Noctua NH-U14S, Premium CPU Cooler with NF-A15 140mm Fan (Brown)

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This gives the user full access to the memory modules on all current CPU sockets and guarantees 100% compatibility with tall heatspreaders or optional memory fans.

Noctua support AMD processors with new coolers such as the NH-U12S and the larger NH-U14S has also received the Threadripper treatment – hinted at by a ‘TR4-SP3' at the end of the name. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).Rubber strips on the heatsink are now superseded by integrated rubber dampeners on the included NF-A15 PWM, used to reduce mechanical noise emissions during operation, as seen in our photo above.

Tailored to fit the enormous integrated heat-spreaders (IHS) of AMD’s TR4/SP3-based processors, this customised design allows for an optimal heat flow from the CPU over the base to the heatpipes and on to the cooling fins. Really, if you have a Noctua cooler and a new socket comes out that it does not support, they will send you mounting hardware for it.

Both fans supplied with the coolers support PWM for convenient automatic speed control through the mainboard. As I kept to myself in the right lane going a little below the speed limit, a silver unmarked Ford Explorer passed me on the left. For example, if a cooler uses a 140mm fan that overhangs the RAM and 46mm tall RAM modules are used, the max. According to the specifications, the Noctua NH-U14S is electroplated with nickel on top of its copper -- which has a thermal conductivity of only 90.

I'm not planning on ultra overlocking my i7 6-core CPU so I don't have excess heat issues even when I'm playing early access un-optimised games like Scum. While the large, six heatpipe design and the 140 mm fan with PWM support for fully automatic speed control allow the cooler to best the renowned quiet cooling performance of all other U-series coolers, its 52 mm slim shape still guarantees full compatibility with tall RAM modules on LGA2011. While nickel has a lower thermal conductivity than copper which may limit heat transfer, the electroplated layer is very thin, and should not directly affect performance to a significant degree -- but it is likely related to the corrosion allowance factor. At TechNextDay, we’re not only a seller of PC components, but also a partner in your passion for computing. At the end of the day, the NH-U14S' slim single radiator proves to be a very efficient design, despite its relatively compact size.By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The Noctua NH-U14S is a highly efficient, relatively slim, extremely well built, low noise, and great performing heatsink that delivers everything it promises to do. Lower quality heatsinks offer high initial performance, but degrades over time as contact between metals decreases due to thermal expansion and contraption. Meanwhile, a red Tiburon, unaware of the situation, moved in at obviously extra legal speeds, and began to tailgate the unmarked police car.