It buzzes, the pump is loud and the fans are insanely loud. If you compare the corsair sp120 quite editions with the noctua f12s on paper, they are both pressure optimized fans, you get about 38 cfm at 23 dba spinning at 1450 rpm for the sp120s vs 55 cfm at 22. Here we are again taking another indepth look at one of the historically wellperforming cpu cooler manufacturers, noctua, and their nhd15s dtype monday. The noctua nhd14, with and without the ysplitter is an outstanding 9. Feb 16, 20 possibly a firmware issue similar to the h100i pump noise, although without corsair link it cant be updated.
Noctuas nhd15 versus five high end closed loop liquid coolers. Nzxt phantom 410 corsair ax750w psu gigabyte gtx 680 oc asrock x370 taichi 5. Fans using the noctua splitter to cpu fan controller that works best for controlling pwm. Discussion in general hardware started by isidore, apr 17, 2012. Today we are going to take the look at the latest product in corsairs hydro series of liquid cpu coolers, the h75. The noctua has changed its design in an asymmetrical form, so it has more clearance over ram slots. Im getting a new computer for xmas thats going to be built in the silverstone sg, and im looking to get a cooler to replace the stock intel cooler. Connect your h80 or h100 to the corsair link commander available separately.
As you can see from the above picture, things are extremely tight but thankfully the side panel is convex to allow a few more mm. Guess to the same point is positive over pressure case better than negative pressure. The new claim to fame with this heatsink unit is that it has an expanded. Compare the main features, specifications, prices and select the best model. Corsair has been riding aboard the pc fan train using their sp120 series of fans oem, led or retail ring versions and they have mostly had a. Sep 03, 2014 stay away from the h100i, i am in the process of moving from my h100i to an nhd15 in the mail on its way. The noctua nhd15 is heavily based on the nhd14 cooler. Will a noctua nhd15 fit inside a corsair carbide series 400c midtower. Corsair have given support for unlimited graphics card clearance for those wanting to go with a single card solution, placed in the top pcie slot but there is a slight limitation if you are planning to house dual graphics card configurations 330r can house cards up to 11 in length. Quite loud in performance mode or fans set to above 70%.
Noctua nh u14s tr4sp3 or corsair h80i v2 for threadripper. Noctua also provided a retail 1200 rpm nfa15 pwm and an nff12 pwm. Also, mine came with the fans installed backwards, where the noctua stamping on the top of each heatsink would have been upside down. The corsair h100 is one of the most popular aio cpu coolers around. So with that info should i go with a noctua instead of the h80i v2 case is a modified maingear shift case which is based on the silverstone rv01. Hey all, i just got my new build together main meat. Noctua nhd15 vs corsair h100i v2 my comparison and my little test. Mar 24, 2018 i agree, nhd15 is a very good cooler, so its not cost at all cost effective to use any kind of water cooling versus a good air cooler. 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. There is a lot of competition in the world of cpu coolers. With its expanded layout and dual nfa15 fans, the nhd15 further improves the d14s much acclaimed quiet cooling performance. Luke hill january 7, 20 cooling, featured tech news.
The nhd15 will be tested against the corsair h100i gtx, nzxt. Noctua nhd14, premium cpu cooler with dual nfp14 pwm and. Switched from a h100i gtx aio to the noctua nhd15, pretty. Take a look at this article, where the older nhd14 is compared to a range of liquid coolers including the h100i. Try hooking them to the cpu fan header on the motherboard and see if they run quieter and plug the h100 pump into an aux fan header. I really like how open the motherboard is to work on without huge pipesheatsinks. Corsair h110ih115i vs noctua nhd15d15s my first choice is a corsair aio lc with dual 140mm fans on 280mm rad. Topped off with a tube of noctuas awardwinning nth1 thermal compound as well as the new secufirm2 multisocket mounting system, the nhd14 is an elite choice for the highest demands in premium quality quiet. Switched from a h100i gtx aio to the noctua nhd15, pretty impressed. Mar, 2012 i give the noctua nff12s a run for the money on the corsair h100, just how good can these fans be. You might get another degree or two of temperature reduction with a. It has 8 heat pipes and uses a horizontal vapor chamber technology. Really tough for any air hsf to top an h100h100i at full tilt.
Will a noctua nhd15 fit inside a corsair carbide series. Feb 21, 2014 corsair h100i vs noctua nhd14 vs coolermaster 212 evo. It stands 162mm tall and has a footprint of 151x161mm so prospective buyers will want to measure their case clearances first. Some of the servers we have at work are quieter than this unit. Nov 18, 20 today we are going to take the look at the latest product in corsair s hydro series of liquid cpu coolers, the h75.
The nhd15 is the successor to the legendary nhd14 which is considered to be the champion of air cooling. Installing a corsair h105 page 2 republic of gamers. Nhd15 dual radiator quiet cpu cooler with two nha15 fans. Today we will be looking at cooler master v8 gts cpu air cooler. The cooling performance from what i read is about the same as the noctua dhd14, the difference would be that the dh14 is silencer and problem free with long term use. These design changes make it more compatible for many users who had some issues with older nhd15. The h100i is about 12 times louder than the dh15the swiftech h220x kicks both their tails recommended coolers for haswell devils canyon up to 1. 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 nhd15 will be tested against the corsair h100i gtx, nzxt kraken x61, cooler. The idle temps and while running csgo are fine 2840 c, but when i ran prime95 under load the temps shot up instantly to around 8090 c. It was time to bring something simplified, easy to use and powerful to the market of aio liquid cooled systems.
Noctua nhd15s or corsair h115i pro rgb overclockers uk forums. Having received more than 200 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, noctuas flagship model nhd15 has become a benchmark for eliteclass dual tower coolers. Noctua are one of the best cpu cooler manufacturers around, their cpu coolers have pushed air cooling to new highs over the last few years and most importantly, their nhd14 was and still is one. This current build us r5 define case i have with the nhd14 and 3 case fan all running under 1k rpm. Two fans noctua nfa15 pwms on an old noctua nhu14s cooling down my ryzen 1800x around 31c. The cooler and fans are not recognized by the software, and therefore run at full speed the sound of a room fan. It has a look of transformer robot face and has red led lights. The nhd15 is not a new air cooling technology but rather an evolution of the old. Ive got an noctua nhd14 in a really fairly open xigmatek matx case.
I have it in a corsair obsidian 450d and there are a few mm of clearance between the top of the 140mm fan and the window. Noctuas nhd15 versus five high end closed loop liquid. Corsair link software control is built in, so you can monitor temperatures, adjust cooling performance and customize led lighting directly from your desktop. I can only run a single 120 fan mount and im afraid it might interfere with the ram slots because the only available 120 amount is on the rear exhaust panel.
I want to get the h100 but people are saying its loud and in time problems start to appear either with the pomp or with the liquid inside. The h100 incorporates a 240mm radiator for extreme cooling performance. Ive tried around 812 pair of fans,from corsair to bequiet,noctua and noiseblockers and several others,i spent more on fans than on actual cooling,tried several thermal pastes too on h100i and still small decrease of temps. I know this is not normal, and decided to order arctic silver 5, along with a noctua nhd15. Basically which is the better cpu coolant something like a corsair h100i or noctua nhd15. Corsair h100i vs noctua nhd14 vs coolermaster 212 evo. Again, this thing is pretty big, so make sure it fits in your case before ordering. Noctua have managed to create the ultimate cooler through a very efficient and well though design rather than relying on the brute force of a high rpm fan. Noctua nh u14s tr4sp3 or corsair h80i v2 for threadripper build i can only run a single 120 fan mount and im afraid it might interfere with the ram slots because the only available 120 amount is on the rear exhaust panel. May 08, 2017 i have both those parts, the nhd15 and the carbide 400c. Whats the better coolant type for i74790k waterair. Installing a hyper 212 evo is a nightmare compared to this thing. Never heard of the corsair h100 having issues with its pump or coolant.
Built on the basis of the legendary nhd14 and carrying on its quest for ultimate quiet cooling performance, noctua s flagship model nhd15 is an eliteclass dual tower cooler for the highest demands. The new claim to fame with this heatsink unit is that it has an expanded heatpipe layout, plus some other bells and whistles that noctua hopes make it king of the. My case is the corsair carbide 500r white and cpu is i53750k which i am. This is a compact triple tower cpu cooler with 2x140mm fans in the middle. Ive narrowed it down to either the noctua nhl91 or the corsair h60, but i dont know which to pick. We put corsair s hydro h110i gt and nzxts kraken x61 in a headtohead battle. Aug 30, 2014 basically which is the better cpu coolant something like a corsair h100i or noctua nhd15.
Corsairs fans are a joke, they sound awful and made the floor vibrate. Now i can chalk most of that up as me simply having a bad cpu. Sep 03, 2016 then i decided,ive sent my corsair h100i v2 to rma and ask my brother if he can buy me cryorig r1 universal or noctua nhd15,he got cryorig,but he asked in shop if its compatible with x99,they didnt know that and he returned back cryorig which i would rather have,he bought me noctua nhd15. The premise is just to find out if water cooling or air cooling is best, not the models of represented. May 08, 20 if you compare the corsair sp120 quite editions with the noctua f12s on paper, they are both pressure optimized fans, you get about 38 cfm at 23 dba spinning at 1450 rpm for the sp120s vs 55 cfm at 22. Noctua provided the nhd15s with its stock 1500 rpm nfa15 pwm. My concern is if the larger radiator would fit at bottom on the 180mm fans in my ft02. The rgb that can be configured via corsairs icue software with some great customisation. Nhu12s seam4 cpu cooler continuing the legacy of noctuas classic nhuseries, which has received more than 500 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, the nhu12s has become a benchmark for slim, highly compatible 120mm single tower coolers.
I am such a watercooling fanboy that i rarely look at air coolers, but i have heard such good things about the noctua nhd15 that i just had to. Noctua dh14 vs h100i liquid cooler toms hardware forum. Comparison of noctua nhd14 vs corsair h100i cpu fans. Noctua nhd15s is an updated version of its predecessor nhd15 which weve already tested before. Review of the new corsair ml120 pro fans evga forums.
Noctua s 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 nhd15 is the successor to the legendary nhd14 which is. Topped off with two of the renowned quiet nfa15 pwm. And were there any complications in installing it, for those who have done this. Manufacturers are constantly raising the bar with the latest tech, but with cpu coolers the tech of transferring heat is fairly straightforward. Hardwareinside zeigt dden neuen luftkuhler corsair a500 im test vs nocuta nh d15. The only reason that the h100 is in the running is that i prefer the tidy look it provides, however, i must.
Noctua nfp14 140mm case fan full speed its doing 19. The seam4 version is a dedicated special edition for amds am4 ryzen platform featuring the latest secufirm2 mounting system for am4. Will a noctua nhd15 fit inside a corsair carbide series 400c. My case is the corsair carbide 500r white and cpu is i53750k which i am hoping to oc to 4. I give the noctua nff12s a run for the money on the corsair h100, just how good can these fans be. The others were fine too i considered a 212 evo likely the best buy of the group which i think is comparable to the noctua, and an h80, and ultimately settled on. I also have a hero board and h105 and changed to noctua nff12 pwm fans 4 pin. Noctua s secufirm2 mounting systems have become synonymous with quality, safety and ease of use. Noctua intel lga2011 heatsink temperature comparisons nh. I am building a new rig and was wondering which would be a better choice. It looks very good and is one of the best coolers that will show off the rig if it has a windowed side panel.
Noctua nhd15 vs corsair h100i v2 my comparison and my little. Noctua nhd15 vs corsair h100i v2 my comparison and my. Space is tight as the 400c is a smaller midtower, so plug the fans into the headers before you install the heatsink. Cpu cooler although corsair state that the maximum cpu cooler height is 150mm, we just about squeezed our noctua nhu12p into 100r. Its six heat pipes are soldered to the nickel plated copper base plate and aluminum cooling fins. However, the h100i pro also makes great use of the new icue software that. I agree, nhd15 is a very good cooler, so its not cost at all cost effective to use any kind of water cooling versus a good air cooler.
Switching between the corsair h100i gtx and the noctua nhd15. I have the older noctua nhd14 and i am now fairly plessed with it. Combining a massive six heatpipe dual radiator design with an exquisite nfp14nfp12 pwm dual fan configuration, the nhd14 is built for ultimate quiet cooling performance. Clcs are inefficient, to try get the same temps as big air coolers they need to have fans that are much louder and usualy much higher rpms. Switching between the corsair h100i gtx and the noctua. Weighing 1,320 grams with both fans installed, noctuas nhd15 heatsink is big. As you may know, ekwb recently released its new prefilled and preassembled predator 240 allinone liquid cooler. So the noctua makes slightly less noise at a slightly higher max rpm while giving you 17 more cfm.
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