At the same time, the 52 mm slim design guarantees high compatibility with expansive memory modules. Overall, in terms of sound emissions, the Noctua NH-U14S is an unquestionably excellent choice for quiet PC enthusiasts. The Unofficial Noctua Subreddit was created as a place for users to find information, share and discuss Noctua products. Having received more than 100 awards and recommendations from hardware journalists around the world, Noctua’s NT-H1 is a proven professional grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease of use and outstanding reliability. Meanwhile, the stalwart NH-D14 with its top-tier performance continues to be an enthusiast favorite.

Complying with the open SecuFirm standard, the coolers can be made compatible with the older LGA1366 and LGA775 sockets using the optional NM-I3 mounting kit, which is provided by Noctua free of charge. Three individually packaged accessory bags are labeled "Intel", "AMD ", and "Accessories", respectively. The TR4-SP3 variant has been completely custom-designed for the new socket and is particularly easy to install: Put on the heatsink, fix the four spring-loaded screws and you’re done!Its 140mm fan (Actually, the NF-A15 is a 150mm unit) can extend partially into this extra cooling fins. Accessories tagging along include a low noise adapter, screwdriver, second set of fan clips, fan corner rubber dampeners, and a case badge.

Because the wire clip retention length is reduced to a balanced level rather than spanning the entire height of the heatsink as we have seen in old Noctua products, attachment stability is not compromised -- but the revised advantage is obvious. We're making continuous improvements to the compatibility checker and would love to hear your feedback! Noctua took elements of what they have done right with its predecessor, and further optimized it on the Noctua NH-U14S. The question is whether or not the Noctua NH-U14S a proper response to the market, or will it find bad surprises along the way. Nickel's face-centered cube crystal structure is virtually unaltered all the way up to that temperature.

Generally speaking, you probably will not find a better home elsewhere in your computer, nor will you find a better fan in the market today for this purpose, so I highly recommend you to keep it on your heatsink -- until Noctua comes up with a NF-F15 or something, of course. In our testing, the NH-U12S TR4-SP3 performed pretty well which would suggest we can expect even better results from the larger NH-U14S.

Five continuous U-shaped heatpipes lead away from the CPU contact base in two opposing directions for ten effective heatpipes.Reliability should also be excellent as I have seen with every Noctua heatsink I have used in the past five or six years, which retains performance very well over time. At TechNextDay, we’re not only a seller of PC components, but also a partner in your passion for computing.

Overall, installation is straightforward, and Noctua's mounting system is very secure as well as distributing weight very well, even though the heatsink is not very large or excessively heavy. However, case manufacturers sometimes change parts or details of their products without prior notice or explicitly indicating a revision. The heatsink fins utilize aluminum as its material due to its lightweight properties as juxtaposed to copper -- this is to allow the construction of larger heatsinks without stressing too much on the motherboard due to weight. With six heatpipes, a fin surface area of more than 6000cm2 and the large NF-A15 140mm fan, the NH-U14S TR4-SP3 provides a superior level of cooling performance that makes it ideal for the most high-end, enthusiast-grade TR4/SP3 systems.Topped off with the pre-applied NT-H2 thermal compound as well as the professional SecuFirm2 mounting system for TR5/SP6 that has been updated to meet the platform’s increased pressure specifications, the NH-U14S TR5-SP6 forms a complete premium quality package for quietly cooling TR5-based Threadripper workstations and SP6-based Epyc servers. The all-round high-quality package is rounded off by the proven SecuFirm2 mounting system, Noctua's renowned NT-H1 thermal compound and a 6-year manufacturer's guarantee. Thanks to their superior acoustic efficiency, they are ideal for workstations and servers that run in noise sensitive environments (e.