While water cooling has been especially popular over the last few years, there are still a lot of people who would prefer to not deal with the additional risks and installation complication. On top of that, when you are looking for really high end cooling it actually costs a lot more than you think to go water cooling. This is where companies like Noctua come in. You see cheap water cooling doesn’t always compete with air cooling, especially when it comes to noise. So Noctua continues to innovate in the air cooling market. Their top dog is called the NH-D15. Well they sent one out a while back and being the slackers that we are it ended up pushed back. Today I will finally have the chance to check out their biggest and best to see just how it compares to the completion both on the air and water cooling sides.
Product Name: Noctua NH-D15
Review Sample Provided by: Noctua
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: William and Wes
NH-D15 Specifications |
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Socket compatibility |
Intel LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 (Square ILM), LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1150 & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+ (backplate required) |
Height (without fan) |
160 mm |
Width (without fan) |
150 mm |
Depth (without fan) |
135 mm |
Height (with fan) |
165 mm |
Width (with fan) |
150 mm |
Depth (with fan) |
161 mm |
Weight (without fan) |
1000 g |
Weight (with fan) |
1320 g |
Material |
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminum (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating |
Max. TDP |
LGA2011 - 140W & OC |
Fan compatibility |
140x150x25 (with 120mm mounting holes), 140x140x25 (with 120mm mounting holes), 120x120x25 |
Scope of Delivery |
2x NF-A15 PWM premium fan 2x Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.) Y-cable NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound SecuFirm2™ Mounting Kit Noctua Metal Case-Badge |
Warranty |
6 Years |
Fan specifications |
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Model |
2x Noctua NF-A15 PWM |
Bearing |
SSO2 |
Max. Rotational Speed (+/- 10%) |
1500 RPM |
Max. Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%) |
1200 RPM |
Min. Rotational Speed (PWM, +/-20%) |
300 RPM |
Max. Airflow |
140,2 m³/h |
Max. Airflow with L.N.A. |
115,5 m³/h |
Max. Acoustical Noise |
24,6 dB(A) |
Max. Acoustical Noise with L.N.A. |
19,2 dB(A) |
Input Power |
1,56 W |
Voltage Range |
12 V |
MTBF |
> 150.000 h |