Noctua's DH-14 CPU Cooler, Sandy Bridge-E Tested and Burned In

These guys have a fantastic reputation, and this cooler is considered by many to be the best in Air Cooling.

One thing that I noticed was that you have the cooler pointed straight up, with the air intake quite close to the video card. Most of the enthusiast's installations of this cooler that I've seen in the past have the cooler pointed so that the air flows out the backside of the case. (pointed right to left)  They say that the cooler's performance is increased by doing it this way.

Noctua has a kit available for mounting some of their coolers 90 degrees from stock orientation, but this cooler may be able to do that right out of the box.

Thats a BIG HS, I use to have a noctua HS back in the day it worked quite well. 

Noctua coolers are always the best kind of coolers but they've always been known to be big and clunky, and for good reason. I have never had the space in order to justify having one but I always see the results in these CPU coolers and I'm reminded as to why Noctua is so popular/good. This is no exception; the latest in the long line of Noctua coolers proves itself without really trying and even though it's so massive and hard to install, it's worth it for superior temps and superior noise.

This company Phanteks is giving Noctua a real run for their money.

See Here.

It's said that they actually beat the NDH-14 cooling performance because of a coating they have put on the fins. They come in four colors too.

Thanks for the solid and enjoyable review ,, I suppose if I were to honestly have a choice between the the Noctua DH-14 and the Phanteks in the neils post, I would choose the Phantek ,simply because they may perform a bit better and having the choice of colers would seal the deal for me.