Customer reviews of the Noctua NH-U14S

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• by LuarentD

  Posted on 15 Mar 2022

  Bought on 14 Feb 2022 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 7 Average rating: 9
  Silence!

  Simple installation and well guided by the manual, completely inaudible at low rpm (~150 rpm, installed in a CoolerMaster Silencio 652S case), cools a Ryzen 5950X without any problem. I consistently stay below 80°C even under prolonged load (video processing and transcoding on CPU).
  
  It does get a bit noisy when pushed to the max, but fine-tuning the speed/temperature curve in the bios keeps it in its quiet zone most of the time while staying < 60 °C when the CPU is not too loaded. Feel free to experiment, it's definitely worth it.
  
  I had the same fan on my other machine, an i7 4770K. 9 years of good and loyal service. It still runs without any sign of weakness or noise caused by wear, it's reliable, I took it back without hesitation.
  
  The height may be a problem on a small tower.

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• by EclektiK

  Posted on 2 Jan 2021

  Bought on 4 Dec 2020 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 5 Average rating: 8
  effective and inaudible

  Equips an Intel Core i7-10700KF, OC at 5 GHz. Does not exceed 50°C under load with cooling management delegated to AORUS software (Gigabyte)
  The case also has a role to play: Define R6 USB-C with 3 other Noctua PWM 140mm.
  
  This is just me: no reason to add another fan on the opposite side if the case does not have a dedicated air inlet/outlet, but it is still possible.

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• by Kaoju

  Posted on 20 Dec 2020

  Bought on 27 Nov 2020 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 6 Average rating: 9
  Noctua

  I'm not sure about this one, I was going for another brand. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to get a fan, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to get a fan, because it's not a good idea to get a fan, because it's not a good idea to get a fan. And that's a pain in the ass.
  I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use the fan on the rad part, but it's a good idea.

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• by FlorianC

  Posted on 13 Jun 2020

  Bought on 16 May 2020 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 8 Average rating: 8
  Excellent!

  Bought to replace the Intel cooling system (and to offer a proper cooling to my PC), the NH-U14S is perfectly suited to my expectations (and even more)!
  I use it to cool an i5 7400 @3GHz (3.5 in "turbo" mode), in idle, the processor runs around 28-32°C, in web browsing, the processor temperature rarely exceeds 33°C, in gaming, I go up to 40-45°C max with Steam Proton and I am at 37-38°C with Life is Strange.
  The processor stayed at 42-43°C during a 10 minute stress test.
  
  Warning: this is a very large fan, make sure it will fit in your tower and use with ATX motherboards (or higher)

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• by Yvan D

  Posted on 24 Apr 2020

  Bought on 15 Apr 2020 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 9
  Great with i5 9600k

  A great pairing with the i5 9600k.
  
  In idle 26°C without any noise disturbance.
  In full load 45°C hardly more audible.
  
  A really good fan and the noctua fans are really quiet.

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• by DonutMan

  Posted on 21 Jan 2020

  Bought on 14 Jan 2020 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 10 Average rating: 9
  Ultra efficient!

  You can feel the quality of the product: imposing radiator, large diameter fan... it stands out in the tower :)
  Simple and concise manual (one manual for each type of processor in fact).
  Very quiet. The best of the best!

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• by Vincent

  Posted on 10 Dec 2019

  Bought on 11 Nov 2019 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 5 Average rating: 10
  great!

  good morning, very good fan, takes up a lot of space, but it's worth it.
  2 min, that of happiness!

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• by AurelienD

  Posted on 13 Nov 2019

  Bought on 11 Oct 2019 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 9
  Perfect!

  The cooling is perfect: 60°C max in game with a Ryzen 7 3800X.
  Very easy and solid assembly.
  No problem with the ram.
  The only problem is that when it accelerates, there is a very unpleasant whistling sound. I have customized the speed curve to solve this problem, but it's not too bad because I play with a headset.
  I'll see if I'm the only one to have this problem.

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• by Solian_C

  Posted on 7 May 2019

  Bought on 6 Apr 2019 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 22 Average rating: 9
  Noctua reliability

  This fan unit deserves the highest mark for its design/workmanship and efficiency.
  Efficient: my Intel Core i5-9600K does not exceed 45° in ultra games and with computer graphics/video software (Bioshock infinite, Alien Isolation, Life Is Strage, Minecraft with a very heavy shader mod, Blender for 3D rendering and working in render mode with Cycle etc).
  I haven't tested with more recent games.
  In idle stays between 21 and 26°.
  Relatively quiet up to 600 rpm.
  After setting in the motherboard bios (ASUS PRIME Z370-P II): does not exceed 500 rpm in idle and rises between 800 and 1200 on Bioshock in full combat (processor at 40°), so I do not hear it in the heat of battle...It is still noisy when tested at its maximum rpms in idle, but in this case the cpu can go down to 18°...
  It is expensive and I think you can find as good for less, but it's Noctua and its reliability (it's my second after the Noctua NH-U9B SE2 for a configuration that is still running and that still gives me great services since 8 years).
  Note: The room where the pc is located rarely exceeds 18°, for a room at 22° in summer add easily 5 to 6 degrees more.
  
  PC configuration:
  OS: Linux Debian Buster.
  Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-P II
  Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K (3.7 GHz / 4.6 GHz)
  Cooling unit: Noctua NH-U14S
  Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX Series Low Profile 8 GB (2x 4 GB) DDR4 2400 MHz CL14
  Power supply: Corsair RM650x V2 80PLUS Gold
  Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB PH-GTX1050TI-4G
  HDD: An old Samsung which will be replaced later by one or two ssd depending on budget and needs.
  Displays: 1 Asus 1920x1080 vga (connected to the display port of the cg by an adapter) + 1 Dell 1280x1024 dvi (to the dvi port of the cg).

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• by LittleJon

  Posted on 18 Mar 2018

  Bought on 6 Feb 2018 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10
  A good long-term investment!

  Bought to cool a Ryzen 5 1600X OC on an AM4 socket using an NM-AM4 UXS adapter.
  The assembly goes on without a hitch and the whole thing is perfectly solid and robust once in place despite the heavy weight of the ventirad (>800g).
  Installed with Grizzly Kryonaut and with the CPU fan set to around 9V, the 1600X OC set to a Vcore of 1.37V shows a Tdie between 25°C and 30°C in idle (measured via HWiNFO64 and Ryzen Master) for a rise below 45°C at 100% during more than two hours of testing.
  All this in a case with a large ventilation including two 140 mm sides (something that is no longer done today with the windowed). Added therefore 5°C on average for a current case with a lighter ventilation and equivalent parameters.
  Concerning the Ventirad itself, the U14 model stands out by the search for an excellent compromise between dissipation power and weight. This can be seen in the more compact design of the U14 than its little brother, the U12, as well as the higher concentration of heatpipes at the base, all with a weight of less than 1kg to relieve the motherboard.
  A very good investment for my part with results more than up to my expectations.
  The product is still quite expensive compared to the competition but Noctua has been showing for a few years now an excellent follow-up of its products such as the compatibility of the product with a large quantity of existing sockets but also for those to come.
  Nevertheless, the competition is also catching up more and more on this point.
  So buy it as a long term investment. Finally, the packaging is as sober as it is elegant in the manner of an Apple product and a Noctua thermal paste is supplied as standard.

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• by Delhuu

  Posted on 28 Feb 2018

  Bought on 26 Nov 2017 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 10 Average rating: 8
  Nothing to complain about

  I use it with an I7 7700K. I can only observe its efficiency in game. No undesirable temperature rise of the processor to report. However, I have not tried it with CPU-heavy tasks (video encoding).

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• by SebastienL

  Posted on 7 Sep 2017

  Bought on 29 Aug 2017 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10
  Excellent product!

  I bought this product to replace an aging and noisy watercooling system. It is capable of the same efficiency as watercooling (3 fans), it knows how to cool my Intel i7 3770K without any problem, reaching 55 degrees under full load (against 53 with watercooling), all this in an incredible silence! I highly recommend it :-)!

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• by bento

  Posted on 24 Jan 2017

  Bought on 7 Jan 2017 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 3 Average rating: 7
  Poor value for money

  I'm going from an old configuration (I5 2500k overclocked to 4 GHz + COOLER MASTER tx 3 EVO) to my new configuration (i7 7700k non overclocked + NOCTUA NH-U14S). In game temperature 64 degrees max and now 58 degrees max ! That is to say -6 degrees while my old ventirad cost only 24 €. So yes I want this new processor to heat up a bit but it's still worrying for a non-overclocked proco. Otherwise a super quiet ventirad and a relatively easy assembly.
  Conclusion: the more you buy an expensive ventirad, the more the quality/price ratio drops
  

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• by Poulpe

  Posted on 20 Jan 2017

  Bought on 3 Jan 2017 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 5 Average rating: 10
  perfect but ...

  Bought to replace an antec H600pro watercooling kit (which I kept for a month) installed on an i5 2500K OC at 4.5Ghz
  I am not disappointed:
  - perfect package
  - thermal paste delivered with the kit
  - quality product
  - Quiet in idle (between 37 and 40° in idle)
  - Relatively quiet under full load (58/62° during bench)
  
  But it is mounted in a Zalman Z9 Neo and the top of the fan is touching the plastic sidewall, so I have a scratch when closing the case.

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• by tarabana

  Posted on 15 Jan 2017

  Bought on 8 Jan 2017 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 8 Average rating: 8
  long live silence

  I had bought the NOCTUA NH-U9S, much smaller, but which did not satisfy me in two ways, on the one hand the cooling of my Haswell-E and on the other hand very noisy as soon as I launched a game.
  This one is the right one, silent, practical, supplied with its thermal paste.
  I'm very pleased with the quality of the product and the service.

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• by Herve B

  Posted on 3 Nov 2016

  Bought on 6 Oct 2016 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10
  The silence is him

  The product was as advertised, delivered quickly and well packaged.
  
  I'm very pleased with the quality of the product and the service. I'm very pleased with the quality of the product and the service.
  
  I'm very happy with the silence once I've installed it.
  

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• by PIERRE Z

  Posted on 13 Oct 2016

  Bought on 8 Oct 2016 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 14 Average rating: 9
  A reference.

  Although starting to date a little this model remains a very powerful option ensuring a compatibility with the memory sticks (possibility of mounting the fan).
  It's a very fast assembly in a very well supplied pack.

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• by Patrick B

  Posted on 26 Jul 2016

  Bought on 21 Jul 2016 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 5 Average rating: 10
  Installed and running since Saturday

  I was very pleased with this product:
  - the packaging; accessories for installation, and the cables with it.
  - very quiet, very quiet
  - very easy to install on MSI Z170 GAMING PRO CARBON +I7 6700K
  mounted in a FRACTAL DEFINE R5 + a second NF-A15PWM + 2 NF-A14PWM mounted on the front (2 original fans extracted, one left in place, the other missur the top)
  
  To be seen in time but for the moment not disappointed with 2 x NF-S 12-1200 and 1 x NF-S 12A FLX.
  
  I'm very pleased with the service and the delivery.
  I have to say that I'm very pleased with the service and the quality of the product, and I'm very pleased with the service.
  I have to say that I am very pleased with the service and the quality of the product.
  
  

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• by Anonymous

  Posted on 20 May 2016

  Bought on 22 Feb 2016 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10
  Nothing to complain about.

  After switching from a Corsair H50 to AIO, it is with surprise that I go back to an aircooling model. I then proceeded to test it with an INTEL core I7 2600K OC processor at 4.4Ghz results :
  
  Corsair H50 : IDLE : 36
  BURN : 65
  
  Noctua NH U14S : IDLE : 31
  : BURN : 58
  
  Of course the silence that goes with it because my H50 was still making a noise at the pump.
  
  I don't regret this purchase which for me proves once again the reliability of the brand.
  

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