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NH-C14
The C14 is offered for use in computers requiring a low profile heatsink, but this unit can be mounted in a number of ways to suit the application. The traditional way is to mount the heatsink with both of the 14cm fans included, which gives it a height of around 12.5cm, low enough to fit in most HTPC builds. Another option is to remove the top fan, forgoing some performance but lowering the profile to only 10cm. This allowed us to mount the C14 in a classical small form factor case and a 2RU height HTPC case with no problems. Lastly you can leave the top fan intact but remove the bottom fan- this allows you to install RAM modules in the last 2 slots.
"Overall, the NH-C14 is a very impressive unit and the ability to remove the bottom fan and raise the RAM clearance addresses the main issue we had with Noctua’s massive NH-D14 heatsink [...] Highly Recommended" (James Trevaskis, apcmag.com)
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