@@remigaillard4802Yep, the Phantom Spirit or Peerless Assassin are some of the best value coolers around and can definitely compete with the noctua ones. They currently are pretty much the only air coolers worth buying.
Got the Thermalright Le Grand Macho and... The name is fitting... Performance... It's good, but it comes at a cost. It costs you space. A lot. Like you need a BIG case and you won't see anything above your GPU and behind your RAM except for the cooler. It's almost touching the rear exhaust fan.
@@drew2626 Oh, the Le Grand Macho is huge compared to basically anything. Even the NH-D15 feels manageable sized compared to it. It's a beast of a cooler. Kinda the 'Murican, always bigger and better than anything anyone else has.
@@MahaXad Temperature difference between what? Frying the fucking CPU with no cooler vs. using a cooler? No! That wouldn't make sense anyway because modern CPUs thermal throttle. It's the difference between the CPU temperature and the ambient air temperature, so lower is better, as it says at the bottom.
I love my deepcool assassin 4. Keeps my 7800x3d in the high 50s low 60s during gaming. Stress test it went up to the mid 80s. With the paste that came with the cooler.
I know it was 3 months ago, but can you do a follow-up of the Mini-Tera Build you and your wife made? I was interested in the heat/performance test result, especially with the intial cable management. -thanks in advance lol
read the comments.... This is click bait, entirely wrong, and you're asking for advice from this guy? Seeing as how you haven't been answered in ten days watch how long it takes for my comment to disappear. One day or less...
No cpu cooler: 💀 Stock cooler: ur on a tight budget Tower cooler: ideal for mid range builds Aio cooler: ideal for high end builds Closed water loop: ur rich Open water loop: a human can survive with only one kidney and a lung
@@Mini_Noob22 are you stupid? aio's just dont live that long no matter the price and not everyone likes the sound of the pump, tower coolers are just better
NHD-15G2 Is probably going to be the new standard of high end dual towers. While the cheap options have similar heat pipes and fin layouts the Noctua fans that attach to tower are on a whole other level compared to the competition. NF series fans are straight better than whatever cheap garbage that is on the cheap options. Also the customer support is bar none the best compared to the competition.
The price is insane for someone who doesn't use an i9/r9. If you want extreme quiet and performance, and don't mind paying more to keep the cooler many years, noctua is the way to go
No. If you want extreme quiet and performance, you get an AIO. The liquid freezer III is amazing and it’s $40 cheaper than this air cooler. If you want the cooler to last a long time, you get an air cooler like the phantom spirit for $30. This new Noctua cooler is in an awkward spot. It’s priced more than liquid coolers with worse performance. It’s better in reliability, but if you’re so worried about that then just get the Thermalright phantom spirit for a fifth of the price of the Noctua. If the fans stop working on the Thermalright, a replacement is like $5. The only thing Noctua has going for them is their brand image. They built up a good reputation and now they’re using it to sell bad value products. The cooler itself isn’t bad, but the price 100% is.
@@cryolite08 you are looking at it wrong, the liquid coolers that can match the D-15 are 3x120 and 3x140 mm models that both have to drive those fans at much higher RPMs than this Noctua with extra noise coming from the pump with a "lifespan" of +- 2-3 years before you run into "it might fail at any moment" territory where D-15 can run 15 years non stop and not care ... as for Phantom Spirit ... fan on that cooler has airflow of 114 m3/h at maximum RPM where NF-A14 fan on the Noctua has 140 m3/h ... guess what that means ... yes you can drive the Noctua fans that are already quieter ( -1 db at maximum RPM = 16% quieter in absolute value) at much lower RPM lowering the noise even more - like using "low noise adapter mode" on Noctua where it drops at hardware level to 1200 RPM at which point it has the SAME airflow as the fans on Thermalright BUT at -6.4 db delta (thats LITERALLY half the absolute noise between the two) while maintaining the same level of cooling ... THAT is what you pay for with Noctua ...
@@cryolite08 yes a noise chasing is area with heavy diminishing returns on investment ... but for some of us its more than worth it because removing the noise from the setup is way more beneficial to usability of the system than almost anything else. i have personally invested TEN TIMES the cost of this cooler for custom waterloop to have basically silent PC and it was worth every penny
Dont try ! You will run out of liquid within 2 years and your pump will most likely fail in 4 5 years stay on noctua or buy the g2 and you will have a immortal god in your pc which cools better than any loop or aio up to date tather than mortals craps who die
The NH-D15 is not competitive with any AIO on the market today. When purchasing a Noctua cooler, you're buying into their brand name, quality, and reputation in the PC hardware industry. If you're seeking a CPU cooler that offers quiet operation and don't mind the high cost, the NH-D15 with its 1200 RPM low-noise adapters is an excellent choice
i really appreciate the fact that most of your shorts dont have unnecessary music to keep the viewer entertained, just straight to point with some enthusiasm and minimalism is just what the internet needs
I’m still rockin the NH-D14. Got the new brackets from them to fit AM5 and keeps my Ryzen nice and cool. Before the Ryzen I used it on a delid Ivy Bridge. Kept that one cool too. I’ll use it as long as I can.
honestly, for me Peerless Assassin is STILL the killer. haven't seen 60 celcius yet. Cheap, reliable, and aesthetic. It's not extereme but for that price, you'd hardly find a better air cooler.
worse cooling performance at DOUBLE the noise ... for its price its decent product i guess but it has its drawbacks especially in how noisy it is in comparison
@@casuallyweird4838 why would i need to check subjective reviews when i can literally see spec sheets for fans ... the fan on D-15 has the same airflow as one on the thermalright going full throttle at 1200 RPM (the limited max RPM with low noise adapter) and at that RPM it has -6.2 db noise offset ...thats literally HALF absolute noise level at slightly higher airflow ... guess what that means when you drive that already near silent fan at 800-900 RPM it goes when not being pushed by some furnace of a CPU AND if you get the furnace you can just use non adapted RPM where Noctuas fans are STILL 1 db quieter and pushing 25% higher airflow ... there is a reason why 5 out of 8 140mm fans in my build are Noctuas (the other 3 are BeQuiet Silentwings fans that came with the case ) and while all of them are running they are whisper quiet because they push enough air at HALF of rated RPM to push more than enough air even through my radiators ... Thats the Noctua magic - yes the fans are expensive but they allow much quieter operation of any cooling solution they are attached to - if you dont care about noise - cool go with cheaper solution but as someone who values low noise solutions ( literally as my cooling setup is +-$1100 open loop inside $300-ish noise reduction case ...) paying premium price for near silent aircooler would be very much worth it if i went for aircooling ever again.
when everyone uses you as a baseline test example and compares you to every new air cooler that comes out, you're basically still the king. it's the air cooler you go for when budget isn't a problem tbh, but there are definitely budget kings out there. my favorite would probably be the ak620 but RIP deepcool :(
I just got a new black nh-d15 not the new version for my ryzen 9 7950x3d and it does really good. It does still compete with aios without having to deal with possible pump failure.
Well thats 8 900 or 1000 lei rons in my country 😂😂😂 expensive as hell here noting the average salary here is 2 3000 lei rons which is 4 600 euros but it will be worth it if you want latterly a god in your pc
I have a thermalright aqua elite 240mm and it replaced my deepcool ak500, i love it for the price! I have a ryzen 9 5950x and it stays under 72c max load
I use Noctua and have a couple of their D15's. Very easy assembly and mounting systems. If I were to build a new AMD 9000 system.. I will probably continue to use and invest in the G2 version. Great performing and reliable air coolers. Deep Cool is a close second.
Deepcool seems an efficient alternative while not having the brown theme. Idk what they thought when they choose that color scheme, was this for wooden pc lmao 😂
the problem with AiOs is theyr durability... they last on average 3 years before failing and they are not repairable where Aircoolers last decades ... if you want water solution skip AiO and go straight to open loop - pricy yes but industrial grade pump ran at half RPM will last longer than the system and if anything goes wrong you can replace just one part to fix it, with AiO you have to throw the whole thing away and buy a new one
You get Noctua for the brand and warranty. Most of those cheap coolers either have extremely limited warranties or 0 support. Noctua is reliable, they are guaranteed to be good, and will always be here to support.
I kinda did basically just use my 7 year old research and lessons from my build 7 years ago to build my current pc. and I do have an nhd15, it’s great and i’m Very happy with it.
I remember when that cooler was the best and I haven't researched it since then so yeah. I only get coolers every now and then and I just haven't been looking at them. I need a CPU cooler now though. My Corsair H105 needs replacing.
I literally drafted a list of PC components for a friend putting in the NH-D15, followed by a disclaimer that I haven't been into this kind of stuff for years now. I feel personally attacked by this video.
Outdated, but still on the top of the charts? NH-D15 competitors are just that. My house is around the high 70's - low 80's in the summer and I have no Air Conditioning. My NH-D15 keeps my R7 7800x3D in the 55-65 range during the hottest days.
150 for pure copper coated with nickel the research behind it the manufacturering process the molding for the fans the high quality plastic for fans 150 is reasonable for a cooler of that quality I think It might even cool the i9 14000ks but that might be a little to much
dont forget the lifetime supply of mounting kits whenever you want to move to new system ... just have to have the proof of purchase and they will send you the mounting hardware for free ...
@@Maxalotl2791 many others did videos on it though, and pretty sure he does not have the connections like gamers Nexus or jaystwocents. Also it will not get alot of views as it is not as revelant. If a video was to be done it should have been done when they stopped making gpu's.
The best CPU coolers are anything thermalright. Even their $16 Assassin King 120 SE destroys many other CPU coolers. Most of their line up murders the price/performance competition.
Whatever Noctua wants to say and whatever the data and graphs prove, there’s just no beating the Thermalright lineup. There’s no reason or excuse that could make me skip out on a $35 cooler that does the same thing. 1 degree hotter doesn’t matter when I got $120 in my budget to go to other things.
I wanted a d15 for my threadripper just so I can be sure that it will work with all future cpu upgrades but apparently the base is too small for threadripper so I had to get the u14 instead. should still be fine for most cpus in the future lol
Is it really insane though if you consider that if you bought this cooler 20 years ago that you as a customer with absolutely no following could email them and they'd happily send you a mounting bracket for your cpu no matter how long ago you purchased it, or if you even were the one to purchase it? It's effectively a cooler for life. I bought an old one from the mid 2000s and emailed them, told them I bought it off ebay and they still happily sent me a mounting bracket for my AM4 system. The price is EASILY worth it
say that again in 2-3 years when the pump on the AiO fails and you will have to buy a new one ... Meanwhile you can buy $150 Noctua cooler and if you kept your receipt you can ask for mounting kit for any future socket to be sent to you free of charge ... my last Noctua (before i went open water loop) was through 5 separate systems before i sold it with the last one to a friend ... as far as i know it still is going strong despite being 16 years old ...
newer cpu coolers arent gonna break the laws of thermodynamics. So the noctua is going to be a very good cpu cooler until theres a drastic change in cpus themselves
When he said "that ugly" i thought he was gonna say it about the fans
real
He did just not immediately
269 again
I kinda like the look of the fans only because ik they have great performance 🤣😭
What would he gain by insulting his fans?
Thermalright phantom spirit standing menancingly in the corner
YES BRUH
I have it on my 7700x, doesn’t go above 70°C ever even when it’s at 50% fan speed.
Basically the whole lineup of Thermalright tower coolers
@@uzbazac7407agreed. I've got a peerless assassin 120 se on my 5800x3d and it does a great job. Excellent price to performance.
I have this fan cooler, it is incredible and for literally 1/3 the price of that noctua.
Thermalright peerless assasin left the chat
Good so I’m not the only one that was thinking that.
I JUST GOT THTA COOLER LMAO
In my countries e-commerce store they don't have em
@@ImJustSomeoneNamedLucas What about Phantom Spirit? It's even better than Peerless Assassin
@@feliksdzerzhinskij800 Thermalright just doesn't exist apparently. Or the ones that do exist cost tons more ( like above $100 for a phantom spirit )
Phantom Spirit EVO "Stand proud Noctua, you were strong."
Really ? It's only 50 bucks, is that really a competitor to the d15 ? I might buy one real quick
@@remigaillard4802Yep, the Phantom Spirit or Peerless Assassin are some of the best value coolers around and can definitely compete with the noctua ones. They currently are pretty much the only air coolers worth buying.
@@remigaillard4802 its not a competitor. It slaughters the d15
Jjk refrence
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@@LGWV Thank you, I needed a new cpu cooler so that's perfect I bought the phantom spirit
Got Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE and couldnt be happier with any other Aircooler
That thing is an absolute beast for the $40 I paid for it.
I got the ARGB version and it looks great as well. Back then in 2000s there was 0 RGB ofc I prefer interesting ones
Got the Thermalright Le Grand Macho and... The name is fitting... Performance... It's good, but it comes at a cost. It costs you space. A lot. Like you need a BIG case and you won't see anything above your GPU and behind your RAM except for the cooler. It's almost touching the rear exhaust fan.
@@Donnerwampthat’s my main problem with Air coolers
@@drew2626 Oh, the Le Grand Macho is huge compared to basically anything. Even the NH-D15 feels manageable sized compared to it. It's a beast of a cooler. Kinda the 'Murican, always bigger and better than anything anyone else has.
@@Donnerwamp that’s the name of an actual Air cooler? 😳
Noctua is still the best quality. I’ve had their fans running for over 8 years now and they’re good as new.
my old D15 is rocking hard. Stress free and does it job!
same! my is now +8 years old
Yep... I still recommend that cooler. A few degrees isn't worth $150. That why REAL pros still recommend it.
Yes! He talks about performance but socket support and longevity is still best with Noctua. There is no competiton
My nhd15 running at 300rpm and topping out at 700 at 80⁰C on the 7800x3d will make me happy a few more years for sure
Your video claims the the NH-D15 isn't that great anymore, yet the graph that is shown shows it beating all the other air coolers...
it's a clickbait video
Aside from the Thermalright Frost Commander 140, which beats it by 0.1°C 🤓
using temperature alone as metric to decide on a cooler is nonsense, its temperature to NOISE ratio which is where Noctua beats the competition ...
The graph is showing the temperature difference, hence delta in the legend.
The old noctua cooler is 4th worse.
@@MahaXad Temperature difference between what? Frying the fucking CPU with no cooler vs. using a cooler? No! That wouldn't make sense anyway because modern CPUs thermal throttle.
It's the difference between the CPU temperature and the ambient air temperature, so lower is better, as it says at the bottom.
The phantom spirit and peerless assassin are the new kings of tower coolers. I'm curious how this stacks up
Gamers Nexus did a video on it, doesn't have the gen 2 one on it, but peerless for sure beat the old one, can't remember if the spirit did.
@@dylanstanfill2897and remember it is literally 1/3 the price
@@07Lightless yeah thermal right is the way to go. Quality performance and value all in one.
@@dylanstanfill2897 yeah the phantom is above the peerless so its beats it even by a bigger margin
I love my deepcool assassin 4. Keeps my 7800x3d in the high 50s low 60s during gaming. Stress test it went up to the mid 80s. With the paste that came with the cooler.
Gosh I'm so jealous, that's my dream cooler it looks so awesome lol
Cobsidering Noctua still provides upgrade kits for their coolers. Recommending it is still a very valid option. It will last a long time.
I know it was 3 months ago, but can you do a follow-up of the Mini-Tera Build you and your wife made? I was interested in the heat/performance test result, especially with the intial cable management.
-thanks in advance lol
read the comments.... This is click bait, entirely wrong, and you're asking for advice from this guy? Seeing as how you haven't been answered in ten days watch how long it takes for my comment to disappear. One day or less...
No cpu cooler: 💀
Stock cooler: ur on a tight budget
Tower cooler: ideal for mid range builds
Aio cooler: ideal for high end builds
Closed water loop: ur rich
Open water loop: a human can survive with only one kidney and a lung
Tower coolers are NOT for budget builds, I would take an air cooler any day over a complicated, water threatening, clogged and pump failing AIO
Open water loop: ur now broke
@@edgarava1 buy a better AIO then
@@Mini_Noob22 are you stupid? aio's just dont live that long no matter the price and not everyone likes the sound of the pump, tower coolers are just better
@@edgarava1 There are tower coolers around 25 these days.
The strongest tower cooler in history vs the strongest tower cooler of today (phantom spirit)
NHD-15G2 Is probably going to be the new standard of high end dual towers. While the cheap options have similar heat pipes and fin layouts the Noctua fans that attach to tower are on a whole other level compared to the competition. NF series fans are straight better than whatever cheap garbage that is on the cheap options. Also the customer support is bar none the best compared to the competition.
They will send you brackets to use a cooler from 2008 on the newest sockets if you have your proof or purchase.
Thought it was "HUAK TUAH" lol
😂
Noctua coolers are for reliability. I still use my u9bse2 for over a decade and they still sell brackets for lga 1700 too
No way bro pulled out Shazam clip from G2
The price is insane for someone who doesn't use an i9/r9. If you want extreme quiet and performance, and don't mind paying more to keep the cooler many years, noctua is the way to go
No. If you want extreme quiet and performance, you get an AIO. The liquid freezer III is amazing and it’s $40 cheaper than this air cooler. If you want the cooler to last a long time, you get an air cooler like the phantom spirit for $30.
This new Noctua cooler is in an awkward spot. It’s priced more than liquid coolers with worse performance.
It’s better in reliability, but if you’re so worried about that then just get the Thermalright phantom spirit for a fifth of the price of the Noctua. If the fans stop working on the Thermalright, a replacement is like $5.
The only thing Noctua has going for them is their brand image. They built up a good reputation and now they’re using it to sell bad value products. The cooler itself isn’t bad, but the price 100% is.
you also need good cooling for AMDs X3D processors, those cores are cooking under that extra layer of cache regardless of lower power draw
@@cryolite08 you are looking at it wrong, the liquid coolers that can match the D-15 are 3x120 and 3x140 mm models that both have to drive those fans at much higher RPMs than this Noctua with extra noise coming from the pump with a "lifespan" of +- 2-3 years before you run into "it might fail at any moment" territory where D-15 can run 15 years non stop and not care ...
as for Phantom Spirit ... fan on that cooler has airflow of 114 m3/h at maximum RPM where NF-A14 fan on the Noctua has 140 m3/h ...
guess what that means ... yes you can drive the Noctua fans that are already quieter ( -1 db at maximum RPM = 16% quieter in absolute value) at much lower RPM lowering the noise even more - like using "low noise adapter mode" on Noctua where it drops at hardware level to 1200 RPM at which point it has the SAME airflow as the fans on Thermalright BUT at -6.4 db delta (thats LITERALLY half the absolute noise between the two) while maintaining the same level of cooling ... THAT is what you pay for with Noctua ...
@@Asghaad half the noise, 5x the price.
@@cryolite08 yes a noise chasing is area with heavy diminishing returns on investment ... but for some of us its more than worth it because removing the noise from the setup is way more beneficial to usability of the system than almost anything else.
i have personally invested TEN TIMES the cost of this cooler for custom waterloop to have basically silent PC and it was worth every penny
I’d buy D15 just because of the looks and lower price due to old age. I always wanted these famous Noctua fans to decorate my rig 🤤
You can't put a price on nostalgia, but Noctua can
The “hauck-tuah” NH-D15 is insanely popular
I hate kids these days.
I still love my old Noctua, though when I change my motherboard and CPU, I plan on trying out an AIO
Dont try ! You will run out of liquid within 2 years and your pump will most likely fail in 4 5 years stay on noctua or buy the g2 and you will have a immortal god in your pc which cools better than any loop or aio up to date tather than mortals craps who die
The NH-D15 is not competitive with any AIO on the market today. When purchasing a Noctua cooler, you're buying into their brand name, quality, and reputation in the PC hardware industry. If you're seeking a CPU cooler that offers quiet operation and don't mind the high cost, the NH-D15 with its 1200 RPM low-noise adapters is an excellent choice
i really appreciate the fact that most of your shorts dont have unnecessary music to keep the viewer entertained, just straight to point with some enthusiasm and minimalism is just what the internet needs
i will still recommend it, i never had any problems with mine, even if newer ish version can take off 2 degrees
Same. I'll gladly pay the premium for a premium product. D15 is the one part you don't need to replace when building a new PC.
I’m still rockin the NH-D14. Got the new brackets from them to fit AM5 and keeps my Ryzen nice and cool. Before the Ryzen I used it on a delid Ivy Bridge. Kept that one cool too. I’ll use it as long as I can.
The last crazy cooler I used predated these...
Cooler Master GeminII... With 2 double thick 5000rpm 120mm case fans strapped on...
150 bucks for an Air cooler is also quite insane. Here I can grab a decent 360mm AIO for that price. Like the Deepcool LT720
Air coolers last longer than AIOs.
@@ukraineball953 yeah I know, but I'mma keep upgrading though. Not gonna stick with the same part for longer
honestly, for me Peerless Assassin is STILL the killer. haven't seen 60 celcius yet. Cheap, reliable, and aesthetic. It's not extereme but for that price, you'd hardly find a better air cooler.
One of the best channels that share pc news and give pc tips. Good job, Zach ⭐
Thermalright Phantom Spirit SE for the win!
worse cooling performance at DOUBLE the noise ... for its price its decent product i guess but it has its drawbacks especially in how noisy it is in comparison
@@AsghaadCheck some reviews before you comment.
@@casuallyweird4838 why would i need to check subjective reviews when i can literally see spec sheets for fans ... the fan on D-15 has the same airflow as one on the thermalright going full throttle at 1200 RPM (the limited max RPM with low noise adapter) and at that RPM it has -6.2 db noise offset ...thats literally HALF absolute noise level at slightly higher airflow ...
guess what that means when you drive that already near silent fan at 800-900 RPM it goes when not being pushed by some furnace of a CPU
AND if you get the furnace you can just use non adapted RPM where Noctuas fans are STILL 1 db quieter and pushing 25% higher airflow ...
there is a reason why 5 out of 8 140mm fans in my build are Noctuas (the other 3 are BeQuiet Silentwings fans that came with the case ) and while all of them are running they are whisper quiet because they push enough air at HALF of rated RPM to push more than enough air even through my radiators ...
Thats the Noctua magic - yes the fans are expensive but they allow much quieter operation of any cooling solution they are attached to - if you dont care about noise - cool go with cheaper solution but as someone who values low noise solutions ( literally as my cooling setup is +-$1100 open loop inside $300-ish noise reduction case ...) paying premium price for near silent aircooler would be very much worth it if i went for aircooling ever again.
That is some highway robbery right there.
The thing is the Noctua just works. And on Amazon here it is not more expensive than its competitors.
Just get a Thermalright, way cheaper and they perform on par with the Noctua
when everyone uses you as a baseline test example and compares you to every new air cooler that comes out, you're basically still the king. it's the air cooler you go for when budget isn't a problem tbh, but there are definitely budget kings out there. my favorite would probably be the ak620 but RIP deepcool :(
I just got a new black nh-d15 not the new version for my ryzen 9 7950x3d and it does really good. It does still compete with aios without having to deal with possible pump failure.
From what I heard it's not just the cooling but the noise levels
Me with my NH-D9L hearing him say "outdated"
*150 is crazy!*
considering the fans on it ... not so much tower itself is $100 its those brand new fans that cost another $50
Well thats 8 900 or 1000 lei rons in my country 😂😂😂 expensive as hell here noting the average salary here is 2 3000 lei rons which is 4 600 euros but it will be worth it if you want latterly a god in your pc
I have a thermalright aqua elite 240mm and it replaced my deepcool ak500, i love it for the price! I have a ryzen 9 5950x and it stays under 72c max load
I use Noctua and have a couple of their D15's. Very easy assembly and mounting systems. If I were to build a new AMD 9000 system.. I will probably continue to use and invest in the G2 version. Great performing and reliable air coolers. Deep Cool is a close second.
I use a NH-D14 for my i5 11600KF
NH-D15 cools my 7900x like a champ. Bought it with little research of other brands because I was a noob but works great
Deepcool seems an efficient alternative while not having the brown theme. Idk what they thought when they choose that color scheme, was this for wooden pc lmao 😂
And i got a g2 with in a week of release. So happy about it. 😊
After installing my first AIO earlier this year I’m fully convinced it’s the idea option. And the price difference is not too bad
the problem with AiOs is theyr durability... they last on average 3 years before failing and they are not repairable where Aircoolers last decades ...
if you want water solution skip AiO and go straight to open loop - pricy yes but industrial grade pump ran at half RPM will last longer than the system and if anything goes wrong you can replace just one part to fix it, with AiO you have to throw the whole thing away and buy a new one
You get Noctua for the brand and warranty. Most of those cheap coolers either have extremely limited warranties or 0 support. Noctua is reliable, they are guaranteed to be good, and will always be here to support.
Man I wish Dinosaur Creators were real. Dimetrodons are so awesome
I kinda did basically just use my 7 year old research and lessons from my build 7 years ago to build my current pc. and I do have an nhd15, it’s great and i’m Very happy with it.
Also I didn’t upgrade my gpu because I was only really having cpu and motherboard issues. So I’m totally running a gtx 1080 with a 7800x3d…
maybe I’ll buy a 5080 whenever that comes out. or maybe a 6080
Not everyone upgrade their PC annually. I prefer tower cooler than aio for easier maintenance and no risk of broken pump or leakage.
When the cooler is more expensive than the case itself:
I remember when that cooler was the best and I haven't researched it since then so yeah. I only get coolers every now and then and I just haven't been looking at them. I need a CPU cooler now though. My Corsair H105 needs replacing.
I literally drafted a list of PC components for a friend putting in the NH-D15, followed by a disclaimer that I haven't been into this kind of stuff for years now. I feel personally attacked by this video.
I actually like the color of the fans
When I see those Noctua fans it's like an Austin Powers Mole moment.
For me in terms of value to perfomance Phantom Spirit 120 easily wins in all category tbh. Very hard to beat.
Outdated, but still on the top of the charts? NH-D15 competitors are just that. My house is around the high 70's - low 80's in the summer and I have no Air Conditioning. My NH-D15 keeps my R7 7800x3D in the 55-65 range during the hottest days.
Guys, for my first pc on 1300 dollar budget i got the Corsair H150 RGB Aio
Price looks very high but I can tell that thing will last like life time. Noctua fans not dying
Gotta give it that Noct Tuah and spit in that thang!
You get me?
You are an excellent person ❤
I would say the "recognizable" crown would go to the hyper 212 evo
Tbh i forgot that this cooler rxist multiple times and see no one using it lol
150 for pure copper coated with nickel the research behind it the manufacturering process the molding for the fans the high quality plastic for fans 150 is reasonable for a cooler of that quality I think It might even cool the i9 14000ks but that might be a little to much
dont forget the lifetime supply of mounting kits whenever you want to move to new system ... just have to have the proof of purchase and they will send you the mounting hardware for free ...
We need a video about evga gpus please Zach we’re begging at this point😭
Evga does not make gpu's anymore.
@@viperpit-lr2rp that’s why we need a video. rip to the best gpu maker
@@Maxalotl2791 many others did videos on it though, and pretty sure he does not have the connections like gamers Nexus or jaystwocents. Also it will not get alot of views as it is not as revelant. If a video was to be done it should have been done when they stopped making gpu's.
He said “naaawk tuaah”
The best CPU coolers are anything thermalright. Even their $16 Assassin King 120 SE destroys many other CPU coolers. Most of their line up murders the price/performance competition.
Whatever Noctua wants to say and whatever the data and graphs prove, there’s just no beating the Thermalright lineup. There’s no reason or excuse that could make me skip out on a $35 cooler that does the same thing. 1 degree hotter doesn’t matter when I got $120 in my budget to go to other things.
love your content bro, keep it up ❤
Air cooling is great for budget builds but if you got the money always go with water cooling.
The “hock tuah” nh-d15
The Travis Scott cooler.
Ugly is subjective. I would love a full noctuah build.
Didn't realize that the D15 is so old I daily drive that CPU cooler with my 5900X and she runs fine
$150 performs the same as a $30 thermalright.
I wanted a d15 for my threadripper just so I can be sure that it will work with all future cpu upgrades but apparently the base is too small for threadripper so I had to get the u14 instead. should still be fine for most cpus in the future lol
OG made sense when it could match the performance of a $300 AIO for half the price V2 now can't compete with a $60 AIO
it doesnt ... that $60 AiO will die in 2-3 years and will be MUCH noisier than NH-D15 ...
It's a wonderful cpu cooler if you combine it with fractal design north and other noctua products
I got a noctua nh-D9L for 60 bucks and happy with it...
I have my nzxt tower cooler 😁 love their design
in poland most people dont know about it and most pupular is fera 5 from endorfy (its polish company)
Is it really insane though if you consider that if you bought this cooler 20 years ago that you as a customer with absolutely no following could email them and they'd happily send you a mounting bracket for your cpu no matter how long ago you purchased it, or if you even were the one to purchase it? It's effectively a cooler for life. I bought an old one from the mid 2000s and emailed them, told them I bought it off ebay and they still happily sent me a mounting bracket for my AM4 system. The price is EASILY worth it
I have noctua L12s its looks almost same as this with ryzen 9 5950x ❤
I mean its called NOC-TUAH for a reason
amazing. I wonder if this 150 air cooler is better than my 60 liquid cooler.
The fact that my 50$ deepcool liquid cooler can cool my 7800x3d just fine and this is 150$ is crazy
say that again in 2-3 years when the pump on the AiO fails and you will have to buy a new one ... Meanwhile you can buy $150 Noctua cooler and if you kept your receipt you can ask for mounting kit for any future socket to be sent to you free of charge ... my last Noctua (before i went open water loop) was through 5 separate systems before i sold it with the last one to a friend ... as far as i know it still is going strong despite being 16 years old ...
I'd never risk my pc with a deepcool aio knowing their past...
You get what you pay for.
@@oxaile4021 I’ve been running it for 6 months and it’s been running fine
Buy a used d15 with some brand new fans. Most of the improvements came from those anyway.
They should've called it the hawktua 2
Meanwhile I'm still rocking with my Hyper 212 evo cooler 🗿
the Hawk Tuah D15
Can't believe noctua dropped a new cooler before gta VI
I just realized that when the nhd 15 g2 black comes it will be like 200 dollars lol
Its for me the performance don’t care what it looks like eventually I can’t afford it 😂
newer cpu coolers arent gonna break the laws of thermodynamics. So the noctua is going to be a very good cpu cooler until theres a drastic change in cpus themselves
I hear the Hawk Tuah cooler is even better......😎
Bro, idc about the looks, I'm lookin for performance!
Bro oploads faster than caylus💀
Might as well call it the Hawk Tuah 😂
Acoustically, thermalright is terrible. Returned the first peerless assassin thinking it was broken. It wasn't.