Noctua NH-U14S CPU Cooler Unboxing & Review

The Noctua NH-U14S is Noctua's attempt to deliver outstanding performance and maximum compatibility in the same package. As always, their products absolutely kick butt
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[@BlusteredFury]

"its ugly but it works" same way my parent describe me

[@GrancalebChannel]

+BlusteredFury hahahah amazing comment

[@noscopesallowed8128]

+BlusteredFury OHHHHHHHHHH

[@Trekker88888]

+BlusteredFury That would be goddamn funny and sad at the same time asuming you´re serious. :D

[@albinb5731]

+BlusteredFury i feel bad for you l1ke if ucri erryteme

[@karlenzo15]

Sad lul

[@violacrb]

I use Noctua air coolers for three reasons: 1) I don't use windowed cases so I don't get to show off a water system anyway (though I happen to think NH coolers look great) 2) Built-in fail-safe: Even if the cooler fan breaks, that heat sink will still work with the other case fans to keep the cpu from frying. And replacing an air cooler fan is one of the simplest fixes there is. 3) Beautiful silence. It's amazing how cool and quiet you can get with quality case fans and a solidly made air cooler. Even overclocking (within reason), air coolers do the job nicely. For work environments, it's a simple, straightforward, reliable setup.

[@danial4860]

what aircooler do u use?

[@VividIsPunk]

@@TheCassla where can i buy a noctua cooler

[@VividIsPunk]

Where can i buy noctua collers

[@Ares14]

Luke looks like he just woke up

[@kappacmonbruh3393]

***** Luke is Slick's actual name

[@StaelTek]

+Ares14 he looks quite messed up

[@MichaelBlitzkrieg09]

+Ares14 Skywalker?

[@leonisbacher1772]

+Michael009 fail

[@ruufiss9922]

he looks INSANELY tired lol

[@0criticalHit]

am i the only one that actually likes noctua color design? They just look "professional"

[@violacrb]

I like it. It just looks tough and industrial.

[@bluej511]

I absolutely don't mind mine. I even bought a 140mm fan to replace the noisy antec one that came with the case. The light brown and black top of my case actually looks pretty good. But im more about function over form.

[@warrenpnigel9070]

Emanuele Romagnolo Finally, someone else! :D I actually like the colour scheme on these, and I have a white case. I bought 6 case fans from these guys and this cpu cooler . . .

[@SuperWimpyGamers]

Emanuele Romagnolo i love it and i will never buy another fan from anyone else.

[@TobyRay45]

Emanuele Romagnolo i think the new PPC black Noctua NH series fans look very nice too. Just a bit cleaner

[@Liist]

Slick looks hung over as fuck.

[@LTDanno360mods]

haha

[@NICKLASFARFAR]

+Liist I just commented on this, too. Lmao

[@IKI-KIKI]

That was what I thought literally the second he showed up :)

[@earthlingcrusader1529]

As a total newbie, who, as of today, decided that he wanted to build his own pc for music production, the videos of LinusTechTips have been very informative. Many thanks, sirs!

[@boomstick12gnl]

I kind of upset you didn't show it mounted. I wanted to see which way the fan was pointing, where airflow was going, where it's coming from, more stuff like that. I can read numbers on a spreadsheet all day, but I really want to see how it will look in a tower.

[@KelBShobra]

Still one of the best coolers many years later

[@JHCyber]

I got an NH-D14, I have seen it literally everywhere, every review that has a cooler in it (top end), had it to compare to, its been around forever... so I couldn't ignore my gut instinct to recognize a quality product and company, so I got it. I love it, even though its HUGE in my Antec 900.

[@VividIsPunk]

Where did you buy the noctua cooler from ?

[@danermanerkider]

The extra metal clips and rubber corners are if you want to attach a second fan to the other side for a push-pull config, which I will be doing.

[@pwneytube]

the colors on that fan are straight out of the 70s

[@spacebb]

Their straight out of prosthetic limbs

[@hellterminator]

Wow, Luke looks terrible. :D

[@campampates]

+hellterminator hahaha yes he does. it's like he had just woken up from a hangover.

[@Audfile]

Luka? lol

[@alfredzianini9217]

it' SLICK. Cant you hear?? Defenitely not luke

[@stobe187]

Luke looks seriously baked

[@cloud2018]

If anyone is on the fence on Noctua coolers, buy them. They are an amazing company. I have NH-U9B, a much smaller cooler than this one but solid. I bought that cooler for a fist gen core i7. Upgraded to the 4930K, which uses different mounting bracket. I thought I'd have to get a new cooler but all I had to do is send my invoices for my new hardware to Noctua (over email) and about a week later they sent me a new mounting bracket so I could use the same cooler. It was 100% free. I know he mentioned this in the video but these guys are the real deal. They have earned themselves a customer for life.

[@IAmTheRealKen]

+cloud2018 Not only that, but their products literally last a lifetime. Their SSO2 bearing fan technology results in basically the highest lifetime of any fans out there. Everything they produce is quality. When people say you get what you pay for, they're talking about Noctua. It's a premium price for a definitely premium product. I love Noctua.

[@VividIsPunk]

@@IAmTheRealKen where did you buy it from

[@VividIsPunk]

Where did you buy it from

[@IAmTheRealKen]

@@VividIsPunk Amazon, of course.

[@llynellyn]

I love the way he doubles back out of the WW2 joke at the start, 75 years is still too soon I guess lol :P

[@hink3042]

2:45 it's a decade later and Noctua still does indeed offer free mounting hardware if new versions come out

[@ThePickeyBegger]

I got this cooler and I was absolutely stunned at how great the quality of everything was and I have grown to love the colour scheme. The temps and the sound levels followed the trend of quality. Great purchase imo.

[@AlexanderBrown4068]

Am I the only one who likes the colour theme of Noctua fans?

[@Jack-yz5ws]

Alexander Brown Pretty much

[@imranahmadov2463]

1:03 WTF, Linus, you are not supposed to pull a CPU cooler out of the box like that.

[@mikeolafstein6267]

What an amazing cooler, all those pipes connected with flat base which is far better than direct contact heat pipes, this is the one im going to get because of its not huge and it is just perfect with size and quality

[@fckinnonstick9919]

Watching this now in 2018 and still relevant to these days :)

[@yoloswaggerboy1379]

the fuhrer was austrian so your joke wasnt to wrong :p

[@macdee6040]

I hope wrong didn't get the joke....

[@anjadurr929]

ü

[@ArcadePC]

Rockin' the hair Linus!

[@ArcadePC]

Maybe the fan on the heat sink was just too powerful for Linus to handle... It just "blew" him away.... LOL!

[@christoffelmiddel6663]

he's gotta stop using gel.

[@swedishtuwuna8193]

thank you Linus and Luke from 8 years ago, this was unironically helpful for my decision to get a noctua nh-u14s for my old gaming pc

[@Paul1987NYGR]

Great vid, cool that slick was at the end and love the half unboxing and almost half review.

[@ChakibTsouli]

NH-U14S is so good it gave Slick cold.

[@sucheermaddury7481]

anyone watching this in 2021 cuz theyre thinking of buying this cooler?

[@alexcortes5102]

here on 2022

[@jmshggrd]

thanks for the tech tips linus you’re gonna make it big one day

[@MeepMeep88]

RANDOM FACT of the day: NH-U145 stands for Not Hot - Ugly and 145 is the level of ugliness on a scale of 1 to 150

[@Slenderman63323]

it's NH-U14S, not 145.

[@Slenderman63323]

nobletea 3400 lel

[@Shaker4x4]

ECCENTRIC He tried to crack a funny, failed on the S, but tried. With that, he only got half a smile, not a full one.

[@MeepMeep88]

Shaker4x4 The S is actually suppose to be a 5. 14S wouldn't make sense on a scale of 150 would it? So OBVIOUSLY it's 145 lol,, PFFF "S" you guys are cray cray

[@Slenderman63323]

Shaker4x4 Only half a smile. I think noctua fans look decent, but only in the right places.

[@verisimilitudeteller]

I've had this now for about 7 months now, no complains, dead dead dead silent.

[@remos2008]

Christopher Snow hi again Christopher :D i have got the 550D , now i have more problems , i bought Zalman cnps10x performa and i don't like it's sound now i am looking for a new cpu cooler i heared alot about Noctua , here in egypt all i can found is NH-U12S , NH-D14 and i think the NH-U12S is more silent what do you think ? and 1 more thing , i don't know how to connect the case fans , my motherboard got only 1 socket , it can handle only 1 fan from the Case fans if i connect the rest to the power supply i get a full speed and it's noisy what do you think ? fan controller is currently out of stock of the stores , is there's any other way to solve this ?

[@verisimilitudeteller]

remos hakem Well something that needs to be taken into account no matter which you pick is clearance, is it going to bump into anything else you have on the mobo? Particularly the heatspreaders on memory modules. All of the noctua ones are good, keep in mind that the larger the fan is, the slower you can run it and get equal cooling with less noise. Before giving up on the Zalman completely, make sure you go into the BIOS and adjust the speed of the CPU fan so that it's in Quiet mode. Might not be as noisy for you that way and you won't have to change it at all. What motherboard do you have that has only 1 fan header?

[@remos2008]

Christopher Snow it's B75.M gigabyte and the power supply is Seasonic Eco 500 , i dun know if they can't handle something ? or what , and i made it quiet mode already but i think they make a little noise

[@verisimilitudeteller]

Ok, not sure which model of B75M motherboard it is, there are 4 different motherboards with that B75M designation from Gigabyte. But on one schematic I see CPU_Fan and a second fan header with the label "SYS_FAN" There is more than one solution to this problem, you can either get a fan controller to stick a Molex or Sata connector for power for the case fans, you can just use a splitter on the SYS_FAN header to connect the 2 120's with and another splitter for the CPU/Rear fan. That's the thing about those boards designated with a "B", they're budget orientated but they cut some corners and one of those is with the number of fan headers they offer. I have a Gigabyte Z77 that has at least 4-5 fan headers as I recall. It's why I usually don't recommend the lower priced boards like that, but it can be made to work, with a little work. *grin*

[@lalaboy069]

I'm not sure if its going to fit in my case could you tell me if it will? I have a Bitfenix Comrade mid-tower case. I don't want to buy this and find out that it doesn't even fit so i would really appreciate it if you or someone else could tell me!

[@OfficialUmey]

Slick looks like he just woke up and gets on camera xD

[@anonym8951]

I am using the Noctua NH.14S on my 4790k using the 7V low-noise-adapter on PWM. Its by far the best CPU Cooler i ever used (included some AIO coolers ). very low noise and super temperatures @4,5Ghz in a closed case.

[@nascar0509]

Bought a NH-C12P SE14 in 2010 for use on Phenom II X6 1100T with excellent results and reliability and recently upgraded to i7 4770k based system and did not need upgrade mounting kit, still great after nearly 4 years!

[@romanbdk6952]

slick is kinda tired right there.

[@EddieStriked]

Tom Pollard and chubby. lol

[@NICKLASFARFAR]

+Eddie Strike xD

[@IceQuiky]

Luke looks like he played computer games all night:)

[@stupidburp]

I am going with a high end air cooler for my current build in progress. Part of the reason for that is because I plan on passing it on to a family member when I build a new rig next year. Even a sealed all in one water unit would need to be inspected periodically. With an air cooler they just need to check to make sure the fan is still working and even if it failed the fins might provide enough cooling to let the cpu just throttle down gently without damage. A failed pump or a leak in a water cooling system could be more serious.

[@Sagittariustoo]

I bought the NH-U14S based on this video and love it; even got the accessory 2nd fan. Only negative, it was a PITA to fit it all into my case as I have huge hands. I have a massive Lian Li case but the cooler still takes up a lot of space. I like the brown color of the fan blades as they're distinctive looking. I went ahead and replaced all fans in my case with Noctua. They made my PC whisper quiet!

[@VividIsPunk]

Where did you buy it from

[@Sagittariustoo]

@@VividIsPunk Bought my cooling fans from NewEgg and bought my Lian Li case from a dealer in Florida who's no longer in business.

[@VividIsPunk]

@@Sagittariustoo tysm

[@Sagittariustoo]

@@VividIsPunk You're welcome!

[@veilside33]

I'm going with one of these after my H100i just leaked all through my 2 gtx780s. Never gonna use that crap again.

[@minigunuser25]

Doesnt corsair have warranties if that happens? Edit: They replace everything that got leaked on/ broke

[@KenWilliamson]

Now that's the stuff I want to hear about. Leaking water coolers are the fear of every PC build. I'm sure it happens more often than is reported.

[@salmansengul]

Really? Did they pay for your damaged Hardware?

[@jacktran960]

My h100i v2 pump started to fail on my and my temps on a 6700k at 4.2Ghz were 94C on Prime 95 with a front mounted push-pull setup....Bought a hyper 212 LED to use for now, temps dropped to a max of 64C on Prime 95.

[@alanchristian3839]

Used a AIO for years but took it out in favor of a air cooler when I bought my 1070. Not gonna risk having a 4 year old AIO leak on to my new GPU no thanks

[@blarkdexture8899]

Ugly? It is a thing of beauty.

[@Krankie_V]

the doodoo brown fan is ugly. I swapped mine for a black noctua fan.

[@xxXAZNTsukasaAZNXxx]

@@Krankie_V is it better with black doo doo

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

Ok, it's now 2023 and I've just gotten one of these for my Core i7 12700 that was running on stock cooler ( I know, I know) and I was surprised that it's nearly 10 years old! Because it basically dropped my temps to half what they were before. Under moderate stress I could easily break 100°C, with this ugly beast, it now sits at 51°C at max CPU usage. Impressive!

[@chronofusion]

bless Slick's heart. he's probably been working his ass off lately and not able to sleep much.

[@fred_e]

Your Noctua preaching is awfully close to converting me.

[@TheWorld4all]

Noctua fans are the best! I had replaced all those ugly loud black fans with Noctua fans. It's quiet and I heard it will last over 10 years.

[@21777gabriel]

2021 and this cooler is one of the top single tower with great performance....... this is how good noctua is

[@lv0ll9]

Just orderd this yesterday, got tired from pumps breaking on my Corsair H Series... Back to solid Noctua Quality

[@Zuunky]

2:30 rofl. fuck the instructions and warranty. Let them fall down

[@RobbySaiff]

ahahhahahahah

[@SupremeGamingStyle]

Simple hyper 212 evo pretty much suffice for anything if u don't overclock. Also there must be a temp where going anything lower doesn't really affect cpu lifespan, unless u OC or live in an oven.

[@pandafeet224]

You wouldn't need an aftermarket cooler if you don't overclock.

[@NyxDiscordia33]

There's actually a temperature at which the CPU is so cold that it refuses to boot. I believe it's called the "cold bug" A cold bug can be as low as -144 degrees celsius, which I've only seen achieved with liquid nitrogen cooling

[@SupremeGamingStyle]

pandafeet224 Some people dont like a turbine in their case. Stock coolers usually do the job just fine but they sound horrible.

[@SupremeGamingStyle]

2dog14 Well who would need minus 144 celsius lol.

[@NyxDiscordia33]

SupremeGamingStyle Hey, you never know lol

[@djdacar]

Tuve este cooler y sin dudas fue el mejor de los 20 que he probado. Su fan es inaudible y su efectividad es impecable.

[@VividIsPunk]

Where did you buy it from

[@R888LEU]

its so funny luke looks so fucking tired struggling to get words out of his mouth xD

[@chengduFTW]

noctua should get into the watercooling market

[@fred_e]

I agree, I think they really should. On the other hand, perhaps they don't want to sully their good name by releasing a cooling solution that doesn't last as long as their current stock.

[@bluej511]

Fred E Considering how incredibly high priced there air coolers are i think if they did make an AIO cooler no one would buy it. But i think the main reason is that they work direct with an aluminum manufacturer. Considering most of the watercooling all in ones are mostly plastic and steel they prob have no reason to.

[@Advection357]

Noctua's air coolers are better than 90% of watercooler kits sold out there... no point.

[@bluej511]

I will agree to that one for sure. I absolutely LOVE mine. I would say its worth every penny. Even OCed on all cores using turbo (cuz running 4.2ghz to surf the web is total non sense) and playing watch dogs for an hr or so stays below 50C and ambient is around 21-23. Thats pretty effective. Idle is 1-2C above ambient.

[@UnluckyBro-]

KevinSui I dont want my Cpu to go -10°C D:

[@izri1]

I got the Noctua NH-U9B SE2. Got it for the OrigenAe S16V. Haven't installed it yet. According to the specs it is very silent.

[@danermanerkider]

A lot/most/all of Noctua's fans are designed to be near silent.

[@dunxy]

The last 2 fans i purchased, were Noctua's.This was a good 3-4 years ago.At the same time i also replaced a couple of other fans in my antec 1200.These were a Antec tri cool and a corsair fan that came with a heatsink on another build i had done , but wasn't used. The other 2 fans are dead! Well, the corsair one runs, just noisy and slow, antec is seized. After cleaning the Noctua's blades, they were as good as new!Form the record the Antec and Corsair were rear exhaust.Noctua's on side exhaust and cpu. I know what fans i will be buying in the future ;)

[@cwo2j856]

I was given a NH-D14 as a gift. After reading the results of multiple cooler comparison tests and making sure it would fit in my case, I kept it. One reason is it performed slightly better than the NH-U14S. Reality is that the performance difference, while better, is not significant. I would have bought the U14s for the space saving. Since it was a bit better, I didn't want to go to the trouble of returning it to swap it out. After reading the horror stories of leaking water coolers and seeing that the best water cooler performance (at higher $$$) doesn't increase, significantly, the performance of my system: i7 4930K, Asus Sabertooth X79, Sapphire R9 290X w/aftermarket air cooler. My system runs well under the throttle point of my CPU or GPU even overclocked.

[@Suntro]

I was going to get this but it doesn't match the color of the mobo and case :|

[@EnnTomi1]

pain top and the fan?

[@Suntro]

Liangshi Xu Too much work and the H110i isn't as obstructive.

[@EnnTomi1]

Lrdvltr i have H100 for 5 years and died yesterday,(pump dead). got nhd15 on same day and wow, night and day in terms of noise and same performance, it is just my case tho.

[@Suntro]

Liangshi Xu I might still get one for a future build. I just wanted my build to show off the nice mobo so I got a liquid cooler

[@steamedauroraborealis8208]

You're very rarely going to find a setup that Noctua matches, unless you shit all over everything first.

[@pvc988]

Just few more years and the heat sinks will be larger than the computer itself.

[@Lanstat]

+pvc988 lmao

[@Ryggis]

Just recently bought a Noctua NH-U12S, very happy with the performance

[@GarrySkipPerkins]

I am building a custom loop, and with all of the problems I have had, I am thinking about getting one of these and throwing it all on ebay. This cooler is a beast and it will not mess with my Vengeance RAM.

[@Elekks]

Does it have to be ugly beige?

[@terrellcole7633]

They are such great fans but yea, ugly beige and dookie brown colors are very unattractive....and dont match my black/red color scheme at all.

[@danermanerkider]

Terrell Cole I wouldnt even care, not sure why most people do (unless its in a windowed case) if it bothers you so much, you can paint them whatever colors you wish.

[@SwayyAllTheWayy]

danermanerkider i have a black case and mother board, 1 blue led case fan, 1 red case fan and a case fan int the biege color :) using stock cooler atm getting this cooler

[@wildreams]

They come in new colour now:) On the flip side, you could always go with your own fan.

[@mikeyproctor5670]

Does it still hold up in 2016?

[@peoplez129]

Of course, even better since CPU's are more powerful but use less wattage.

[@sigibaes]

Sure thing it's still one of the best if not THE best overall air cooler.

[@Kaffarov97]

Yes, mine is still keeping my PC cool and quiet

[@fakharhayatadil349]

Thumbs up for the aperture laboratories bottle in the background ! If there is ever going to be a portal gun, I want Linus to test it XD

[@paquitojhs]

LOOOL lukes face! He looks hungover. Man that was hilarious.

[@BC1ZM3]

If they could make their fans look decent then they could lead the market. despite being high quality, it looks like poor quality / ancient, no one wants that visible in their case (unless you're going for a retro look)

[@arranmc182]

No when I see Noctua fans in a case I know that person has spent the money on good quality fans and not cheap ones.

[@BC1ZM3]

arranmc182 yes, but if you want your case to look good, then you can't use their fans because they don't match anything, so I guess noctua fans are for those who just want performance and not looks

[@KenWilliamson]

Totally agree. If they release a black/dark grey combo with some LED, they are going to kill it.

[@nimrodery]

Ken Williamson Now available in black. No LEDs (yet).

[@KenWilliamson]

nimrodery Do you have a link to the product online? I can't seem to find it.

[@justinrangel6079]

Noctua just gained a new customer thanks Linus

[@Watts_uk]

Really liked the whole two part thing with slick!

[@goformickey]

I liked how you included slick for the stats part. That said, it almost looked like he was drugged, slicknapped then forced to be on camera at gunpoint haha!

[@Stuntzii1]

I can say that the mounts are super durable. I can't believe my computer is not dead. So.. i was moving out of my apt and taking my bed apart which is older and all heavy hardwood. i keep the side off my case btw. i was picking up the sideboard of the bed frame and the headboard which was leaning against the wall fell over onto the sideboard that i was holding which knocked it out of my hand and hit directly onto the noctua cooler in my case with no side. i was like aahhhh! im glad to say its been over a year and its running fine. it did bend the heat pipes a little but no cpu or motherboard damage. asus mb btw. im very impressed with the mb and the cooler

[@grezgorztube]

It's not ugly, it's beautiful *sheds tear*

[@saltysponge9965]

currently building a PC, if Linus says its good, then this is what I go for

[@nemtudom5074]

Oh Linus, how far you've come

[@XFourty7]

I hadn't watched much of your videos before Linus, but I was very amazed when your buddy Slick said "Dislike if you don't like it". Nobody offers both options, everyone else just wants you to like their crap! :P Thanks for being unbiased even towards yourselves.

[@radmanace]

It's good to see slick in reveiws.

[@chillermafia]

As an Ausrian I somehow in fact see Noctua reflecting Austrian values in some ways. We really apreciate things being sturdy even tough that may lead to them not being as beautiful as they possibly could be.

[@AndeusM]

There should also be a Db chart. The U14S achieves it's performance while also being much quieter than a stock H100i or most other coolers for that matter. That Noctua fan is amazing.

[@ikaruga24]

I have a 212 EVO CPU cooler and i am sticking with it as my days as an overcloker are long gone. Now i am looking at efficiency, quietness and of course looks.

[@cjweiss97]

Im running a H100i myself and will never return to a air cooler, but still, I was impressed with the Noctua NH-U14S performance.

[@mehutolkki3232]

Linus, waiting for noctuas nh-d15 review from you :D great review btw!

[@pr1musinterpares100]

Dude, Luke looks like he has been wasted the entire weekend and Linus kicked him out of his couch on monday morning to finish the video,

[@haakont1992]

I went with an AIO just because I've never tried it before, and I also wanted to minimize the number of fans in my system. Equipped it with a Noctua fan, and I'm very pleased so far. Running my 4670k @ 4,2 GHz with temps going from appx. 40C at idle to 60-65C at load. Could probably squeeze more out of my CPU, but I opted for silence this time.

[@MrFuzzemz]

Noctua needs to get into the closed loop liquid cooling business... seriously! They'll wreck the competition!

[@michaellyga4726]

All these years later it still works.

[@uriituw]

I love Noctua. Almost all of the fans in my current machine are Noctua.

[@BrentRoss]

like the linus overview / slicker tester format a lot

[@abcdefghijklmnop716]

I watched this video the day it came out. That was 3 yrs ago. HOLY SHIT.

[@VeryEvilSquid]

Bought the 12mm fan version and working just as good as the big brother :)

[@Draconorst]

Got a H100, love it will be sticking with them in the future.

[@hza.609]

bought this, and it's absolutely amazing

[@M4sterKr4ft]

Noctua is great, i was missing some speed reduction cables (lost them when i moved) they mailed me replacements free of charge. I really love working with a company like that, it keeps me coming back. i have 6 fans currently, and rebuilt my parents a silent pc using their products with no hassles.

[@MaGiCcTriXx]

those are some sick swoosh soundeffects man

[@NightMareOSU]

Holy shit! that thing is huge! My eye's freakin bulged out of their sockets the moment the camera showed the fan lol. I'm pretty sure that's not fitting in my micro atx case lol

[@1sonyzz]

+Irrozan check the NH - D15 dual tower heatsink, then say which bigger :D

[@NightMareOSU]

1sonyzz Lol that looks like something out of Mad Max haha

[@1sonyzz]

Irrozan But its worth it, King of air coolers.Top Dog. Im using In Win GRone, so in full tower case the NH-D14 which is about the same as NH-D15 - looks small compared to huge amount of working space you get from that case :) in mid tower was very hard to get my hand to plug in fan cables, now its easy, even my hands are small like girls, just long fingers :D

[@mastrshok]

I'm using this cooler on my Z170 build. Really great quality. Only downside was the mounting brace/crossbar was screwed on up-side down. Luckily the allen wrench is long enough and fits perfectly in the hole in the middle of the cooler.

[@PreLeisureTrax]

I don't see why everyone hates these fan's looks. I love them to bits. If I didn't love them i'd leave the computer case with it's side on like most people with a computer.

[@ericwu2330]

Having a hard time deciding between this and the D14. I know D14 is considered king, but I've read review benchmarks that show the U14S beating the D14 by a few degrees. Combine that with the size reduction, it's hard to say that D14 is still clearly the winner.

[@WiskeyFire]

Yeaaaaa! Let Slick show us stuff more often!!

[@amm646]

I'm running the smaller brother, the U12S. This cooler is boss. Under load my 4770K does not break 48°C at 20°C ambient.

[@TheBarksdale95]

You can never go wrong with Noctua.

[@CosmicCage]

Man I might upgrade to that cooler. Thanks for the benchmark guys.

[@pflegefachkraft7595]

2:30 unboxing on on on with linus.

[@SolidSnake4Ever2003]

Went back to my hyper 212 evo with 2 cougar vortex fans in push pull, took my h100i out...just don't want the risk of something leaking and frying everything. Tried selling it but used pc market isn't very good. Anyway, at first I didn't like the look of Noctua and still wish their black fans would come out for consumers, but... Noctua has grown on me, I appreciate their quality. I've either been thinking this, or the NZXT Havik, or, the Enermax T40 Black Twister, or Xigmatek Dark Knight 2

[@jeffh3418]

I love water coolers.. I have a corsair h60. I install and forget..my idle temps are great and load temps are great on a i7-930 I run at 3.4ghz about 80% of the time. I did have to replace the fan on it with a corsair sp120. I really like the look and the explained performance by NOCTUA fans and I think I am going to order a bundle and fill my PC with them...I dont think I will ever go back to a air cooler. I also Live in arizona and my average house temp is 75-85f which is a real killer for air coolers.

[@hassanul96]

Its been quite a while since linus unboxes air coolers

[@crowcore]

I would have liked to see the lovely Silverarrow Extreme mentioned in the benchmarks. But including a few numbers like this as a conclusion is a very good idea.