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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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.
Abstract: A CPU cooler can be very cheap, very expensive and can even cost you up to 100 euros. For this article we tested 39 current CPU coolers and try to find out which one has the best cooling, is the quietest or ideally which one excels at both. Every pro...
Great cooling performance, Runs very quietly, Well designed and built, Leave's memory slots completely clear
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The Noctua NH-U14S is certainly a very impressive cooler. It slots nicely into the Noctua range just above the NH-U12S, offering slightly improved performance levels without sacrificing any memory compatibility. It is slightly larger, though, and may en...
this has been the best performing single tower cooler we've had for review so far Excellent cooling capacity Cooling capacity at 7V Recommendation If you're looking for an excellent cooler, which offers headroom for overclocking, then the NHU14S from...
Great packaging/presentation, Good performance, Excellent build quality, Easy to install with SecuFirm 2, Excellent memory compatibility clearance, Extremely quiet
Average performance on LGA 2011, Failed passive tests
Noctua are cooling specialists and as such, new and upcoming products always hold great expectations. So what do we think of the new NH-U14S?Well, right from the get-go we were impressed with the attention to detail that Noctua have employed even with...
Premium Build Quality – fins do not bend, Excellent Acoustic Performance, Best In Class Cooling Performance (for a single fan tower cooler), Strong, Simple and Effective Mounting Kit, Quality Accessory Package – includes extra fan clips and thermal paste,
Noctua's NH-U14S will cost €69.90/$74.90/£61.99 in the UK and you should be able to buy it at all the usual good UK etailers like Scan, Overclockers UK, SpecialTech, Quiet PC and so on. It is also worth reminding you that this is only the recommended RRP...
Published: 2015-07-12, Author: Jason , review by: blackholetec.com
After reviewing the cooling capacity of the coolers we can conclude that both coolers are winners, taking into consideration certain factors, one may prefer one over the other. While the NH-D15S emerges as the dual-tower beast, it is a hefty sized cooler which one m...
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Published: 2017-04-04, Author: Muhammad , review by: pokde.net
Smaller size makes it easier to maneuver during installation, Very silent operation with good cooling performance, Can deliver even better performance simply by adding a second fan, Full compatibility with high profile RAM on the X99 platform, Noctua's pr
Should have been included with second fan for better performance out of the box, Pricey if you consider the added costs of a second fan to improve performance
The Noctua NH-U14S delivers good cooling while avoiding any RAM clearance its bigger brother may face. However it does represent poorer value for money...
Abstract: El cooler Noctua NH-U14S, posee en afamado ventilador NF-A15 de 140mm para una operación silenciosa y eficiente, con un radiador de gran tamaño y 6 heatpipes de cobre, siendo compatible con módulos de memoria RAM de perfil alto y fijado mediante el cono...
Noctua presenta este modelo Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 como el más prestacional de la gama para procesadores Threadripper al menos sobre el papel, algo que comprobaremos en sucesivas reviews de sus hermanos de gama.En nuestras pruebas ha demostrado un excelen...
