Hi guys,
I’m building my workstation and I’m trying to purchase everything at the same store. They’ve run out of the NOCTUA NH U14-STR4SP3, but have some NHU12-STR4SP3 in stock. Is there enough difference between these two to worry about? The price difference is only 10€, it’s all about the stock.
Thank you!
Well sound wise the U12 is actually quieter and would also be nicer to build with due to it’s smaller profile.
I would say my main concern is ;
Max. Airflow
U12 - 93,4 m³/h
U14 - 140,2 m³/h
I would always look at getting the best cooling for an AMD cpu as they generally run hotter and we don’t want the CPU throttling now.
I would really go for something off this page.
https://www.amd.com/en/thermal-solutions-threadripper
To add
I would wait for the Noctua but if I couldn’t I would go with Artic for stock or the H100i v2 from Corsair for water cooled.
After seeing some reviews I opted for the NH-U14S TR4-SP3, which behaves about 5-6 degress less in stress tests in comparison with the U12.
These guys from Noctua don’t stop surprising me, it’s great to see how this air cooling solution works even better than some much more expensive water cooling systems…
Yup, all my builds have Noctua. Incredible product quality. Glad you have it sorted!
Big Air Towers from Noctua were always superior to basic water system (esp. CLC AIO systems with their weak and loud water pumps). First..they’re lot more silent since the fans are inside the case and not on top.
The only time water makes sense is either:
1: Small case can’t fit big heat sinks. I.e: powerful mATX systems
2: Massive overclocking of thermal limited, poorly dissipating cpus (latest 2066 Intels, which despite gigantic price tag, aren’t soldered but use TIM paste. And who’s gonna delid 1000+ euro chips ?) So i9 yes, Threadripper no (architecture limited, not thermally).
3: Full water loop for CPU+(multiple)GPUs.
Any other time… Noctua towers save the day.
Unless you have an AMD FX-9590 and then nothing can keep the thing cool…
It seems like the Enermax Liqtech TR4 360 is getting great reviews when it comes to cooling the threadripper due to it’s larger heatsink that more closely matches the Threadripper footprint. Has anyone tried one of these? Seems like it’s less likely to block a PCI-e slot or get in the way of Ram?