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NH-D15 G2 HBC,NH-D15 G2 LBC
Noctua currently has 3 available NH-D15 G2 models, the standard (MBC - Medium Base Convexity) which is the best all-rounder if you like swapping out CPUs and motherboards a lot, LBC (Low Base Convexity) which is ideal for flat CPUs (AMD AM4/AM5 and Intel LGA2066 and LGA2011 sockets primarily) and the HBC (High Base Convexity) which is aimed towards deformed CPUs and CPUs without modifying their sockets (Intel LGA1700 socket primarily).
"Premium cooling efficiency and build quality are the two highlights of Noctua products and well, that’s also the reason they cost more compared to their competition. To be more specific both the NH-D15 G2 MBC and LBC models currently retail for USD179.95 inside the USA and for 156.20Euros inside the EU and well, that’s just too much. You can easily find lower cost 360mm AIO liquid CPU coolers that can surpass the cooling efficiency of the NH-D15 G2 and that’s its single most important drawback. That being said let’s not forget that unlike AIO liquid CPU coolers the Noctua NH-D15 G2 will keep going pretty much forever and that along with its impressive performance (for an CPU air cooler) are more than enough for our Golden Award." (Nik Kastrantas, NikKTech.com)
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