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Easily the best CPU cooler I've used in 15 years and I only get high end coolers. It's a brilliant design, has an extremely good build quality, is very quiet and has a tremendous cooling effect. It's height allows tall RAM sticks to be used (and my RAM is very tall), but the height also gives the CPU fan a greater ability to cool wider areas around the CPU socket on the motherboard. Most CPU coolers funnel air parallel to the motherboard and well away from it. These types of CPU coolers do provide a solid cooling effect for the CPU, but if you feel the heat around the CPU socket, on components like the VRMs, you'll find they are very hot. This often cause Motherboards to become unstable, because there is no air moving past them. So in reality, you end up with far more cooling than the CPU requires, but nothing on the motherboard's VRMs. This "top down" Noctua design provides substantial cooling for the CPU and the VRMs at the same time. Where I live (in Australia), it's damn hot and if I don't cool those VRMs, I will suffer from an unreliable system. It does make a difference and transforms the machine into a dependable system that will remain so for years. I strongly recommend a top down CPU cooler desing and this Noctua is the finest example I've come across. It was an expensive purchase for a passive CPU cooler, but well worth it and great value. Installation was straight forward and doesn't require a great amount of coordination to get it done.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Newer version to clear all slots and memory modules, it should fit inside a mid or mini sized ATX case and of course larger cases.. The Noctua website has a list of the many motherboards that are compatible. The included single upper fan setup is very efficient. Can be fitted with two fans (push-pull configuration). Not top of the line cooling for high end overclocking but pretty close and will handle any factory typical turbo core overclocking (see Noctua website for wattage/cooling ratings). Extremely quite with excellent cooling even at its normal low RPMs. Might be more of a hum than a whirr sound.if you ever reach high RPMs. Fan sits horizontal (flat) to the motherboard (heat sink does not stand upright). Also produces great airflow across the motherboard components. Boxed parts include both Intel and AMD setups. Newer generation CPUs mounts i.e. AMD-4 are available sometimes for free thru Noctua. Large tube of premium heat sink paste, phillips screw tool, clip holders enough for two fans, splitter connector for optional second fan and a throttling/limiting cable together with precise installation instructions comes well packaged. Pictured is a mid-sized motherboard inside a mid-sized ATX case using the primary mounting option. Could mount the single fan underneath the heat sink fins (for clearance in a tight fitting case) or add another fan underneath to a gain a bit more cooling.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Great CPU cooler, almost everything original included except for fan splitter. From what I can find online, the cooler does come with a splitter since this cooler supports two fans and includes fan brackets for 2 fans. Would’ve liked the splitter to be included.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Fits and performs great in my Silverstone Grandia GD05 case. I'm using an Asus X99-M WS motherboard.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Great fit, quiet, performs well.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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