Dark Rock 5. If you prefer to steer clear of AIO liquid coolers and custom watercooling but still want great cooling and low noise levels this is where the Noctua NH-D15 G2 really shines.

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The Noctua NH-D15 is a huge air cooler consisting ... with whisper-quiet operation and temperatures almost identical to some custom water cooling solutions under full loads. The two main caveats ...

Dark Rock 5. In games and lightly-threaded tasks the Noctua NH-D15 G2 offers real benefits over smaller air coolers and also keeps up with and even matches large 360 mm liquid coolers too.