Friday, June 3rd 2011
Noctua Shows New D-Type Heatsink Prototype Built on NH-D14 Design
Noctua is designing a new double fin-stack D-type CPU Cooler its prototype is on display at Computex. Its heatsink follows the same design principle as the NH-D14, and is roughly the same size, but with a few design optimizations. First, the two aluminum fin stacks aren't cuboidal. Towards the bottom, the fins are narrower, creating more room for components on the motherboard, next to the heatsink (such as memory modules and VRM heatsinks). The recessed lower fins create 60 mm of height clearance for memory modules. The density of the aluminum is also increased, with 50 fins, increasing surface area. The 120 mm NF-P12 from the original NH-D14 design are replaced by the company's new Focused Flow 120 mm fan.
26 Comments on Noctua Shows New D-Type Heatsink Prototype Built on NH-D14 Design
Wasn't that an issue already?
There are many color choices, why the hell they picked this one? Akasa for example is mostly using amber colored fans, Arctic Cooling is using black and white, Xigmatek and Noiseblocker use black or clear frame with clear blades in various colors or in Noiseblocker's case, clear violet for blades. And it looks very pleasing to look at. But every time i've seen Noctua, diarrhea and human skin come to my mind. Diarrhea brown and skin purple.
I am using the NH-D14 myself and love it.
And you might say the colour is "chocolate", not "diarrhea".
Own one and loving it!
A thoughtful design.
I own the NH-d14 and it is (to my ears, at least) dead silent. If they could improve upon the design, I'd be impressed.
PS, if you don't like Noctua fans, sell them or trade them. They have a high percieved value, so you can get decent $$$ for them, providing people don't care about the brown coloring.
I replaced mine with 3 Gelid Silent 12 PWM fans. Get the same performance, and still quiet all while looking better.
This is on either a 955 BE or a i7 920. The Noctua wills all around. The AMD was even in a Antec 200 fwiw.
When I get crazy I hook my HAF fans to the board and slow them. The whole system literally becomes quite. I hear more noise out of my Velociraptors then any of the fans. :rockout:
I love it! I have IT! and i will die with it:nutkick:
And hey...if i see a noctua fan, the 1st thing that come to my mind is chocolate and white-chocolate..MMMMMkkkmmmmmmm:D
Noctua's coolers look like chocolate cakes and i like them!
Take an ifx 14, silverarrow, etc those that are on par with each other, and the difference are quite within the margin of error (ambient temps, proper seating, tim application etc) within 1-2 degree.
Not to mention that any time a new socket comes out Noctua will send you a new bracket if requested for free. I'm sure that is not something any other CPU cooler makers do.