It shows that Noctua have been putting massive efforts into their cooler designs still having such dominance even after many years!
Your video is fantastic. I've been watching a lot of CPU cooler videos and it's really frustrating when the reviewers compare a product with 20 other products on a line graph. I like your style of comparing the top two products with the reviewed product on a bar chart - it's so much easier to see. The other thing I like is that you installed it in a case instead of a test bench. Other reviewers talk about how 'easy' a cooler is to install but they're all easy when you're just attaching it to a motherboard. I bought the NH-D15S and I had to dismantle the entire system because there's no way to attach the fan with the amount of clearance in the case. I like Cooler Master's solution with the two top screws. Well done. Subscribed!
Oh wow, I almost missed this and went for a different cooler. Thanks for uploading!
I just ordered a Noctua NH-D15 chromax black to cool my also ordered i713700k. It seems like I wont be regretting my purchase.
Of all of Cooler Master's products on show at Computex 2023 the MA824 was one of my most anticipated. Great to finally see an in-depth review. I'm thinking of trying out a decent air cooler vs my Cooler Master ML240L V2 ARGB.
Can't wait for the NH-D16
Love that high tech turn table. Aka your hands.
Wuuuuuuuuut?! Noctua would've sent me free mounting brackets when I upgraded from a z390 board to a z790?! I guess the new brackets were fairly inexpensive, but damn, wish I had known this before.
Enjoyed the video! I'd like reiterate the benefit of receiving a future mounting bracket with the Noctua D15. I bought my D15 eight years ago and recently received a free mounting bracket for my new build with an Intel i9-13900K. I paid less for the D15 back then, but assuming that I had paid $100 for it, my cost is now not $100, but $50 per system. If I had to purchase the new mounting kit myself, it's only $9 but that 's not the point. The real benefit is that they they even made an upgrade kit available. I think it is an unknown whether those other coolers will even have upgrade kits available for future generations of processors.
Impressive on performance and noise fronts. Installation looks simple, as well. My guess about the blue color is they want a signature color scheme/colorway (like classic Noctua or their redux) but wanted a more subtle, somewhat neutral color. I like it, but I definitely understand why just regular black should be the default and this might be better as a special edition. This GT-like fans everyone are making seem to be boosting dual tower cooler performance. This cooler is high on my list for the next ATX build I do, but everyone keeps putting on new coolers so it's hard to say which the best one might be by year's end. Thanks for the review!
Haha so my nhd15 still is worthy. Good. Great review :-)
thanks for the review !
Every new cooler seems like an ad for Noctua tbh. Great review as always!
As a NH-U12S Redux owner. I like that CM Purple Box. 🤙 🎉😂 subbed!
Thank you for your honest review pointing out the pros and cons of this air cooler.
To be honest...a much thicker larger fan will make a hug difference to a cooler. You could achieve 20% bump in cooling efficiency. So if you really want, you can get better cooling with just fans.
I'd love to see how this stacks up against the PS120SE, which comes in significantly cheaper but gives the NH-D15 a good run for its money
That's actually quite impressive. Certainly a contender.
Fantastic review! It becomes more and more clear to me that a lot of brands just ignore the EU market. Personally, I would never spend that kind of money on an air cooler. Maar dat kan ook aan mij liggen. Greetings from Netherland
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