Testseek.com have collected 201 expert reviews of the Noctua NH-D15S CPU cooler and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Noctua NH-D15S CPU cooler.
July 2015
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The editors liked
Excellent performance
Quiet
Flexible
Better compatibility than the NH-D15
Large Selection of Accessories
Available Colors
High Build Quality
Easy To Mount
Outstanding Cooling Performance
Incredibly Quiet at All Fan Speeds
Clears First PCIe Slot On Almost All Motherboards
65mm RAM Clearance
Six 6mm Copper Heatpipes
NFA15 PWM Fans
Included LowNoise Adapter
Very Easy and Secure Installation
Dual Fan Re
Excellent built quality
Well packed CPU cooler
Excellent RAM clearance with single fan mode
Offset design ensures needed space between the CPU cooler and the 1st PCIe slot
Excellent Build Quality
New Design (Zero Clearance Issues)
Superior Cooling Efficiency (One Of The Top CPU Air Coolers In Our Charts)
Tri-Fan Solution
Noise Levels
Performance under stock CPU operating conditions
NHC14S cooler performance with overclocked HawellE processor
Build and machining quality of the cooler
Size compatibility with most motherboard configurations
Fan noise in all tested configuration
Manu
Better memory clearance
Silent and good performance
Adjustable height mounting for fans
Extreme cooling capabilities
PCI clearances
High Quality
Easy Install
Quick fan install
Easy to add another fan
Excellent
Build Quality
Limited
RAM
Clearance Issues
Superior Cooling Efficiency
Black Coating
- Dual 140mm 1500RPM Fans
Ability to Add An 3rd Fan
6 Year Limited Warranty
Great performance
Easy installation
Very quiet
Ability to add a second fan
6-year warranty
Outstanding Performance
Whisper Quiet Fan
Easy Installation
Fantastic Packaging and Accessories
6 Year Warranty/MTBF 150
000 Hours
High PCIe and RAM Compatibility
Amazing thermal compound (NT-H1)
Class-leading performance
Memory clearance in single-fan mode
Easy to install
Exceptional build quality
Well-packaged
Excellent accessories bundle
Six year warranty
The editors didn't like
Huge
Still not compatible with some boards (though this is very difficult to achieve in this market segment)
Not the cheapest
Price (For Some)
Identical Fan Specifications With Normal Models
Slight Increase In CPU Cooler Size
None
Price
Performance with overclocked Haswell processor
NHD15S cooler performance with overclocked HaswellE processor
Fan color may not appeal to everyone
Final Thoughts
The Noctua NH-D15S is a very efficient cooler. As for finding one to buy
I have only seen one and that was on Amazon sold by Noctua for a price of 99.75 USD. The price point is high but you do receiv
Excellent performance, Quiet, Flexible, Better compatibility than the NH-D15,
Huge, Still not compatible with some boards (though this is very difficult to achieve in this market segment), Not the cheapest
Let's deal with the elephant in the room first. Yes this cooler is huge and won't work with most SFF systems. In a world with coolers that provide a lot of performance in a smaller heatsink or ones with a more practical top-down form factor, the necessity...
Better memory clearance, Silent and good performance, Adjustable height mounting for fans
The Noctua NH-D15S gave us a lot of impressive points that points it out as one of the best CPU air cooler today. Let's first talk about clearance, compared to other dual-tower coolers using two 140mm fans, the NH-D15S gives better memory clearance wherei...
Let's wrap things up… After taking a look at these two additions to Noctua's fairly hefty lineup of air coolers, I have to say I am impressed. While you shouldn't expect to get the absolute best possible cooling performance out of these units (for that, y...
In this case I really think that the results speak for themselves here, the NH-D15S is quite simply a brilliant cooler, the extra clearance for the memory and PCIe slot really makes a difference with functionality.The cooling capability is awesome, with i...
The price difference in-between the D15 and D15S is roughly 10 bucks, the difference .. one fan. So you need to weigh yourself if the money really makes the difference. That said, with one fan the performance definitely stays where it needs to be yet the...
Class-leading performance, Very quiet, Memory clearance in single-fan mode, Easy to install, Exceptional build quality, Well-packaged, Excellent accessories bundle, Six year warranty
Expensive, Extra NF-A15 fan is expensive, Color theme not for everyone
The Noctua NH-D15S can be found at retail for $84.99. Class-leading performance Very quiet Memory clearance in single-fan mode Easy to install Exceptional build quality Well-packaged Excellent accessories bundle Six year warranty Expensive Extra NF-A15 fa...
It's awesome, why are we putting two fans on anything? Well, there are good reasons but when you look at the performance of the Noctua NH-D15S CPU single fan cooler, a good solid heatsink may not need two fans to work well, it just needs one good one...
Performance under stock CPU operating conditions, NHC14S cooler performance with overclocked HawellE processor, Build and machining quality of the cooler, Size compatibility with most motherboard configurations, Fan noise in all tested configuration, Manu
Price, Performance with overclocked Haswell processor, NHD15S cooler performance with overclocked HaswellE processor
Noctua took a unique design tactic with the NH-D15S and NH-C14S, refining existing designs for expanded compatibility with a variety of motherboards. Both coolers feature the aesthetics common to Noctua coolers - chromed bodies with tan and brown fans. Th...
As this is an introductory article on our test bench and methodology, there isn't much to draw a conclusion from here.However, we can see a few trends, which may be obvious;Bigger coolers are generally better at cooling.Top-Down coolers generally increase...
