Testseek.com have collected 277 expert reviews of the Noctua NH-U14S CPU cooler and the average rating is 91%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Noctua NH-U14S CPU cooler.
June 2013
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The editors liked
Performance under all operating CPU and fan conditions
Build and machining quality of the cooler
Size compatibility with most motherboard configurations
Fan noise in all tested configuration
Manual quality
Great performance
Upgrade-ability
High performance
High quality
Clearly the best air cooling for AMD Threadripper on the market
Quiet even at max fan speed
Compatible with tall memory kits
Excellent performance
Very low noise levels
Simple
Secure installation
Excellent Performance
Noctua Mounting System
NF-A15 Fan Included (NF-F12 Focused Flow on NH-U12S)
Six Heatpipe Configuration
Adequate Memory Clearance
Noctua
Highlevel engineering
Noise/Performance ratio beats anything out there
Premium technologies incrementally add up to great performance
Extremely quiet
Great performance for its size
Easy to install
Exceptional build quality
Anti-vibration fan mounts
Can mount a second fan
Memory clearance on LGA2011
Warranty
Very well made
Includes all tools for installation
Simple and quick install
Very quiet even with two fans and under load
6 year warranty
Silent
Excellent value
Great performance with pushpull setup
Excellent Built Quality
Fan clips allow installation of 120mm fan and 140mm fan with 120mm mount
Included accessories and mounting kits
6years warranty period
Excellent Build Quality
Dead Silent Fan/Low Power consumption (0.96W)
Super Easy to install thanks to the SecuFirm 2
Top-Notch Packaging and Accessories
Great Memory Compatibility Clearance
6 Year Warranty/MTBF 150
000 hours PWM fan
Amazing thermal
Amazing performance
Easy installation
NT-H1 thermal compound included
Quiet operation
Can add a second fan if you want
The editors didn't like
Price
Performance scaling oddities with overclocked Haswell processor
Cooler heat pipe width - should fit
But may be tight
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Review Index
Introduction and Technical SpecificationsFeatures and Cooler DesignIncluded Accessor
Size
Compatibility on our test system
Nothing worth to mention
Premium price
Tall cooler height poses compatibility issues in smaller cases
Large 140mm radiator can impact some video cards
Dual fan resonance at 100%
Other manufacturers have developed better fan mounting systems
Cannot change orientation on AMD sockets (typical of most coolers for AMD)
…I just can't get over the color scheme…
May block top expansion slot
Memory clearance on sockets other than LGA2011
Lacks second fan
Colors not for everyone
Cost of adding a second NF-A15 PWM fan
Must buy second fan separately
Can block top most mini PCIE slot possibly
Few 140mm fans with 120mm fan mounts available in the market.
Published: 2018-10-25, Author: William , review by: servethehome.com
Our first system using AMD's Ryzen Threadripper used the Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate AIO which was hard to install and made a great deal of noise under full loads. For many of us, the noise levels would be a deal breaker. If you read through STH forums...
Published: 2018-08-15, Author: William , review by: servethehome.com
Until this point in time, we had few choices for heatsinks on the LGA3647 socket for our workstations. Most of these choices were 2U size active heatsinks that spun up to uncomfortably loud noise levels and still ran very hot. There were a few 3U size hea...
For those looking for a high-quality, high-performing, low-noise air cooling solution for AMD Threadripper, the Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 makes the decision easy.9/10$79.95NeweggMORE: Best CPU CoolingMORE: How To Choose A CPU CoolerMO...
High performance, High quality, Clearly the best air cooling for AMD Threadripper on the market, Quiet even at max fan speed, Compatible with tall memory kits
Nothing worth to mention,
Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 is the cooler for the most demanding users. You won't find anything better that isn't expensive water cooling kit. The NH-U14S is really quiet and well-performing cooler which combines all the features you may need and for daily cha...
for the NH-U14SThe NH-U14S is the heatsink featured in this review, and it did surprisingly well. One would expect that it would not be able to keep up: not only cooling less well than the D15 but falling behind the DF14, the Megahalems and the Genesis a...
Published: 2018-03-12, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: While Austrian PC cooling manufacturer Noctua is mostly known for their high-end enthusiast/gamer oriented cooling products, they do offer a line-up of heatsinks for both AMD Ryzen Threadripper and EPYC server processors. In this article we are trying out...
You probably will already have noticed it, but the U12S and U14S managed to cool better than the Kraken X40 LCS cooler, especially the U14S crunches down the cooling numbers. That's impressive, but also wasn't a very likely thing to happen. Here's my thou...
It is shocking how well these three high-end heatsinks from Noctua handle AMD's TR4 and SP3 sockets for their latest Ryzen Threadripper (X399) and EPYC platforms. The new TR4-SP3 versions of the award-winning NH-U14S, NH-U12S and NH-U9 coolers perform so...
Published: 2017-05-31, Author: E. , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: A standard cooler is supplied with nearly all retail boxed CPUs, which guarantees adequate cooling performance under normal operating conditions. Enthusiasts however are rarely satisfied with the performance of stock CPU coolers, seeking either better ove...
Published: 2017-03-24, Author: HP , review by: relaxedtech.com
I believe the Noctua Chromax NA-SAVP1 and NA-SAV2 deserve our Recommended Choice award.Final Score9.5« Home Page »Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus...
