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Noctua NH-D14

Physical Product · CPU coolers, fans & thermal paste · 5 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/buildapc

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Pros

  • If you did not scrub the coldplate it should work just fine.
  • Perfectly fine. Air coolers don't ever break. The fans should also be fine if theyre not having any issues.
  • Marks like the one linked in your pictures will have no impact on cooling performance.
  • I swear, I bought a Noctua NH-D14 back in like 2012 or something, and it's still cooling my CPU like a champ.

Cons

  • I just cleaned the D14 in the sink which took about 10-15 minutes to clean. I got impatient and used the scrubber to get the 'dense 13 y/o dust' off the fins... It removed some of the, but I hope it's fine. It's just the raw metal on the...

Sentiment

4 positive (80%) · 1 mixed (20%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +70% · raw score 80%

What redditors said (5 of 5)

I just cleaned the D14 in the sink which took about 10-15 minutes to clean. I got impatient and used the scrubber to get the 'dense 13 y/o dust' off the fins... It removed some of the, but I hope it's fine. It's just the raw metal on the tips of one side (they are like a white/silverish coating)... My main concern is the old i7-3770K indentation it left on the D14 over the past 23 years... They are very small, but I'm concerned because the D14 pad has a grooved pattern manufactured into it (I assume for more thermal contact?).
mixed · u/c****r · r/buildapc · Mar 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
If you did not scrub the coldplate it should work just fine.
positive · u/A****s · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Perfectly fine. Air coolers don't ever break. The fans should also be fine if theyre not having any issues.
positive · u/c****s · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Marks like the one linked in your pictures will have no impact on cooling performance.
positive · u/N****L · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I swear, I bought a Noctua NH-D14 back in like 2012 or something, and it's still cooling my CPU like a champ.
positive · u/F****2 · r/buildapc · Feb 11, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

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