Noctua NH-D15 chromax.Black, Dual-Tower CPU Cooler (140mm, Black)

Summary:

Very easy to install, this cooler keeps my Ryzen 3700X performing at max boost near constantly while keeping temps low. Gaming temps hover in the high 50s to low 60s, and even under synthetic CPU stress test my Ryzen never goes above 70c. Easier to install than many other brands (especially compared to Cooler Master) and comes with a long screwdriver even. Came in the most premium packaging I have seen and is of very high quality. I have owned a ton of CPU coolers over the years and there is no brand that has the same premium feel like Noctua does. I came from a NH-U14S to this, and as far as Im concerned, this will probably be the last CPU cooler I ever own.

My system is an AMD Ryzen 9 3900x on an MSI x570 MEG Unify with 64GB of G.Skill RAM and a GeForce 2060 Super XC Ultra. I originally assembled it with the stock Wraith cooler that comes with the AMD chip. AMD should be ashamed of themselves. That cooler cannot handle this chip at all. Just playing GTA5 or running Unreal Engine I went over 100C a couple times and I knew I had to do something.

This company knocks it out of the park. Thought I would be good with the AMD stock cooler as it seemed pretty decent but the noise was unbearable. This thing is like almost completely soundless and it cools a lot better as well. Good investment. Will buy another of this brand in the future.

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.

At first I couldn’t install it on my lga 2066 but then I realized I’d isn’t need the backplate and used the mountin brackets and screws instead easy 10 minute install

I have used Noctua fans in the past and in my opinion they are the best. I am an Electrical engineer and as such there is an ingrained hesitancy about water coolers. In fact you can say it will never happen on one of my builds.Water and electronics dont play well tpgether. I had a Intel 875K cpu with a NH-D14 ocd to 4.0 all cores, and it ran fine for 7 years. I now have a Ryzen 5-3600 with this NH-D15 and will see what I can do with this combination.

PC crashed on a high temperature for the first time since I got it in august 2021 (Newegg pre-built). Turned out I had a faulty Thermaltake AIO unit and decided to try Noctua instead and go back to air cooling just as on my last PC. Absolutely no regrets whatsoever. Installation took about an hour or so. Had to raise the second fan in order to mount it over the RAM. Its a tight fit to get the second fan between the RAM and the glass panel but it doesnt look out of place. Performance are incredible as well. AIDA64 indicated a maximum temp of 80C, average at 74C during a 15min stress test. I would highly recommend this cooler, a very valid solution still in 2022.

Great product. Note you can only fit one fan on most installations depending on RAM location

Ich habe den Lüfter für meinen Ryzen 9 3950x gekauft und ihn auf das Aorus 570x master board montiert.