Noctua NH-D15S chromax.Black, Premium Dual-Tower CPU Cooler with NF-A15 PWM 140mm Fan (Black)

After about 2 years of the stock intel cooler it was starting to wail like a reversing bin lorry, to the point that I would cringe if turning on my PC at night in case it woke the kids up.For some reason it took me ages to consider changing it, and now I'm so annoyed I didn't just do it the moment I got the PC. This cooler is epic. Little more than a very faint hum whereas before it sounded like someone was trying to drill through the wall.I've been using NZXT Cam to monitor temps the past few days and in general desktop use I've never seen the CPU go over 32C. I've also been reliving my 20s playing Half Life 2 and it's never caused anything over 45C. Looking forward to properly challenging it with Alyx soon.Depending on your case it could be an easy install or a hassle as you need to put the bracket on the back of the motherboard - my case has a cutout to allow access so the complete remove and install took under 10 minutes. The fact that it is offset means it doesn't foul PCIe or RAM slots which is amazing. It is also massive so you need to check your case dimensions - my case is big and it's a tight fit and required practically dislocating my wrist to clip the fan back on at the top edge.In summary: Just buy it. It's amazing.

Ive been a Noctua fan for many years.When I switched over to a Ryzen build they even supplied me an AM4 mounting kit for my cooler free of charge to reuse my old cooler. Top class company this.So, after I upgraded to a 5800x the cpu is a little power station and has some temperature issues which is fine. I decided to buy this cooler as I was overdue an upgrade anyway.Comes very well packaged and with clear instructions. Included also is their world class thermal paste and brackets for additional fans.I chose this one as all four ram slots are full on my board and it gives maximum compatibility.Fitting could not have been easier. IN fact only way it could be easier was if I was fitting as part of the pc build. For AM4 theres is a back plate, 4 stands off and the brackets which you assemble. The cooler then screws onto the bracket and you add the fan. Simple simple simple.Performance is phenominal. my 5800x idles around 30c but it is in the attic, warmest room in the house even with the heating off. Max temp I have seen it reach gaming is 72c. Thats with PBO on etcWith some voltage tweaking or offset temps would probably drop even lower, especially at load. Absolutely love this. And being only 160mm tall it fits my case with ease.

The Noctua NH-D15S chromax black, Is a very easy CPU Cooler to Install, and comes with excellent Noctua Thermal Paste. It is compatible with LGA 1700 Motherboards, and is a breeze to install.This CPU Cooler is Huge, but I was able to install it both Vertically (Air pushed out top of case) and Horizontally (Air pushed out back of case) on my ASUS Prime Z690-P WiFi D4.Even at 100% Fan load, This CPU Cooler is not loud, unlike every AIO Water Cooler I have ever used. It keeps my temps on par with my Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240, and offers better temps than my old Corsair Hydro Series H100i, without the horrible noise and Pump Whine from the aforementioned AIO Water Coolers.I own quite a few CPU Air Coolers, from Cooler Master, Zalman, be quiet!..... and the The Noctua NH-D15S chromax black is the daddy of them all.It keeps my Intel Core i7-12700K (12 Core CPU) below 75C in hour long Stress Tests. I also use three Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700, as exhaust fans on my case.The noise from the included fan, never gets annoying, even at full Load!I installed a second Fan on the Cooler, as It comes with an extra Brackets for a second fan, but the temperatures stayed around the same (One Celsius reduction) on stress tests, so I removed it.A word of warning. Install your RAM before you install The Noctua NH-D15S, as large Ram Heat sinks can be difficult to install, after you install the CPU Cooler.Anyway, this is the best CPU Cooler I have ever owned, and It is cheaper than most AIO Water Coolers, performs about the same, but with much much less noise. There is also no danger of a water pump malfunctioning, which has happened to me in the past.The Noctua NH-D15S has one Fan, which makes compatibility far better for Ram, than the dual fan Noctua NH-D15, and temperatures are about the same.

Another winner from an industry leader.This was bought to replace the stock cooler that came with the machine.The heatsink looks very big out of the box and I did have a few doubts if it would fit inside my case (Cooler Master Masterbox MB530P). There was nothing to worry about however.Fitting was extremely easy, even for a bigger unit, as this is.The kit comes with Noctua thermal paste and a kit for either Intel or AMD, together with dedicated instructions for each socket. You also get a low noise adapter cable, which I didn't use, as well as a spare set of fan clips, in case you wish to add a second fan later on. You also get a handy screwdriver, so pretty much everything you need comes in the box.The kit came extremely well packaged and protected. It is very sturdy in construction. The heat plate is extremely well finished and machined, and is protected by a plastic cover.The only extra purchase I needed was a box of surgical swabs to clean the cpu up after removing the old cooler.Using the Intel kit and provided thermal paste I had no problem at all in installing this. (This was my first heatsink/cooler install.) It really was painlessly easy.The fan needs to be removed to install the cooler. There was plenty of clearance to reattach the fan afterwards, I didn't even have to remove the GPU.Top tip: If you have larger fingers, or space is at a premium, fashion a hook out of a large paperclip. This is what I did and it worked a treat in hooking the fan clip on at the top side of the case.The fan cable is plenty long enough to reach your CPU fan header on the motherboard, and is a standard PWM 4 pin. I found it best to plug this in before fixing the heatsink to the CPU.The whole process was done in 30 minutes, and I was taking my time being cautious.There is plenty of clearance on all sides and enough space to not obstruct RAM modules, or access to PCIE clips.It looks great and performs really very well on my i7-9700k. The temperatures shown are on Minecraft after about 2 hours. On other games such as Immortals Fenyx Rising, Fortnite and AC Valhalla they are between 55° and 65°C.The fan is extremely quiet.Thoroughly recommended if you want to go for an air cooled option and don't want to worry about water leaks.Please see the pictures for reference.

I have an i9 9900k in an ITX case. This can just squeeze in without problem and it is so worth doing. It repaced a 240mm AIO from Corsair and achieves better temps (approx 10c lower at full load) and a lot less noise and for less money! I'm very happy with it and would recommend it to anyone. And yes, the extra £10 for the all black version is absolutely worth it (pic highlights this!).