Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4, Premium Dual-Tower CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 (Brown)

In A Aorus B450 Pro Wifi Motherboard cooling a Ryzen 5 3600 cpu, clocked at 39-40. I have G.Skill ripjaws Ram . The Fan doesnt clear the ram, so I Raised that fan about 1/2, but I knew that before I ordered it. It cools my CPU about 10 degrees cooler than my Wraith Spire did. While doing heavy Image rendering, the Spire kept my CPU at about 64 degrees under load. The D15, 53-54 degrees. It is very quiet. I had to leave the side of my case open because the cooler is so tall.

Coolers big and keeps the CPU cool.

Coming from an NZXT X60, this NHD15SE is able to hold 32 degrees idle and 58-65 degrees when benchmarking.

Over all Nactua fans are generally speaking amazing. This specific fan however came to me damaged, had to return it (waiting over a month for a repayment), and didn’t come with all the parts. I’m sure if it was all in working order the review would be higher however save your money and buy something cheaper.

I was having problems with my pc shutting down due to high temperature when under heavy load. I had one of the basic Corsair water coolers. I had already taken it off and reapplied the thermal grease and cleaned the radiator to make sure that is was done correctly but it was still overheating. Running CPU testing software I couldnt make it through even half the test without reaching 102c and having the computer go into protection mode and shut off. With this cooler I can run the same test and never got over 82c. I can even overclock if I want to now.

This is one of the easiest to install CPU coolers I have ever used. Locking it onto the mobo didnt give me that Im about to break something feeling. That enough was worth 3-stars. I chose the Noctua cooler after seeing good reviews in a side-by-side comparison video. It is quiet, works extremely well and I am happy and impressed. The only drawback for me was that my new case didnt have room or a place to mount the secondary fan. Extremely happy, I highly recommend for your next build.

Huge heatsink with liquid cooler-like performance. Only complaint is more with inexperience, because putting the heatsink on once the motherboard was mounted was incredibly difficult. Hard to see what I was doing and admittedly took 2 people because of how large it is.

This works fantastic! This is the only type of fan that i will put in my systems when not doing liquid cooling.

I am one of the dont have a motherboard people...

Cools my non overclocked Ryzen 9 5950x very well. Quiet but greatness can be achieved by tuning the fan curves in bios for maximum quietness. The larger fans can be heard under load. In a quick comparison, I found fan speeds didn’t make a huge difference in lowering CPU temps and lower fan speed for less noise. Under load, it will keep the CPU at 75 degrees, sometimes peaking to 80. My build is on a Phanteks P600S with 3 intake 120 fans in front, one exhaust 140 at the back, and a 240 radiator with 2 exhaust 120 fans on top.