(This review took us some time as we had to find a rig capable of handling the mammoth NH-D14. In the end, we’re glad we finally got it fit into something so we could write it up for you -Ed.)
Heat; the kryptonite of your CPU. No matter how powerful you build your PC, no matter how many fans you install, heat is always there. The stock coolers that come with your processor are designed to keep just cool enough. But if you want to overclock, you are going to need an upgrade. Even if you opt to not over clock, no one can disagree with this one simple truth; Cooler is better.
Noctua NH-D14 Out of the Box
The first thing you must do when you get you cooler is unpack it. Unboxing the cooler there is one word that comes to mind: Protection. The NH-D14 is packed in a box, inside of another box, with a filler box on each side, all tightly packed inside of a large box. Sure. It is not eco-friendly, but you can rest assured
that your cooler will get to you safely even if your shipper drop kicks it in transit.
Noctua NH-D14 Contents:
- one massive cooler
- mounting brackets for both Intel and AMD coolers
- thermal paste
- a 3 pin splitter
- 2 sound dampening 3 pin connectors
