3rd fan on Noctua NH-D14

jman20nnsss · Apr 7, 2012

hi guys, i recently thought of buying a noctua nh-d14 and was wondering if it was possible to add a third fan to it and if so,how do i do it?

erocker · Apr 7, 2012

I don't see how or why one would put a 3rd fan on the cooler.

sneekypeet · Apr 7, 2012

I don't believe that the cooler comes with the third set of fan clips. Adding the third fan will get you a degree or two max, not to mention when you add the third one, unless your PC is in a small bus, you have to pull the rear case fan to make it fit.

Maban · Apr 7, 2012

I think I remember someone here got a free third set of clips by asking Noctua. If you can get free clips and you already have a third fan, go for it. Otherwise, don't bother. Two is plenty.

sumonpathak · Apr 7, 2012

sorry to intrude...but i need an extra pair of fan clips for my DH-14..how to get one or make one?

sneekypeet · Apr 7, 2012

either bend some wire to match the ones you have or Google Noctua and send off an email to their support.

Yo_Wattup · Apr 7, 2012

erocker said:
I don't see how or why one would put a 3rd fan on the cooler.

You dont see how? Uhhhh.. same way the others are mounted on?

Bend some wire, a good vice will help alot in that regard.

Aquinus · Apr 7, 2012

Even if you did manage to rig a 3rd fan up, I don't think it would help a whole lot. Lowering ambient temperatures would help more I would imagine.

Yo_Wattup · Apr 7, 2012

Aquinus said:
Even if you did manage to rig a 3rd fan up, I don't think it would help a whole lot. Lowering ambient temperatures would help more I would imagine.

Yeah, but making the biggest air cooler on the market bigger has to give you cool points.... my god it would be massive.. :roll:

cadaveca · Apr 7, 2012

Get a couple of elastic bands, wrap around cooler and fans, call it done. :laugh:

Or use zipties, etc...many ways to mount a fan to those coolers.

Hayder_Master · Apr 7, 2012

ok i have d14 and i am added 3d fan also test it, it's give 2c-3c less temp with my core i7 860 run 4ghz with 1.25v but the fan i dd it's higher speed than nocuta fans, so u can mod it using cable tie or tiny wire.
and here is a picture

Fatal · Apr 7, 2012

I would try adding a shroud to the push fan instead of adding another fan. Is that 2c-3c on idle or load Hayder? Also how is the sound since you have a fan that is a higher speed?

The D14 is a beast :twitch:

I would be worried about warping the mother board.

Yo_Wattup · Apr 8, 2012

Hayder_Master said:
ok i have d14 and i am added 3d fan also test it, it's give 2c-3c less temp with my core i7 860 run 4ghz with 1.25v but the fan i dd it's higher speed than nocuta fans, so u can mod it using cable tie or tiny wire.
and here is a picture

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46569&stc=1&d=1333822771

Easy Rhino · Apr 8, 2012

Hayder_Master said:
ok i have d14 and i am added 3d fan also test it, it's give 2c-3c less temp with my core i7 860 run 4ghz with 1.25v but the fan i dd it's higher speed than nocuta fans, so u can mod it using cable tie or tiny wire.
and here is a picture

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46569&stc=1&d=1333822771

i don't... i can't.... :eek:

:shadedshu

v12dock · Apr 8, 2012

Hayder_Master said:
ok i have d14 and i am added 3d fan also test it, it's give 2c-3c less temp with my core i7 860 run 4ghz with 1.25v but the fan i dd it's higher speed than nocuta fans, so u can mod it using cable tie or tiny wire.
and here is a picture

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46569&stc=1&d=1333822771

Gives me an idea...

OneMoar · Apr 8, 2012

Wtfan

micropage7 · Apr 8, 2012

the easy way is use zip ties and you are done

jman20nnsss · Apr 8, 2012

Imagine delta fans on the noctua

Easy Rhino · Apr 8, 2012

hayder is in iraq so i guess that makes sense.

jman20nnsss · Apr 8, 2012

Easy Rhino said:
hayder is in iraq so i guess that makes sense.

well, im in singapore and the ambient temp is usually around 30degrees

Hayder_Master · Apr 10, 2012

Fatal said:
I would try adding a shroud to the push fan instead of adding another fan. Is that 2c-3c on idle or load Hayder? Also how is the sound since you have a fan that is a higher speed?

The D14 is a beast I would be worried about warping the mother board.

at full load for sure mate, and the 3d fan it's not too fast it's just faster, about 200-300 rpm more speed than noctua's fans.

Yo_Wattup said:
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/199/693/disgusted-mother-of-god.png

Easy Rhino said:
i don't... i can't.... :shadedshu

Easy Rhino said:
hayder is in iraq so i guess that makes sense.

yes bro

Hayder_Master · Apr 10, 2012

here is have another picture

Yo_Wattup · Apr 10, 2012

Hayder_Master said:
here is have another picture

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=46597&stc=1&d=1334035121

Instead of having the noctua under 'accesories' in my local shop, they should have motherboards under 'accesories for noctua NH-D14'

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4090
Storage	WD m.2
Display(s)	LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case	Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s)	Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard	Tester84
Software	Windows 11

System Name	EVA-01
Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse	ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11

System Name	Constantly changing!
Processor	Core i5 2500K
Motherboard	P8Z68 Deluxe
Cooling	NH D14
Memory	Corsair value select @ 1800MHZ CL7
Video Card(s)	HD 7850
Storage	some old and slow ones!
Case	HAF-X
Power Supply	AX 1200W
Benchmark Scores	http://www.hwbot.org/community/user/sumonpathak

System Name	EVA-01
Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse	ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11

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Processor	2500k @ 4.65ghz \|\|\| AMD A8 @ 3.6ghz
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z68-V Pro
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14 with single Blue Antec Tri-Cool 120mm \|\|\| Stock
Memory	16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600 @1900mhz 8-9-9-24 \|\|\| 8GB G.Skill 1600 CL9
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Storage	120GB Intel 320 series SSD + 2TB storage \|\|\| 1TB Seagate
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Case	Raidmax Raptor modded to 7 fans \|\|\| A compact HP Case
Audio Device(s)	Firewire audio interface + two 9" studio monitors, 450 REAL watts \|\|\| onboard
Power Supply	Corsair TX 750W \|\|\| generic 400W
Software	Win 7 Ultimate + Win 8 consumer preview\|\|\| Win 7 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Never drops below 60fps Battlefield 3 everything on max, fov 90. :D

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Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
Case	MacBook Pro (16", 2019)
Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	96w Power Adapter
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 12.1

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Processor	Core i7 3930k run at 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus Rampage IV extreme
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	4x4G kingston hyperx beast 2400mhz
Video Card(s)	2X EVGA GTX680
Storage	2X Crusial M4 256g raid0, 1TbWD g, 2x500 WD B
Display(s)	Samsung 27' 1080P LED 3D monitior 2ms
Case	CoolerMaster Chosmos II
Audio Device(s)	Creative sound blaster X-FI Titanum champion,Creative speakers 7.1 T7900
Power Supply	Corsair 1200i, Logitch G500 Mouse, headset Corsair vengeance 1500
Software	Win7 64bit Ultimate
Benchmark Scores	3d mark 2011: testing

System Name	KAREN / EVA / GHOST
Processor	Intel Core i7-950 / AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE / Core i5 3570k
Motherboard	ASUS TUF Sabertooth X58 / DFI LP DK 790FXB-M2RSH / Asrock z77e-itx
Cooling	Thermaltake Frio / Corsair Cooling™ Hydro Series H50 / Corsair Hydro Series H60
Memory	Corsair Dominator 6GB DDR3 1600 / Corsair Dominator Quad2X4096-8500C5DF / G.SKILL Ripjaws Serie 1600
Video Card(s)	XFX HD6950 CF unlocked /XFX HD5770 CF/ MSI R4890 Cyclone
Storage	OCZ Vertex 2 60 WD Raptor X WD1500AHFD / Seagate Barracuda /Western Digital 80gb, Toshiba 1TB
Display(s)	2 Acer P215H 21.5 Widescreen / Acer S211HL 21.5 / HP 2009F 20inch
Case	SILVERSTONE RAVEN RV02-BW / NZXT Phantom /Bitfenix Prodigy
Audio Device(s)	On board / Philips MMS 321 - PC multimedia speakers
Power Supply	Ultra X3 ULT40311 1000W / Cosair CMPSU-750TX 750W/ CORSAIR Gaming Series GS700 700W
Software	Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 64 bit

System Name	Desktop
Processor	i5 13600KF
Motherboard	AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-U9S
Memory	4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB
Storage	WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x
Display(s)	Gigabye M32U
Case	Corsair Carbide 400C
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 650 P2
Mouse	MX Master 3s
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky
Software	The Matrix

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Cooling	Enermax ETX-T50RGB
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Case	Phanteks P300 /w 300A front panel conversion
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Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus+ Platinum 750W
Mouse	Kone burst Pro
Keyboard	EVGA Z15
Software	Windows 11 +startisallback

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
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Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
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Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

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