OCUK shipping Noctua NH D14 when?

_SBradley_ · 8 Dec 2009 at 22:51

Got my NH-D14 today! It sure is massive!

Helios1234 · 8 Dec 2009 at 23:03

Sweet! Good of you to join the club.

COYS · 8 Dec 2009 at 23:36

Hopefully these will come in stock round about payday. i'll call it my christmas present to myself

Tolmekian · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:00

Still waiting for these

They came in stock a day late at a certain etailer (im guessing thats where you preordered) but i'd rather order from somewhere else and they've sold out now. I thought ocuk would be stocking them fair early on tbh.

Schizo · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:04

they look huge and even the price tag is big....£70.00

Tolmekian · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:15

schizo220168 said:
they look huge and even the price tag is big....£70.00

But if like me, you dont have any real decent fans on your current cpu cooler, this comes with an NF-P14 and NF-P12, which are £37.23 together, so this cooler is only £32.76 and its a beast. A megahalems without any fans is £49.99, megashadow £66.99, H50 £62.99 (with 1 stock fan i suppose but i'd rather switch to two apaches or noctuas or something similar). So if you ask me, the price is great.
Of course if you already have 2 apaches and are just looking to upgrade cpu cooler, then maybe a megahalems would be cheaper for you, although you could still sell the fans that come with the d14 in the MM and recoup some money.

Schizo · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:19

i think ill stick with my h50 with 2 silent eagle's on it.

Tolmekian · 9 Dec 2009 at 09:22

schizo220168 said:
i think ill stick with my h50 with 2 silent eagle's on it.

That'd be £82.97 if i bought that setup right now, although it's sorely tempting, im fed up of waiting for this my stock cooler needs a retirement

Schizo · 9 Dec 2009 at 10:57

Jason_AJB said:
That'd be £82.97 if i bought that setup right now, although it's sorely tempting, im fed up of waiting for this my stock cooler needs a retirement

the h50 is a awsome bit of kit for the money,it took me 2 week's to decide and im glad i did.

bulldog147 · 9 Dec 2009 at 11:30

TBH - I think Noctua NH-D14 will make no difference to i7 cores temperature even if it was big one! Probably about 1 or 2 degrees off than the Noctua NH-U12P and cost more expensive!

I would stick to my H50 for now as temperatures are fine at around 68C for 4Ghz. I don't need another air cooler until the new i9 cores come out next year. Keep my budget tight this christmas.

BigBruiserAl · 9 Dec 2009 at 11:39

bulldog where ya been dude long time no cooling

Helios1234 · 9 Dec 2009 at 14:21

bulldog147 said:
TBH - I think Noctua NH-D14 will make no difference to i7 cores temperature even if it was big one! Probably about 1 or 2 degrees off than the Noctua NH-U12P and cost more expensive!

I would stick to my H50 for now as temperatures are fine at around 68C for 4Ghz. I don't need another air cooler until the new i9 cores come out next year. Keep my budget tight this christmas.

Not sure about 1-2 degrees...

http://www.vortez.co.uk/contentteller/articles_pages/noctua_nh_d14_cpu_cooler_review,1.html

_SBradley_ · 9 Dec 2009 at 14:59

Quick Q: The little installation booklet gives a warning something like: "Ensure you remove the protective cover off the heatsink before installing." Is there really something to remove? If there is on mine, it must be an invisible plastic layer! I gave the base a scratch with my nail, but I'm 99% certain there's nothing there. Just want to make sure I'm not about to make a big mistake!

Helios1234 · 9 Dec 2009 at 17:33

There's normally a piece of plastic covering the base and a sticker with some writing on it. Hard to miss really so yours is probably already off.

entireweb · 9 Dec 2009 at 18:17

_SBradley_ said:
Quick Q: The little installation booklet gives a warning something like: "Ensure you remove the protective cover off the heatsink before installing." Is there really something to remove? If there is on mine, it must be an invisible plastic layer! I gave the base a scratch with my nail, but I'm 99% certain there's nothing there. Just want to make sure I'm not about to make a big mistake!

My NHD14 arrived a few days ago

I havent installed it yet, but there is a large transparent plastic protector that goes over the base. You cant miss it, its not a film or sticker. Maybe yours in the bottom of the box.

BTW this heatsink is HUGE! but isnt much heavier than the NH12!

_SBradley_ · 9 Dec 2009 at 21:44

I've checked everywhere, but no protector. :confused:

Oh well, it's not damaged, so I suppose it doesn't matter!

Building my new PC tomorrow morning. I've just unpacked all the components.

bulldog147 · 9 Dec 2009 at 22:57

BigBruiserAl said:
bulldog where ya been dude long time no cooling

I was busy doing all housework. My current OC pc is fine with 4Ghz as I had no problem at all as there is no need to fiddle with any more cooling unless I due to upgrade a new Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Intel X58 motherboard and a new Intel i9 cores with probably a new Noctua NH-D14 next year.

Tolmekian · 10 Dec 2009 at 17:10

Well i ordered from a competitior in the end (the one that now charges for delivery unless order is over £75 ex. VAT :mad:

) as i see no sign of ocuk stocking them anytime soon. Should be here tomorrow although I haven't had a dispatch email yet. Il try post a few overclocking results tomorrow night.

Edit: Posted a few temps and pictures http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=15509219&postcount=23