Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler - Technical Specification

[Dante i]

I am here to check the specifications for the Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler. My uncle wants to purchase this, as this is good cooler (according to them). So thought before going for it, would be better if I have some discussion about it with you guys. Also I am not having any knowledge about this cooler. Also what you think about this cooler. It would be more grateful for me, if someone from there provides some detailed information.

[Rebella]

Noctua is known for the cords well-coordinated, high quality of the entire package. This gives the purchaser of at least a good 70 € expensive precious cooler next to the NH-D14-base construction with the NF-P12 and the new NF-P14 FLX two fans of our own top line in the 120-mm 140-mm format, respectively. Also involved are two power adapters and a Y-cable to throttle the fan speed and reduce the overall volume. Technical features are as follows :

• Noctua NH-D14
• Double radiator tower cooler in 140-mm design
• Hybrid design with copper base and aluminum fins (soldered)
• Fully nickel plated surfaces
• 6 x 6 mm heat pipes in U-bending
• Fin spacing about 2 mm
• Dimensions without fan: 130 x 140 x 160 mm (W x D x H)
• Dimensions with fan: 158 x 140 x 160 mm (W x D x H)
• Weight: 900g with (without fan), 1070g (with music fans), dual fan 1240g

[Shanbaag]

Noctua NH-D14 wants the very clear at the top of the CPU cooler charts. But the manufacturer has designed a mammoth cooler imposing proportions, which operates far from the compromise or reason. Almost 900 grams of high quality metal have brought the Austrians in a form that is reminiscent at first of the highly successful Thermalright IFX-14, which at the time the cooler market long dominated. Typical of the construction of the compatibility slightly asymmetrical twin-tower design, which are soldered based on a six-tube heat-pipe design with an interval of about two millimeters aluminum fins attached two separate Radiator Parts is calling up. These are compared to similar reactions of competitors in the cooler NH-D14 of about five centimeters becomes quite broad, providing a huge cooling surface. To the incoming air directly to the blades adjacent fronts working flow fans clean to let Noctua relies on a strong serrated blade profile. Despite these refinements affect both the nickel-plated aluminum units as well as the nickel-plated copper parts (base plate and heat pipes) extremely robust, high-quality processed completely and skillfully.

[Wannabe]

The twin-tower design of the NH-D14 offers essentially three fan positions, of which occupies two standard. Unusually, Noctua relies on two different fan models. First, we strapped on as outdoor fan with the NF-P12-house success in the 120-mm format, which works min with a maximum of 1300 rpm. This joins a central fan of the new NF-P14 FLX 140-mm base diameter (compatible frame holes to 120-mm fans) based on the same successful techniques (SCD drive system, SSO-bearing, special nine-blade design) and min with a maximum of 1200 U / rotating. By the downward slightly protruding fan profile of the central fan to the manufacturer promises a better with effective ventilation for near-socket components (RAM, chipset, voltage converters). Useful improvements to the previous model can be found on the suspension of the fans. First, make small, in lateral plate guides integrated rubber buffer for damped. Moreover, one has the wire-bar brackets now modified so that they can be easily single out and checked.

[Aienstaien]

Many users prepare the assembly of the double air around 1,200-gram cars headaches. In general, however, is in direct union with the motherboard even when the housing on the safe side. Nevertheless, intense vibrations, such as transportation, are largely avoided, to minimize the risk of any damage to the hardware. As indicated earlier, the NH-D14 has an asymmetric fins start to the towers. This is to a collision with a built-in memory-bars can be prevented. Noctua has a correspondingly well-kept motherboard compatibility list prepared using one of the cooler before purchase of any discrepancies which the information can. In accordance with these observations, the NH-D14 harmony despite its considerable size, not only with very few motherboards. In addition to the main board compatibility consideration also applies to about 160 mm high. The actual installation of the cooler with detached motherboard is surprisingly easy to Equip. First, is attached with the help of the back plate, spacers, bolts, two platform-specific cross-members and the knurled an installer module to the base. Now, already, the fan-less NH-D14 are set on the CPU with thermal paste and coated with the supplied screwdriver on the basis of the already on the cooler floor mounted spring bolts pulled alternately fixed. The attachment of the fans are installed in easily with the new wire hangers.

[Joko]

The orientation of symmetry is due to Intel platforms, according to the four cardinal direction possible. AMD users will unfortunately have to do without the 90-degree rotation and the alignment key are tied to their main board. However, the NH-D14 designed so that on most AMD sockets the better, is implemented to the housing rear wall blowing assembly direction. The popular quad-core CPU generated in standard mode (2.66 GHz, 1.2 V core voltage) according to the datasheet is 130 watts at full capacity and thus on the level of our previous processor, the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700. As a suitable case for the test assembly in the closed, stagnant ATX System Case King provides us with the Silverstone TJ-09S , a spatially generously sized basis. In addition to the generous space available here is mainly the position of the power supply on the bottom crucial to a fair test conditions because of the fans of our 650-watt Lian-Li Silent Force power supply can develop there is no with ventilated effect on the processor cooler. Shall elaborate the only case fan with the Scythe S-Flex 800 is a silent 120mm rear discharge model and supports the CPU cooling in the active and semi-passive test modes.

[Xena]

The temperature measurement results are often quite strongly linked to the test platform used and can vary significantly depending on the configuration. You should only as a guide and gross trend, however, are not regarded as absolute. The measurement of the volume occurs in the particular operation of that cooler (the fan is powered by a passive power supply) in 40-cm intervals with a Voltcraft-320 sound level meter that the noise emitted by the known A-weighting curves in a range from 30 to 130 decibels interpreted. The overall volume of the measuring room with subjectively perceived silence is 30.4 dB (A). Above this threshold, the noise emitted from the radiator can not be resolved by the instrument. To about 35 dB (A) depending on the sensitivity of the user can rate and character of the sound to assume that the fan noise when the housing is closed, respectively not be perceived any more. 40 dB (A) of our scale, the noise can be clearly heard to very clearly, from 50 dB (A) starts the very disturbing area. Furthermore, we generated by the fan wind speeds measured with an anemometer and indicates the maximum speed as an indicator of the volume of fluid. From this value can be obtained on the conclusions generated by the fan air flow rate.