Testseek.com have collected 201 expert reviews of the Noctua NH-D15S CPU cooler and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Noctua NH-D15S CPU cooler.
July 2015
(90%)
201 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Excellent performance, Quiet, Flexible, Better compatibility than the NH-D15,
Huge, Still not compatible with some boards (though this is very difficult to achieve in this market segment), Not the cheapest
Let's deal with the elephant in the room first. Yes this cooler is huge and won't work with most SFF systems. In a world with coolers that provide a lot of performance in a smaller heatsink or ones with a more practical top-down form factor, the necessity...
Better memory clearance, Silent and good performance, Adjustable height mounting for fans
The Noctua NH-D15S gave us a lot of impressive points that points it out as one of the best CPU air cooler today. Let's first talk about clearance, compared to other dual-tower coolers using two 140mm fans, the NH-D15S gives better memory clearance wherei...
Let's wrap things up… After taking a look at these two additions to Noctua's fairly hefty lineup of air coolers, I have to say I am impressed. While you shouldn't expect to get the absolute best possible cooling performance out of these units (for that, y...
In this case I really think that the results speak for themselves here, the NH-D15S is quite simply a brilliant cooler, the extra clearance for the memory and PCIe slot really makes a difference with functionality.The cooling capability is awesome, with i...
The price difference in-between the D15 and D15S is roughly 10 bucks, the difference .. one fan. So you need to weigh yourself if the money really makes the difference. That said, with one fan the performance definitely stays where it needs to be yet the...
Class-leading performance, Very quiet, Memory clearance in single-fan mode, Easy to install, Exceptional build quality, Well-packaged, Excellent accessories bundle, Six year warranty
Expensive, Extra NF-A15 fan is expensive, Color theme not for everyone
The Noctua NH-D15S can be found at retail for $84.99. Class-leading performance Very quiet Memory clearance in single-fan mode Easy to install Exceptional build quality Well-packaged Excellent accessories bundle Six year warranty Expensive Extra NF-A15 fa...
It's awesome, why are we putting two fans on anything? Well, there are good reasons but when you look at the performance of the Noctua NH-D15S CPU single fan cooler, a good solid heatsink may not need two fans to work well, it just needs one good one...
Performance under stock CPU operating conditions, NHC14S cooler performance with overclocked HawellE processor, Build and machining quality of the cooler, Size compatibility with most motherboard configurations, Fan noise in all tested configuration, Manu
Price, Performance with overclocked Haswell processor, NHD15S cooler performance with overclocked HaswellE processor
Noctua took a unique design tactic with the NH-D15S and NH-C14S, refining existing designs for expanded compatibility with a variety of motherboards. Both coolers feature the aesthetics common to Noctua coolers - chromed bodies with tan and brown fans. Th...
As this is an introductory article on our test bench and methodology, there isn't much to draw a conclusion from here.However, we can see a few trends, which may be obvious;Bigger coolers are generally better at cooling.Top-Down coolers generally increase...
