Noctua NH-C14S, Premium CPU Cooler with NF-A14 PWM 140mm Fan (Brown)
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Daniel C
> 3 dayNoctua cant be beat for quality and performance, lowest noise and uncompromising support! Not the bling some other brands offer, but Im always going to put function first in my PC.
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jonathan del bianco
> 3 day=)
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Nathan C
> 3 dayYep...this cooler exudes quality and cools my CPU, like no other.
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Gus.TX
Greater than one weekAverage Temperature of CPU dropped ~10F with this cooler. Absolutely quiet as well.
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jtreg42
> 3 dayAbsolutely Amazing Cooler. It Looks So Cool In My Case. Installed Easy. Did I Mention That It Looks Cool?
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Zaxon
> 3 dayI purchased this cooler because I had an awkward computer set up. Firstly, the case is too thin for full-sized tower coolers. And secondly, I have high profile memory. This made it almost impossible to find an air cooler that would work in my rig. But the NH-C14S was the answer.
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Joe A.
> 3 dayAnything Noctua gets a thumps up!
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Steve Hamilton
> 3 dayAttached easily to an Asus Z170 motherboard and keeps the temps of an overclocked (4800MHz) Skylake 6700k under 40 C running at about 800 rpm. Very quiet.
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Sofia Keebler
> 3 dayGreat compact cooler.
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Klay
> 3 dayMounting issue. When I lay the case flat down horizontally like a HTPC or rack server, the performance is almost as good as my Noctua D15s. Once I shift the case into normal vertical orientation, temperatures went from 63 to 72 degree Celsius real fast (Ive remounted and tested this multiple times). Ive also tested this with the heat pipes facing in every possible direction except for top-to-bottom, as instructed by Noctua. I guess this cooler is more suited towards HTPC chassis such as Fractal Node 304, because performance takes a hit if you use it in a tower case. My theory is that either the concave base loses optimal contact with the processor when positioned in a vertical orientation, or the bent heat pipes have trouble in that configuration, which might also explains the varying results from many different professional reviews on the Internet.