Once I disabled the things I mentioned above, it made a massive difference in temps/power will only slightly lower maximum performance (only noticeable in synthetic benchmarks). Please also keep in mind that other components such as narrow or small cases as well as memory modules with special (higher) heat-spreaders can cause compatibility-issues.

Multiple languages are also included, but as my Japanese is a bit rusty I went with the English description. The central, lower, heatpipe has extra bracing soldered to it, to ensure the cooler does not sag over time, and can handle the rigors of transport to a LAN party, or just general gravitational forces. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .

The NH-C14S is the successor to the NH-C14 which is a top-flow design cooler that is designed to be compatible with mini-ITX and micro-ATX motherboards.

Like all Noctua fans, the supplied NF-A14 features an MTBF rating of more than 150,000 hours and the entire NH-C14S package comes with a full six years manufacturer’s warranty. The appealing fin stack of NH-C14S is cooled by a 140mm fan, so it would be a good idea to check it as well. The purpose This TekSpek quickly and easily explains AMD’s new processor socket and related technology to the reader, comparing it to AMD’s previous socket types.Fin count is very important because it determines thermal conductivity, fin thickness determines thermal capacitance and the number of heatpipes determines efficiency of heat transfer. Moving on to the noise level under load, the NH-C14S with one fan is 2 dBA quieter than the NH-C14S with two fans.

These CPU coolers offer massive cooling performance albeit being low profile configurable with the single fan it uses, that fan can be placed below the cooler radiator area. Extended compatibility is achieved not by asymmetrical design, but by the location of the included fan, or any other fan you plan on using with this cooler. Thanks to this measure, the heatsink will clear the top PCIe slot on most micro-ATX and ATX motherboards when the bendings of the heatpipes face the PCIe slots or the I/O panel. NF-A14 140mm premium fan - Featuring sophisticated aerodynamic optimisations such as Flow Acceleration Channels, the NF-A14 is renowned to be among the best quiet 140mm fans on the market.The above chart shows all the CPU coolers that we have in our lab sorted from highest to lowest by the amount of fin count each cooler has. On the other hand, the results were quite close to the Noctua NH-L9x65, which was somewhat surprising. Successor to the award-winning NH-C14, the NH-C14S is an elite class top-flow CPU cooler that is extremely efficient, highly compatible and remarkably adjustable. Today's review unit of the Noctua NH-C14S arrived in a standard corrugated cardboard box via United Parcel Service. Each mounting kit comes in a separate box, enabling you to keep things nice and tidy, and reducing the risk of losing important parts.

The market stabilized and within the entire range and scope of heatpipe based coolers there's a certain comfort zone with a corresponding product available. This can help with cooling in some cases where airflow would normally impact the cooler finstack instead of flowing across. The fan position can be freely selected so that the NH-C14S caused significantly less space problems.As usual with Noctua, the packaging is excellent, showing the various features of the product, including compatibility with past and future sockets. This is perhaps unsurprising considering the size of the product, but with small form factor, every component choice has pros and cons – in this case (pun intended), a larger case may be needed to support the cooler. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . After each testing, we let the temperature inside the case to stabilize for 10 minutes to ensure that the temperature inside the case is back to normal. Bear in mind that may be more to do with the motherboard OEM feeding false power readings to the CPU to make it pull more power (see: Power Reporting Deviation under HWiNFO64).