- Review -

06.09.2011 RipTen.com

And as you can see the Noctua NH-D14 out performs everything on the chart and next in line is Prolimatech’s Megahalem, which is using the NH-D14?s fans anyway. I think it’s now a bit more self explanatory, and the price of the NH-D14 starts to look a lot more fair. With the Megahalems coming out over 5°C hotter and it being priced at $70 without any fans, the $85 price tag of the Noctua cooler is justified. Then Noctua is very generous with the amount of quality accessories bundled with the NH-D14. What we get here is the two mounting brackets for both AMD and Intel, a Y-Splitter for both fans, speed control cables for the fans, screws and anti-vibration plugs for mounting the 12cm fan to your case if wanted, and Noctua’s very effective NT-H1 thermal compound.

"You will be expecting some serious overclocking with this behemoth, and Noctua provides this with class. Not only does it keep your CPU extremely cool, it stays super quiet. That’s what you should be looking for." (Shaun Hammond, RipTen.com)