It's great to have more air cooling options on Threadripper. Noctua was basically the only game in town upon launch of the first gen CPUs. That said, the Noctua NH-U14S is already almost silent and only costs about $65 on Amazon. And it stays virtually silent if don't overclock your CPU and peg the fan speed to 100%.
That's a lot of heat pipes. Overall, I'd say the thing dips a couple of toes into the gaudy end of the spectrum, but maybe these days with all of the RGB hardware out there, it might actually come off as conservative.
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JackTHEGOD - Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - link
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It's great to have more air cooling options on Threadripper. Noctua was basically the only game in town upon launch of the first gen CPUs. That said, the Noctua NH-U14S is already almost silent and only costs about $65 on Amazon. And it stays virtually silent if don't overclock your CPU and peg the fan speed to 100%.AlyxSharkBite - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link
Except it’s so gawd awful ugly.nagi603 - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link
And this isn't? With its plastic shroud and lightshow that's probably detrimental to cooling?ajp_anton - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link
So assuming that noise level is when the fans are turned off, why is it still making 0dB of noise?mkozakewich - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link
Please tell me the plastic on the sides comes off before you install it. Looks like it would be really good at holding all the heat in.PeachNCream - Thursday, February 21, 2019 - link
That's a lot of heat pipes. Overall, I'd say the thing dips a couple of toes into the gaudy end of the spectrum, but maybe these days with all of the RGB hardware out there, it might actually come off as conservative.plonk420 - Friday, February 22, 2019 - link
what good is 0dB mode if i'm running it 100% CPU 24/7? >_> (google plonk420 world community grid)