Noctua d-15 vs Hyper 212 Evo

[Sandman1969]

What is the difference, other than size, between these 2 that makes the Noctua that much better?
I have the 212 now but with summer coming up, I need to cool my i7 7700k better. Temps are currently around the mid 30s celcius without overclock.

 

[jojesa]

Your temps are very good.

If you take price to performance ratio out of the equation, then the Noctua NH-D15 beats the Hyper 212 Evo in performance (idle or load).
When it comes to cooling CPUs by dissipating heat, sizes matters and the Noctua NH-D15 is more than twice the weight. It can even beat water coolers like the Corsair H105.

 

[ko888]

The Noctua NH-D15 has two more heatpipes, more cooling fin surface area and more thermal mass than the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO that lead to much better heat removal capacity.

 

[Sandman1969]

So I just found out about the Scythe Fuma. How does this one compare?

 

[jojesa]

So I just found out about the Scythe Fuma. How does this one compare?

The Scythe Fuma is very good, almost as good as the Noctua NH-D15, just a couple of degrees difference but it cost 1/2 the price.
Make sure to get the the Fuma Rev.B

 

[Sandman1969]

So I just found out about the Scythe Fuma. How does this one compare?

The Scythe Fuma is very good, almost as good as the Noctua NH-D15, just a couple of degrees difference but it cost 1/2 the price.
Make sure to get the the Fuma Rev.B

The Scythe is actually $113 CAD. So almost double. Noctua's D-14 is cheaper but uglier as my case is white with blue lights.

 

[jojesa]

So I just found out about the Scythe Fuma. How does this one compare?

The Scythe Fuma is very good, almost as good as the Noctua NH-D15, just a couple of degrees difference but it cost 1/2 the price.
Make sure to get the the Fuma Rev.B

The Scythe is actually $113 CAD. So almost double. Noctua's D-14 is cheaper but uglier as my case is white with blue lights.

Here
Scythe Fuma Rev.B cost $46
Noctua NH-D14 $75-$80 and the
Noctua NH-D15 $87-$90

 

[Sandman1969]

So I just found out about the Scythe Fuma. How does this one compare?

The Scythe Fuma is very good, almost as good as the Noctua NH-D15, just a couple of degrees difference but it cost 1/2 the price.
Make sure to get the the Fuma Rev.B

The Scythe is actually $113 CAD. So almost double. Noctua's D-14 is cheaper but uglier as my case is white with blue lights.

Here
Scythe Fuma Rev.B cost $46
Noctua NH-D14 $75-$80 and the
Noctua NH-D15 $87-$90

Ya, in Canada it's almost doubled.... 🙁

How much of a temp difference would I see between the Evo & the Noctua/Scythe?

 

[mdd1963]

Pretty sure I'd read the Hyper212 is marginal for a 7700K....

I'd fork out the extra $40 on the Noctua.....

Mine is quiet, and cool running, never exceeding 68C even on Prime V26.6 (small FFTs) with MCE on (4 cores at 4.5 GHz)

 

[Isokolon]

See if you can find a Thermalright True Spirit. One of the most underrated coolers imo and often a good deal cheaper than the Noctuas.

 

[madmatt30]

Why not a cryorig h5 ??, decent cooler , cheap , nice aesthetics.

Of if ypu want something pretty , white , & which beats/matches the cooling on even the twin fan noctuas .

This phanteks

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/qX6BD3/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc14pe


Although it takes a huge amount of room , & you need to double check compatibility.

 

[Sandman1969]

Why not a cryorig h5 ??, decent cooler , cheap , nice aesthetics.

Of if ypu want something pretty , white , & which beats/matches the cooling on even the twin fan noctuas .

This phanteks

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/qX6BD3/phanteks-cpu-cooler-phtc14pe


Although it takes a huge amount of room , & you need to double check compatibility.

I forgot about the Phanteks. So how does it compare to the noctua?

 

[J_E_D_70]

I’ll make a plug for Cryorig H5 - it’s white for your theme, awesome, and easy to install.

 

[madmatt30]

@Sandman1969 - beats the 14 , matches the 15.

Should in theory be better than both but colour plating the heatsink does lose some thermal dissipation

That said , once you hit coolers in this performance bracket the weak point is the thermal interfacing between the cpu die & heat plate in Intel cpu's.

Lets get real about this , noctua owners will bleat on about the performance of the noctua coolers (which I have no argument with at all) , then theyll say they actually like the aesthetics & fan colour - which Ill pick up as a blatant lie - because lets be perfectly honest - those fans are just damn plain ugly!! ;-)

For similar money , the phanteks matches a d15 while looking about 100x better.

For a white themed build its a great choice.

 

[jankerson]

@Sandman1969 - beats the 14 , matches the 15.

Should in theory be better than both but colour plating the heatsink does lose some thermal dissipation

That said , once you hit coolers in this performance bracket the weak point is the thermal interfacing between the cpu die & heat plate in Intel cpu's.

Lets get real about this , noctua owners will bleat on about the performance of the noctua coolers (which I have no argument with at all) , then theyll say they actually like the aesthetics & fan colour - which Ill pick up as a blatant lie - because lets be perfectly honest - those fans are just damn plain ugly!! ;-)

For similar money , the phanteks matches a d15 while looking about 100x better.

For a white themed build its a great choice.

I like mine personally.

 

[Sandman1969]

I just do not like brown anything. LOL

 

[J_E_D_70]

Black and tan is a drink, not color scheme. Just kidding! If the owner is happy, it's good.