Installation

Installation of the Noctua NH-D15 is quite simple and easy. Noctua kept everything nice and simple while the mounting procedure is explained clearly in the manuals you find in the bundle. The thermal paste is not pre-applied and comes in a 3.5g syringe and it's enough for more than 15 applications, in case you decide to clean the fans or unmount the cooler in future, there will be enough thermal paste left. The overall pressure on the CPU is good and with its 1150g it's definitely a heavy weight. The bundle includes two mounting kits, one for AMD sockets and one for Intel sockets. This cooler supports AMD AM2(+), AM3(+), FM1, FM2(+) as well as Intel LGA 1150, 1155, 1156 and 2011.

Since this is a huge twin tower cooler we can't expect compatibility with all memory modules, but since there is a nice cut-out on both sides of the heatsinks, there is plenty of space even for memory with large heatspreaders.

Test Setup
Mainboard	ASUS Z87-Deluxe (BIOS 1602)
CPU	Intel Core i7-4770K Stock (Turbo On / HT On)
Memory	ADATA XPG V2 2x4GB DDR3-2800 CL12 1.65V
Video	Intel HD Graphics 4600
Software	Windows 7 x64 wPrime Benchmark v2.10 CPUID HWMonitor 1.24.0
PSU	Seasonic Platinum SS-660XP2
Fan Controller	Lamptron FC5 V3
Thermal Compound	Pre-applied

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Page 2 - Photo Gallery

Page 3 - Installation & Test Setup

Page 4 - Absolute Performance

Page 5 - PWM Performance

Page 6 - Conclusion