying a Noctua D14, don't set it up vertically, with it intaking air straight from your graphics cards in a 800D and you'll get awesome temps =D

 

[AMD_PBz]

Sorry for necroing this, but I finally found the review where the claim that an Intel 980x stock cooler can beat a Noctua and how that guy (andyvee) claimed that the H70 would whoop the Noctua's butt. The conditions to do so are idling the CPU, with the Noctua going vertically sucking air directly from a hot graphics card in a 800D.

So anyone buying a Noctua D14, don't set it up vertically, with it intaking air straight from your graphics cards in a 800D and you'll get awesome temps =D

No need to apologize we and by that I mean everyone in this community included know that the NH-D14 is the King of the Hill Bar None!

 

[alienware]

Sorry for necroing this, but I finally found the review where the claim that an Intel 980x stock cooler can beat a Noctua and how that guy (andyvee) claimed that the H70 would whoop the Noctua's butt. The conditions to do so are idling the CPU, with the Noctua going vertically sucking air directly from a hot graphics card in a 800D.

So anyone buying a Noctua D14, don't set it up vertically, with it intaking air straight from your graphics cards in a 800D and you'll get awesome temps =D

Here on OC3D we call that skewing the results.

Sadly the fact is that Americans are in love with the H70 and the 800D. In the real world neither of them are really anything special. The H70 does cool quite well but when it can be trounced by an air cooler costing half the money you need to sort of have a word with yourself.

I assume by the use of the word 'whooping' and 'butt' this skewed review was carried out by an American.

 

[Stryker64]

Considering the tests were rigged against it, it's still in the reviewers top 5 air coolers (including LCLC), which is admirable

 

[Rahu X]

Here on OC3D we call that skewing the results.

Sadly the fact is that Americans are in love with the H70 and the 800D. In the real world neither of them are really anything special. The H70 does cool quite well but when it can be trounced by an air cooler costing half the money you need to sort of have a word with yourself.

I assume by the use of the word 'whooping' and 'butt' this skewed review was carried out by an American.

Indeed. Makes me feel a tad bit embarrassed to be an American, as all I see spec wise anymore for most computers are nothing but Cooler Masters and Corsairs for cases with H50s and H70s being the cooler of choice. For coolers, it's like they try to get what's "cool" instead of what cools. That, and they probably fell for the lie of it being a real water cooling setup. And I'm sure the Corsair badge didn't help things much.

As for me, I'm wise enough to not fall for that ploy and plop down $120 for an H70 whenever I can get a superior NH-D14 for $80, or even a high quality water cooling kit with a 240mm rad for about the same price.

 

[Stryker64]

And if you use open headphones, you can hear something besides the fans. Noctuas are beyond quiet.