Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC, Dual Tower CPU Cooler, Specialised Low Base Convexity Version for AMD AM5/AM4 (Brown)

In the picture, my cable management is not good, sorry for the eyesore gore :(Backstory:I got the Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC from Amazon, and I put it into my computer. I try closing my case (NZXT H6 FLOW RGB) and It wont close, and when it did close, one of the fans didn't spin.I therefore spent couple of hours trying to resolve the issue, to conclude the issue.My ram sticks (CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR4) were too tall, first I considered putting my ram sticks into non optimised positions. But after I tried that, I got a better idea, I took the heat-sinks off of my ram sticks.Then the cooler fit and it worked perfectly---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Honest Review:A bit on the expensive side, but does the job and is beautifully builtEven if brown isn't your colour in mix with beige, this cooler does not disappoint.Its quiet, very quiet. Even on max RPM, my case fans, were louder and were running at max (obviously) but I'm getting to the point that it is a good CPU cooler and that it is worth the moneyObviously there are better competitors who I will not name for obvious reasons. But Noctua is a very reputable brand and I recommend their products, weirdly that they put a product number on their merchandise (sweaters/jumpers, t-shirts).Overall, I recommend this cooler for anyone that is willing to spend a bit more money on quality materialised goods such as Noctua products. But if you're on a very tight budget, I would stick to the competitors like I mentioned earlier.

Excellent cooling.It is very expensive - upfront at least - for an air cooler (and half the cost is also in their superb new dual offset-RPM fans). So for cost and colour scheme, it certainly won't be for everyone, especially with a such highly-regarded budget option like the Thermalright Peerless Assassin available.However, backed with Noctua's legendary support and fan quality, it should be very low maintenance and (fingers crossed) it may be the last cooler I ever need to buy. So the long term value should justify the higher initial cost. Opted for the AMD skew as it's unlikely I'll move away from AMD in the foreseeable future with an upgrade to AM5. Of course, going for the LBC rather than the neutral version is something of a gamble that future AMD processors will still benefit from the LBC curvature. (That same gamble equally applies to the Intel version on Intel processors).Currently attached to a Ryzen R7 5900X: 21°c ambient, running at 38°c idle, 78°c on Cinebench R23, which seems really good considering the orientation of the socket on the vintage AM3 motherboard I still have means that the Noctua's offset mounting ability isn't that effective. It should perform even better on AM5.It's replacing a 240mm AIO cooler, was idling at around 50°c, which even taking into account degrading of thermal paste since the last repaste feels high.

This is the mother of all CPU coolers and a clear improvement over the previous version, which was still a market leader. Offsetting the metalwork gives easy fitting next to the GPU while retaining mass and fin area for cooling.The fans are silent unless you are running extensive CPU tasks, as expected from Noctua. I've used their fans in everything for years, often disassembling stuff to replace their fans with Noctua. Even my Cisco switch has them.The cooler kit comes with everything you need, thermal paste and torx screwdriver included. At this price it should come with a pizza and bottle of imported lager too, but I guess we can't have everything.It's a fantastic cooler, definitely the best air cooler you can get, and worth every penny.Oh, and it even fit into my Corsair 4000D Airflow case, with Vengeance (not RGB) RAM which, according to the compatibility chart at Noctua, it wouldn't because there didn't seem enough clearance between case and cooler to move the fan up to clear the RAM. It was close though on the chart and numbers so I thought I would try and if needs be remove the second fan that overhangs the RAM. No need to; it fit easily with several mm to spare on each side. No worries :)

Simply the best air cooler, fans at full speed are not obnoxious (not that you ever need them at full speed). Absolute quality but certainly pricey.

This is the second Noctua NH-D15 that I've had. The first was seven years old, used in three or four systems, so it was time for a refresh. The new one went in without issue and started first time. Running, it's whisper quiet, barely audible. It is cooling an AMD Ryzen 7 7700. For a quiet PC, this is recommended.

Excellent piece of engineering, quality in every bits. A really performant cooling solution, with the possibility of reusing it in your further builds.

Git this to replace my 240mm AIO where temps would reach 85c. With this temps are 76c max!

Rather disapointedWith my previous cooler my Ryzen 5 7600X would regularly go above 90% at full load so upgraded to a Noctua NH-D15 G2, Temps are now around 87/88°c top so not much of a differenceBiggest difference is at Idle where I went from 30/40°c down to 20/25°c but it doenst really matter much