CPU Air Cooler Mega Test
Technical Specification
| Dimensions | 165x150x78mm (HxWxD) |
| CPU | Intel: 1150, 1151, 1155, 1156, 2011/v3. Â AMD: FM1, FM2/+, AM2/+, AM3/+ |
| Heat pipes | 6x6mm copper pipes |
| Fins | 50 |
| Materials | Aluminium fins, copper base |
| Fan Speed | 1x140mm fan @1500 |
| Noise Level | Max 24.6dB(A) |
| Air Flow | 82.5CFMÂ |
| Air Pressure | Not given |
| Weight | 935g |
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Up Close
We thought we’d treat you to a peak inside the accessories box this time. Â With separate boxes for Intel and AMD the accessories box contains all the parts that are common to both. Â Inside you’ll find a screwdriver, a bag of rubber isolation fan dampeners, Additional spring clips, LNB, syringe of TIM and a Noctua adhesive case badge.
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At 165mm in height the NH-U14S is quite tall, but not overly so considering it’s got a 140mm fan attached to it. Â It is though still very slim at just 78mm which mitigates and RAM clearance issues, even for 2011.
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The 6x6mm heat pipes are spread pretty evenly within the stack, with only the very centre of the stack being devoid of pipes. Â This sort of layout does seem to work better than having all the pipes running up the outer edges.
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As usual, Noctua haven’t capped the pipe terminations with anything to make them look pretty, they’re really more of a function over form sort of company.
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“Hey, look how well the fan on the front of the NH-U14S matches the rest of the kit in my case”, said no-one ever. Â That said, you siply can’t argue with the blistering performance, as it comes 4th in the charts overall. Â Yes, 4th!
