Noctua Finally Did It | NH-D15 G2 Launching, Thermosiphon, & Fans

[Memmento Mori]

so thats interesting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking forward to some tests but at 150 usd its kinda ewwww... and brown  but on the other side, all the fans i have from them are running 24/7 for 6+ years and they are still kicking..  and the orldest one is running 10 years now

[Slaughtahouse]

The 140mm fans, they exist! I like all the context from the Noctua rep. Thanks for sharing, OP!

[SoloCamo]

Supposedly a few degrees difference from the NH-D15 which is enough for me to upgrade because I'm not going watercooling anytime soon.

[Memmento Mori]

I like that there is still enough space for improvement and i like as well the approach of them that first they make some runns and sells of the brown version and if everything goes well the  they release the black one… 

 

but as wrote already, cant wait for realtime testing and reviews 

[SoloCamo]

48 minutes ago, Memmento Mori said:

I like that there is still enough space for improvement and i like as well the approach of them that first they make some runns and sells of the brown version and if everything goes well the  they release the black one… 

 

but as wrote already, cant wait for realtime testing and reviews 

 

Ah, didn't catch that.  I'll wait for the Chromax version but I look forward to whatever progress can be made for those of us still using air cooling.  That said, much like you I've never had a single product or fan from Noctua fail and they all run like they did day one.  

[Slaughtahouse]

1 hour ago, SoloCamo said:

I'll wait for the Chromax version

+ 1 year per Noctua timelines and delays. 

 

I've been tempted to switch to air cooling for a while and that was contingent on the next gen D15. Cant wait for reviews

 

[chandlermaki]

Oh, wow. It's actually real!

 

Will definitely be picking one of these up after reviews etc. I'll stop air cooling when I'm dead. 

[Sir Beregond]

22 hours ago, SoloCamo said:

Supposedly a few degrees difference from the NH-D15 which is enough for me to upgrade because I'm not going watercooling anytime soon.

For the best. It's an addiction with questionable returns on performance for money spent these days outside some outliers.

 

But I'm still gonna do it. Send Help. 

Edited June 6 by Sir Beregond

[Slaughtahouse]

Update: all 3 variants of the default brown / silver colour scheme are now available for purchase. $150 USD. 

 

All-round version (most flexible solution): https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-D15-G2-All-round-Recommended/dp/B0D5B6MXJF/

Low base convexity (AMD preference): https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-D15-G2-LBC-Specialised/dp/B0D5B5B821/

High base convexity (Intel preference): https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-D15-G2-HBC-Specialised/dp/B0D5B4KWMD/

 

Edit 2: Review from GN

 

 

Edited July 3 by Slaughtahouse

[Memmento Mori]

its a nice cherry on the top if you dont mind the collor scheme and the price tag.... Otherwise i would not go for it..  im kind of a TR fan and yes buy better fans - slap them on a TR and you will be 1/2 of the noctua price tag and call it a day 

[Slaughtahouse]

1 hour ago, Memmento Mori said:

its a nice cherry on the top if you dont mind the collor scheme and the price tag.... Otherwise i would not go for it..  im kind of a TR fan and yes buy better fans - slap them on a TR and you will be 1/2 of the noctua price tag and call it a day 

 

Pragmatically, I agree. Outside of budget, you have to admit that there is no other supplier like Noctua in the PC space which can offer that level of engineering, build quality (tolerances), and validation / longevity testing. 
 

I added 3 of their fans 120mm fans to my rad a couple years ago and couldn’t be happier.

 

Excited for the case fan / square frame variant of the A14x25 fans. All for the brown theme fans but it would be nice to buy a black heatsink with standard fan colours.

[speed_demon]

The price hurts a little but they are excellent quality products so it's worth it in the long run. I've still got my iPPC 2500rpm 140mm fan from years back running in my NAS box; been probably 6 year of 24/7 use and it still runs like new.

[Memmento Mori]

Just slam "Noc -Thua and spit on that thing" as you will forget about it anyway.... They stated they have some fans running already 15 years straight which i bellieve without any second thought... 

[bonami2]

12 hours ago, Memmento Mori said:

Just slam "Noc -Thua and spit on that thing" as you will forget about it anyway.... They stated they have some fans running already 15 years straight which i bellieve without any second thought... 

Meanwhile i bough arctic cooling fan a while ago for cheap and they all grinded in a less than a month.

 

When we talk about planned obsolescence it everything these days.

[Fluxmaven]

5 hours ago, bonami2 said:

Meanwhile i bough arctic cooling fan a while ago for cheap and they all grinded in a less than a month.

 

When we talk about planned obsolescence it everything these days.

 

As a counter point, I have 9 Arctic P12s on an external rad that I bought when I was on a tighter budget. Expected that I'd have to replace them in a couple years... It's been about 5 and they are still running great. 

 

Meanwhile the last Noctua A12x25 I bought needs to be RMA'd. I should have just returned it to Microcenter when I first got it since it seemed louder than the others I have, and now it's gotten worse.

 

[Slaughtahouse]

12 minutes ago, Fluxmaven said:

 

As a counter point, I have 9 Arctic P12s on an external rad that I bought when I was on a tighter budget. Expected that I'd have to replace them in a couple years... It's been about 5 and they are still running great. 

 

Meanwhile the last Noctua A12x25 I bought needs to be RMA'd. I should have just returned it to Microcenter when I first got it since it seemed louder than the others I have, and now it's gotten worse.

 

 

Does it go WuuuVVVuuuuuVVVuuuuVVV, like a pulsating resonance? 

[Memmento Mori]

there is an interesting GN video on that topic directly with Noctua...

 

 

just based on the topic recomendation   not saing they last for ever ....  and yes the arctic are as well  a pretty heavy duty fans for the price point.. 

[Slaughtahouse]

4 hours ago, Memmento Mori said:

there is an interesting GN video on that topic directly with Noctua...

 

just based on the topic recomendation   not saing they last for ever ....  and yes the arctic are as well  a pretty heavy duty fans for the price point.. 

Yes, exactly. I dont want to assume Flux has the same issue but when I swapped over to Noctua fans for my rad (just in push), I get that Schwebung. I originally had no idea it was a known phenomena. Nearly 2 years ago, I thought could be my original fan splitter, extension cable, potentially with increased resistance for one fan. I swapped it and there was a placebo effect. I thought it was gone but nope, it's still there. 

 

I havent tried running one fan at 200rpm lower (since they're all on the same header, splitter) but it's worth a try. Either way, I got used to it but originally it was annoying AF. 

[Memmento Mori]

1 hour ago, Slaughtahouse said:

Yes, exactly. I dont want to assume Flux has the same issue but when I swapped over to Noctua fans for my rad (just in push), I get that Schwebung. I originally had no idea it was a known phenomena. Nearly 2 years ago, I thought could be my original fan splitter, extension cable, potentially with increased resistance for one fan. I swapped it and there was a placebo effect. I thought it was gone but nope, it's still there. 

 

I havent tried running one fan at 200rpm lower (since they're all on the same header, splitter) but it's worth a try. Either way, I got used to it but originally it was annoying AF. 

it is common with every fan, the only difference is then the RPM when you hear it with a specific fan..  

 

But have you tried to add there an spacer to the fan? this yould affect as well the result, having the fan farther from the rad

[Fluxmaven]

12 hours ago, Slaughtahouse said:

 

Does it go WuuuVVVuuuuuVVVuuuuVVV, like a pulsating resonance? 

 

I have seen that before as well, but this one fan is actually just faulty. The other Noctua that's right next to it is rock solid. When I first installed it I thought it might just be some resonance and dropped the RPM a bit lower on that fan. Didn't think anything of it until the fans ramped up a bit more than usual. (ambient temp in the office with multiple rigs running gets into the mid 80s during the summer). 

 

In my case, this one fan is just out of balance. You can see the whole blade assembly wobbling on the hub. Noise wise, it's only annoying at higher RPM which this system rarely sees anyway. It will wreck the bearing and only get worse being out of balance. If it were a $5 fan I'd just toss it, but being a Noctua, it's worth taking a couple minutes to fill out the RMA form. 

 

 

[bonami2]

22 hours ago, Slaughtahouse said:

 

Does it go WuuuVVVuuuuuVVVuuuuVVV, like a pulsating resonance? 

Was more of a rattle i imagine the sleeve bearing did not like being mounted on the side.

Edited July 31 by bonami2