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Hi Everyone.

 

I was wondering if i could get a little more info.

 

I currently have a Ryzen 5 2600 with a Antec  Mercury 240 AIO.

I just bought the limited Noctua NH-D15 Chromax LTT on Amazon as iv always loved noctua but never the colour, so when i saw the all black i jumped at it.

 

My question is, does anyone know how they perform on a Ryzen CPU compared to a 240mm AIO.

 

i have found a few videos related to intel but no AMD so im just curious.

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7 minutes ago, StephenHolts said:

Hi Everyone.

 

I was wondering if i could get a little more info.

 

I currently have a Ryzen 5 2600 with a Antec  Mercury 240 AIO.

I just bought the limited Noctua NH-D15 Chromax LTT on Amazon as iv always loved noctua but never the colour, so when i saw the all black i jumped at it.

 

My question is, does anyone know how they perform on a Ryzen CPU compared to a 240mm AIO.

 

i have found a few videos related to intel but no AMD so im just curious.

It’ll be included in the box how to mount it (instructions). It’s fairly straight forward to be honest. 

 

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6 minutes ago, StephenHolts said:

My question is, does anyone know how they perform on a Ryzen CPU compared to a 240mm AIO

AFAIK they perform on par or even slightly better.

Intel content should be informing as well even if you are using amd, as it's just a comparison of two coolers cooling a heatsource, and it really doesnt matter much what heatsource that is.

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4 minutes ago, LauriHimself said:

AFAIK they perform on par or even slightly better.

Intel content should be informing as well even if you are using amd, as it's just a comparison of two coolers cooling a heatsource, and it really doesnt matter much what heatsource that is.

Lol I read mount not perform ?

 

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2 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Lol I read mount not perform ?

happens to the best of us XD

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D15 is probably better than whatever 240 you got

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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5 hours ago, StephenHolts said:

Hi Everyone.

 

I was wondering if i could get a little more info.

 

I currently have a Ryzen 5 2600 with a Antec  Mercury 240 AIO.

I just bought the limited Noctua NH-D15 Chromax LTT on Amazon as iv always loved noctua but never the colour, so when i saw the all black i jumped at it.

 

My question is, does anyone know how they perform on a Ryzen CPU compared to a 240mm AIO.

 

i have found a few videos related to intel but no AMD so im just curious.

it should handily beat the 240mm AIO's ,, so long as u have good case aiflow.

 

The only AIO's that can pull ahead of top end Aircooler Kings like the D15, are 360mm AIO's.

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They're similar in performance circumstances can heavily favor one over the other depending on fan speeds, where the rad is mounted, and system airflow.

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On 10/10/2019 at 5:28 AM, StephenHolts said:

Hi Everyone.

 

I was wondering if i could get a little more info.

 

I currently have a Ryzen 5 2600 with a Antec  Mercury 240 AIO.

I just bought the limited Noctua NH-D15 Chromax LTT on Amazon as iv always loved noctua but never the colour, so when i saw the all black i jumped at it.

 

My question is, does anyone know how they perform on a Ryzen CPU compared to a 240mm AIO.

 

i have found a few videos related to intel but no AMD so im just curious.

 

*** EDIT ***

 

Just finished my install. I was only able to use the center fan directly. I installed the second one in the ceiling blowing on the other half of the tower and the RAM. These numbers are with a 4.4 GHz overclock at 1.36 volts.

 

Pre-install Idle Temp: 36.0 C

Post-install Idle Temp: 30.0 C, decrease of 6 C.

 

Pre-install Max Temp: 95.6 C (during Cinebench R20 Max Load)

Post-Install Max Temp: 70.0 C 

 

Just bought myself 25.6 C of thermal headroom, with only one fan directly on the heatsink. Just need a bit of cable management, and It's done.

 

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*** END EDIT ***

 

I hated the design of the stock Noctua fans... could have dealt with a raw metal cooler, but not the fans. I just got my NH-D15 chromax.black LTT Edition today. Couldn't pass it up for the price and new design aesthetic. I am putting it on my Ryzen 7 3800X system. With the stock wraith prism cooler, I hit 92 C in Cinebench R20 (all core overclock at 4.4 GHz, and 1.36 V). I will post again here when I've installed it and let you know how the temps do as well as whether I can get any more OC out of it. 

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