STILL EXEMPLARY or OUTDATED? - Noctua NH-D15(S) chromax.black

[@Nicolas11x12English]

What's your all-time favorite Noctua cooler? Have you ever used the legendary NH-D15? 😁 Would you consider it "outdated" in terms of design for today's standards? 🤔

[@MohondhaY]

Been using my D15 since 2015. 😁 So almost 9yrs. I don't think an AIO would last that long.

[@georgewarshington1230]

2017 original fans

[@georgewarshington1230]

my original nh-d15 is almost 8 years old. just bought the chromax for my next build on cyber monday. got them both for less than the competitive 360 aio almost a decade apart

[@georgewarshington1230]

and yes original fans. if i wasn't giving away to a family member as a hand me down system i would've stripped those 140 mm's off an put them in my case

[@electrosaurus]

I have one in my recent 14700k build. Used a contact frame and Kryosheet. Idles at around 30c. It may saturate under tests but it's great under normal use and for the games I play. GPU is way louder.

[@VndNvwYvvSvv]

Try Honeywell PTM7950. It's the best performing in real world conditions and application

[@MrSamadolfo]

🙂 pretty impressive, all it still needs for the next revision is Bent Slanted Back Heat Pipes like Scythe does, theres only a handful of air coolers with slanted heat pipes still, theres some from Uphere, some from Thermalright, one from Dark Rock, etc

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Indeed! :)

[@ahmadzahid266]

Noctua was and still the king of air coolers, it may make an option if I build my future pc, I have NH-D12L the only high end air cooler can fit in 150mm width case the performance is excellent and low fan noise and I didn’t even use low noise adapter

[@blabla871]

I have a noctua nhd14 and I bought it in 2017. It was used every day since then. I took a aida 64 extreme stability test, and my 7800x3d is sitting at 91 degrees at full load and full system stress test. :)

[@sodadrinker89]

Isn't the limit of that CPU 89C?

[@blabla871]

@@sodadrinker89 95

[@AquilaeYT]

And that's bad you know ?

[@garyrichards6079]

You could always slap a 120mm fan on the front of the D15 if you don't like the over hang on the front fan with higher ram sticks !! ... Which I've done with my D15 S ...

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Genius big brain move! :D

[@Xample999]

I’m new to this, could you elaborate a bit more please

[@torukmahtomahto409]

I have Nh-14s from 2013, free kit from s775..How many under 50 bucks are running over 10 years ? AIO is out of this question...

[@solidus784]

Great cooler but overpriced the Thermalright Peerless Assassin has the same performance for about €35

[@robsplex4896]

I got a ryzen 9 5900x, do u think I should get the noctua nh d15s or peerless assasin?

[@panagiwtisn13]

thermalright coolers are vfm but fans have horrible lifespan their thermal paste that comes with them is mediocre and customer service is non existent.cheap in the long run will get more expensive.

[@torukmahtomahto409]

@@robsplex4896 depend what is vfm for you, i have Nh-14s from 2013 !!! Had free kit for any socket from s775..

[@torukmahtomahto409]

@@panagiwtisn13 I have Nh-u14s from 2013, free kit from s775..

[@olli5997]

very helpful.

[@ELCrisler]

I really think the NH-D15 is a great cooler but in the current ecosystem just not a good buy. There are GREAT coolers you can buy that has similar performance for $50 and sometimes even less. Your paying a huge tax for Noctua products. They make a great product but there is just no reason to pay this much for a cooler.

[@r91playsind]

Which air cooler is as good as this one and costs less than $50?

[@ELCrisler]

@@r91playsind The Thermalright Phantom Spirit series has shown temps as good as and even in some instances better when using Ryzen 7700X chips and does this at around $35.

[@r91playsind]

@@ELCrisler Thanks. Checking it.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Indeed. That's the problem with a few specific brands. They overcharge for their brand image.

[@ELCrisler]

@@Nicolas11x12English this has been around for a long time, you pay for the "name". Happens in every industry.