Now, I’m not looking at the original D15, as it’s largely incompatible with a lot of motherboards that use the first PCIe slot. The D15S is offset, and is by far the most popular choice of the two, but is largely the same cooler. Even then, I first reviewed this over eight years ago, and you can read that review here. Back then it was tested on an i5-3570K, which is a far cry from the i9-12900K it will be contending with today. However, it still packs that mighty six-heatpipe design with a mirror-like contact plate, and two huge cooling towers paired with their premium 140mm cooling fan.
This is much newer, and with a much more advanced fan on it, the NHJ-U12A dazzled us four years ago and still does today. You can check Mike’s review from over four years ago here. The single tower is extremely capable for its size, and those two incredible NF-A12 120mm fans are still regarded as some of the best fans money can buy, although they now have a lot of competition much like their coolers, but that’s for another day. It has much better RAM and case compatibility compared to the D15S too, which makes it very popular.
One thing that has always been great for Noctua is its mounting system. It’s so easy to work with, all the main components are durable metal, and largely supported by all their product range. They’ve regularly offered free mounting kit upgrades for new sockets to their customers too, which is just fantastic. I’ve yet to see a single brand do a better job.
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