Noctua NH-U14S Review

Introduction and Technical Specification

| Source: Noctua Price: £59.99 Author: Gary Wain

Introduction

It's fair to say that Noctua have established themselves something of a reputation in the air cooler market. This is in no small part due to the excellent performance of the class leading NH-D14. However, it wouldn't be unreasonable to note that that although the D14 is a true performer it is a little on the large size and as such it's possible that it may cause you some compatibility issues, especially if you're toting tall RAM. Enter then the NH-U14S, a slim line single tower at only 78mm deep with the supplied NF-15 PWM fan Noctua boast a high degree of motherboard compatibility. Although we're not expecting the NF- U14S to match or even get close to the D14 it still has a lot to live up to if it's going to wear the Noctua badge so lets have a look at the full technical Specification to see if the right ingredients are there.

Technical Specification

Intel Compatibility Socket 2011

Socket 1156

Socket 1155

Socket 1150 AMD Compatibility Socket FM2

Socket FM1

Socket AM3+

Socket AM3

Socket AM2+

Socket AM2 Dimensions without fan 165x150x52mm (HxWxD) Dimensions with fan 165x150x78mm (HxWxD) Fan NF-A15 PWM 1500RPM Air Flow 82.5 CFM 67.9 CFM using LNA Sound Level 24.6 dBA

19.2 dBA using LNA Fan Speed 300 to 1500 RPM PWM

1200 RPM using LNA Fan Connection 4 Pin PWM Fan Dimensions 140 x 150 x 25mm Approx Cable Length 300mm Fan LED Colour n/a Materials Nickel Plated Copper heat pipes and base

Aluminium Fins Heat Pipes 6 in spread "U" form Special Features Slim Cooler

Anti Vibration Design

Secure Mount Package Contents 1 x Noctua CPU Cooler

1 x 140mm PWM Fan

SecuFirm Mount System

AntiVibration Pads

Spare 120mm Fan Clips NT-H1 Thermal Compound

1 - Introduction and Technical Specification 2 - Up Close: Packaging and contents 3 - Up Close: The Cooler 4 - Up Close: Assembly and Fitting 5 - Testing and Performance 6 - Conclusion «Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next»

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