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  • Techie2 - Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - link

    While it's nice and all to have your CPU run up to 3C cooler it certainly isn't a game changer for most PC users as far as actual system performance is concerned.
  • Samus - Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - link

    The real takeaway here is, per usual, Noctua is offering out-of-the-box solutions that will be quickly copied by the competition, but in typical Noctua fashion, they are supporting their legacy products with the upgrade for what could be free for all we know until they disclose details. I received the LGA 1700 kit free for my NH-U12 last year. When they asked for proof of purchase in the email exchange I said I didn't have it and they sent it anyway. I've heard sometimes they charge shipping, but in this case they didn't. Customer for life after that.
  • PeachNCream - Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - link

    Agreed that Noctua has been one of a few rare companies in the modern PC business that has been selling reasonable products for a long time and has built up quite a bit of goodwill with customers. Copycats will do what they must to survive and hock also-ran stuff just like in any other competitive industry. That's unavoidable.
  • Reflex - Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - link

    Similar experience, I had a fan fail and they sent me a replacement based on my word alone. No shipping charge, it arrived in the mail a week later. I'll stick with them so long as the quality and customer service continue. Willing to pay a premium for such great customer service.
  • GreenReaper - Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - link

    I recently got an AM5 upgrade kit for my (second-hand!) NH-C14 bought a decade ago in the USA. They shipped some 25mm bolt extenders for the NH-L9a-AM5 along with it - both totally free. At least I'm back in the UK now, so it didn't have to go too far, but still.

    I think the price here is reasonable because you're getting a materially better product out of it, not adapting what you have already so it works in the same way (which is what's expected).
  • meacupla - Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - link

    Up to 3c with an inexpensive upgrade kit is pretty good bang for the buck.

    At least, it's cheaper and less risky than delidding the cpu to apply some liquid metal.
  • usiname - Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - link

    This is good deal, when the next gen D15 that will cost at least 20-30$ more than the old D15 will offer ~3C improvement
  • andychow - Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - link

    It really is a game changer. The coolers are already incredibly efficient. Noctua fans often match water-cooled solutions. So to already be at that level, even a 1C decrease is impressive.
  • Samus - Thursday, June 22, 2023 - link

    I replaced my AIO loop with a U12 when I replaced my case and couldn't mount a 360mm radiator after reading it performed as good than many AIO's and it does. The D15 would have been overkill for my CPU (which isn't a K part and will rarely exceed 100w.) The net benefit is the cooler will last forever, unlike a water pump.
  • Jeff72 - Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - link

    Noctua NH-D15 air cooler for the win.
  • Koenig168 - Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - link

    Kudos to Noctua. They could have easily included the offset bars only in new products. Their willingness to take care of existing customers just won them another future customer (me).
  • Qasar - Thursday, June 22, 2023 - link

    noctua sent me the adapter kit to put a NH-D15 on lga 1366, of which i got 2 of them for the systems i had. practically all of my cpus have the D15 on them, except my dual xeons, which have the cooler master hyper 212 evo on them.
  • FortuneFlavor - Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - link

    You can get the mounting bracket for about $5 on amazon now. I installed mine and temps dropped by bout 8C because my original paste application wasn't good enough. Well worth the effort!
  • Leah9 - Saturday, June 24, 2023 - link

    Can someone explain how this works for me ?

    I thought the more area in contact with the cpu the better. How does offsetting the contact area improve the performance? Wouldn't it be better to have contact with the whole cpu IHS?
  • usiname - Saturday, June 24, 2023 - link

    It is explained in the article
    "Secondly, the position of Ryzen 7000's core complex dies (CCDs) closer to the southern edge of the socket further complicates cooling. Noctua has discovered that optimizing the position of the heatsink over these CCDs and enhancing the contact pressure dramatically improves the cooler's performance and reduces CPU temperatures."
  • quorm - Sunday, June 25, 2023 - link

    I would guess that the heat pipes are evenly distributed to cool the entire block. By positioning the center of the block over the heat source, the pipes can conduct the heat away more efficiently.
  • frostymug - Thursday, June 29, 2023 - link

    Just bought my mounting from Amazon for $4.90 plus tax. Very reasonable.

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