- Review -
NH-D14
Under load conditions, the Noctua blew the stock cooler away at a frosty 34 degrees Celsius. I was expecting a drop, but not one that big. I ran the stress test again and got the exact same results. I then switched over to Prime95 and ran the most heat-inducing test available. 34 degrees the whole way. Color me impressed. Now it was time to see what the NH-D14 could do in an overclock situation. I restarted the system entered Setup to overclock the system. I made the jump from 4.2Ghz to 4.6Ghz and then booted into Windows. I let it run for a while on its own and then checked the temperature. I was sitting at 24 degrees Celsius. I loaded up my programs and ran the stress test. Under load, the NH-D14 did great on an overclocked CPU. It took almost a full 15 minutes just to break 40 degrees Celsius. To put this in perspective, this CPU at stock settings is considered to be at a normal temp under load when it is the mid 50’s. And I barely got to 40 C. That’s not bad at all. So, to wrap this up, I am very satisfied with what the NH-D14 has to offer by way of cooling. It performed well under all conditions I threw at it and kept coming back for more.
"To conclude, this is a great cooler. Thumbs up from this guy." (Don Haynes, OCmodshop.com)
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