- Review -

12.03.2011 Vortez.net

Immediately, we see that the default Noctua configuration managed to outperform the original NH-U12P significantly and beats the likes of the Corsair H50, CoolIT ECO A.L.C, Corator DS and the Nordwand. We also have to remember that the Noctua is the quietest solution of the lot. It was a mere 0.25C behind the mighty Prolimatech Megahalem, demonstrating Noctua’s amazing engineering.

"[T]he Noctua NH-C14 does exactly what Noctua set out to achieve. It was intended that the top down cooler would compete with tower coolers and that it did. In its default two fan configuration, it kept up with the Prolimatech Megahalem which many consider a high end tower cooler. Even with a single fan, it outperformed the highly popular NH-U12P." (Sahil Mannick, Vortez.net)