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Dual NF-P14/NF-P12 fan setup
The NH-D14 sports a premium quality dual fan setup consisting of Noctua's award-winning NF-P12 (120mm) and NF-P14 (140mm) fans, both of which feature Vortex-Control Notches, SCD technology and SSO-Bearings in order to achieve a perfect balance of performance and quietness. Asymmetrical design for high compatibility
An asymmetrical design that gives more clearance towards the RAM slots ensures good compatibility despite of the cooler's size. The NF-P12 fan can be moved upwards or left off in order to further improve compatibility.
Excellent component cooling
Hanging out at the bottom of the fin-stacks, the NF-P14 fan doesn't only contribute to the NH-D14's superb CPU cooling capabilities but also provides massive airflow over surrounding motherboard components and heatsinks, thus ensuring excellent component cooling performance.
SecuFirm2TM multi-socket mounting system
Noctua's enthusiast grade SecuFirm2TM multi-socket mounting provides broad socket compatibility (LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA775, AM2, AM2+ and AM3) and meets the highest demands in safety, contact pressure and ease-of-use.
NT-H1 thermal compound
Noctua's much-acclaimed NT-H1 is a well proven pro-grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease-of-use and outstanding reliability.
Socket compatibility
Intel LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA775 & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3 (backplate required)
Height (without fan) 160 mm
Width (without fan) 140 mm
Depth (without fan) 130 mm
Height (with fan) 160 mm
Width (with fan) 140 mm
Depth (with fan) 158 mm
Weight (without fan) 900 g Weight (with fan) 1070/1240* g
Material Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminum (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
| | | Features: | |
• Dual NF-P14/NF-P12 fan setup
• Intel LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA775 & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3 (backplate required)
• Asymmetrical design for high compatibility
• 6 heatpipe dual radiator design
• NT-H1 thermal compound
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.22 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 6.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.98 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 5.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 95 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
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24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Oh my god...Oct 28, 2010
By Deacon Boogie
My PC, it's noisy. Frankly, it's too noisy. I mean, by most enthusiasts' standards, it's probably fairly quiet. But to me, any time I hear a whine or turbulence I get irritated. I've lived with this system for three years and was hesitant to do anything simply because my next upgrade would be a whole new CPU, motherboard, etc.
I was contemplating an upgrade and was fixated on Noctua's compatibility page for motherboards given that this thing is so huge. Then it hit me -- this thing fits both newer (AM3) and older (775) motherboards, and my EVGA board was on the compatibility list! Who needs to upgrade everything? I'm happy with my system and its performance.
This thing is huge. It's colossal in every way. And you know what? It's so very quiet! Good heavens!
Some numbers:
Running at lowest RPM, with my aged Q6600 overclocked to 3.4Ghz @ 1.5v, my CPU idles at 29-31C. Under load, it goes up maybe 10 degrees. This thing positively sucks the heat away. It's absurd! Who needs water cooling!? Oh, and it's so quiet. It really is bliss.
This is the state of the art in air cooling.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
By far the best CPU cooler besides a custom watercooling kitDec 01, 2010
By C.N.
This Noctua heatsink is unfortunately often overlooked, yet it deserves all the praise I can give it and then some.
Many PC builders these days are rushing to the enclosed, single piece liquid cooling setups like the H50 thinking that liquid cooling MUST be better than air cooling, but this is not the case. If you look at good standardized testbeds that take ambient air temperature into account and minimize all variables, this Noctua actually beats them by several degrees, and at a lower noise level.
The only way you can beat the temps of the Noctua is a multi-hundred dollar custom watercooling setup.
With mounting hardware for every current CPU socket, 2 top-of-the-line fans, and high quality thermal paste included, this is truly an all-in-one kit.
Pros:
-Best aircooler available
-Beats enclosed single piece liquid cooling systems like the H50 by a large margin in standardized review setups.
-Absolutely quiet, high quality ball-bearing fans
-Includes thermal paste that beats out AS5 in most tests I've seen
-Fits every modern CPU socket
-Outstanding packaging, instructions, 3pin splitter cable, "ultra quiet" adapters
Cons:
-Some motherboards/cases cannot use this due to size. Check their website for compatibility.
-Cost
-Kind of ugly colors on the fans
If you can fit it in your case and your budget, get this heatsink. You won't be disappointed.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Amazing coolerOct 27, 2010
By Kathryn A. Wilkinson
Main system components:
Azza Solano 1000 Full Tower Case
ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366
Intel i7 950
Noctua NH-D14
Corsair XMS3 6gb 3 x 2gb
GTX 470
Installation was extremely easy, even a new system builder could manage with no problems.
I was concerned about ram compatibility so I ordered the XMS3 over the Dominator set, however this seems to depend on the placement of the cooler. I installed the cooler to exhaust out of the top of the case, and my Ram slots were completely free from obstruction.
Easily the biggest cooler I've ever used and for good reason. Idle the CPU stays under 30C, and under normal load and gaming rarely goes past 40-45C with an overclock of 4.03Ghz. I also used the thermal paste included with the cooler for the 950.
The fans are extremely quiet without using the included Low Noise adaptors.
Well worth the price. I can't see how it can get better than this.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
All Around QualitySep 06, 2010
By Jeff Swartz
"SJ"
This product oozes with quality. The instructions are good (not great) making the product easy to install. They could have done a tad better job at showing what the thermal grease should look like on the heat sink. Instead they mention the typical warning that too much of a good thing is bad. But how much is too much? It is nice that the grease tube comes w/enough grease for dozens of CPU mount/remounts. I used this cooler with the ASUS Rampage III Extreme mobo and a Coolermaster Sniper case. This cooler sits a bit too low for the optional ASUS active thermal module. But not that low that I couldn't trim the aluminum module so I could still use everything. The extra thermal grease came in handy as I needed to remove/re-apply grease to the ASUS thermal module that never had much to begin with. The fans are nicely labeled so you know the direction of airflow. I don't recall the instructions mentioning anything about getting the airflow moving the right way. At first I didn't notice the direction of airflow, but once I did, I had to remove the cooler and rotate it 180. I wanted warm/hot case air to be pushed outside the chassis. The fans are super quiet and the cooling is excellent. Overall, I am very happy w/this product!!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Best heatsink, if you have the space.Feb 16, 2011
By Bob Dobalina
"lobo_de_luna"
This heatsink keeps my Intel core i7 2600k anywhere between 78°F to 100°F at load. All the while being whisper quiet. If you're thinking about going with this make sure to check out their website to see if your memory will fit under it, it's the size of Godzilla. Considering it's priced similarly to other heatsinks out there, if it'll fit, why not get it? You'll be pleasantly surprised firing up your rig then checking the temperature. I still don't believe it.
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