NOCTUA NH-D15S vs Alpenföhn Brocken 3

[kisserik93]

Hello!


I would like to buy new processor cooler.

After a long search, I found the following two coolers best for high memory modules(G.Skill Trident Z).

• NOCTUA NH-D15S
• Alpenföhn Brocken 3

What do you think of the two coolers? Which one should I choose?

Is there a cooler better than those listed?


Thank you very much

 

[kisserik93]

It's a bit of a unfair comparison really. The Noctua is a dual heatsink cooler and almost double the price of the Brocken 3 so it should beat it. The Noctua appears to be 4-5 degrees C better than the Brocken 3 in these reviews here and here. The second review is more thorough with many coolers to compare against. It's in German but there is a UK tab at the top to convert it to English although the chart is easy to understand anyway. One thing the Brocken has going for it is that it's quiet as you can see from the next to last page of the German review. In that review the Brocken 3 does make a lot of headway into the Noctua's advantage when a second fan is added to get within 2 degrees C so for the price it is a very good cooler.

If I understand well, is it not necessary to choose the second one? There will be no significant difference?