Performance

It almost feels repetitive when we go to talk about the performance of Noctua heatsinks. They always fall near the top in cooling power and noise output is top notch. The NH-C14 is no exception, although its performance is a little less than its BIG brother the NH-D14. Whats more impressive than anything is the NH-C14 actually out performed most of the top heatsinks on the market, not bad for something other than a tower design. The push pull layout helped considerably with these numbers I’m sure.

Beyond the numbers, where Noctua always impresses us is with their noise output. By using high quality fans and implementing small touches like the rubber in between the fans and the heatsink they keep noise close to in audible.