Noctua is a company that many enthusiast know about, but consumers may not. Noctua is based out of Austria and they makes some of the best performing and highest quality CPU coolers that we have seen. The interesting thing about their coolers is that they run very quiet. Today we will be taking a look at their new NH-C14 cooler. It features a C-shape top down design, 2 140mm fans, 6 copper heatpipes, aluminum fins, and a nickel plated copper base. Let’s take a look at the NH-C14 and see how well it performs.
Special thanks to Noctua for providing us with the NH-C14 CPU Cooler to review.
Features
C-Type top-flow design – The NH-C14’s six heatpipe c-type design allows for superb quiet cooling performance while maintaining a much lower profile than today’s tower-style coolers and providing excellent airflow over RAM modules and near-socket mainboard components.
Dual NF-P14 FLX fans – The NH-C14 comes with two of Noctua’s award-winning, premium quality NF-P14 140mm fans that can be fine-tuned according to the user’s needs via the supplied Low-Noise (L.N.A.) and Ultra-Low-Noise Adaptors (U.L.N.A.).
Low Profile Mode – Run with a single NF-P14 fan underneath the fin stack and with the top fan removed, the NH-C14 measures only 105mm in height, which makes it ideal for use in smaller enclosures and HTPC applications.
High Clearance Mode – The lower NF-P14 fan can be removed in order to provide additional clearance for chipset coolers or RAM modules with tall heat-spreaders. Run with a single fan on top, the NH-C14 provides a full 65mm of clearance.
SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system – Noctua’s enthusiast grade SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting provides broad socket compatibility (LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA775, AM2, AM2+ and AM3) and meets the highest demands in safety, performance and ease-of-use.
Noctua NT-H1 high-end thermal compound – Noctua’s much-acclaimed NT-H1 is a well proven pro-grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease-of-use and outstanding reliability.
Specifications
| Socket compatibility | Intel LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA775 & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3 (backplate required) |
| Height (without fan) | 105 mm |
| Width (without fan) | 140 mm |
| Depth (without fan) | 166 mm |
| Height (with fan) | 130 mm |
| Width (with fan) | 140 mm |
| Depth (with fan) | 166 mm |
| Weight (without fan) | 700 g |
| Weight (with fan) | 850/1000* g |
| Material | Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating |
| Fan compatibility | 140x140x25mm / 120x120x25mm |
| Scope of Delivery | 2x NF-P14 premium fan Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.) Ultra-Low-Noise Adaptor (U.L.N.A.) NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound SecuFirm2™ Mounting Kits Noctua Metal Case-Badge |
| Warranty | 6 Years |
| Fan specifications | |
| Model | Noctua NF-P14 |
| Bearing | SSO-Bearing |
| Rotational Speed (+/- 10%) | 1200 RPM |
| Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%) | 900 RPM |
| Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%) | 750 RPM |
| Airflow | 110,3 m³/h |
| Airflow with L.N.A. | 83,7 m³/h |
| Airflow with U.L.N.A. | 71,2 m³/h |
| Acoustical Noise | 19,6 dB(A) |
| Acoustical Noise with L.N.A. | 13,2 dB(A) |
| Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A. | 10,1 dB(A) |
| Input Power | 1,2 W |
| Voltage Range | 12 V |
| MTBF | > 150.000 h |
Packaging
The NH-C14 comes in Notcua’s retail packaging, which is very colorful and informative. All around the packaging is information about the NH-C14.
Opening up the box everything is nicely packed inside and separated in to boxes. Getting everything out you have the following items: The NH-C14 CPU Cooler, Intel mounting hardware, AMD mounting hardware, fan connectors, thermal compound, and other small accessories.
