- Review -
NH-D15 G2,NH-D15 G2 LBC
In comparison, the DeepCool Assassin IV is by far the most audible cooler. In contrast, the be quiet! Dark Rock Elite is clearly audible, especially at maximum speed, but has a more pleasant sound character. The Noctua NH-D15 G2 proved to be the most inconspicuous of the coolers in the test. At 800 RPM, all three coolers are largely inaudible.
The performance of all three coolers is very good, but the Noctua NH-D15 G2 is still comfortably ahead of the other two premium coolers, especially as the performance drops less at lower speeds than the competition. Here, the Noctua NH-D15 G2 proves to be a cooler at the top of the performance scale. To summarize: The Noctua NH-D15 G2 is not a price-performance fan, but the top performer. And as it happens, you always pay the highest premium for the last 10% of performance.
Of course, the competition is plentiful and realistically offers perfectly adequate performance for considerably less money. But the Noctua NH-D15 G2 is currently at the absolute top of the performance range. And I have the feeling that it will easily follow in the footsteps of its predecessors, the NH-D14 and NH-D15, in terms of popularity on the water-free high-end market.
The performance of all three coolers is very good, but the Noctua NH-D15 G2 is still comfortably ahead of the other two premium coolers, especially as the performance drops less at lower speeds than the competition. Here, the Noctua NH-D15 G2 proves to be a cooler at the top of the performance scale. To summarize: The Noctua NH-D15 G2 is not a price-performance fan, but the top performer. And as it happens, you always pay the highest premium for the last 10% of performance.
Of course, the competition is plentiful and realistically offers perfectly adequate performance for considerably less money. But the Noctua NH-D15 G2 is currently at the absolute top of the performance range. And I have the feeling that it will easily follow in the footsteps of its predecessors, the NH-D14 and NH-D15, in terms of popularity on the water-free high-end market.
"In the Noctua NH-D15 G2 test, this cooler rightly proves to be the new king of air cooling. Many well thought-out details, a lot of fan development and a high-quality choice of materials come together here. In addition, Noctua has proven its reliability and durability with previous coolers." (Simon Deobald, Basic-Tutorials.com)
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