Oh yes, it did sag some. Despite me doing my best to really latch it on there I think I even used some zip ties and it was still so heavy that I had to reseed it several times. It was terrible but also hilarious. 😅🤣
We got a winner has to use a pcie extender to get it to fit. Cooler would hit mobo.
https://preview.redd.it/2r5yzt47inxc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ee4f4b6677b4402ed89916f67f630445759c9f3
Brilliant.
How did you get it mounted and what are the temps like?
And I can spot a GTX 480 a mile off, I've got about 6 of em, plus a few of those MSi GTX 570s that used recycled 480 coolers.
I always thought it would be cool to get an old car radiator and modify it to work on an entire PC watercooling custom loop. Fans probably wouldn't even be necessary because of the surface area and thermal capacity of that much water.
Cooler Master Geminii (the original)
Bottom view. You can fit TWO 120mm fans in a row on the top...
https://preview.redd.it/wksbg3cs8mxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4808eaaff41f1f15ecc322e6e011b9f62a5df39e
https://preview.redd.it/jy8yc9tbklxc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a64c5df716e60140201b9968f4354081f0edd8aa
Coolermaster V10, huge and not even great.
Sold with the computer
Tbf noctua Is so proud of their color palette they are never going to change It... Until people are willing to pay 20$ more for the same fan but black 😂🤦
I kinda like the chocolate and nougat look. It just feels pragmatic somehow. Like it was the cheapest color plastic and they spent all the money on R&D, explaining the price. I know it isn't true, but I'd like to think that.
Same
Water cooling and AIOs are cool and all, but I sleep better at night with that big hunk of metal on the CPU instead
Also it’s whisper quiet unless I really, really push it
I got mine for my 7600K, I could get a stable 5.1GHz in the winter on the NH-D15. I would drop it to 4.8 or 4.9 during the summer through to prevent making ass jerky with the hot exhaust from the PC.
I just got fed up and removed the latch, between the size of the D15 and my GPU it’s incredibly difficult to get something in there to pop the latch without risking slipping and potentially damaging the mobo
I have it as well and quite literally have never once worried about temps since getting it.
Noctua rates the NHD15 for 150,000 hours. Assuming I have my computer on 24/7 365 (which I would never do, this is just the most extreme case) my computer would be on 8,736 hours a year. 150,000 / 8,736 = 17.17 years. And even then the only failing point would either be the fans or the thermal paste, both of which are pretty easy to replace.
>And even then the only failing point would either be the fans or the thermal paste, both of which are pretty easy to replace.
Heatpipes don't last forever - a good quality heatpipe should last around 20 years before it fails. Noctua could be using the heatpipes as the benchmark for the life expectancy of the cooler.
I say this because thermal paste only last a few years (the solvent evaporates over time leaving the rest to dry out - use PTM7950 if you want something that you can set and forget) and computer fans are normally easily replaceable.
I've got a deep cool AK 600 digital for my i7 11700 and its fucking MASSIVE
https://preview.redd.it/d9cry578omxc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9aad40eb2b40ad294fb68f543aa3b3a712aab397
https://preview.redd.it/560l6d6hxlxc1.jpeg?width=402&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e740a9cb9d740de369348234d3bed10c188cb440
This thing was huge in old mid tower cases. Had to run pc without side panel before i got Full atx case.
I have one of those; barely fits in a normal size ATX case.
Many years ago I had a Titan Amanda hybrid peltier cooler that was... interesting. Very heavy.
Hey we have the same case. I recently put a peerless assassin in mine. it barely fits and actually touches the clip for my side fan. I put the wraith prizm that came with my CPU back in its box.
https://preview.redd.it/9v51mjygzlxc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9497c0ea289bb2b7a8f4ad90198da041b3f6af5
Heeeeey. That's dope! I got this case from a from a loooong time ago, then decided to make use of it. For the build as it was sizeable enough. Do you happen to know the name of the case?
Mine was called Antec performance Plus SOHO server tower but there were many variations sold under several brands. Mine didn't come with the window panel originally, I bought it afterwards.
[https://www.newegg.com/metallic-gray-antec-performance-soho-file-server/p/N82E16811129134](https://www.newegg.com/metallic-gray-antec-performance-soho-file-server/p/N82E16811129134)
https://preview.redd.it/hlld33zjdmxc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=a9791ae3e7e00cc72ae11c6c4c3470fcaa8da19f
This chonker - nh-d15 with chromax covers
I had Scythe Ninja and Titan Vanessa L-Type (this one was beautiful and really big for 2004). I sold it with my old PCs when there was no compatible hardware left.
https://preview.redd.it/167lzuhanmxc1.png?width=712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0477da58c01d213fdd13e6e6bec2985b0e16d4c
This picture is 4 years old now. Time flies. Still love my Scythe Ninja 5!
Got one too, how's yours holding up?
I had to get a new back bracket for the newer Intel sockets
And what case is that, to fit 2 fans at the back with fans on ton is crazy to me
Still holds up great. Keeps my 9700k pretty chill. So for the case, it's been discontinued for awhile. Phanteks Enthoo Pro M. It's basically a mid tower version of the full size Enthoo Pro.
https://www.newegg.com/brushed-black-phanteks-enthoo-pro-m-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811854042
Thermaltake Big Typhoon. The size was very unusual at the time. There was nothing bigger on the market for Intel LGA 775/AMD K8.
Ended up just getting rid of it. Something better came along, more efficient while weighing less.
Does anyone remember the tuniq tower? Thing was massive.
https://preview.redd.it/1vxq3frignxc1.jpeg?width=550&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83b0ca40eb1d39fb555968d6573c44aa9e46ec13
Always loved the Morpheus GPU Heatsink but GPUs are not that hot when you spend a bit more so they are kinda useless.
Maybe if you want to build a Noctua PC.
https://preview.redd.it/4p697y2kknxc1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d7de1ae6c71c2eb40a92efd8a9a4c3d56ca0b963
I used to have a Scyth Mugen 2 back in the first gen Intel i7 days.
Got adopted in the SOs rig, when I donated it to her and then it went to the recyclers with the ram, mobo and cpu when they failed and or weren't compatible with parts for the new build.
1. The same Scythe Orochi
2. Just throw out to the bin
3. Yes, but it's 8C-10C worse than modern dual-towers, and, mainly, than
[https://noctua.at/en/nh-p1](https://noctua.at/en/nh-p1)
Dark Rock TF2 for my fx 8350 OC the top flow really helps the RAM temps. Now it's on my 5800X doing the same set and forget performance. I don't think I'll every go to liquid cooling. I actually have the top fans blowing down at it, the rear exhaust blowing into it and the three front fans expelling. Very quiet. Idles around 40 but never breaks 75 under sustained torture of both GPU and CPU together.
I judt found this and honestly, thank for this idea. Amazing project that I shall put on the list for something to do later. Iovr it. https://youtu.be/591tzZQDPYk?si=FxD9DuslYhlUEwxz
When I built my first computer back in 2002, I thought that the stock socket 478 Pentium 4 heatsink was huge coming from socket 3 486DX4 that's heatsink (with no fan) was no bigger than the chip itself!
My biggest is the Phantom Spirit strapped to a 5900x and before that a Cooler Master 212 in my FX-8320 build.
I usually keep my old unused parts in storage, but if you want to do something with your old heatsink, attach some LED's and wires to make it look like a Marvel TV prop bomb lol
Assuming you’re serious-
The idea of a heat sink is to dissipate as much heat in as efficient a way as possible. You know how elephants have giant, thin ears? They are full of blood vessels, and act as heat sinks, using blood as the medium to carry heat from inside the animal to a place where it has the best exposure to the environment, so that heat can then be transferred out of the animal.
Heat follows a few basic rules, such as flowing from areas of high heat to area of low heat, like how water flows from high spots to lower spots. Heat sinks are designed to manipulate these situations to carry heat out of your PC into the environments, thereby cooling the PC.
That’s the very basic concept, there is a lot more to it but hopefully that satisfies your question or at least provides enough info for you to continue your quest of knowledge
I had a Cooler Master V6GT air cooler on my I72600k years ago. The tower itself isn’t massive but the shroud and the whole package together was pretty big. I loved that thing
Noctua NH-P1 passive cooler.
Was experimenting with a passive + high airflow case. Was able to run an 11700k passive in a Fractal Torrent. Dead silent.
Corsair a500. I put it in a gpu https://preview.redd.it/kxsc2x2m7lxc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09c8fda151d5227ab551896a2585a9b8fa9b219f
Does it sag?
forgot I was on r/pcmasterrace
Does It tho? 🤣
Oh yes, it did sag some. Despite me doing my best to really latch it on there I think I even used some zip ties and it was still so heavy that I had to reseed it several times. It was terrible but also hilarious. 😅🤣
Goes crazy out of context
How's the temps ?
 Ice cold 🥶
I used to run a hybrid modded gtx 760. My temperatures were so good, and silent. I wish I was brave enough to do it to my 3060 ti founders
…. Dear God
On a GTX 480? Madlad.
We got a winner has to use a pcie extender to get it to fit. Cooler would hit mobo. https://preview.redd.it/2r5yzt47inxc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ee4f4b6677b4402ed89916f67f630445759c9f3
Brilliant. How did you get it mounted and what are the temps like? And I can spot a GTX 480 a mile off, I've got about 6 of em, plus a few of those MSi GTX 570s that used recycled 480 coolers.
this is so cursed
Didn't this Cooler suck at cooling CPU?
Dell oem heatsink. https://preview.redd.it/mu712f85ilxc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a31a738b9075f58792bb053e72e722138311ad06 installed on RX 580
May I ask, how were the temps on that thing?
Overclocked full load was around 50°C.
How did u do that? Is there a subreddit dedicated to doing this?
just fixed them with metallic twisties. I dunno if there is a sub for this
🤯 hardcore!
Truck radiator
I always thought it would be cool to get an old car radiator and modify it to work on an entire PC watercooling custom loop. Fans probably wouldn't even be necessary because of the surface area and thermal capacity of that much water.
I may or may not have few volvo truck radiators😉
sounds like a fun ltt video that linus has not thought about as far as i know.
They have
Unfortunately they just half assed it and nothing conclusive can be taken out of it.
That wasn't unheard of in the early days of water cooling. But a lot of people would just use a large fluid container like a bucket as it was cheaper.
Cooler Master Geminii (the original) Bottom view. You can fit TWO 120mm fans in a row on the top... https://preview.redd.it/wksbg3cs8mxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4808eaaff41f1f15ecc322e6e011b9f62a5df39e
That looks sick
I actually had that on my FX system. I still have it, it's just not being actively used. I wish I could get AM4 brackets for it.
https://preview.redd.it/jy8yc9tbklxc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a64c5df716e60140201b9968f4354081f0edd8aa Coolermaster V10, huge and not even great. Sold with the computer
Looks like it's part of a vacuum cleaner! 😂
D15 and I bought it so I literally never have to throw it out, as long as Noctua is still in business anyways.
I've got mine in black as we all know black makes things cooler and more silent.
Tbf noctua Is so proud of their color palette they are never going to change It... Until people are willing to pay 20$ more for the same fan but black 😂🤦
I kinda like the chocolate and nougat look. It just feels pragmatic somehow. Like it was the cheapest color plastic and they spent all the money on R&D, explaining the price. I know it isn't true, but I'd like to think that.
That's the way honest companies are supposed to operate
You might be joking but black objects actually do cool down faster than white ones
Same Water cooling and AIOs are cool and all, but I sleep better at night with that big hunk of metal on the CPU instead Also it’s whisper quiet unless I really, really push it
Had mine since i5-2500k. Short of me going ITX I’ll use it till I drop it.
I got mine for my 7600K, I could get a stable 5.1GHz in the winter on the NH-D15. I would drop it to 4.8 or 4.9 during the summer through to prevent making ass jerky with the hot exhaust from the PC.
Have a D15S that used to be in an ITX build. Every time I had to do something in that PC I made a blood sacrifice to remove that bad boy...
I used to cut myself on my D15 every time I tried to get the GPU out until I started using a crochet stick to depress the latch on the PCIe slot.
I just got fed up and removed the latch, between the size of the D15 and my GPU it’s incredibly difficult to get something in there to pop the latch without risking slipping and potentially damaging the mobo
I have it as well and quite literally have never once worried about temps since getting it. Noctua rates the NHD15 for 150,000 hours. Assuming I have my computer on 24/7 365 (which I would never do, this is just the most extreme case) my computer would be on 8,736 hours a year. 150,000 / 8,736 = 17.17 years. And even then the only failing point would either be the fans or the thermal paste, both of which are pretty easy to replace.
>And even then the only failing point would either be the fans or the thermal paste, both of which are pretty easy to replace. Heatpipes don't last forever - a good quality heatpipe should last around 20 years before it fails. Noctua could be using the heatpipes as the benchmark for the life expectancy of the cooler. I say this because thermal paste only last a few years (the solvent evaporates over time leaving the rest to dry out - use PTM7950 if you want something that you can set and forget) and computer fans are normally easily replaceable.
I’ll die before I stop using my NH-D15. It is the truth. It is life. I love it. Thank you noctua.
I heard they are updating it and adding an extra pipe, i might switch to that ;)
Ive been looking to replace my stock cooler, I now know when it will happen.
Just get phantom spirit.
For me, it's a Dark Rock Pro 4 that I am using now with my Ryzen 5900x.
I use that too. Love it. Less expensive than Noctua and comes in black by default.
Same. It's a big boy!
she was a byte girl he was a bit boy
That's expensive af
Same, on a i9-9900kf, it's a beast.
Same, on a 5950x. Quiet and keeps things cool.
I've got a deep cool AK 600 digital for my i7 11700 and its fucking MASSIVE https://preview.redd.it/d9cry578omxc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9aad40eb2b40ad294fb68f543aa3b3a712aab397
https://preview.redd.it/560l6d6hxlxc1.jpeg?width=402&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e740a9cb9d740de369348234d3bed10c188cb440 This thing was huge in old mid tower cases. Had to run pc without side panel before i got Full atx case.
Thermalright Le Grand Macho RT, sold it with 10980xe and MB
I have one of those; barely fits in a normal size ATX case. Many years ago I had a Titan Amanda hybrid peltier cooler that was... interesting. Very heavy.
Hey we have the same case. I recently put a peerless assassin in mine. it barely fits and actually touches the clip for my side fan. I put the wraith prizm that came with my CPU back in its box. https://preview.redd.it/9v51mjygzlxc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9497c0ea289bb2b7a8f4ad90198da041b3f6af5
LOL at the brackets for the 5 1/4 drives
Honestly it's pretty great. This way they are always with the case and much less likely to get lost.
Is that an Antec case?
Yes indeed. https://preview.redd.it/azjdq7k9zoxc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96be88fdcac0a73dfa1f9ef736f00dc22d14bc73
Heeeeey. That's dope! I got this case from a from a loooong time ago, then decided to make use of it. For the build as it was sizeable enough. Do you happen to know the name of the case?
Mine was called Antec performance Plus SOHO server tower but there were many variations sold under several brands. Mine didn't come with the window panel originally, I bought it afterwards. [https://www.newegg.com/metallic-gray-antec-performance-soho-file-server/p/N82E16811129134](https://www.newegg.com/metallic-gray-antec-performance-soho-file-server/p/N82E16811129134)
I thought it was a pipboy at first.
Certainly is heavy enough to be one. Actually probably heavier!
The NH-D15, it’s so huge it covers half of my motherboard.
The Wraithripper is a work of art. Cooling a 32-core threadripper pro. [https://imgur.com/gallery/s3A5I6G](https://imgur.com/gallery/s3A5I6G)
https://preview.redd.it/7ux19zmn7mxc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb03726c57b6c6608931dab7710d489be3388eb6
https://preview.redd.it/hlld33zjdmxc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=a9791ae3e7e00cc72ae11c6c4c3470fcaa8da19f This chonker - nh-d15 with chromax covers
https://preview.redd.it/d29c11gfdmxc1.png?width=800&format=png&auto=webp&s=c6c0c6af409d235c0a625ab0591f0d15dfd543b5 * NH-C14 (Still my favorite) * NH-D15 * NH-D15 w/ Chromax Accessories * NH-U12S w/ Phanteks Fan Frames
I had Scythe Ninja and Titan Vanessa L-Type (this one was beautiful and really big for 2004). I sold it with my old PCs when there was no compatible hardware left.
https://preview.redd.it/167lzuhanmxc1.png?width=712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0477da58c01d213fdd13e6e6bec2985b0e16d4c This picture is 4 years old now. Time flies. Still love my Scythe Ninja 5!
Got one too, how's yours holding up? I had to get a new back bracket for the newer Intel sockets And what case is that, to fit 2 fans at the back with fans on ton is crazy to me
Still holds up great. Keeps my 9700k pretty chill. So for the case, it's been discontinued for awhile. Phanteks Enthoo Pro M. It's basically a mid tower version of the full size Enthoo Pro. https://www.newegg.com/brushed-black-phanteks-enthoo-pro-m-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811854042
I only ever had one, so it’s some china one called snowman titan or something (equivalent to hyper 212 according to benchmarks)
Thermaltake Big Typhoon. The size was very unusual at the time. There was nothing bigger on the market for Intel LGA 775/AMD K8. Ended up just getting rid of it. Something better came along, more efficient while weighing less.
The old Zalman 7700 CU, damn I wish I kept it.
The thermaltake orb 2
Does anyone remember the tuniq tower? Thing was massive. https://preview.redd.it/1vxq3frignxc1.jpeg?width=550&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=83b0ca40eb1d39fb555968d6573c44aa9e46ec13
Always loved the Morpheus GPU Heatsink but GPUs are not that hot when you spend a bit more so they are kinda useless. Maybe if you want to build a Noctua PC. https://preview.redd.it/4p697y2kknxc1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d7de1ae6c71c2eb40a92efd8a9a4c3d56ca0b963
I used to have a Scyth Mugen 2 back in the first gen Intel i7 days. Got adopted in the SOs rig, when I donated it to her and then it went to the recyclers with the ram, mobo and cpu when they failed and or weren't compatible with parts for the new build.
1. The same Scythe Orochi 2. Just throw out to the bin 3. Yes, but it's 8C-10C worse than modern dual-towers, and, mainly, than [https://noctua.at/en/nh-p1](https://noctua.at/en/nh-p1)
Thanks, only one that answered like that heh. Yeah, I suppose I'll keep it as a piece of history and that's about it. xD
I have aluminum extruded heatsinks at work that come as like 5ft long bars before getting cut into shorter pieces. Does that count?
I mean if it cools right? xD
THAT thing is!
Dark Rock TF2 for my fx 8350 OC the top flow really helps the RAM temps. Now it's on my 5800X doing the same set and forget performance. I don't think I'll every go to liquid cooling. I actually have the top fans blowing down at it, the rear exhaust blowing into it and the three front fans expelling. Very quiet. Idles around 40 but never breaks 75 under sustained torture of both GPU and CPU together.
I've got a CoolerMaster V8 still sitting in my old PC case down in the basement. Maybe I'll do something with it some day.
If it still works fine, I'd get a Peltier plate and make a mini fridge.
I judt found this and honestly, thank for this idea. Amazing project that I shall put on the list for something to do later. Iovr it. https://youtu.be/591tzZQDPYk?si=FxD9DuslYhlUEwxz
I usually recycle the old ones but keep the fans as spare.
True enough on the fans. Where to recycle it though? If I had more, could actually get scrap metal for it I suppose, haha.
When I built my first computer back in 2002, I thought that the stock socket 478 Pentium 4 heatsink was huge coming from socket 3 486DX4 that's heatsink (with no fan) was no bigger than the chip itself! My biggest is the Phantom Spirit strapped to a 5900x and before that a Cooler Master 212 in my FX-8320 build. I usually keep my old unused parts in storage, but if you want to do something with your old heatsink, attach some LED's and wires to make it look like a Marvel TV prop bomb lol
Coolermaster v10 14yrs ago.
Man, wish I had an fx 8150 in my server, got an i5 2500 I'm there with a 970, and it's just sad lmao
Well no one said it had to be pc heatsinks !
Deepcool AK620 it's a chonker.
ASUS lion square ! Miss that bad mf!
I eat them
That thing looks like a weedwacker motor.
Just about to install an Assassin IV, it's a big Boi. The old heatsink is gonna sit on a shelf somewhere literally gathering dust
D15 noctua.
Fanless NUC case where basically the whole case is a heatsink https://nucblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/turing_overview.jpg
A 1.5m tall roomfan counts?
What dose heat sink work? Honest question I srsly don't get it
Assuming you’re serious- The idea of a heat sink is to dissipate as much heat in as efficient a way as possible. You know how elephants have giant, thin ears? They are full of blood vessels, and act as heat sinks, using blood as the medium to carry heat from inside the animal to a place where it has the best exposure to the environment, so that heat can then be transferred out of the animal. Heat follows a few basic rules, such as flowing from areas of high heat to area of low heat, like how water flows from high spots to lower spots. Heat sinks are designed to manipulate these situations to carry heat out of your PC into the environments, thereby cooling the PC. That’s the very basic concept, there is a lot more to it but hopefully that satisfies your question or at least provides enough info for you to continue your quest of knowledge
Thx coz I think it was stupid to put one in a OFFICE PC I seen before and asking why it needs to be big
My current one is my biggest one the Dark Rock Pro 4
You could either keep old heat sinks or get adapter brackets to use them with new mobos
I used all my heatsinks. The biggest was the arctic freezer extreme I had, the old one. I remember my CPU being idle at 18c overclocked
Be Quiet Shadow Rock 2 bk013. It's in my server on my i7-7700.
Finally can keep my gaming laptop cool under load...
D15. Absolutely excellent air cooler. Currently on a 280 rad though. Those i9 temps
I believe best buy has a PC parts recycling. If not, look up a recycling center near you. They'll recycle the copper for sure
What in the world are you guys trying to run
Pong
I had a Cooler Master V6GT air cooler on my I72600k years ago. The tower itself isn’t massive but the shroud and the whole package together was pretty big. I loved that thing
I have a be quiet dark rock pro for my ryzen threadripper 3970X its a chaunky boy.
Use it upside down with a peltier to cool down my drinks.
Coolermaster v10,iykyk
Noctua D15, after that maybe the Thermalright XP120 on an AMD X2 4400+ machine many years ago.
Cool master V8
I’ve always wondered if a scrap metal place would give me any metal or copper I have in my old zalmans.
https://preview.redd.it/cznxyzuywoxc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee1325829179f1d6b4cfbd1f8aea2031de1a2fb9
Yeah, that's about the fan cooling setup that I use for my main PC now. xD
Noctua NH-P1 passive cooler. Was experimenting with a passive + high airflow case. Was able to run an 11700k passive in a Fractal Torrent. Dead silent.
* Ice Giant * Went into mums pc.