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The Noctua NH C12P SE14 Cooler is supplied in a very stylish box, almost identical to the NH D14 we reviewed a few weeks ago. We like Noctua's packaging, its elegant and well designed.
The cooler is enclosed in strong cardboard for shipping and it is a c type down facing design which is low profile and supports a huge array of chassis design, particularly media cases.
The box contains a lovely fold out booklet with Intel and AMD fitting instructions on either side as well as clearly labeled pouches with AMD and Intel kits, and then a shared bag with items for both platforms, such as thermal paste and voltage cut down cables (to reduce fan speed and lower noise).
The cooler is beautifully designed and the mount and heatpipe design is similar to the NH D14. There are six chunky heatpipes transferring the heat between base and fins.
Some people dont like the Noctua fan colours, but I have to say, I think they are beautiful. This fan is a high end model which is 140mm in diameter and comes with a set of 120mm mounts meaning Noctua didn't need to redesign the cooler itself. We like the face down cooling approach as with a fan this large the motherboard components will also get cooled.
Fitting the Noctua cooler is as easy as it comes. You simply attach two bars to the motherboard and connect to the cooler to these bars. There are no issues with components nearby and even ram with double length heatspreaders can be used on the motherboard.
They do build some lovely coolers. this is beautifully designed and big fans are a winner.
Everyone loves Noctua, if they don’t they dont know what they are talking about. My big problem with them is the price. They are overpriced IMO. Great products, fantastic cooling, but do they actually sell a cooler under £50?!
Another great review KG – I concur with previous views. love their fans in particular as they have such a long life and high quality internals. only concern is the price again. I dont mind paying for a high quality product but there are many others out there and sometimes they cost considerably less.
This particular product would appeal to me more than the austrian sandwich you reviewed a while ago. Its more compact, less fitting restrictions and probably quieter. Obviously if I was overclocking a 980x I might have a different view, but im not.
I recently bought one of the 120mm fans and I was stunned how good it was, after I replaced my old akasa unit. Pushed more air, was quieter and didnt rattle. (I can hear weird noises with most fans).
Nice cooler indeed, shame about the massive price.
The Noctua 14cm fan on this cooler is exceptionally well designed, uses all the best components with no corners cut, the rated life is 4-5 times that of a standard fan.
This is most impressive, I particularly like the noise levels. or lack of.
In a lot of situations, there is a really simple test you can apply to see if the more expensive cooler is worth buying
Comparing a budget cooler, like the Contac29, to a top end cooler like the Austrian-Sandwich, look at the price difference and ask yourself “Can I upgrade to a better CPU for the difference ?”
With something like a Core i3 530, the answer will be YES, but with an i7 930 the answer will be NO
Cannot promise this is 100% foolproof in all cases, but it is a decent rule of thumb
If you’re into games, apply the same price difference to your graphic card selection – where the CPU cooler saving might make a 5670 into a 5770, but it will never make a 5770 into a 5850
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