Noctua on AM3

DWorrall · 21 Mar 2011 at 11:25

Hey guys, im looking for a new cooler and was wondering how the Noctua NH-D14 sat on an AM3 socket. Does is point upwards like other AM3 coolers or does it point backwards like it does on intel sockets?

Anyone have any pics?

If im honest id love to watercool my rig but ive no idea where to start, or the prices.

Tazzfalcon · 21 Mar 2011 at 11:51

These: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-002-CS

Look awesome. The temps of water with the ease of air?!

DWorrall · 21 Mar 2011 at 15:29

Tazzfalcon said:
These: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-002-CS

Look awesome. The temps of water with the ease of air?!

From my experience with those, they are noisy and tend to leak.

Vtec9k · 21 Mar 2011 at 16:39

Looks like you should be ok but check the install manual and mobo/ram compatability here: http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=34&lng=en

On Intel you can choose to fit it both vertical and horizontal however it's a huge cooler so might not fit one way or the other depending on your mobo layout. If you fit it vertical I think you might have to unclip the right/bottom fan and move it around to the top.

Pic of my case: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=18712715&postcount=4722

DWorrall · 21 Mar 2011 at 17:26

Vtec9k said:
Looks like you should be ok but check the install manual and mobo/ram compatability here: http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=34&lng=en

On Intel you can choose to fit it both vertical and horizontal however it's a huge cooler so might not fit one way or the other depending on your mobo layout. If you fit it vertical I think you might have to unclip the right/bottom fan and move it around to the top.

Pic of my case: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=18712715&postcount=4722

Is your board an AMD socket?

Vtec9k · 21 Mar 2011 at 18:06

No, Intel - see sig

But look at the instructions, your mobo backplate and the size and you should get a good idea about how it fits.

mayebaza · 21 Mar 2011 at 23:33

On an AM3 board, the cooler points from east to west, this is the performance I am getting.
CPU: AMD 955 BE(C2)@ 3.92GHz 1.52V
Cooling: Noctua DH14 with Artic Silver 5
Prime95 for 12 hours with a top temp of 52 degrees, idle at 34 degrees. Room temp was about 22 degrees.
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Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-UD5P, 955 BE(C2)@ 3.92GHz 1.52V,Geil Value 4GB DDR3-1600,
ATI 5850 1GB(Crossfire), CM90 II Advanced, 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black, 4 HDDs,
XFX 850W BE, Asus Xonar Essence STX, Pinnacle PCTV 3010iX Dual Analogue + DVB-T.

thunderflash · 22 Mar 2011 at 09:23

Vtec9k said:
No, Intel - see sig

But look at the instructions, your mobo backplate and the size and you should get a good idea about how it fits.

What sort of temps you getting with the NH-D14? Just ordered mine last night at £58.99

I have the same motherboard and have my i5 2500k sitting at 4.6ghz also so would be interesting to see the difference before I go and fit it. Waiting for swapped motherboard so might be a while before I get the d14 fitted yet.