DH Review: Noctua Chipset Cooler

Zardon · Apr 11, 2007, 12:30 PM

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In the past we have reviewed several of Noctua’s products, and we have been impressed by the build quality and performance they offer. Now it is time to have a look at one of their newest offerings; the Noctua NV-U6 Chipset Cooler.

2 Dual-Heatpipes for optimal heat absorption
Using 2 u-shaped Dual-Heat-Pipes, the NC-U6 has sufficient capacity to reliably dissipate even the heat generated by overclocked high-end chipsets.

29 aluminium cooling fins for optimal heat dissipation
Thanks to a surface area of more than 500cm², the cooling fins dissipate the heat extremely fast - without the need of an additional fan!

GutterPunk · Apr 11, 2007, 01:01 PM

Not a bad review, wish we had some temps

. I may be looking into purchasing one when I decide to reseat my tuniq.

Asmoday · Apr 11, 2007, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by GutterPunk

Not a bad review, wish we had some temps

. I may be looking into purchasing one when I decide to reseat my tuniq.

Yeah I know temps would have been nice, but it wouldn't be very accurate especially since on the P5W DH the mobo temps are measured from the South Bridge. And I currently don't have any means of measuring the temps reliable. But I can assure you that the temps must have been lowered substantially over the stock solution, being able to up the FSB with 12MHz on a P5W (especially mine..

) without volt modding it is not bad at all.

GutterPunk · Apr 11, 2007, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asmoday

Yeah I know temps would have been nice, but it wouldn't be very accurate especially since on the P5W DH the mobo temps are measured from the South Bridge. And I currently don't have any means of measuring the temps reliable. But I can assure you that the temps must have been lowered substantially over the stock solution, being able to up the FSB with 12MHz on a P5W (especially mine..

) without volt modding it is not bad at all.

Yeah I am considering this solution over the hr-05 SLI and slap a 80mm slim profile fan on it to get a little movement. I am not sure if this will fit with my tuniq tower though. I am going to do some research, but I have been searching for a nb, sb solution for the 680i.

mike2h · Apr 11, 2007, 06:25 PM

ive had this item on a shopping cart for over a month now. as soon as the wife lets... i mean as soon as i..uh.. get time... yeh thats it... as soon as i get time ill place that order

thx again guys. i was basing my decision to buy on your review of the 'big brother'(cpu cooler) to this. good to see my guestimate of its perf was in the ball park.
now if i can just get the time..

Lowfat · Apr 13, 2007, 01:49 AM

I've used an NH-U6 for about 6 months since it inital release. I am quite satisfied with it. Although it could not handle a n650i chipset @ 1.6V 500FSB without active cooling

From what I have found it gets heat to the fins very well, just has a problem dispersing the heat without a fan. I found that a AMD stock heatink 70mm fan @ 5V works perfectly when needed.

Lowfat · Apr 13, 2007, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GutterPunk

Yeah I am considering this solution over the hr-05 SLI and slap a 80mm slim profile fan on it to get a little movement. I am not sure if this will fit with my tuniq tower though. I am going to do some research, but I have been searching for a nb, sb solution for the 680i.

Personally I'd go with the HR-05. From people who have had both say it is a better HSF.

EDIT: Might i add nice ram you are using for your review

Apr 11, 2007, 12:30 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	DH Review: Noctua Chipset Cooler Read The Review Here ___________________________ In the past we have reviewed several of Noctua’s products, and we have been impressed by the build quality and performance they offer. Now it is time to have a look at one of their newest offerings; the Noctua NV-U6 Chipset Cooler. 2 Dual-Heatpipes for optimal heat absorption Using 2 u-shaped Dual-Heat-Pipes, the NC-U6 has sufficient capacity to reliably dissipate even the heat generated by overclocked high-end chipsets. 29 aluminium cooling fins for optimal heat dissipation Thanks to a surface area of more than 500cm², the cooling fins dissipate the heat extremely fast - without the need of an additional fan!

Apr 11, 2007, 01:01 PM	#2
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Apr 11, 2007, 06:25 PM	#5
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	ive had this item on a shopping cart for over a month now. as soon as the wife lets... i mean as soon as i..uh.. get time... yeh thats it... as soon as i get time ill place that order thx again guys. i was basing my decision to buy on your review of the 'big brother'(cpu cooler) to this. good to see my guestimate of its perf was in the ball park. now if i can just get the time.. __________________

Apr 13, 2007, 01:49 AM	#6
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	I've used an NH-U6 for about 6 months since it inital release. I am quite satisfied with it. Although it could not handle a n650i chipset @ 1.6V 500FSB without active cooling From what I have found it gets heat to the fins very well, just has a problem dispersing the heat without a fan. I found that a AMD stock heatink 70mm fan @ 5V works perfectly when needed. __________________ 27" iMac: i5 750 * 80GB X25-M G1 * 4GB DDR3 * HD4850 Stacker: 2600k * P8P67 Pro * 4GB DDR3 * 80GB ioXtreme * 30GB X25-E * (2) HD6950 * Asus D2 * Enermax Revo85+ HWD: (2) Xeon E5649 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * 8800GTS * 1000W Antec FT01BW: (2) Xeon E5645 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * GTS210 * Gigabyte 800W Odin GT Storage: (2) Sans Digital TR8M-B * 29TB