For a limited time, buy any of our mousepads or mouse mats on store.gamersnexus.net/ and it will be signed by Steve and Andrew. Purchases like this help support all of our content, but especially videos like our recent Electrophoretic Deposition factory tour and our planned documentary projects. If the mouse mat or pad says “autographed” in the drop-down, it will be signed. Check upload date to ensure video was recent, as this may have expired. We previously looked at the Scythe Fuma 2 and were impressed: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIhkt9aKgZTYddI.html We also looked at Noctua’s massive, passive NH-P1: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGx5zK-wg5XbpJM.html

@ZERONEVERSEVEN

2 жыл бұрын

Finally ordered a poster, gonna look goooooood once framed :)

@liberatorkramit

2 жыл бұрын

I already bought a mousepad, get off my back!! lolol. Im just kidding. I am very excited to get it!

@RelytX

2 жыл бұрын

Just got an autographed mod mat!!! Cool of you guys to do stuff like that for your fans 👍

@ZERONEVERSEVEN

2 жыл бұрын

@@RelytX I have the autographed mouse pad back when Tech Odin was signing them with Tech Jesus

@Michael18751

2 жыл бұрын

Any plans on signing the posters? to me, it sounds easier to sign poster paper than a mousepad... I would be interested :)

Finally, the much anticipated OnlyFans benchmarks

@WizardofTruth

2 жыл бұрын

Atleast here the fans are benched and not banned :-)

@pdr05

2 жыл бұрын

Fansly now.

@DailyCorvid

2 жыл бұрын

@@phantomstrangler They need to be subtle. For instance, have a cooler left on top of a discarded smoking red hot thong, then as the camera pans across the room you see the silhouette of a lady going down on the cooler. All classy like.

@batterypwrlow

2 жыл бұрын

Who's hot and who's not?

@K1NNN

2 жыл бұрын

If there is an onlyfans benchmark i would pay for it

In my experience, Noctua's Redux fans have a particularly hummy sound profile, especially when they have something (like case rails) obstructing them from the front. I hope that once you get your fan testing system up and running, you can also do frequency analysis for fan noise so that specificities like that reach people for whom that might matter.

@GamersNexus

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully we can add it some day. That gets into territory where it'd require acoustic gear, so would be separate expense and training from the fan tester.

@quantum5661

2 жыл бұрын

oh! so thats whats making that odd sound in my computer

@ayuchanayuko

2 жыл бұрын

same banana with Arctic P12 fans humming in certain RPMs and certain case mixes. Fortunately I don't get the arctic p12 humming in my SG05 case in push-pull 120mm AIO

@EatFireUFRA

2 жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus frequency analysis could be easily done with e.g. A Python script that you just have to feed an audio record. Of course you need a high quality recording device

@LuxTheSlav

2 жыл бұрын

Every fan hums at particular intersections of rpm and obstruction. If it's bothersome, modify its curve so that it spends less time at that point, or if possible, switch places between fans and see if it improves.

Been waiting for this one from you guys since it was released! Always great with the cooler reviews, much appreciated

Maybe an idea to improve the cooler charts with AIOs and air coolers in them (such as at 9:45). It would be nice to see immediately which is which, so maybe you guys could color code them? For me that would improve readability, since it's easy for me to miss the [liquid] tag

@Krashoan

2 жыл бұрын

Or possibly reverse the [Air/Liquid] and [Fan Configuration] tags so that the former is at the front

@Ravenousjoe

2 жыл бұрын

Blue text (with white outline on the letters) would be great to easily tell the difference.

Steve needs to use his magnificent hair to test the airflow

@Hybris51129

2 жыл бұрын

Either him or Snowflake.

@f-ckmyr0fil617

2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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@jamegumb7298

2 жыл бұрын

All that pubic hair might get stuck in the fan though.

Thank you for this review! Performance versus stock is always nice to see, especially when part of AMD's sell is giving you a free cooler.

@opraiderman904

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

Noctua actually has committed to lifetime free brackets for many years, and they don't just send you brackets for new CPUs. If you bought a platform-specific cooler (such as the NH-L9i/NH-L9a) and swapped to another platform, you can also request a free bracket set. I bought the NH-L9i which is for 115x a few years ago and upgraded to AM4 this year, they sent me a set of brackets for free. It took a few weeks but can't complain over free stuff ;)

@charliebaker1427

Жыл бұрын

lol dam i bought my am5 brackets lol

I had plans on getting sleep. Now I have plans on watching this. Thanks!!!

@Charvin

2 жыл бұрын

Using gn videos to fall asleep is a real thing.

The installation guide was such a good idea and I hope that more of your reviews will include them. As an aside, I think a good idea for case reviews would be to show what the optimal fan setup is for them to get the best airflow. Sometimes this isn't clear from the manufacturers themselves.

Great info & work! Very much appreciated the IHS shadows over the pressure map graphic 👍

Could we get the old hyper 212 evo on that list, would help me with perspective.

@TheEchelon1619

2 жыл бұрын

This. My hyper 212 has been a champ across several builds and was the go-to cooler for generations.

@joeykeilholz925

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao I went 212 Evo to nh-u12s and no other coolers in my 10 years of building PCs

@noodlefoo

2 жыл бұрын

Looking at the price from PCCG shop in Australia, this sells for $125, while the Hyper 212 sells for about $65. So if this Noctua performs similarly, then it is a fail.

@Dan-Simms

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah same here, plus it is most likely one of the most popular coolers for years.

@Sareth94

2 жыл бұрын

@Captain Price bruh, shut up for a hot minute. they replied EIGHT hours ago and are probably asleep in a different time zone.

Looking forward to the promised upcoming review, hope it includes the ancient Hyper 212. It has been my go to for several years.

Only thing missing, unless I missed it during the changes between the original and Redux, the Redux tower also has 1 less heat pipe.

@babenkoff

2 жыл бұрын

And the fins are not soldered. Regular U12S has soldered fin stack.

@shockwaverc1369

2 жыл бұрын

wtf is this spam

@nathangamble125

2 жыл бұрын

@@shockwaverc1369 report it for porn/spam.

@Thermalions

2 жыл бұрын

@@nathangamble125 If only reporting gave you an option to block the user completely

@sirmonkey1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thermalions that would make too much sense and now you know why it spams so many messages, lol.

I'm so excited to see you guys get back into cooler testing. Keep up the great work!

Loving this content Steve! Great testing, and very helping to the budget gaming crowd!

Noctua fans not in brown and beige still freak me the hell out, man.

@TheWarmotor

2 жыл бұрын

I know, right?! It's like AMD coming out with a blue Radeon, why would you muddle your branding like that?

@GamingWimpGW360

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWarmotor to make it more appealing to a larger audience.

@TheWarmotor

2 жыл бұрын

@@GamingWimpGW360 Fair enough!

I think the additional cost of pretty much all Noctua coolers over other brands is justified by their want/goal for a more sustainable PC industry - even when that is reflected by something as simple as sending out new mounting hardware to customers. A very good attitude and vision you don't see from most PC hardware companies. Also, great review as always fellas :)

Absolutely love my noctua cooler and I’ll be using them again for any other builds in the future.

I've been cooling my 2700X with dual Noctua NF-P12 1700s on a Vetroo V5 heatsink for years and I haven't seen over 75 since. NF-P12 and Arctic P12s are simply the quietest performance budget fans in my experience. Glad to see a review of these lower budget coolers!

For whoever is thinking about getting this cooler, and is having a mid-rangy cpu, I highly recommend it. My system is with i5 8400 with stock cooler, and just installed the Noctua - entered a game, and my temps dropped from a constant 80C+ to 55-59. I love it, and it has a great reasonable price.

Thanks a lot for the data, really useful. In future 65W loads, would you be able to add the wraith stealth as well ? Maybe some intel stock coolers as well ? Great content

Yes more air cooler testing love the content never bored here thanks for the information

Perfect timing! Still in lockdown in Australia and have an itch to install something but needed the justification!

I would love to see the coolermaster hyper 212 on the 65w test charts for comparison

@anonamouse5917

2 жыл бұрын

I'm happy with my RGB version, but if I knew then what I know now I would have got the VeeTroo that was on Jays channel.

@Demoralized88

2 жыл бұрын

Shit, I had a 212 cooling my OC'd FX-8350 years ago and it ran much cooler than these newer CPU benchmarks at half the wattage. I don't know what is going on with newer CPU temps.

It always complete my day whenever I watch GN's critical reviews on pc components. Great work Steve, Celestial Wizard.

seeing these benches now after going through an old PC I haven't use 5+ years ago that had the OG U12S and seeing noctua is providing free bracket support just made my day.

at first i skipped those kind of review now i appreciate it, thanks to all the gn team.

I've got a U14S and noctua was great about sending the mounting hardware, I needed a 775 heatsink for working on some old PC and they sent it no questions asked.

Would love to see the legendary Cooler Master Hyper 212 added to the 65W test.

@dasauto7346

2 жыл бұрын

An original H212 so the team can suffer the mounting process! For real though, anyone who hasn't installed with the awful old cooler mounting hasn't lived the PC builder life

@Dan-Simms

2 жыл бұрын

I second this...it's what I'm using on my 3600x.

@MrLOLametro

2 жыл бұрын

@@dasauto7346 Is the Hyper 212 Black (RGB) the same as the Hyper 212 you mention? Because I have the former, and installation was fine IMO - I had more problems with the AMD Wraith Spire 🤣

@dasauto7346

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrLOLametro i think CM has definitely revised it from the nightmare it was in 2011-times. Basically needed a third hand with all the nuts and your manly extra hand doesn't count due to its lack of fingers :/

@MrLOLametro

2 жыл бұрын

@@dasauto7346 I see! I bought it this year and am very happy with it

Echoing Noctua's approach. Got an NH-C14 ages ago. When Ryzen came out, I emailed them a proof of purchase and they sent the AM4 bracket for free immediately. I have cycled through 1600, 2600, 3600 and now on a 5600X. The NH-C14 is still trucking along nicely. As a direct consequence to how happy I am with the performance and their service overall, when asked to build for friends, I have exclusively selected Noctua for those who wanted to upgrade from the box cooler. All of them are happy with the choice.

Great to see testing from GN on this one. I've just missed the coldplate flatness testing... Any particular reason for skipping it other than time constraints? Awesome job! Love your content!

I sure hope that the hyper 212 is one of the incoming reviews, cause that is an incredibly appealing part because of its cost Edit: Y'all who end up seein this comment please take a minute to report the bot replies, I know it probably doesn't do shit but I can hope

@Mildly_Amused

2 жыл бұрын

The Hyper 212 isn't nearly as appealing as it use to be. Several years ago, I got one for $15 after rebate from Newegg and another for $19.99 on sale at Newegg. Now its a big deal if they are $29.99 after rebate and most Hyper 212 versions sell for $35-$45. The Hyper 212X sells normally for $70.

@henrikoldcorn

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck me, the bots have gone insane.

@hjy2187418

2 жыл бұрын

Hyper 212 is overpriced for it performance compared to deepcool etc stuff, they haven’t update the cooler itself and the mounting is abysmal, almost all other cooler now has better mount and fan compare to it. It is kinda scummy to sell a almost 10 year old cooler without any update. Not to mention in Asia markets cooler master already using the newer model.

@RyuFelinshire

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mildly_Amused You can still see them for 20 after rebate occasionally. I got a 212X like 4 years ago for 20 after rebate. They don't quite get the same sales as they used to, but if you look and are patient, you can definitely get one for around the 20 mark from what I've seen of newegg sales.

I do wonder how this compares to the Hyper 212. When AM4 came out cooler master did actually provide free mounting hardware to hyper 212 owners, although when I upgraded to ryzen there was no free stock so I ended up having to buy the new mounting hardware for £10 from somewhere. Still better than buying a whole new cooler for sure.

I bought a Noctua U9F back in 2008 on the lga 775 socket. I upgraded to the lga 1156 socket and got a mounting kit for the fan. Recently, I upgraded to an AM4 platform, still got another mounting kit. The real funky bit is that I am still on the same NF9 fan. It still works and it is 15 years old.

I'm still using an NH-U14S from 2014 as, like you said, it's not like it's going to really deteriorate and it still makes sense for my workload; I only added a 2nd fan at some point and it just keeps chugging along. The fact that I can just email Noctua and they'll send me a bracket for my 7 year old cooler is absolutely insane and definitely makes me want to support the company as long as they have competitive products.

Love seeing cooler reviews. Hope the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo v2 will be reviewed too as it’s in this price range and is also one of the ‘redux’/refreshed cooler models

@Voyajer.

2 жыл бұрын

I want to see both the original and v2 tested. The v2 claims to give 10% lower temperatures so we'll get to see Steve rant on how percentage temperatures don't work that way.

@RonnieDeuce87

2 жыл бұрын

The new mounting hardware alone is worth giving it another look. That old X mount is cursed.

@f-ckmyr0fil617

2 жыл бұрын

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@f-ckmyr0fil617

2 жыл бұрын

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@f-ckmyr0fil617

2 жыл бұрын

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I stuck with a Hyper 212 for my 5600X and it has worked well. Glad to see cheaper coolers like that getting added to the list to put this all into perspective.

@105rogue

Жыл бұрын

How well does that cooler work with overclocking?

@Mr.Morden

Жыл бұрын

@@105rogue On my 5600X 3060 TI build I use Clock Tuner for Ryzen 2.1 to dynamically adjust and minimize voltage needed to maintain equivalent stock performance. CTR automatically uses Cinebench R20 runs to determine the performance level. It's a genius piece of software I highly recommend it. My 5600X only got a CTR silver rating since it was an early run from 2020. I have 2 CPU fans and 6 case fans on a full mesh front case (all 120mm, NR600 case). During long gaming sessions the hot spot temp never goes over 73C with my central air conditioner set to 23.9C (75F). My room does heat up when gaming for hours, so that's part of the 73C hot spot temp. I live in Florida the room doesn't have great airflow out. It's winter now and outside temp is 84F. Those temps are for a clean heatsink, gotta keep on top of the dust. The dust sticks easy to isopropyl dipped q-tips when I clean it. I don't even need to remove the heatsink or unplug the fans thanks to adequate cable length.

@105rogue

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr.Morden Thank you sir!

Been waiting for this review :) may more to be a fan of

Got a NH-D15 before there was a specific AM4 version. Got a mounting kit within 2 weeks after providing proof that I owned it. Used it on my 1700x and now on my 3950x, still very happy I got it.

One legit cooler that I haven't seen much reviews on is the DEEPCOOL Gammaxx 400S really good cpu cooler keeps my 5600X at around 50 at full load for $25

Noctua has been offering free mounting hardware for new platforms for some time now. I've had an NH-L12 which I bought back in AM3 days, and they sent me free AM4 mounting kit in 2019 when I upgraded to Ryzen - I just emailed them screenshots of my orders for the cooler and the new motherboard.

@arch1107

2 жыл бұрын

so that unit will work for your am5 build in the future because it seems amd will reuse the same holes for that socket, so i was a good investment

this seems good choice for just in case if something goes wrong or temporarily replacement, if aio goes out, till u get replacement. ill be on the lookout for that one! thanks for the review, great stuff, something new to learn every day with GN!

One of the great things I appreciate with Noctua is that they still provide me the bracket. I'm still using the discontinued NH D14. Still rocking an i7-4770k. But I was thinking of upgrading my CPU now to a 7800x3D, and I just emailed Noctua about the bracket, and they sent it.

I like this cooler. Well made and high quality workmanship? You could improve the cooling a bit by adding an additional fan for a push pull configuration? Great review and info as always Steve. Thanks

@JIAroJIy4

2 жыл бұрын

While adding a fan in push-pull configuration sounds reasonable (or at least could be studied) there is a caveat - IIRC Redux version lacks extra fan clips to mount a second fan. At that stage consumer is better off buying normal NH-U12S or better. Unless they have access to a metal workshop.

@TheDrinkingFood

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. Back to you Steve.

@unitedfools3493

2 жыл бұрын

Every other single tower cooler I've had from Noctua has only small gains from adding a second fan (so they don't recommend it) but there is a small improvement. Noctua fans come with spare clips that you can use to attach it.

How do you set up the cooler to do the pressure mapping? Are you using a pressure sensitive film system with a "master die" with a known flatness and then digitizing it? What is the scale of the charts? It is interesting that you surmise that this is a mounting hardware issue and not a platen flatness issue? Could you alter the pressure pattern if you put more torque on the light side, or different shims underneath the mounting kit?

@cerberus0413

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigal2688 I did go back and watch that video. They did discuss mounting pressure a little and discussed mounting and un-mounting the cooler several times to troubleshoot inconsistent data. They did not review how they made the digital heat mapped charts to measure the force on the IHS.

Great videos as always. I would like to request testing of 92mm tower coolers like the Silverstone kr02/kr03 for cases that have height restrictions.

My Gamers Nexus mouse mat has arrived. Looks outstanding.

Would love to see BeQuiet on the List. (But i understand you cant test every Tower)

@Dennzer1

2 жыл бұрын

there is no way Be quest should not get on the list eventually, they have those fairly popular dark rock and other less premium cooler categories. I think the "Dark Rock" series is the highest end for them.

Please do the Arctic 34 eSports Duo if you can! They're a great cooler imo, and I would love to see your take on it

@tonisaarinen976

2 жыл бұрын

+1

would be awesome when you guy's have time to test 2x fan setups on the NH-U12S/Redux and add to your data sets. ty much for the upload

Cool, was thinking of buying this for my PC last week because I was up into the high 80’s while gaming in cpu heavy games.

I would love to see a review on the NH-U12A since it supposedly performs as well as the nhd 15, even though it only uses 120mm fans

@SomeOneOneOne

2 жыл бұрын

Yes i own one and it comes down to the NF-A12 fans.. they are simply phenomenal (silent)!

@Smallman647

2 жыл бұрын

U12A Is similar to d15 until 100-120 Watts. After that d15 outperforms the U12A.

Been running a Noctua NH-U14S for many years, and needed a kit when I changed CPUs. They sent one right out, free of charge. Mounting is the easiest of any cooler I've ever used, and the fans last forever. I'll never consider any other brand.

Been using the Noctua NH-U12S for the last 10yrs and hopefully it'll stay cooling a system of mine for the next 10yrs

I have now my U12P for more than 10 years, it have seen many build, from big ATX case to now ITX NR200... it followed me from 2 intel builds to my current AM4 1700 ryzen... with every new mount free.... Just a big respect for Noctua... Their products worth every penies.

Noctua support is amazing just don't expect fast shipping times.

@liviubita4238

2 жыл бұрын

Well, they are located in Austria, so there will be shipping delays due to the still annoying "human malware" presence.

@DiamondkeyOwO

2 жыл бұрын

I got my fan mounting clips from Noctua the next day after I sent them an email about it. ( I live in Finland)

*Noctua cooler comes bent* Steve: finally something negative about Noctua

@arch1107

2 жыл бұрын

would it be too hard to bent back into position? perhaps impossible without damaging the fins?

@thomaslautenberger6447

2 жыл бұрын

@@arch1107 I think he said it still works great, If you had no other choice you might slowly be able to get it as close as possible to straight without damaging it. But the point is still that buying a new cooler and receiving it bent looks bad on the company.

@arch1107

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomaslautenberger6447 the problem is not if it works great, the problem is if you get this unit, mount it and your glass panel let your ocd go nuts

Thx for all the effort you guys put into the videos here. Would be curious to see a Mugen 5 Rev B bench against it, as it in a similar price range (at least here in Germany).

I go with Noctua over and over because of fit and finish. They look good and perform well longer than the cheaper products. The fact that they gave me a mounting kit for AM4 was a benefit of the kind that will bring me back again.

Would love to see Arctic freezer 34 eSports duo in the charts as well, as it is one of the better ones for less money than this noctua redux Verizon, surprised I can't find the review of it from Steve, it's kinda popular in my region...

@bothellkenmore

2 жыл бұрын

This cooler plus the Mugen 5 rev B should be on the list. My problems with both is the Arctic has fans that can spin up to 2100 and the Mugen has 1 fan that spins up to 1200 but former has 4 heat pipes vs 6 in the latter. In my unique use case I bought the Mugen and slapped on 2 Noctua NF-F12 fans at 1500 I had laying around and it's great on my non OC'd 3600.

I wish to request the Deep Cool Gammaxx GT or 400 be tested and added to this data base. I especially would like you opinion on its' mounting system.

@wobblysauce

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, that is a goto good cheap cooler.

@unitedfools3493

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the 400 v2 has already been tested, could be wrong.

@unitedfools3493

2 жыл бұрын

@@wobblysauce Depend on price IME with the 400. At normal price it's got a lot of competition but when it's half price it's amazing value.

I know most people ignore everything besides pure performance, but over the years, I've come to appreciate build-quality, quality of the company's support-services and ease-of-use quite a lot. This may not be the best in class, but I've had very good experiences with Noctua's support and I find their mounting-system *SO* fricking much better than everything else I've had the displeasure of dealing with in the past. I guess one could call these "intangibles" and I am of the opinion that too few people pay any attention to them when making purchasing decisions.

Thanks guys!

While on the high-end the FUMA 2 is limited by its' included fans I find it was an absolute steal @60$. It's literally whisper quiet in my NZXT H700.

@Morpheus-pt3wq

2 жыл бұрын

It is a shame they didn´t make some newer revision with better fans. Mugen 5 needs some total revamping as well.

@josephhodges718

2 жыл бұрын

@@Morpheus-pt3wq What holds it back is the 15mm fan on the front, mostly. It's designed to sit behind even tall RAM kits.

@Morpheus-pt3wq

2 жыл бұрын

​@@josephhodges718 actually, you can use it with single fan inside. Also, full-size front fan can be mounted with tall RAM modules - just a bit higher.

@josephhodges718

2 жыл бұрын

@@Morpheus-pt3wq yes you can use a full size front fan however you either don't cover the entire heatsink by moving the fan up or lose access to the first slot of memory. Both aren't ideal.

@werther5952

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephhodges718 Plenty of reviewers have tested the Fuma 2 with other fans, including 2x A12x25s, and mostly found that the included fans work better. It seems the R&D department at Scythe did their homework on that cooler.

would love to see air coolers from Arctic, Cooler Master, Thermalright and cheaper brands from $10 up to $50 price.

@Morpheus-pt3wq

2 жыл бұрын

Arctic will probably win in this segment. It´s only downside is the mounting mechanism.

@EvernooBE

2 жыл бұрын

@@Morpheus-pt3wq If Arctic wins it'll probably say more about the quality of the packaged fans than of the cooler itself. Stock fans on cheap coolers tend to be junk. I immediately slapped two Arctic P12's on my Vetroo V5 for the perfect budget combination and got the results I needed for my system.

Been waiting on this one for a while

Recently bought one of these for an inexpensive, quiet, ITX Ryzen build (2600) and found installation very straight forward. One thing to note that I'm not sure if you mentioned is the pre-applied thermal paste, possibly done to keep costs down as there was no tube of NT-H1 supplied as with other Noctua coolers I've bought in the past. I've seen this approach used before on cheaper coolers and it only makes installation even easier (for me, at least). As a complete aside, the left over Intel mounting plate made for a perfectly sized stand for my iFi Zen Dac.

All of your testing seems to inadvertently show that the Scythe Fuma 2 is an excellent bang for the buck.

@tarfeef_4268

2 жыл бұрын

It's about 10 bucks, or 20% more expensive in the US it seems. But I think if compatibility isn't a concern, it looks like great value given the very low noise levels and the still lower temps, yeah.

@tarfeef_4268

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spentalei sadly only in those regions. It's like, over 100 bucks here in Canada :( Then again I barely ever air cool so it's not really important for me. But would be nice to recommend for friends, etc

@JMatt1

2 жыл бұрын

I have one cooling a 5900x. Changed the fans to normal thickness cryorig performance fans since I don't need all 4 ram slots and they match my other components and shes ripping. I'd recommend getting the balanced fans though, the performance ones are a little too loud for the extra .5 degree difference

@MrFlunkorg

2 жыл бұрын

@@tarfeef_4268 Yep. My DH15S chromax was significantly cheaper then a Fuma 2.

@ShroudedWolf51

2 жыл бұрын

The Fuma 2 is more expensive (albeit, not by much). And, is also significantly larger, which may cause clearance issues. Plus, you may need to pay extra to change out the fans if you want to really get the most out of that massive heatsink. So, you're not wrong, but...

I am actually curious on how all AMD stock coolers perform across their lineup, R3 to 9. You guys have something that covers it already or would you be willing to pick that up? This because there are several coolers out there that seem to be similair to the R3 and R5 coolers and would cover all if not most of those.

@spykezspykez7001

2 жыл бұрын

It seems like the stock cooler may be fine for 65W, really. What is the benefit of paying 50 bucks more? I can’t see it.

@victorhugofranciscon7899

2 жыл бұрын

@@spykezspykez7001 the stock cooler is fine for 65w only in cold climates, in my case I live in a quite hot area and I had to buy a cheap aftermarket cooler A Cooler Master Hyper H412R because with the stock Wraith Stealth it was reaching 80 degrees while playing and I was concerned about it because I have a Ryzen 5 5600x and I want this processor to run in my system for the next 6 years at least.

@mateusmt6194

2 жыл бұрын

@@victorhugofranciscon7899 You don't need to care about CPU temps if the voltage is stock, it will handle just fine for more than a decade even thermal throttling (if also stock value); what you need to worry most is the whole motherboard VRM quality and temps for a long life span.

@silmupelaa6349

2 жыл бұрын

@@mateusmt6194 Yes but if 35$/€ aftermarket cooler drops temps over 5c and 8db quieter at the same time i think its worth it.

ty for the review. my amd stock cooler is ok on my ryzen 5 2600x but in the summer months it get a bit loud. i found this fan and didnt know if it was better then the stock. i think i will buy this fan ty

Great vídeo as always!

Is the wraith spire the full-aluminium or the copper-slug variant?

@arch1107

2 жыл бұрын

i believe the one they tested is aluminum only, only the old ones have copper in them

Microsoft - "There has never been a better time to build a new PC" Steve - "There has never been a better time to start a new business"

@whenandy1959

2 жыл бұрын

Linus - "There has never been a better time to hear a word from our sponsor"

Yo those pressure maps are super cool!

happy this video is up since I recently bought this

Big brain move by Noctua making their own lower-priced competitor.

@DuBstep115

2 жыл бұрын

Noctua seems to be only good guy in pc parts market. 2020-2021 has been good years with black fans and now this

@Morpheus-pt3wq

2 жыл бұрын

yeah the secondary fan upgrade kit is even greater brain move - and not adding thermal paste tube is the finishing move.

@DuBstep115

2 жыл бұрын

@@Morpheus-pt3wq I would guess 50-70% of those thermal pastes end up in trash bin because everyone already has it or they buy better paste.

@Morpheus-pt3wq

2 жыл бұрын

@@DuBstep115 i can´t imagine first builders doing that. Besides, accidents can happen and in need of re-seating the cooler you already need more thermal paste. Btw. which pastes are so much better, that diminishing returns for their cost don´t apply?

@DinoTrollerino

2 жыл бұрын

@@DuBstep115 they don't bundle cheap paste, the NT-H1 they give you is more than good enough, and they give you a small tube, not one of those throwaway plastic bag things.

Lol, imagine something like a NH-D15 but sized for noctuas NF-A20 fans xD

I've never had any other Air Cooler than Noctua, so my experience *is* limited. But as a consumer for me personally the soundness of mind that I can use my NH-D15 for as long as I can is definitely valuable! I ended up giving my old rig away to family (for free) so I got the Chromax black version instead, but it's a good selling point.

I just love those reviews thanks ! While watching this I kept thinking about those really old Zalman coolers that had the "turbine like" fin stacks, and just kept wondering how this would compare to this cooler ? It's hard to measure how far we've come in terms of cooling solution as it goes so fast, sometimes we forget the larger picture, and it's been a long while since those exists. I would absolutely love to see a documentary/history/technical video on how stock/tower coolers have improved over the years, what were the "big ones" (Zalman obviously :p), why, and what did they bring in terms of cooling tech and advancements. Benchmark and all would be such an insane introspection, but admittedly pretty hard in order to obtain some pieces from each era. But even inforation that I really can't find on the 2 first pages of google would be great ! When I type "the evolution of cpu tower coolers" on google, I want to see Steve explaining all this stuff to me in first result, not "The most unusual CPU coolers in the history of computers". Love ya guys'.

I’m a professional web designer and developer and I gotta say that cat website was top notch haha Snowflake our fearless leader killed me

Btw: Noctua raised prices on their normal and chromax u12s when the redux was released to make it look like a batter deal. At least that’s what it seemed to be given the time frame.

@Markus-zb5zd

2 жыл бұрын

Not really though, they raised prices as they usually do They also added different fans to the normal coolers.

@seitenryu6844

2 жыл бұрын

Their costs have undoubtedly gone up like all manufacturers. Makes sense to time the increase that way. They might lose a mainline sale, but sell a Redux instead.

@adsrbad9733

2 жыл бұрын

@@seitenryu6844 yeah makes sense but the timing makes it seem like they raised it to intentionally make the redux look like a better deal. The fact that as far as I’m aware they haven’t done this for other SKUs or even made an announcement about it makes it seem like bad intentions too.

@adsrbad9733

2 жыл бұрын

@@Markus-zb5zd wdym different fans? It’s always been the F12 which comes with U12S & U12S Chromax

@Markus-zb5zd

2 жыл бұрын

@@adsrbad9733 oh yeah was talking about the U12A with the gigaprice

I just purchased this for a asus b550a / 5600x combo. Thanks for doing this review guys.

Going with Noctua's excellent support history is worth the price premium for their products. They sent me updated brackets for old products instead me having to buy a new cooler. I also got a fan replaced after it started making bearing noise and it was an updated, quieter version of a previous fan with rubber absorption pads. And, of course, the mounting system is just really easy to utilize and work with. Noctua is great.

Well, hyper 212 evo still exists for 30 bucks

@GamersNexus

2 жыл бұрын

We'll work our way over to that one!

@saplingseedsaccrew3143

2 жыл бұрын

@@GamersNexus alright 👍🏻

@Unchainedmaple888

2 жыл бұрын

It's not $30 anymore. Newegg is selling it for $39 while Amazon is selling it for $45 :(

@tiestofalljays

2 жыл бұрын

The 212 just won’t die it’s great

@nunyabeeswax3012

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately that one still uses a cheap sleeve-bearing fan which doesn't stack up well compared to more modern ones.

Fuma 2 still looks better imo. And about that "upgrade path", we Indonesian know for a fact that Noctua or the official distributors won't send additional kits here because God knows how much cost to send few grams item to Indonesia.

@Morpheus-pt3wq

2 жыл бұрын

This whole upgrade path seems a bad move from Noctua. All it took was to ship the cooler with mounting hardware for secondary fan and have the customer decide, if he needs the other stuff like LN adapter, Y cable, etc. What if i wanted to use 2 fans from another manufacturer, or just 2 other Noctua fans? Nope, still have to buy their "upgrade kit", that contains another fan. Way to create more waste, even tho claiming opposite.

@chrinaldi

2 жыл бұрын

A valid point.

Great video. I would love to see how the Arctic Freezer 34 esport duo and DeepCool Gammaxx GTE (if you can find the original one and not the V2) goes on this benchmarks. Anyways, thank you for the great work you and the Gamer Nexus Team do.

When I built in May 2021 (2500K SB that gave me 10 years -->> upgraded to 3700X) I chose the chromax.black version of the original cooler. I had convinced myself I wanted this sort of smaller form air cooler profile in my build (Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Performance, based on your review, absolutely love it) rather than the big boys or an AIO. I read a ton about what it could support effectively as I planned my part list. Seeing this really validates that decision to pair this with the 65 watt 3700X! :)

Would be cool to see how the Arctic Freezer 34 esports duo performs against this1.

Is there anything in the pipeline that'll gave schlieren imaging? Maybe that new PS5... Anyways, good stuff as always

I was a fairly early adopter of Noctua case fans and coolers, back around 2007-2008. They're quality is superb and have always done a great job cooling my systems. I have a box with older Noctua case fans that still work greats. Plus I have a couple of older coolers that are discontinued but are still quite usable. The last several I've bought have moved into new systems when I upgraded (currently is an NH-U12S which I bought gently used on eBay and saved at last $20). I like how they provide new mounting hardware if requested, or you can buy new mounting hardware off Amazon or Newegg for about $7.99 for either Intel or AMD CPUs. The mounting hardware has always been a selling point to me. One of the most straightforward, simple installations of any cooler I've used, you have to wonder why other vendors continue to make mounting an ordeal (I have noticed a few now using a similar mount). For me, Noctua coolers and fans worth paying extra!

I love the SP3 socket mounting system. Just use the supplied twisty tool which is set to the right torque, do 1, 2, 3 then line up the 4 holes on the cooler and crosswise tighten til the torque-tool thing clicks on each and DONE

The takeaway here is that you can't just say "noctua good" and leave it at that.

@Markus-zb5zd

2 жыл бұрын

The redux is a cheap version and not part of their performance parts.

@maplewaffle7886

2 жыл бұрын

@@Markus-zb5zd but it is 50$

@Markus-zb5zd

2 жыл бұрын

@@maplewaffle7886 yeah you still get the whole mounting system and all and free mounting kits for future sockets.

@nunyabeeswax3012

2 жыл бұрын

@@Markus-zb5zd You get support for your cooler by paying for 2.5 coolers.

@Markus-zb5zd

2 жыл бұрын

@@nunyabeeswax3012 as Steve said in the end, you get one of the easiest mounting system, a really good compatibility list and many other things.

"We like the Stock (cooler)!" If GN was a redditor

Ever since I first tried that mounting system, it's been Noctua for me all the way.

I got a nh-15d and I'm really happy with it. I'm using headphones most of the time so the low hum when the fan speeds isn't noticeable. Keeps my r7 5800x at between 40 and 50-ish most of the time.

Overpriced. There are better looking and performing coolers at this price. This is maybe a $30 cooler being sold for $50 because it says noctua

@Morpheus-pt3wq

2 жыл бұрын

It´s Noctua, the fans will praise it to heaven and buy it uncritically.

@peterpain6625

2 жыл бұрын

@@Morpheus-pt3wq Oh, a hi to the edgelord corner ;) No clue but at least you're vocal about it

@Morpheus-pt3wq

2 жыл бұрын

@@peterpain6625 good try to turn me on. Sorry, it didn´t work. Try again.

@unitedfools3493

2 жыл бұрын

I'm still using every Noctua fan and cooler I've ever bought. While I've thrown away a lot of other brands because they no longer work. So it's significantly cheaper in the long run.

@StarsMarsRadio

2 жыл бұрын

@@unitedfools3493 They're quality. But so are many other brands. My BeQuiet, Arctic and Corsair fans have all lasted so far. What brands did you have issues with?

In few months or no time people will definitely start kicking themselves in regret for missing the opportunity to buy or invest in cryptocurrency.

@luisjonas1201

2 жыл бұрын

Hello from Germany! I've been an investor in the crypto market for over 5 years

@evelynsophia8760

2 жыл бұрын

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@sandra45557

2 жыл бұрын

It's obvious a lot of people remain poor due to lack of ignorance 😂

@danishadam2854

2 жыл бұрын

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@jessicaalice8325

2 жыл бұрын

Well no doubt but they are still good and trustworthy professional broker out there waiting for an investor

Would love to see you test the new arctic liquid freezer II rgb/a-rgb coolers. Apparently they changed the fan designs to accommodate the lights.

Love to see the good old reliable Be Quite screwdriver there even thought no cooler was in the tests!