Noctua nh d14 or noctua nh d15 for silence

[Lars01]

Which is the most silent one?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

NH D14 is quieter.

And cools just a little under the D15.

 

[jpsulisz]

^ +1
The 14 has smaller fans and will get the job done just as well as the 15 can.

 

[Lars01]

Alright, which is quieter of Noctua nh d15, nh d14, and BeQuiet! dark rock pro 3?

Case: Fractal design r5
Mobo: Asus z170-a
Corsair: rm850i
Samsung 850 evo 500gb
Ram: Hyperx savage 2666mhz ddr4
Gpu: Msi gtx 970 gaming 4gb
Cpu: i7 6700k
Cpu cooler: dont know yet, want the quietest one
Dvd writer: Asus DRW 24f1mt
Operating system: Windows 10

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

NH D14

 

[Lars01]

Can you tell me why?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Fans are superior.

 

[bystander]

According to this site: http://www.silentpcreview.com/Recommended_Heatsinks the Dh14 is indeed better. It gets to the lower 11-12 dBA noise level, and even at the slightly higher noise level, it is showing to be slightly cooler.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I own 2 of them , that's what I based my answer on.

 

[Lars01]

Here they say that the dark rock pro 3 is better and quieter though http://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/luke-hill/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-3-cpu-cooler-review/7/

Btw, Is the Nh d14 and the dark rock pro 3 enogh cooling for a i7 6700k? Would the coolers run slower on a i5 6600k that means more silence?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I would take a Noctua over a BEQUIET anyday.

 

[Lars01]

Ok, but can you answer my other quiestion too? Is the Nh d14 and the dark rock pro 3 enogh cooling for a i7 6700k? Would the coolers run slower on a i5 6600k that means more silence?

Btw dude! Thanks for helping me Seems like you are on 24/7 )

 

[jpsulisz]

Personally own the exact Be Quiet. You will need to sacrifice on performance by a couple degrees here or there but I believe its quieter then its Noctua counterpart.

 

[Lars01]

Ok thanks, but in the review i linked to, they showed that the BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 3 is a little , just a little bit quieter and is cooler than the Noctua nh d14.

Can these coolers run a i7 6700k? Do they need to run on high speeds with this beast of an i7? If i bought a i5 6600k instead, would the coolers run quieter and slower than if i used a i7 6700k?