NH-D15 G2 LBC, Dual Tower CPU Cooler, Specialised Low Base Convexity Version for AMD AM5/AM4 (Brown)

The Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC is a next-generation air cooler that refines and improves upon the legendary NH-D15, delivering unmatched cooling performance, near-silent operation, and premium build quality. If you're looking for the best air cooler on the market, this is it. Exceptional Cooling Performance With its dual-tower heatsink design and two next-gen NF-A14x25r fans, the NH-D15 G2 LBC delivers outstanding thermal performance, keeping even the most power-hungry CPUs like the Intel Core i9-14900K and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X cool under extreme workloads. Whether you're gaming, overclocking, or rendering, this cooler ensures low temperatures and high stability. Ultra-Quiet Operation – Noctua's Signature Silence Noctua is known for industry-leading acoustics, and the NH-D15 G2 LBC continues that tradition. The low-noise optimized fans provide excellent cooling with minimal noise, and the LBC (Low Bearing Clearance) design ensures that even in compact high-end builds, the fans operate smoothly without unnecessary turbulence or vibration. LGA 1700 & AM5 Compatibility – Future-Proof Design Noctua has designed the NH-D15 G2 LBC with broad socket compatibility, including LGA 1700, AM5, and other high-end platforms, ensuring that it works with the latest Intel and AMD CPUs. This makes it a long-term investment for multiple system upgrades. Premium Build Quality – Built to Last With six heat pipes, nickel-plated copper base, and an all-metal construction, the NH-D15 G2 LBC is built like a tank. Noctua backs its coolers with an industry-leading 6-year warranty, showing confidence in the durability and reliability of their products. Easy Installation – SecuFirm2+ Mounting System The SecuFirm2+ mounting system makes installation straightforward and secure, providing perfect contact pressure for optimal cooling. The included NT-H2 thermal compound ensures excellent heat transfer out of the box. Final Verdict: 10/10 – The King of Air Cooling The Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC is the best air cooler you can buy. It offers exceptional cooling performance, whisper-quiet operation, and premium build quality, making it perfect for high-end builds, overclockers, and enthusiasts. If you want the best cooling without going liquid, this is the ultimate choice. 🔥 Highly recommended for anyone who values top-tier air cooling performance! 🚀

=========================================== ===NH-D15 G2 for the AM5 Ryzen 7 9800X3D=== This will be my third NH-D15, all of which are in use and working flawlessly. You can see my past reviews for the NH-D15 G1 under the top reviews of that product page. The G2 is updated with newer NF-A14x25r G2 fans (vs NF-A15), 8 heat pipes (vs 6), and 20% more surface area from what the specs say, and the same 6 YEAR warranty. The installation kit is surprisingly better than the G1, which was already really good. The G2 is quieter than the G1 by a good amount, it doesn't drone as much under load, and seems to come back down in temperature very fast. This still comes with thermal paste as well, and a new paste guard. I absolutely recommend going with the G2 if you're moving to a higher-end AM5 or LGA1700 chip. Could you go with a G1 on AM5/LGA1700... Possibly, but it may not work as well, and you might need to buy the NM-AM5/4-MP83 mounting kit depending on when you bought your G1. I can't link it here, but Noctua's site has an FAQ link on each variant's product page that links to a very neat "Which version of the NH-D15 G2 should I buy (LBC, Standard or HBC)?" page with a comparison table on it. You can also just web search that title a find it right away. I can't speak about the HBC for Intel and all its parts and install, but most of this will likely mirror just fine to that variant. It's interesting that 3 variants of these coolers are now offered. I ended up buying this LBC for the AM5 knowing that with the past two I've owned I didn't move them to new systems, I just bought a new one each time. I know some people have bought the generic variant of the G2 and it also works fine, better if the offset is used. So far there's no Chromax variant that I'm aware of, it's probably still too new for them to start releasing even more models of it. The build quality of the hardware is outstanding, none of the parts feel cheap or of poor manufacturing. Assembly and installation is easy to follow even though it looks way too large to sit on the socket. Some may be concerned about strain on the CPU/socket but I'd say it's comparable to some AIOs in this category, the pipes on some AIOs can absolutely put tension on a CPU socket. The RAM I'm using, like with the G1, is still fairly tall. However, the width of the Fractal Torrent does allow the secondary fan to fit just fine even after raising the front fan to fit the taller RAM. If you're unsure about the optional secondary fan fitting, take a 140mm case fan and set it on top of your RAM (vertically as if it were on the cooler sitting above the RAM). If it still clears the side of your case with a few millimeters to spare then you're likely OK. Both 140mm fans are almost fully adjustable, they move/notch up and down on wire clips using the heat-sink fins as mounting points. The fans are 140mm with 120mm mounts, probably for compatibility to fit a 120mm fan as the optional for those with taller RAM. ================================================== Keywords to help searches for fitment and usage: -Ryzen 7 9800X3D -MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk -Fractal Torrent (full size) -G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo

Adequate for a 9950x3d; making it one of few air-cooling options for 99xx series AMD CPUs. Its surprisingly quiet to me, although the case I chose and noise from system cooling fans cancels some of it out. Isolated it still is very quiet to me, with no annoying tones or the dreaded double fan throbbing noise. Price is out of sight; but it is clearly made very well. I recommend using a support on thinner pcb motherboards, especially those lacking a generous steel support in the back. Be sure to remove the heatsink if you are transporting your PC because this thing is HEAVY and could easily damage a socket, board, or CPU if shaken or jostled. In a Lian Li 216 case with good air flow, and a 9950x3d (stock settings) I got the following results with 22c ambient temp: 42~c idle temps 60-75c during long gaming sessions with little or no boost throttling 92c with prime95 for 30min at 100% utilization (CPU throttling) -Not suitable for Overclocking of 79xx/99xx series processors. Not enough thermal headroom. Just fine for normal use assuming ambient temps are under 26c (79f); and there is adequate ventilation within the case. I used Arctic MX-6. Noctua's pastes dried out too fast for me, IME. Unfortunately, Amazon didn't carry or Noctua doesn't sell a model with black fans or a totally blacked out version for the LBC variant. Beige doesn't go with anything in this case, including my other Noctua fans that are black frames and blades... Mounting the heatsink is simple enough. I just followed instructions provided and used the driver, also included.

Excellent cooler. Cools a 9950x just fine with temps sitting around 40-50 generally, and haven't seen it go past 85ish under load. A little on the more expensive side, but excellent airflow with very quiet fans. Easy to install and comes with everything you need. Some brackets are shifted slightly, so double-check that you have the correct pieces/alignment for your setup. It is massive, so make sure you have room in your case. The color isn't everyone's favorite, but I've always loved it. They have more colors available now. I almost always run Noctua coolers and fans.

I have built 40+ computers over the last 50 years. The AM5 platform that I built originally had a Gigabyte 680E Mater mb and 7900X3D for a cpu. The 9xxx Ryzens came out, so I updated to a 9950x. The original configuration had my first water AIO cooler, a NZXT Kraken. It worked well enough except the software sucked. I had to route the cooling fans to the motherboard fan headers because the Kraken 360 software constantly ramped up and down the fan speed. There was a delay between the cpu load and the liquid temperature that controlled the fan speed. It worked but was twice as loud as my 5950x based system. I thought that air cooling was a better choice because I was better able to tune it for noise. I removed the Kraken and installed the Noctua G2 LC which was very easy to install. Like I mentioned earlier I have installed hundreds of pc fans. I never thought much about it because a fan is a fan. Nope. The 140 mm fans on this cooler are the most premium fan I have ever seen. Silent. Vibration free. Quiet. If they cost twice as much, I don’t care. The cooler is an excellent 8 tube unit that was well designed and constructed. After installing, it worked perfectly. I ran a few benchmarks to see and hear the performance. The Geekbench 6 numbers were 10% above the highest listed rating. I only have a RTX-3090 but still was 99% faster than all of the gaming pc’s on earth on 3D Mark. It is only 3 days after the Ryzen 9950x was released, so it was not in wide use. The 9950x is rated for 5.7GHz, but easily pulled 5.9 GHz in benchmarks using the Noctua cooler. Highly recommended. Yes, despite the price, it is worth every penny.

-Excellent packaging -comes with two fans, heatsink, low-noise adapter, Y-splitter cable, noise pads, thermal paste, screwdriver, spacer, screws, badge, and bracket kits for both Intel and AMD. -Yes, you will need to remove the original screws that was included from your motherboard in order to install the cooler. -Not to mention, it also comes with AMD CPU guard to avoid spilling the thermal paste -it's very easy to install the fan and heatsink -the temperature and noise level were superb, very quiet, and runs cool around 60-70 degrees celsius on average, regardless the application you're running on -However, the heatsink is tall which you will need a case that can fit up to 190mm height. Yes, I use ASUS ROG Hyperion GR701 and it fits no problem. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase and it does fit no problem with MSI MEG Godlike X870E E-ATX motherboard as well as AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU.

10 years of refinement from the legend. This cooler is awesome. Using a 7800X3D. I was using a U12A chromax cooler. Great cooler by the way. That was able to keep the CPU below 63C with Cyberpunk 2077. Most other games it hovered around 55C. With this D15 Gen 2, it's able to keep the CPU under 56C. Haven't seen it go above that. It terms of actual stress tests I haven't done anything, but I'm sure it'll have no issue with a 7800X3D. Not exactly a hard chip to cool. It's a behemoth of a cooler that comes with the improved NF14X25 Gen 2 fans. They are so quiet. At 80% I can barely start to hear the fans. My 140mm Be Quiet! Light wings I started to hear at around 45%. The entire fan feels of quality thanks to LCP (liquid crystal polymer) material. The packaging is as nice as any other Noctua product. Lots of extra goodies including thermal paste, 4 pin two-way fan splitter, Two 4 pin fan extensions, torx t20 screw driver (thank you Noctua! Torx is so much better than Phillips), AM5 thermal paste guard, and a few other things. Overall great cooler espically for AM5 seeing that it's the LBC version. Now the unfortunate part. It's $150, which is tough for a lot of people. Especially when Thermalright's dual tower coolers are getting close to the same results for almost 4X less the price. For me, the price is justified thanks to the quality of everything, plus the extras the cooler comes with. Plus the fans are leagues above anything that I've used recently. I'd really recommend going on YouTube and watching Gamer's Nexus' review of the cooler if you're on the fence. You can tell Noctua really put the passion and work into engineering this cooler. I'm glad it took them so long and had to delay it from last year. It shows the quality of work.

The biggest baddest air cooler for your CPU. I got it for my 9950X3D because it's the biggest and best. Yes, an AIO would be more effective at cooling the CPU, but given my GPU is wildly expensive I'm not ever going to take that risk for virtually no benefit. The only con is that the cooler is also wildly expensive when a Thermalright would be 25% of the cost for 90% of the performance.