Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black, Dual-Tower CPU cooler (140mm, Black)

Fast shipping, I placed my order and it was here within 48 hours all the way from Austria - nice Noctua!I bought it to replace stock cooler on my old 4690k to overclock it and then use on my next processor later this year (waiting for Zen 3 to come out).So... with stock cooler my 4690k was around 60-65'C at idle. I replaced it with this Noctua and temps at idle fell to 32'C... nice! Then I overclocked it from 3,9Ghz to 4,9Ghz. And it reaches max 78-80'C when I use Prime95 stress test - nice! But during normal gaming even when CPU is under 100% load temp is around 56-58'C (ARK: Survival Evolved, Withcher 3 etc...) So I can enjoy more fps and performance and temps stay safe. There is 1 fan that comes mounted on the heatsink and another one is in the box. I use both of them and they never go 100%, CPU cooling is now inaudible for me. Now the only thing I hear are case fans at idle, and my MSI GPU coolers when gaming (which I though were inaudible before I replaced my stock Intel cooler). Overall quality is very good. Mounting is just brilliant and super fast! I built many systems in my life and used many different brands of coolers, most of the time mounting is awkward, like guys who design this are not using their own products. Here with Noctua it is easy and solid at the same time. Everything as described in youtube reviews. It comes with mounts for different slots and sockets and Noctua thermal paste. Some say that this is a con that cooler somewhat covers first slot of RAM memory... But hey - who removes his RAM often? You stick it there and it stays there until you buy new computer. So as for me this is not a problem. Good product, worth the money. I'm a Noctua customer now :) Next stage replace my Cooler-Master case fans with Noctua fans. Cheers!

I replaced a 3 year old AIO liquid loop with this and I just wish I’d done it sooner. It’s MUCH quieter and both my idle and stress temperatures have decreased by a good amount. It is definitely a chunky boy but it’s actually really straight forward to install, if you’re comfortable with changing a CPU for instance then it’s easy enough to squeeze in, or just take a couple of bits out first then fit it and put it back. I couldn’t recommend it enough, feels like a huge upgrade in cooling performance and also reliability as now all I have to worry about is 2 fans, no liquid loop or radiator etc. that could break instead. For reference this is running on a Ryzen 7 5700X3D, so not an entry level CPU, and it still does an amazing job!

I purchased the fan a year ago now, as my AiO was cooking and eventually died, installation was fairly easy, although the hook clips sometimes get stuck between the heat sinks. My computer temperature dropped to average of 42-45•C whilst standard usage, and 55-60•C on heavy use. Fantastic fan, still rather on the quiet side, and after a year of use, not a single problem at all! Recommending to anyone who is building their PC with fan cooling!

Previously, I've always been a fan of liquid coolers, but after my Corsair H80i died for the second time in less than a year, I wanted something more reliable.From looking at online reviews and YouTube videos, I saw that Noctua sell a beefy air cooler. A lot of the reviewers doing bench tests suggested that the cooling is just as good as the popular liquid coolers on the market, but with the added bonus that it's quieter.So I decided to buy the Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black.First impressions is that the NH-D15 is of exceptional build quality. Even the screwdriver provided in the kit does not appear to be of cheap steel.Fitting the cooler is relatively straightforward. The most difficult part was actually clipping the fans on. As they are spring clips and require you to get the clip wire in between fins. Once it is fitted though, it feels solid and looks the part. As much as Noctua's colour scheme is recognisable, I'm glad they offer the Chromax.Black edition.Once the PC was up and running, I can safely say that I agree with the reviewers. The CPU temperatures are just as good as my old liquid cooler. I'm running an Intel i9 9900k overclocked at 5GHz. Temperatures sit around at 30c idle if the ambient temp is 20c. At 100% load, the temps ramp up to 70c max.Build Quality = 5/5Noise Levels = 5/5Price = GoodEase of installation = 4/5 - Due to fan clips. But you only fit once, so happy to put up with thatOn another note: Noctua NH-D15 also comes in an S version. This has an offset to allow more room for PCIe slots & cards. It only comes with one fan, which is the central fan. In my opinion, get the NH-D15 if room for the PCIe slots isn't a problem. Noctua's website also has a compatibility page (with CPUs and Motherboards), so double-check on that too.