Reddit mentions of Noctua NH-U14S, Premium CPU Cooler with NF-A15 140mm Fan (Brown)

Hey! It looks like you've got a pretty solid build started here! I just want to point out a few things to make your life just a little bit easier.

1. The motherboard you have will NOT work with the CPU that you've chosen. You picked a Z170A board, which works with the 6th and 7th generation (if BIOS is flashed) of Intel CPU's, and you're buying an 8th generation. So I would recommend this board or this one instead. Either will work, it just depends on how much money you want to spend.
   
2. Don't buy the power supply you've picked. It puts out way more wattage than you'll use, so I would recommend saving some money and maybe picking up this one. As a bonus it has an RGB fan, so that's kinda cool. It's also fully modular, meaning that you only need to plug the cables into the PSU that you need instead of having extras to hide in your case.
   
3. I'd also save some money on your RAM. This set is cheaper, faster, and only requires that you use two of your RAM slots instead of all four. More upgradeability in the future!
   
4. Think about if you really need 2TB of storage right now. The 1TB SSD you have picked out is going to be great, and if you're new to PC gaming it's going to have plenty of space for awhile. You can always pick up a new HDD (like the Seagate one you have in your cart) later down the road.
   
5. With the money that you've saved, I think that you could upgrade your graphics card from your 1060 (a GREAT option, don't get me wrong) to a 1070 like this one. (EVGA is a great company in my opinion, and I love their graphics cards.) It's a great contender for both 1440p and 1080p gaming!
   
6. Others have said to get a cheaper air cooler instead of opting for the water cooler that you've picked. If you decide to go that route (completely fine) I would maybe go with something like this if you want something extra beefy to keep your CPU cool, or this less beefy one. Either way, 8th generation CPUs run hot, so the water cooler you have would work great.
   
   So there ya go! I hope that you enjoy your new build, it's going to be amazing! If you PM me I'll add you on Steam and we can play some games together when your build is all set!

Spend a bit extra and get a Noctua heatsink/fan. This is seriously good.

This, however, beats out even AIO water cooling solutions.

The U14S goes for $64 NIB

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-Premium-Cooler-NF-A15/dp/B00C9FLSLY

I'd grab the 14u. I believe micro center carries it and they price match. The thermal paste comes with it and it's good.
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-Premium-Cooler-NF-A15/dp/B00C9FLSLY/ref=asc_df_B00C9FLSLY/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198093101467&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5798927547733593442&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015431&hvtargid=pla-378617878246&psc=1

The noctua u14s is a close performer (3 degrees of the Noctua d15) with less mass, and it's a little cheaper depending on location. Check your cases depth since it's 165mm tall.

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-Premium-Cooler-NF-A15/dp/B00C9FLSLY/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=noctua+u14s&qid=1557601868&s=electronics&sr=1-3

I would suggest a NH-U14S or NH-D14, if you have good airflow in your system it does a better job than an H80i stock. Only downside is that you'll need a reasonably well sized case.

Here's my list of parts for your build:

CPU: AMD 3600X should handle any workload you throw at it and gaming with ease. This is an overclockable chip so if you want to try some overclocking later on you can do so to get some extra performance out of your CPU. If you do plan on overclocking then I suggest this cooler to keeps temps down.

Motherboard: the ASRock X570 Phantom has two PCI-E x16 slots and two PCI-E x1 slots so you can add another GPU for SLI or add a wireless card in the future.

RAM: I chose the G.Skill Ripjaws V because it has a low latency and has the 3600 speed that Ryzen 3rd gen demands. 3600 is the sweet spot for this gen and does a wonderful job in adding performance to this AMD CPU. It can also handle having 50+ tabs in chrome open for your workload.

Storage: the Intel 660p 1.02TB SSD has plenty of fast storage in a small M.2 factor with no SATA cables going to it leaving less cable management to do plus leaving more hard drive storage in the future.

Video Card: the ASRock Radeon RX 5700 8 GB might not be the best on the market but for gaming it will do just fine and should run all games at 1920x1080 at 60fps. Core clock speeds at 1515 MHz and Boost clock speed at 1750 means that while gaming it will automatically boost itself to give you more performance when you need it.

Case: I chose the cheapest I could in black that gave you plenty of airflow and space to work in while building inside of it.

Power Supply: the Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold will allow you in the future to upgrade your hardware and still have power left over. You can even overclock your CPU and GPU if you want and have a lot of headroom still.

Case fans: I added Rosewill fans for $15 just to add some more airflow to the case. These are quiet under load and shouldn't be too loud.

Custom parts: I also added a bluetooth dongle so you can connect your mouse and keyboard since the motherboard doesn't have onboard wifi or bluetooth. For $8 it isn't bad and is a great little dongle for the money.

Total: $1068.81 USD

Summary: this is what I've gotten together for you for under your 1000 EUR budget and I hope it's been helpful. If you like it please let me know. Thanks!

Thanks for your input, I haven't decided on Intel or AMD, I think i'm either going to go with the i7 8700k or R7 2700x. The SSD was recommended by another Reddit user, this is what they said:

> The Inland SSD is a super affordable, super quality choice. It's not 860 Evo, but it gets the job done incredibly well for its price. And the P300 HDD is great. Barracudas tend to be pretty noisy under load. Toshiba's P300 drives are rebranded Hitachi drives, so you're getting the best on the market.

They also recommended the following coolers:

> Macho Rev. B or the H5 Universal.

Logical increments suggests the following:

Noctua NH-U12S

Noctua NH-U14S

be quiet! BK021 Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler Fan Extremely High Cooling Performance 135mm (200W TDP)

Do you have any suggestions?

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Are you sure all eight cores are running at 5GHz at the same time, or are you looking at the Max column?

I'm not sure, but it's possible that the heat is saturating your overpriced (at $35) cooler and making it ineffective. If it fits in your case, you'd do much better with this:

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-Premium-Cooler-NF-A15/dp/B00C9FLSLY

Truth be told, I haven't really needed to push mine past 3.7ghz. It's really fast as it is, and crushes anything I throw at it. For price, I'd say stick with the included wraith cooler. It looks nice, and doesn't make much noise. I believe the 212 EVO now has an AM4 adapter for it, and would work a bit better than the Wraith (not sure). If I had to buy an aftermarket for it, I'd likely get this ->https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C9FLSLY/?tag=pcpapi-20

If you are deadset on the best performance, the D15 or the H110i would be a good set of options. Give PCpartpicker a looksie, and check compatibility. There are plenty of good options depending on the case. As I said, check compatability. Otherwise if the Kraken fit that's technically the best AIO you can get right now. Maybe there's a bracket for AM4 now.

I wouldn't use a 360mm, simply due to how expensive and over the top that is. Maybe you max your CPU out for hours on end? That might be worthwhile then?

I have no idea how the pricing is over there, but pretty decent Noctua CPU coolers can be had for ~$60 in America.

Noctua NH-U14S - Premium CPU Cooler with NF-A15 140mm Fan (Brown)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C9FLSLY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Ww-hDb5YRRBAE

You'd basically just be looking for air coolers that support 140mm fans. Something like this would be compatible:

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-Premium-Cooler-NF-A15/dp/B00C9FLSLY

I'm still not entirely sure if it will work with what I have. Honestly not sure what I'm looking for, I just need a micro arc for my case, this is what I have

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970

Intel Core i7-4770K Quad-Core

Noctua 14cm U-series Single Tower CPU Cooler

Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM

Available on Amazon for 63.75 with Prime if you need it sooner.

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C9FLSLY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The Noctua NH-U14S slightly outperforms the Cryorig H5. Not everyone likes the Noctua aesthetics though.

I realise that you're trying to lower costs but Corsair CX power supplies have received lots of negative feedback. Although the CXM series seems to be slightly better, there are still mixed opinions.
If you want to be safe you might wanna spend a little more and get the Be Quiet BN278.

Since you've decided to go for a Mini ITX motherboard, you might wanna look for a Mini ITX case which is usually cheaper than ATX/Micro ATX.

You might want to consider getting a 500GB SATA SSD and a 2TB hard drive instead of your single M.2 SSD, unless you feel like you really need the faster speeds that come with M.2.

Other than that, everything looks solid.

This. Noctua NH-U14S

Check out the NH-U14S, it's a great, quiet cooler with plenty of headroom for an i5.

Only the NH D15 costs $90... and you can find it for less too.

You act like Noctua doesn't have other models

http://www.amazon.com/noctua-NH-U12S-Noctua-CPU-Cooler/dp/B00C9EYVGY


http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-Sockets-Heatpipe-Cooling/dp/B00C9FLSLY/

Which are still much better than the 212 EVO, they are far higher end.

Idle temps mean nothing btw.

Noctua has a good reputation for having some of the best performing fans though they are a bit pricey maybe because of the demand for them if spending $20 or more per case fan is too much going for cheaper fan's wouldn't be the worse idea as replacing a fan is easier these fan's are pretty cheap and it comes with 3 of them Noctua also has some of the best CPU Coolers

Here's a couple of CPU coolers if they cost too much there's a couple others I can think of

Noctua NH-D15 one of the best coolers by noctua the FSP case may have trouble mounting this.

Noctua NH-U14S a more budget cooler but still capable might be a bit louder then the D15 the FSP case may have trouble mounting this

Dark Rock Pro 4 one of the most recommended CPU coolers I've seen at the moment probably because of it's price for a dual heat sink tower cooler the FSP case may have trouble mounting this

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Corsair H115i a very high end Liquid cooler it's expensive but it'll definitely get the job done might have better overclocking performance as AIO cooler's don't suffer from stark changes in temperatures with an air cooler you may see temperature spikes for example your CPU is sitting at 40 C and it jumps up to 50 C for a second and then quickly climbs back down this is pretty rare for an AIO Liquid cooler

with all the clearance issue's with the FSP case you could look into this case it would be wide enough to fit all cooler's I mentioned here while also not being too expensive

So, about air... the LED model has friggin gaps... that's really dumb design... I'm just gonna order a Noctua, I'm thinking this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C9FLSLY/ref=psdc_11036291_t1_B002VKVZ1A , any suggestions?

This cooler would be a very good cooler- however be warned that its got two fans and is a bit wider than the usual cooler, this cooler is a lot more low-profile however, and would most likely do the job too.

Well this one does have chromax compatibility but I am unsure if it will be good enough due to being a heatsink and fan less than the D12

Looks like you've got a premium motherboard and CPU held back by a $20 air cooler. If you want to take real advantage of that setup, I'd recommend a 240mm or 280mm closed loop cooler, or one of Noctua's beefier air coolers like this one.

Also, always go for 140mm case fans over 120mm when possible, because the larger ones will operate much more quietly. Your Fractal case looks like it can handle 140s, judging by the spec sheet.

I'd also recommend Ryzen over Intel these days, because of the latter's growing security issues. A 2700X is pretty competitive with an 8700K, and it will also cost less.

Dark Rock Pro 4 is absolutely a better cooler than the H7. That being said, I'd also consider the Noctua U14s or D15.

I have the U14s on my I5-4690k running at 4.5ghz and it hovers between 62-65C at 100% load with only the one fan that came with it. $64 well spent.

That noctua should fit, LGA115x all have the same hole pattern so it would be compatible, however it isn't very generous for large ram sticks like you have. According to this site you'd get better performance from this with no ram clearance issues. However, that still isn't as good as a hyper212 which you already have.

As far as options that fit with tall RAM and are better than a 212, there are these on amazon CA:
PH-TC12DX
NH-U14S ($90)

It is a better cooler and only $15 more. The U14S has one tower while the D15S has two.

I am getting this cpu: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-i7-7700K-QuadCore-Cache-Processor/dp/B01MXSI216/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1491069404&sr=1-1&keywords=intel+core+i7+7700k

And I think I'll be sticking to the stock cooler for a month or so, and after, maybe get this cooler: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Fans-Cooling/Noctua-NH-U14S-Ultra-Quiet-Cooler-NF-A15/B00C9FLSLY/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1491069450&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=cpu+cooler&psc=1

Noctua coolers are pretty good, how about https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00C9FLSLY?psc=1 or https://www.amazon.co.uk/noctua-NH-D15-Noctua/dp/B00L7UZMAK

Yea, I think I may have jumped the gun on that purchase. I'd like to avoid going with an AIO. What do you think of the Noctua?

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-Premium-Cooler-NF-A15/dp/B00C9FLSLY?SubscriptionId=AKIAIPHVZTVH6LZ5BFZA&tag=hawk-future-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00C9FLSLY&ascsubtag=tomshardware-6975418178564202952-20

I would change your Scythe CPU cooler to the Noctua NH-U14S or NH-U12S. The air cooler is fairly large so it's best to check clearance with memory sticks / case.

Here is noise level comparison per Anandtech

I do believe imo, that a 2GB is good for even 2x 1080p gaming. From what I read, you won't see much of a performance gain from 2GB to 4GB. This would vary from game to game most likely though.

As for a case, whats your budget? I've never researched quiet cases, but it's something I should probably check up on. You can always remove all the fans from your existing case and replace them with Noctuas.

fuck you imgur - I edited the pictures so they arent sideways, and you make them sideways again!

The PC Part Picker

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor | $279.99
CPU Cooler | NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $139.99
Thermal Compound | TUNIQ TX-4 Extreme Performance 1g Thermal Paste | $9.69 @ OutletPC
Motherboard | MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $109.99
Memory | Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory | $175.00
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $116.99
Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $249.99 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $99.99
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked Video Card | $529.99 @ Amazon
Case | NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $99.99
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply | $83.98 @ Newegg
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) | $132.98 @ OutletPC
Case Fan | Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan | $19.99
Case Fan | Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan | $19.99
Case Fan | Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan | $19.99
Other| NZXT Grid+| $29.99
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $2118.53
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-06 17:54 EDT-0400 |


Most of this was purchased at MicroCenter in NJ, but here is the short story behind this.

I recently (like a week ago) got married to a wonderful woman, and started a new job as an Exchange Server "Lead" (e.g: manager) so I decided to treat myself. I originally picked up a fractal design define R4 + the mobo / proc below (it was so damn cheap, I couldn't say no) and this. I was pretty content the first week until I started trying stress tests and actually looking at the idle / stress temps.. and they weren't as wonderful as I would hope due to the amount of noise this machine made..

Originally with Article Silver 5 + the cooler above in the Fractal Design Define R4 I was pushing 30-40C idle, and all the way upwards to 65C during a 10 minute stress test. For the noise I was getting, I was not too happy so I drove back to MicroCenter and picked up a few other things:

- x3 140mm Corsair Air Series Quiet fans
- Kraken x61
- Tuniq TX-4 paste (I read some reviews on it)
- NZXT H440

Ironically at the same the Grid + came in so I was stoked and built this baby out. I was pretty happy with the end results but here are some notes for those who are looking at the H440 from NZXT as there "next case"..

- Utilize the x2 2.5 HDD and 3.5 HDD bay. If you are like me using dual 2.5 SSD, you can the power by using this
- If you give two shits about noise, DONT USE the fan hub! It is NOT power regulated, and will spin all fans at 100%. Grab a Grid +, for the price its actually not that bad (the price below is from NewEgg.com)
- Take all the shelves out, better airflow (that is if you followed my first recommendation, which you probably didn't ಠ_ಠ)
- TAKE YOUR TIME. The back side of this case is narrow as all hell, and there is not much clearance from the back of the motherboard mount to the back panel. I have built out a ton of computers, but this was the trickiest in terms of cable management.

After all this headache - I am now around 50C (that was the max I saw) during the same burnin test as I ran with the "older" hardware.

I am going to use this cooler + case (the fractal design define R4) for my wife's computer, so its not a complete wash.

TL;DR

I upgraded my machine, and could not be happier. Its also quit and cool, which is nice.

edit

A sentence + formatting. Forgot * is used in the formatting

~~NCIX isn't even listed on Tom's Part Picker guide.
This was a nice find I've been looking to overclock for a while now and this is an important first step.
I tried to uber price beat on the ME site but they're already out of stock.~~

For $7 more, because they offer free shipping, you can get the U14S from Amazon.