Review on Noctua NH-D15S Dual-Tower CPU Cooler with NF-A15 PWM Fan - Premium Brown Edition by Mohd Arif ᠌

Name: Noctua NH-D15S Dual-Tower CPU Cooler with NF-A15 PWM Fan - Premium Brown Edition
Item: Noctua NH-D15S Dual-Tower CPU Cooler with NF-A15 PWM Fan - Premium Brown Edition
Rating: 5

November 15, 2022

One of the best offers, glad I bought it.

Fits easily with Gigabite Z490 Gaming X board in Aero Cool Sixth Element case. The lid does not reach 2 mm, closed easily.
Does a great job of cooling the CPU, in this case the i7 10700K.
I didn’t check it in tests, but in X-Plane and Prepar3Dv4.5 the temperature does not rise above 65, on average 60. (without overclocking, 8 cores, 4.7 GHz)
In idle time 35-40, at a temperature in the room 25-27 gr.
It does not block access to the installation of the 1st-2nd memory sticks, it is easy to insert with a radiator and another 15 mm remains on top.
Not enough PCI slots.

Pros

A good package that allows you to install the cooler out of the box: installation kits for Intel AMD sockets, a screwdriver, Noktuyu thermal paste with a conductivity of 4.5, a second set of springs for installing a second fan and a power splitter. The workmanship of the radiator is top notch, the table is polished. The fan is quiet and provides sufficient airflow and cooling.

Cons

Depends on the case and installation method. the location of the fan in the middle blocks access to the mounting screws. In my version, the power supply is located at the bottom of the case, and the processor heat exits through the rear opening of the case. The radiator rises without problems, but due to the small space between the radiator and the top cover of the case, you can’t crawl with your hands and pick up the fan. You first have to put a heatsink with a fan on the board, then suffer a little with connecting the 12V power connectors and tightening the top screws of the board.