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| Socket compatibility | Intel LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3(Square ILM), LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1150 & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+ (backplate required) |
| Height (without fan) | 115 mm |
| Width (without fan) | 140 mm |
| Depth (without fan) | 163 mm |
| Height (with fan) | 115 / 142 mm |
| Width (with fan) | 140 mm |
| Depth (with fan) | 163 mm |
| Weight (without fan) | 820 g |
| Weight (with fan) | 1015 g |
| Material | Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminum (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating |
| Max. TDP | see TDP guide |
| Fan compatibility | |
| Scope of Delivery |
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| Warranty | 6 Years |
| Fan specifications | |
| Model | 1x Noctua NF-A14 PWM |
| Bearing | SSO2 |
| Max. Rotational Speed (+/- 10%) | 1500 RPM |
| Max. Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%) | 1200 RPM |
| Min. Rotational Speed (PWM, +/-20%) | 300 RPM |
| Max. Airflow | 140.2 m³/h |
| Max. Airflow with L.N.A. | 115.5 m³/h |
| Max. Acoustical Noise | 24.6 dB(A) |
| Max. Acoustical Noise with L.N.A. | 19.2 dB(A) |
| Input Power | 1.56 W |
| Voltage Range | 12 V |
| MTBF | > 150,000 h |
From Hardware BBQ:
The Noctua NH-C14S somewhat matches in performance around Noctua NH-D15. That’s impressive considering a single NF-A14 PWM fan and a single heatsink type design. On top of it, it’s an offset design which lets you install on many motherboards without being a hindrance for first PCIe slots. There’s nothing much to say about the mounting mechanism as its SecurFirm2 is the best installation system you can get. You get the same old common parts with extra fan clips, Noctua’s only (and well known) thermal paste, a Phillips-head screwdriver and a metal case badge.
From NikKTech:
No matter how we try to see it i think we’ve finally reached a point in time where commercial CPU cooling technology has finally come to a standstill. Sure we have newly designed air and liquid CPU coolers make their debut all the time but nothing is really new in terms of the technology all those products are based on. Luckily we don’t need something new since current products are more than enough to keep temperatures in check so with that in mind lately manufacturers have been doing their best to reduce the size of CPU coolers in an effort to cover the needs of every consumer out there. A while back Noctua released their very good NH-C14 low-profile model which combined very good cooling efficiency while at the same time offering compatibility with many HTPC oriented cases. Well Noctua is known to stick with their popular models a little bit longer than others by performing slight “tweaks” and so today with us we have the brand new NH-C14S model.
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