- Review -

18.10.2018 ServeTheHome.com

Our first system using AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper used the Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate AIO which was hard to install and made a great deal of noise under full loads. For many of us, the noise levels would be a deal breaker. If you read through STH forums, you will find many of our readers prefer rigs as silent as they can get them. When we ran our tests, we find these coolers make very little noise; you almost can’t hear them even at full loads and the chassis you select will buffer most if not virtually all of the noise. Noctua has done an outstanding job with the fans used on these coolers. It is also surprising that Noctua releases three new fans that fit different build scenarios. The large Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 was the best performer of the three Noctua options. It is made for large cases when plenty of space for airflow and bridges the gap between more complex water coolers and air cooling. If you have space, the Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 is an excellent option to move a lot of air through a big heatsink.

"Our Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 review shows what a massive 140mm air cooler for AMD EPYC and AMD Ryzen Threadripper can do." (William Harmon, ServeTheHome.com)