Recently built a mini itx (tower 100) since I am always a "big fan" of the full or mid-tower where fans are top priorities. A 120mm aio was chocking my 5950x next to the Evga 3090 Ftw3. I always ran a 360 aio on any CPU I have. The 120mm aio is reaching 90*. Extremely bad, so I went back to air cool and picked this one up. My last long-term use air cooler was a D14 about 6 years ago. Man, this Nh D15 just cools my 5950x with 3090 next to it, throwing all the heat. I am getting a max temperature of 68.
wow, i'm currently in the same exact situation with the 5950x and a EVGA 3080 ftw3. Picked this up. Can't wait to get rid of that big annoying aio with all those stupid thick RGB cables that i don't even care about. How's the setup holding up?
@@Pingaheimer The NH-D15 continues to operate flawlessly. mid-60s in video games. It's virtually silent. My 3090 ftw3 is the only fan I hear. The best thing I've ever done on the mini itx lol. You will enjoy it.
late reply but my kraken z73 died a couple months ago i bought it in 2020 now its 2024, i bought the same one in the video and my temps have been stable and never had issues ever since and i hope it stays like that for a long time 👍
Great review for a great cooler. I think worth mentioning is how enormous this is. Not an issue for a test bench but a hassle to get it in a mid tower case as it's next to impossible to get your fingers in to reach the CPU and fan headers. The whole motherboard needs to come out first, then put in all the connections at the top of the motherboard, then cooler, then put back in the case. It's a great cooler but if I wasn't to switch out a case fan, I'm going to have to dismantle the whole machine.
I just went through two aio systems. I first bought a Corsair and returned it because of the loud pump. I later purchased a Galahad II LCD infinity fan model because it has a lower pump rpm but I still get a ringing in my ear. I am thinking of just switching to a NH D15S for my 14900K. I don't care if I lose performance because my ears are just too sensitive to high pitch noises.
I last used an air cooler about 12 years ago but since my MSI MAG Coreliquid 360R fell prey to the usual sediment buildup I've bought an NH D15 Chromax and although it is huge and slightly ugly it has allowed me to ditch the front radiator thus improving airflow and also freed me of some of the forest of wires. I've retained the ARGB fans and will repair the 360R and shove it in the cupboard as a possible backup.
@MLife1972 The 360r sat around in my home drained for several months and I finally filled it and reassembled it last night. It goes on Ebay as Spares Or Repairs then it's someone else's problem.
@@Mr_Spock512 Mine did not, I had to place an order with Noctua themselves to get them to send me 3 sets of brackets. (I asked for 2 more sets but they sent an extra as a replacement pair)
does this cooler bend the motherboard by any chance? did you had any problems? could u answer me? i have a x570 UD gigabyte and i´m in doubt if this will hold.
Don‘t have an i9, but installed it on an i7 12700KF, asus prime z690-a, and DDR5-5600. Temps are pretty good, cinebench around 70 degree celsius. Can definitely recommend it.
@@mutenroshie7618 thats the answer i was actually aiming to find ! im also gonna get i7-12700K paired with NH-D15S and i was worried that it wont be enough! thank you so much! one question only mate, the 2nd fan you installed, was it 120mm or 140mm?
Does anybody have a cromax black d15 or a black d15s that they can post a video of with an outer Noctua black 120mm fan? Trying to see what it would look like? Also if I got a D15s and added another 120mm outer fan, would Vengeance Pro RBG fit underneath the 120mm fan? If not, what about if you move the fan up a little? If anybody could post a video of that as well, I’d greatly appreciate it. Also, I heard that the D15s has a little more offset than the D15, can someone please explain what that even means? last thing, has anybody heard anything about the new D15 that’s supposed to come out early next year?
Case: Fractal design north Gpu: Rog strix rtx 4070 ti Ram: Trident neo z Mobo: Msi x570 tomahawk Will this be alright with Nhd15s? I'm new to pc building need help.
I have an aversion against liquid coolers. After purchasing a 13700K to replace a 10 years old PC, I froze when I saw so many people struggling with high temperatures, claiming air cooling wouldn´t be an alternative. Seems like this AIR COOLER is going to save the day. I just regret that the newer version is coming out this year (providing there aren´t any further delays), most likely with improvements. But I can´t wait. Also, this cooler is so big I will barely see all the bling on my motherboard. But I suppose that´s better than a molten CPU.
I see you are running the cooler without closed chassis and running the test in open air. The temp is not reliable when it is in open air. I have the same CPU with a Noctua NH-U12S (one fan) and I reach easy 90°, there I want to find a better cooler. My chassis has two 140mm intake fans for the cool air to get in. But anyway, nice video thou.
Gonna upgrade my stock cooler after 2 years. I dont need to, but if I plab on upgrading my CPU in the future I will def need an upgrade. I havent yet watched the vid. I'm hoping noctuas website about compatibility can be trusted. I really dont want an offset fan due to my ram.
Dude if use PBO2 -15 on all cores you might end up on 4.850Ghz on all cores with even lower temps also in games instead of 65c you might get 45~55c lol
I could never buy the original noctua. That thing is so damn ugly. Loving my black noctua, it was a huge upgrade over the shitty iBuyPower AIO my system came with.
Never understood the point of low noise adapter. If you plan to run fans that low than you don't need this cooler! - Just get a cheaper cooler since temps aren't important to your rig. ie, no overclock, etc... Also I'm confused about why people are so concerned about case-fan noise. Any GPU's fan will be louder than any case fan anyway! You can't even hear the case fans over the GPU fans.
You have no idea what you're talking about or never tried it before. What would you prefer? An 800rpm nhd15 gives you an average of 65* during gaming or a smaller cooler that runs at 1500rpm for maybe at 70* average? But by that comment, your pc is like crap if you can hear your case fan blasting. If you have a recent or good GPU, you would know that during load fan doesn't even spin until it gets to a higher temperature. Take it, for example. My 3090 ftw fan is set to auto. It will be at 0% fan speed (Does not spin,0 rpm) idle or even in some games that are not highly demanding, and its hooves at 35% fan speed on games like Far Cry 6, etc. That's barely hearable. There's also something called fan curve that you can use. If your pc is not dead silent when idle or doing regular activities like surfing the internet or watching youtube. Might want to do more research and invest in a few higher-end components.
@@JbHomestead Thank you for your friendly comment... I have an AMD 6900XT, 5950X, NH-D15, and 5 NF-A12 case-fans... If overclocking the GPU than an effective fan-curve will always be louder than case-fans. GPU coolers are very loud when set properly for overclocks. Most people under-fan their cards and are loosing potential performance due to temp sensitive algorithms.
@@rlwings Mine is overclocked (+180/+1000) and still seeing that 0% fan speed and hardly reach 40% during intense gaming on stock fan curve. Of course, it can still be fine-tuned and squeeze a little more on the overclocking part but too much time-consuming to gain a little bit of what I don't need atm. I was able to buy one of the 6900XT a few months back on the AMD website with their queue system just to try again with an AMD card. I sold it a few days later. It was a beast, but sadly the fan noise is too loud, and the coil whine at a higher rpm. You should try an Nvidia card. Dead silent. Even at 100% fan speed. My Dyson fan across the room is louder.
My PC is silent, and I mean inaudible, under sustained load. Running 7950X with an RTX 4090 all air-cooled in a O11 Air mini mesh case. The trick is to tune power limits for the CPU and GPU and adjust fan curves so that you’re getting great performance and keeping components cool without the fans having to spin too hard (which creates the noise)
there's no magic, no matter the quality fan spinning at 1.2k will be noisy as hell, A12x25 is usable up to around 650 and anything above that is annoying, no way bigger fan would be able to do twice as much
Thank you for confirming that the Dominator is not an issue with the NH-D15S. Was searching for that info for a while.
same here to replace a dead AIO from my X99 build, will buy this NH-D15S!!
Same case here, i was looking for someone who used Dominator with the NH-D15S.
Recently built a mini itx (tower 100) since I am always a "big fan" of the full or mid-tower where fans are top priorities. A 120mm aio was chocking my 5950x next to the Evga 3090 Ftw3. I always ran a 360 aio on any CPU I have. The 120mm aio is reaching 90*. Extremely bad, so I went back to air cool and picked this one up. My last long-term use air cooler was a D14 about 6 years ago. Man, this Nh D15 just cools my 5950x with 3090 next to it, throwing all the heat. I am getting a max temperature of 68.
wow, i'm currently in the same exact situation with the 5950x and a EVGA 3080 ftw3. Picked this up. Can't wait to get rid of that big annoying aio with all those stupid thick RGB cables that i don't even care about. How's the setup holding up?
@@Pingaheimer The NH-D15 continues to operate flawlessly. mid-60s in video games. It's virtually silent. My 3090 ftw3 is the only fan I hear. The best thing I've ever done on the mini itx lol. You will enjoy it.
late reply but my kraken z73 died a couple months ago i bought it in 2020 now its 2024, i bought the same one in the video and my temps have been stable and never had issues ever since and i hope it stays like that for a long time 👍
I would love to see how this cooler performs in a closed case
Well
Yea it works man!
Under 70 degrees in my Bequite 9000 base case which is pretty enclosed. Great cooler
uuuffff you save me dude.... i have the same motherboard and i didnt know if this noctua fits, thanks bro.
Love this cooler for my 5900X. Like the look too.
Great review for a great cooler. I think worth mentioning is how enormous this is. Not an issue for a test bench but a hassle to get it in a mid tower case as it's next to impossible to get your fingers in to reach the CPU and fan headers. The whole motherboard needs to come out first, then put in all the connections at the top of the motherboard, then cooler, then put back in the case. It's a great cooler but if I wasn't to switch out a case fan, I'm going to have to dismantle the whole machine.
Corsair H150i vs NH-D15/NH-D15S which one would make less annoying noise?
Perfect review, I have the same rams so the regular DH-15 cannot be the option for me neither. This helped me to decide to buy this thx ;)
Nice case. Wich one is yours?
I just went through two aio systems. I first bought a Corsair and returned it because of the loud pump. I later purchased a Galahad II LCD infinity fan model because it has a lower pump rpm but I still get a ringing in my ear. I am thinking of just switching to a NH D15S for my 14900K. I don't care if I lose performance because my ears are just too sensitive to high pitch noises.
I last used an air cooler about 12 years ago but since my MSI MAG Coreliquid 360R fell prey to the usual sediment buildup I've bought an NH D15 Chromax and although it is huge and slightly ugly it has allowed me to ditch the front radiator thus improving airflow and also freed me of some of the forest of wires. I've retained the ARGB fans and will repair the 360R and shove it in the cupboard as a possible backup.
That's what I did with Corsair AIO. Salvaged the controller and fans and dumped the radiator for the D15S instead. No pump hum and no mess.
@MLife1972 The 360r sat around in my home drained for several months and I finally filled it and reassembled it last night. It goes on Ebay as Spares Or Repairs then it's someone else's problem.
Does it come with brackets to connect another 2 fans on the outside of the unit?
@@Mr_Spock512 Mine did not, I had to place an order with Noctua themselves to get them to send me 3 sets of brackets.
(I asked for 2 more sets but they sent an extra as a replacement pair)
Hello, nice review but is there a diference between black and normal D15 chroma black color will affect the dispersion in any way ?
Performance is unaffected by the colour choice for the cooler
hi and thanx for your content.
can you please tell what test-station you use your components are built in.
Hi, what computer tower/bracket/case is that? and can u share the specs of the mini build
What "case" is your build in.
What ram are you using?
Ryzen 5900X with this cooler rarely gets above 70 degrees. With a cheaper Be!Quite cooler it was peaking over 90.
does this cooler bend the motherboard by any chance? did you had any problems? could u answer me?
i have a x570 UD gigabyte and i´m in doubt if this will hold.
WITCH BETTER MATE Noctua NH-D15 OR D15S ???
ND-15s is for high ram (more 36mm)
@@MarcyRock90 and PCI-e clearance is better with NH-D15s... too tight space against GFX card can increase temps hugely.
Damn bro solid video, also based games to test the load.
Would this be compatible with 12900KF (In terms of temp), Z690 Aorus Master Motherboard and ADATA DDR5 RAM?
Don‘t have an i9, but installed it on an i7 12700KF, asus prime z690-a, and DDR5-5600. Temps are pretty good, cinebench around 70 degree celsius. Can definitely recommend it.
@@mutenroshie7618 im also doing a similar build, did you add a second fan yourself or just used the single fan it came with?
@@momonga. Yep, I have installed a second fan.
@@mutenroshie7618 thats the answer i was actually aiming to find ! im also gonna get i7-12700K paired with NH-D15S and i was worried that it wont be enough! thank you so much! one question only mate, the 2nd fan you installed, was it 120mm or 140mm?
@@Destector. 140mm as well
Cpu cooler and gpu be like, "I'm the captain now"
hey can you give me some advice on a pc build?
Build one
It's good that you put your camera behind you during installation so we can see everything.
Does anybody have a cromax black d15 or a black d15s that they can post a video of with an outer Noctua black 120mm fan? Trying to see what it would look like?
Also if I got a D15s and added another 120mm outer fan, would Vengeance Pro RBG fit underneath the 120mm fan? If not, what about if you move the fan up a little?
If anybody could post a video of that as well, I’d greatly appreciate it.
Also, I heard that the D15s has a little more offset than the D15, can someone please explain what that even means?
last thing, has anybody heard anything about the new D15 that’s supposed to come out early next year?
ı m useing corsair vengeance pro rgb t-doead that fit with 2 fans :D with my rams?
I have i5 13600k and im thinking to buy this cooler. I use my PC for intensive gaming, so it needs good cooling system. Will it be enough?
Yea more than fine. I use the NH-D15S on an i7 13700k and it stays 55-70C on full gaming loads.
Case: Fractal design north
Gpu: Rog strix rtx 4070 ti
Ram: Trident neo z
Mobo: Msi x570 tomahawk
Will this be alright with Nhd15s?
I'm new to pc building need help.
I have an aversion against liquid coolers. After purchasing a 13700K to replace a 10 years old PC, I froze when I saw so many people struggling with high temperatures, claiming air cooling wouldn´t be an alternative. Seems like this AIR COOLER is going to save the day.
I just regret that the newer version is coming out this year (providing there aren´t any further delays), most likely with improvements. But I can´t wait. Also, this cooler is so big I will barely see all the bling on my motherboard. But I suppose that´s better than a molten CPU.
It's coming q2 next year, so no need to wait for it
I see you are running the cooler without closed chassis and running the test in open air. The temp is not reliable when it is in open air.
I have the same CPU with a Noctua NH-U12S (one fan) and I reach easy 90°, there I want to find a better cooler. My chassis has two 140mm intake fans for the cool air to get in. But anyway, nice video thou.
funnily enough they made TR version of small(-ish) U12 but not of D15
Gonna upgrade my stock cooler after 2 years. I dont need to, but if I plab on upgrading my CPU in the future I will def need an upgrade. I havent yet watched the vid. I'm hoping noctuas website about compatibility can be trusted. I really dont want an offset fan due to my ram.
you should go with nh u12a it will not block ram and cool almost the same as the d15 . the u12a is more compact and come with 2 fans .
have anybody have the experience fitting this above cooler in Cooler Master Box H500 ARGB ( Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Dual Fan)
I'm not a fan of these weird reversed screws you have to align on top of poles, it took a lot of time to get it right with P1
THeres is so annoying camera focusing issue, i cant focusing to the video. But thank you for your all efford. 😌
Dude if use PBO2 -15 on all cores you might end up on 4.850Ghz on all cores with even lower temps also in games instead of 65c you might get 45~55c lol
I could never buy the original noctua. That thing is so damn ugly. Loving my black noctua, it was a huge upgrade over the shitty iBuyPower AIO my system came with.
Itx better use small heatsink air cooler not big heatsink
Why are your rams so close to get her. Looks like their in the wrong channel
There’s only two slots on the mini itx board.
Never understood the point of low noise adapter. If you plan to run fans that low than you don't need this cooler! - Just get a cheaper cooler since temps aren't important to your rig. ie, no overclock, etc... Also I'm confused about why people are so concerned about case-fan noise. Any GPU's fan will be louder than any case fan anyway! You can't even hear the case fans over the GPU fans.
You have no idea what you're talking about or never tried it before. What would you prefer? An 800rpm nhd15 gives you an average of 65* during gaming or a smaller cooler that runs at 1500rpm for maybe at 70* average? But by that comment, your pc is like crap if you can hear your case fan blasting. If you have a recent or good GPU, you would know that during load fan doesn't even spin until it gets to a higher temperature. Take it, for example. My 3090 ftw fan is set to auto. It will be at 0% fan speed (Does not spin,0 rpm) idle or even in some games that are not highly demanding, and its hooves at 35% fan speed on games like Far Cry 6, etc. That's barely hearable. There's also something called fan curve that you can use. If your pc is not dead silent when idle or doing regular activities like surfing the internet or watching youtube. Might want to do more research and invest in a few higher-end components.
@@JbHomestead Thank you for your friendly comment... I have an AMD 6900XT, 5950X, NH-D15, and 5 NF-A12 case-fans... If overclocking the GPU than an effective fan-curve will always be louder than case-fans. GPU coolers are very loud when set properly for overclocks. Most people under-fan their cards and are loosing potential performance due to temp sensitive algorithms.
So why did you delete your reply about your high-end equipment and the 6900XT?
@@rlwings Mine is overclocked (+180/+1000) and still seeing that 0% fan speed and hardly reach 40% during intense gaming on stock fan curve. Of course, it can still be fine-tuned and squeeze a little more on the overclocking part but too much time-consuming to gain a little bit of what I don't need atm. I was able to buy one of the 6900XT a few months back on the AMD website with their queue system just to try again with an AMD card. I sold it a few days later. It was a beast, but sadly the fan noise is too loud, and the coil whine at a higher rpm. You should try an Nvidia card. Dead silent. Even at 100% fan speed. My Dyson fan across the room is louder.
My PC is silent, and I mean inaudible, under sustained load. Running 7950X with an RTX 4090 all air-cooled in a O11 Air mini mesh case.
The trick is to tune power limits for the CPU and GPU and adjust fan curves so that you’re getting great performance and keeping components cool without the fans having to spin too hard (which creates the noise)
there's no magic, no matter the quality fan spinning at 1.2k will be noisy as hell, A12x25 is usable up to around 650 and anything above that is annoying, no way bigger fan would be able to do twice as much
nah. the original 2013 edition is the best