- Review -

17.01.2010 CDRinfo.com

Intel's cooler kept the CPU temperature at around 58 degrees Celsius (C) under full load. The Noctua NH-D14 cooler managed to lower the cpu temperature down to 43 degrees C (!), which is a very impressive performance and the best one we have ever measured in our labs [...]. Performancewise, this product smokes away the competition! We experienced a great cooling efficiency with the Intel Core i7-920 running at default speed (43 degrees C) as well as after overclocking, with the CPU temperature to stay below the 60 degrees C! [...] The noise levels were also very acceptable despite the installed massive fans. We measured ~ 44dB at 30cm distance (open testbed). After using the noise adapters, the noise dropped to 40dB, without a serious performance hit (+3 degrees C). Great job here.

"After spending many hours testing the Noctua NH-D14 we can safely say that its performance absolutely rocks! [...] If buying a liquid cooling solution for your high-end system is not an option for you, the Noctua NH-D14 is probably the best option for you. Sometimes you need to pay more to get the best. Good job from Noctua, Editors Choice Award for this excellent product." (Alex Macris, CDRinfo.com)