tmitifmtaytji. • 2 yr. ago. A D15S is more or less the same thing as a D15 it just comes without a front fan (the front 140mm being useless in most situations anyway due to clearance) and it is offset away from the GPU. Either a D15 or D15S really requires the purchase of another Noctua 120mm fan for the front unless you have very low ram or CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler. Motherboard MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI ATX LGA1200. Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory. Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB VENTUS 3X OC Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 ATX Full Tower Power Supply EVGA G3 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power. I use a NH-D15 on my 5950X and it works great. Sustains 4.85Ghz without throttling with PBO motherboard and CO -10 (best cores)/-20 (other cores). YMMV, I have pretty good case ventilation. High-end water would of course offer lower temps and slightly better clocks, but the NH-D15 works fine. NH-D15 and Deepcool Assassin IV handle power outputs above 200W better than the rest, while showing little advantage at or below 200W. NH-D15S and NH-U12A have better RAM, motherboard, and case compatibilities than NH-D15, especially NH-U12A, but at a cost of slightly reduced performance. NH-D15S is slightly quieter, and unlike NH-U12A can be 9 / 10 The Noctua NH-D15 is one of the most powerful air coolers on the market. It can handle high-performance CPUs, and while it's large, it gets the job done. Oh, and it comes in a stunning The Noctua NH-D15 is a high-performance CPU cooler that is known for its cooling performance. It is also relatively quiet, making it a good choice for users who want a cooler that can handle high loads without producing too much noise. Jul 27, 2022. #1. Noctua looks to conquer the small form factor cooling market with the NH-D12L. With its maximum height of 145 mm, it fits standard 4U rackmount chassis and a wider range of Mini-ITX cases than traditional tower coolers. Add exceptional long-term support, good performance for its targeted market, and low noise levels and you A silent and cheap CLC pump is almost as expensive as a whole Noctua NH-D15, it might all in all end up to costs the same as 3 noctua NH-D15 for a good and silent clc . Hope i can keep my i7 4790k at temps below 80 with prime 95 by only having the cpu cooler running at max rpm and low load temps under 50 degrees (both with case fans at low rpm) Absolutely no problem. You do not need 120mm fans if you have space. Do not look at users trials with 120mm fans. The master of 120mm fans nf-a12x25 is also tested on nh-d15 they did not give better temperatures. Noctua over-engineers those coolers (takes 5-6 years per cooler) and fans coming with them are specifically made for the coolers. Here is a Noctua NH-D15 with its stock NF-A15 1500 RPM fans. Like all the heatsinks, it has six heat pipes. Note that the NF-A15 fans stretch across the full width of the NH-D15’s twin towers. The last arrangement is the NH-D15 with two, 2000 RPM NF-A14 fans. The squareness of the fans is clearly delineated here. 43l0IDe.