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is the nh-d15 overkill?

jyrki
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Probably.. Could get by with a NH-U14S.

 

I've owned both the D15 and U14S and loved/love both very much

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CPU: i7-4770K @ 4.3GHz 1.18v, Cooler: Noctua NH-U14S, Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Mark 2, RAM: 16 GB G.Skill Sniper Series @ 1866MHz, GPU: EVGA 980Ti Classified @ 1507/1977MHz , Storage: 500GB 850 EVO, WD Cavier Black/Blue 1TB+1TB,  Power Supply: Corsair HX 750W, Case: Fractal Design r4 Black Pearl w/ Window, OS: Windows 10 Home 64bit

 

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The stock cooler is fine for general use on the 1600. The D15 is overkill, unless you're aiming for an on the limit OC. Even then, I doubt it'll buy you more than the smaller Noctua coolers.

Gaming system: R7 7800X3D, Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming Wifi, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB, Corsair Vengeance 2x 32GB 6000C30, MSI Ventus 3x OC RTX 5070 Ti, MSI MPG A850G, Fractal Design North, Samsung 990 Pro 2TB, Alienware AW3225QF (32" 240 Hz OLED)
Productivity system: i9-7980XE, Asus X299 TUF mark 2, Noctua D15, 64GB ram (mixed), RTX 4070 FE, NZXT E850, GameMax Abyss, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB, iiyama ProLite XU2793QSU-B6 (27" 1440p 100 Hz)
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It probably is overkill.

Where are you shopping / located?

What case and ram are you using?

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39 minutes ago, jyrki said:

im from finland

my case is fractal design core 2500 mid atx

ram is G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB)

Freezer 33 Plus is good: https://hinta.fi/1167679/arctic-cooling-freezer-33-plus-semi-passive-tower-cpu-cooler

The Macho Direct is better but might interfere with the first dimm slot. https://hinta.fi/1064852/thermalright-macho-direct

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15 hours ago, jyrki said:

well it would probably be way cheaper too thanks.

Another great option is the Cryorig H5 Ultimate have been using it on my Ryzen 1600 for about a year now and its been excellent and has allowed me easily to overclock to 3.9ghz while temps staying well below 70-75c under a full synthetic load.  I found the cryorig coolers to have a much nicer look to them as well before noctua came out with the black fans haha.

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Look at it this way

 

Ryzen 5 1600 Thermal Design Power 65 watts.

Ryzen chips are soldered. 

 

The NH-D15 would be overkill, if you still want something from Noctua then get the NH-U12S-SE AM4.

Sennheiser HD600 Logitech G304 White Anne Pro 2 LG27UL500

Ryzen 5 3600 + MSI B450i Gaming Plus AC in Fractal Design Nano S

 

 

 

 

 

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if you're on a tight budget, you can get away with something cheaper... if this price is acceptable for you, go for it.  whats gonna happen? your cpu will be too cold?

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