Noctua this time over equipped the cooler with a total of seven 6mm nickel plated allcopper heatpipes soldered to the aluminum fins not pressfitted for superior cooling efficiency. Please put a ruler on top of the gpu and check whether there is a gap between the ruler and the gpu. This is the topmost aftermarket graphics card cooler that you can get for your midrange or highend graphics card. The allcopper base is also nickel plated and features a nice mirrorlike finish. Gpu s can run as hot as 90c while the cpu is considerably cooler depending on programs games. Thanks to the same proven heatsink design and nfa9x14 pwm fan, it stays true to the nhl9is successful formula of fusing a height of only 37mm with strong performance and excellent quietness of operation, as well as 100%. Our legacy kraken control software has been replaced by our allnew software suite, cam. There are five copperbased 6 mm heatpipes on the nhu12s. Software is controlling them regardless of what you do. Compare two products sidebyside or see a cascading list of product ratings along with our annotations. Different pc cases offer different amounts of clearance for cpu coolers. Thanks to the same proven heatsink design and nfa9x14 pwm fan, it stays true to the nhl9is successful formula of fusing a height of only 37mm with strong performance and excellent quietness of. The only bulky thing dangling on the cooler is the 3way ysplitter for the fans, but i have a closed case so i dont really care. Looking at the packaging for the noctua nhd9l, you can see a variety of information similar to all noctua packaging.
While the large, six heatpipe design and the nfa15 140mm fan with pwm support for fully automatic speed control allow the cooler to best the renowned quiet cooling. Noctua products are established as an elite choice among demanding pc enthusiasts worldwide. Modding my graphic card with noctua fans the fancy obsession. Hmm yeah the accelero as a base and then noctua for the fans i would expect to be pretty excellent for a custom cooling solution short of one that is based on water. Alternatively, visit the case manufacturers website to check the specified clearance for cpu coolers or measure the clearance if you already. The fan for the radiator in water cooling unit is 140mm in size and the fan for vrm and memory is 80mm. Noctua nh d15s high compatibility cpu cooler overview. This monster is based on awardwinning nhd14 but has been adjusted for better clearance and more cooling optimized. The software controls the gpu performance based on your system configuration and what you are running to give you performance only when needed.
With such fantastic performance on mainstream processors, the loss of a second fan does little to dampen its performance. Gpu gigabyte 5700 xt gaming oc 2070940 mhz ram gskill tridentz 16gb 3600mhz bdie 3800mhz cl16 1. Using cable ties, attach the 2 noctua fans onto the heatsink itself. Dimensions are exactly 96 x 96 x 23mm which is the coolers major strong point. Aio vs air cooler for ryzen 3900x3950x evga forums. Cpu cooling benchmarks compare products on anandtech. Fans are the noctua nfa9 flx hooked up to a lamptron fc5 v3 fan controller running at.
Its a simple product really, yet with the insane craftsmanship from the guys at noctua. This can generally be done by unscrew 4 screws that surround the gpu from the back of the card. Modding my graphic card with noctua fans the fancy. Now we are taking a look at the middle solution, the noctua nhu12s tr4sp3 which. In dual fan mode, the nhd15 should be used with standard height ram up to. Noctual fans seem to reach 100% when the gpu fan speed reached 80% in the software. I have a stock nhd15 fan i got the d15s which only comes with one fan, got the am4 kit shipped from noctua over the ram, and the nfa14s mounted in the middle and on the end. Oct 12, 2017 this post will document how i swapped the stock fans on my asus gtx 970 strix graphic card with some noctua nfa8 fans. A low profile cpu cooler featuring a square 95x95mm footprint and a height of 37mm. Fans are the noctua nfa9 flx hooked up to a lamptron fc5 v3 fan controller running at 900 rpm.
In chassis with more than 165mm cpu cooler clearance, the front fan can be. Built on the basis of the legendary nhd14 and carrying on its quest for ultimate quiet cooling performance, noctuas flagship model nhd15 is an eliteclass. Black, a lowprofile quiet cpu cooler for amds ryzenbased htpcs and small form. Nzxt cam allows you to control your kraken x61s fan speeds, hue lighting, and other custom cooling settings. With its expanded layout and dual nfa15 fans, the nhd15 further improves the d14s much acclaimed quiet cooling performance. Should you swap your stock noisy fan with smaller noctua fans. With the nhd15, noctua once again takes their place, leading our charts. Noctuas nhd14 has received more than 350 awards and recommendations from leading international hardware websites and magazines, making it one of the most successful premium heatsinks ever built. The nhu14s is the 14cm top model of noctuas classic useries single tower cpu coolers, which have received more than 400 awards and recommendations from the international press. Can be turned by up to 120 for maximum compatibility in order to achieve maximum compatibility with mainboards, vga cards and cpu coolers, the ncu6 can. Gpu s can run as hot as 90c while the cpu is considerably cooler depending on programsgames. Please refer to the list for help on how to choose the cooler model that is best suited for a given cpu and your individual requirements as far as turbo and overclocking headroom are concerned.
The noctua nhd15s is a fantastic cpu cooler that improves on the already outstanding nhd15. These include 100% ram and itx compatibility and 3u clearance, among other things. I used 2x noctua nff12s this will not void your warranty unles. If you wanted something from noctua to cool your amd epyc or amd threadripper cpu, but are constrained to a 4u chassis, this is the cooler you want. Cooling air cooling just switched from a cooler master evo 212 to a noctua nhd15. Now, that being said, its quiet, it keeps the gpu cool under pressure and can run doom the newest without any gpu hiccups. With the cpu liquid cooler, i think you will be fine. This cooler offers unprecedented cooling performance that makes allinone liquid coolers seem weak, especially considering that it does so while remaining whisper quiet.
Enermax liqtech prime95 the first test is prime95 torturing the cpu at around 310w load with our 4ghz oc and 1. Overall, it usually stays within 12 c of its sibling. The noctua nhu12s cooler uses a traditional singletower heatsink design, with heatpipes passing through from the bottom to the top in an u shape. Its expanded heatpipe layout and two premium grade nfa15 140mm fans with pwm support for automatic speed control allow it to further improve the. Idcooling frostflow 120 vga graphic card cooler aio 120mm radiator water cooler gpu vga cooler compatible with rtx207020802080ti, 57005700xt series, 10701080 series 4. At the same time, the single fan setup and recessed lower fins guarantee 100% ram compatibility with memory modules of up to. The cooler was tested with the cpu at the default turbo frequency of 4. Rog ryujin is the flagship allinone cooler for highend builds designed to deliver the best thermal performance. Nv gpu pro nv gpu pro software automated gpu overclock tool. Noctua also demoed its first ever passivefanless cooler that relies on.
Featuring noctua industrial ppc fans for cooler and quieter operation, plus an embedded fan in the pump housing for additional cooling to the vrm and m. Software, programming and coding consumer electronics. I bent the cpu socket pin by mounting most popular cheap heat pipe tower cooler. Since my ram height is only 32mm, i have the stock fan positioned in its optimal centered position. Proven 6 heatpipe design recommended by more than 100 international hardware websites and magazines, the nhc12p heatsink is renowned for its excellent quality and thermal performance ctype design with airflowgaps due to the downfacing design, two large airflowgaps and the oversize 140mm fan, the nhc12p se14 provides superior cooling for nearsocket motherboard components.
The cpu pump tach cable can go on either the top fan or cpu fan header. Nv gpu pro nv gpu pro software automated gpu overclock. The accelero xtreme iii is compatible to amd r9280x, r9 280, 7970, 7950 boards if the gpu was manufactured after february 20. Noctua nhd15 cpu cooler cpu cooling memory express inc. Building on the proven basis of the successful nhc12p, which has received more than 100 awards and recommendations from the international press, the nhc12p se14 now comes with noctua s new nfp14 140mm fan for further improved quiet cooling performance as well as the new secufirm2 multisocket mounting system. If there is a gap, the gpu was manufactured before february 20. Apr 20, 2020 the nhl9i is a slim 92mm cooler with the legendary noctua colors we all love and hate. Tailored to provide superior ram and pcie compatibility, the nhd15s is an asymmetrical single fan version of noctuas awardwinning flagship model, the nhd15. Monsterlabo releases the heart, a passive combined cpugpu cooler.
In order to be able to provide you with detailed recommendations for each individual cpu model, our general tdp guidelines have been replaced with our cpu compatibility list. Industrialgrade noctua radiator fans optimize airflow and static pressure while fanxpert enables total software controls. Noctua chromax is probably one of the most awaited products from the premium cooler manufacturer. Monitors motherboards networking pcs peripherals psus software storage. Just switched from a cooler master evo 212 to a noctua nh. Xps 8930, gpu and cpu liquid cooler, psu, case swap, upgrade. The front of the box lists the cooler model, type, and main selling points with quick bullets. Noctua shows off black heatsinks, nextgen flagship, and passive. Blue cooler fins purple fans i basically used one end of a zip tie as a nut, it gave me the cleanest look for mounting. Noctua nhu9 tr4sp3 amd epyc and threadripper 4u cooler. Even with measuring twice and rotating this cooler, it just barely doesnt fitmy htpc case is slightly like 14 too short to handle this.
Jul 16, 2015 the nhd15s is a very simple and obvious change to the nhd15 to meet specific uses, and noctua pulls it off in exactly the flawless fashion we have come to expect from them. Noctua has demoed a prototype of its nextgeneration 140mm dtype. Please refer to our case compatibility list to select a cooler that will fit your chassis. Probably allows for a lower speed too while keeping it all cool but even at higher rpm the.
Noctua nhd15 is a 140mm dual tower cpu air cooler supplied with their two powerful nfa15 pwm fans. A price that will net you either an aio or a noctua nhd15 with extra spare cash to boot. Cam also supports multikraken systems natively, allowing you to designate a kraken as a cpu or gpu cooler and link the fanpump performance to. It is a hybrid cooling system that consists of water cooling for gpu and heat sink fan hsf for vram and vrm. Enermax liqtech prime95 the first test is prime95 torturing the cpu at around 310w load. Noctua announces the nhl9aam4 chromax black cpu cooler. The nhd15s is a very simple and obvious change to the nhd15 to meet specific uses, and noctua pulls it off in exactly the flawless fashion we have come to. Review noctua nhl9i low profile cpu cooler techporn.
If you upgrade the fans, the noctua fan is the nfs12a flx 3pin and they are a lot quieter and you can run those at fixed speeds if the stock fans are too loud. With that said, the space youll save, ram clearance and the comparable performance figures to the said items definitely made the nhu12a a worthy proposal over the two. Do you have a vertical gpu mount in your case that pushed your gpu. Can this crazy mod cool a 250w graphics card quietly. Oct 10, 2014 noctua cpu coolers compared playtechnz. Built on the basis of the legendary nhd14 and carrying on its quest for ultimate quiet cooling performance, noctuas flagship model nhd15 is an eliteclass dual tower cooler for the highest demands. It also comes with the nfa9x14 pwm premium fan and my favorite, the 6 year warranty. The rog ryujin series delivers optimal cooling performance in a 360mm aio cpu cooler. If you wanted something from noctua to cool your amd epyc or amd threadripper cpu, but are constrained to a 4u. Nv gpu pro is a nonintrusive graphics card performance management and overclock software, designed for nvidia geforce and quadro graphics cards kepler and newer architecture not supported. Sep 26, 2017 noctua nhd15 is a 140mm dual tower cpu air cooler supplied with their two powerful nfa15 pwm fans. Also, the included fans have been used at their maximum.
I am trying to fix the issue with a noctua fan zip tie mod but not really sure what. Xps 8930, gpu and cpu liquid cooler, psu, case swap. Thanks to the same proven heatsink design and nfa9x14 pwm fan, it stays true to the nhl9is successful formula of fusing a height of only 37mm with strong performance and excellent quietness of operation, as well as 100% ram and pcie. The result is kind of surprisng and i hope this will help you with your decision whether or not you should do it on your graphic card. Gigabyte doesnt offer a software solution to set fan curves on their card. You may want to check the size of the heat sink array of your card before choosing your replacement fans since you may find it difficult to mount big fan onto smaller heat sink. This make the noctua nfa8, which measured 80mm x 80mm, to fit perfectly. Noctua has introduced another addition to its chromax line of allblack cpu coolers, the new nhl9aam4 chromax. Sep 18, 2019 noctified my gtx 1070 arctic accelero xtreme 3. Noctua cpu coolers noctua originates from pc cooling technology and is the leader in the outstanding quiet cooling efficiency and superior reliability of premium grade fans and heatsinks.