NH-D15 and RAM

[Taylor Dettling]

Ok I am building a PC with the new Core i7 6800k and I want to use 4x 8GB sticks of g.Skill TridentZ RAM but I am not sure if the ram will have enough room. Does any one have a NH-D15 with TridentZ that can tell me if it will work?

Thanks, Taylor

[TeeTwo]

As long as you use the middle fan only, you should be fine. The NH-D15 have cutouts on the sides for this issue.

[Taylor Dettling]

1 minute ago, TeeTwo said:

As long as you use the middle fan only, you should be fine. The NH-D15 have cutouts on the sides for this issue.

But then the performance would not be as  good as it is with 2 fans

[TeeTwo]

1 minute ago, Taylor Dettling said:

But then the performance would not be as  good as it is with 2 fans

The difference will barely be noticeable, as my temps went up 2-3 degrees c with only the middle fan.

[Taylor Dettling]

Just now, TeeTwo said:

The difference will barely be noticeable, as my temps went up 2-3 degrees c with only the middle fan.

Ah ok that seems fine. How much space is left over with your Corsair LPX DIMMs? TridentZ is quite a bit taller. 

[TeeTwo]

1 minute ago, Taylor Dettling said:

Ah ok that seems fine. How much space is left over with your Corsair LPX DIMMs? TridentZ is quite a bit taller. 

With mine i managed to almost get the second fan level with the middle one. You will, of course, be able to put on the second fan, but might have troubles closing your case instead.

[TheRandomness]

6 minutes ago, Taylor Dettling said:

But then the performance would not be as  good as it is with 2 fans

If you've already bought the D15 ignore this post

If you haven't, get the D15S which improves compatibility with a lot of things.

[Taylor Dettling]

1 minute ago, TeeTwo said:

With mine i managed to almost get the second fan level with the middle one. You will, of course, be able to put on the second fan, but might have troubles closing your case instead.

Ah thats good. It is still possible that I will be able to close the case because I have 190mm Tower support

[Taylor Dettling]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

If you've already bought the D15 ignore this post

If you haven't, get the D15S which improves compatibility with a lot of things.

No I haven't bought the NH-D15 yet. Thanks for the suggestion. I will plan on buying the NH-D15S

[TeeTwo]

1 minute ago, Taylor Dettling said:

Ah thats good. It is still possible that I will be able to close the case because I have 190mm Tower support

That would probably be a possibillity.

[Taylor Dettling]

Going on a tangent would spending the extra money on and AIO loop be a better cooling option anyway?

[RoroTheDeer]

10 minutes ago, Taylor Dettling said:

Going on a tangent would spending the extra money on and AIO loop be a better cooling option anyway?

Don't bother if it's only a 120mm rad. Go for at least 240mm.

[Nacho Marco Segui]

4 minutes ago, Taylor Dettling said:

Going on a tangent would spending the extra money on and AIO loop be a better cooling option anyway?

Not recommended if you care about noise, if you get an AIO you will have pump noise

[Taylor Dettling]

So with the NH-D15 the only AIO that would beat it is 240 rad?

1 minute ago, Insp1r3 said:

Don't bother if it's only a 120mm rad. Go for at least 240mm.

 

[Taylor Dettling]

1 minute ago, Nacho Marco Segui said:

Not recommended if you care about noise, if you get an AIO you will have pump noise

Ah ok. How loud is pump noise on an AIO. My friend has a custom loop that is pretty quiet.

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, Taylor Dettling said:

So with the NH-D15 the only AIO that would beat it is 240 rad?

 

Some 240mm rad AiOs get matched or beaten by the D15.

[Taylor Dettling]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Some 240mm rad AiOs get matched or beaten by the D15.

Wow thats impressive. 

[RoroTheDeer]

10 minutes ago, Taylor Dettling said:

So with the NH-D15 the only AIO that would beat it is 240 rad?

 

Most likely yes, depending on what AIO you go for. If you were to, say, get a Corsair H100i, you could overclock your CPU to way beyond what an air cooler could offer due to the lower temps, but that entirely depends on the application.

[Taylor Dettling]

5 minutes ago, Insp1r3 said:

Most likely yes, depending on what AIO you go for. If you were to, say, get a Corsair H100i, you could overclock your CPU to way beyond what an air cooler could offer due to the lower temps.

Ok. I think for now I will get a NH-D15s until I can afford to build a custom hardline loop.

[Guest]

40 minutes ago, Taylor Dettling said:

Wow thats impressive. 

 

Note that the NH-D15 and other large air coolers trade blows with AIO units even though they have slower fans by as much as 1200rpm (e.g. 1500 vs 2700). Put faster fans on the NH-D15 and it will outperform most 240mm AIO loops and even many 280mm units.