Is this a better performer than the NH-U12A?

@F a it works for people who are already familiar with noctua. which is basically their way of advertising for free :P

I like the colour on its own, it seems fairly iconic, but I don't think it would mix very well with an all black pc with rgb in it.

@@Dnznxbebwushdn they have black editions

I'm proud to have Noctua colors in my pc. That means quality.

@@AKaptijn94 yeah that color means its freaking good

So... you're with Linux then? :D

@@elgransergini pun

Don't they have a bunch of black ones coming out soon?

@@malmangelucci yes they have now a dark grey version of it with several different colored rubber pads on the edges

@@-krull-8658 Are the dark grey ones released already?

@@asplmn here ya go www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/noctua-nf-a14-ppc-3000-pwm-140mm-2x-pc-luefter-6340189?supplier=406802and here another one www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/noctua-nf-f12-pwm-chromaxblackswap-120mm-1x-pc-luefter-6880924?supplier=406802

asplmn Yes, but only the fans. They only sell coolers with the creme and brown color scheme. If you are wanting the black fans then you have to buy them separately, and they’re about $20-$27 USD depending on your cooler.

i just bought the scythe Mugen 5 and its a beast. Scythe definitely gives noctua a run for its money

You were not the only one ;) m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rN1ke7J_qtHOZKc.html

Ayy, yeah it took me a while to get to reviewing it. Slow schedule.

Haha, true true. Finally 😁

I prefer the NH-D15S. The S version has better ram clearance. And is offset so further away from the uppermost PCIe slot. Only one fan, but that only knocks two degrees off the load temps. I have black Chromax fans and heatsink covers on mine.

@@martinw245 The good thing about the d15 is that it doesn't cost much more than the d15s, so you get a cheap extra noctua fan you can use elsewhere.

@@nielsunnerup7099 Lol... that's true

So you replaced 1 aio with two heatsinks? Explain yourself wild child

@@TheDakota37073 Two computers.

What cpu u using?

My NH-D14 is still rocking. Recently cleaned it out since I upgraded my i7-950 to a x5680 and am getting great temps. I have a feeling this cooler will be moving over to a new MoBo when the day comes for a new build.

I am still on the stock cooler on my Phenom II 965 BE. It lasted 11 years, it sounds like a jet engine now lol. I just ordered a Hyper 212 Evo for it and a Noctura fan for the 13 year old PSU for less than 50 bucks. I had a Radeon 5870 in it when I built it now it has a Nvidia 660TI. I am going to try to get a 4GHZ overclock out of it.

I may need to revisit this cooler then, I've been wanting to compare multiple heat sinks side by side with the same fans. Also the Le Grand Macho has the best name of any cooler

@@ponchato There's also 8 heatpipes coolers in aliexpress for as cheap as 20$, a review on that ones (with and without a extra noctua fan) would be nice.

@Gab Stu that actually sounds pretty fun, thanks for the suggestion!

Most of them have poor ram clearance tho. I think you pay more for aesthetical aspect but also without performance loss.

NHU14S is also cheaper than this

I have this cooler on a ryzen 7 3700x on 3,6 GHz while gaming the temps are to 45° and overclocked to 4,1 GHz ist between 55° and 60° the only problem for me is that is a bit loud for my taste!

Dang, 3000 RPM is fast. Gonna cool well though!

Maybe you did a crappy job with the thermal paste, so the fans are overworking to make up for it?

It is a very nice cooler!

@@ponchato ✌️😏 Cool Looking blades, everybody should copy it 😎

I run this on my r5 1600. 2 - 3 degree drop under load max with the second fan. No discernable difference in sound level. For my use the one fan was enough. I use the second one as another case fan.

Ooh yeah, that's gonna be sweet

I would say that's the king, I have one myself and I love the damn thing its a beast.

Last year they said the all black version will come out in q1 2019 now they are saying it will come out in q4 just wait a bit imo

it´s worth to upgrade to the noctua d15, if your case have the space. To this, it´s not.

Exactly, Noctua's support for older coolers is absolutely the best in the field

NHU14S would have been better choice

@@lifemocker85 No.

@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 Yes.

Noctua are clear leaders in cooling, fan technology and do a pretty comprehensive package of accessories with evey product. Not to mention excellent packaging and clear instructions. What's not to like? Well the colour, listening to many folk. I totally get that. However I can also totally see why they perservere with their 'beige and brown' (B&B) colour scheme. Were they to go all basic black then a lot of the visual differentiation vs. most other fans will be lost. If one understands anything about marketing and branding then one realises that having a clear USP and point of distinction is pretty important. Noctua performance is second to none. There products aren't particularly cheap but IMO offer excellent value vs. most alternatives. B&B is here to stay and I would venture to suggest without that kind of visual distinction that Noctua might well not have been quite as commercially successful as they have been. As the brand matures they rightly recognise the additional opportunity to cater to those who really hate B&B with their Cromax line. I don't much care for B&B but see it as a quasi 'badge of honour'. It's like ordering your Ferrari in red (or maybe yellow if you really understand that brand's history). Ditto a Lambourgini in eye catching green. Not that I can run to either brand but I do know that my next build will almost certainly include a NH-U12A for cooling the excellent i9900k. I will stay with B&B rather than shell out for Cromax - but each to their own. In short "it's hard to wrong with Noctua" - I must be a fan boy, by any normal definition, but receive no payment or any other benefit from choosing Noctua apart from satisfaction of picking one of the best cooling options available.

@@rickymcc9072 I couldn't have worded it better, like you read my mind.

@@rickymcc9072 I agree. Noctua just do it right. I just bought my first noctua - NH-u12a, but it's probably not my last. I looked at the top players before buying this one. I settle in on performance and quality. I was going to get the 15d. But decided against it as its size it a tad more and I like this offset design to allow for various RAM options. The 15d was about $30 cheaper when i bought this. I want to install it and forget about it. I don't want to worry about it breaking down, or leaking fluid or pump failure(I also have a fractal 240 in another build - it was such a deal I had to buy it) the 240 is a fairly quiet and cool my 8700k fairly well. I'll probably do another micro build and get a low profile noctua. The color scheme is not ideal, but I can appreciate the brand. 🥃🥃

It is copper/aluminium: www.google.com/url?q=noctua.at/en/nh-u12&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj-9tmShI7kAhUC4KYKHWnlB58QFjAAegQIABAB&usg=AOvVaw2u2hr1n1vs6jpYbfbdmI_K

nvm, found it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLyAa7mDu9m0ZKc.html

They were going the right way. The side without the braces, where you can see the whole fan blade, is the exhaust side of the fan.

there are black and grey fans already

@@lifemocker85 But not of the NF-A12x25.

@@WoodenMarker thats overpriced anyway

Noctua buddy.. All the way. Worth the investment as it will last way beyond the system will, I have been using mine on my fourth system.

noctua.at/en/cpu/AMD_Ryzen_5_2600X

darkman237 probably not enough ... get a water-coolIng system for OC

Honestly im super satisfied with my mugen rev b +1 fan. Although it doesn't cool as good as a noctua , its silent operation and price is still A+. If their new cooler is as good as it claims to be then there would be no reason to pick a noctua over it unless someone likes that unique noctua cooler scheme.

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to reviewing the Fuma 2!

@@ponchato From what I have read already in reviews, same performance as the Fuma Rev. B, but at a lower RPM and noise level.

luck sadly

previos model have way better value

@@lifemocker85 I was speaking in more of a general term :)

Yeah it is quite heavy, 1220g with both fans. As long as you have the computer on its side (oriented with the cooler upright) I wouldn't be worried about just driving around. Defo wouldn't ship a PC with this thing installed though

Thanks! 😁

The video told you that the fans can be moved up or down to fit any ram.

R3 1200 :-)

This one is probably the best if you ignore the best cooler Noctua makes. He has obviously never reviewed the best Noctua cooler.

or the latest iteration of the thermalright TRUE

@@seppomuppit d15 is the best one?

@@ambidex0med Well... The DH15 is the largest, but this one has the best (non-industrial) spec fans on it. There are not many 120mm air coolers that can legit handle a i9 9900k... This one can.

@@seppomuppit I think there's a reason this cooler sells for 30% more than the D15...

well looking at the video you wont have much room on a small mobo if you get the nh-d15 i got it in my pc and its big. really big 140mm deul fan big with 2heatsinks but the nh-d15 outpeforms it for sure.

Indeed, total heat load is quite important when comparing coolers for different scenarios. Lesser coolers can look brilliant when dealing with quad-cores, yet croak under the pressure when asked to cool a clocked to hell eight-core. Another sneaky thing is that the greater the heat density is, the more important the thermal interfaces between silicon to IHS, and the IHS to heatsink start to become - and bottlenecks in any of them can also severely limit how much a cooler can do. Seemingly nobody has really bothered to be concerned about hardcore air cooling, though. :- )

+1 First thing I noticed when viewing the benchmarks. People building budget machines buying THIS for them? WHY??? 2700X, 8700K, 9900K... now these would've made sense at the time of the review, but not a 1st gen Ryzen that most DIY builders avoided 2 years ago. I doubt I'll even come off the $100 even for my upcoming 3900X build considering the price tag, but I'll seek out specific reviews on that CPU with these high-end coolers to make a final decision.

no

At what noise ?