Stefan Mileschin

Noctua is famous for its tandem twin-tower heatsinks, starting with its NH-D14 and proceeding to the larger NH-D15. But now they have brought a single-tower heatsink, the NH-U14S, to the 140 mm market. The new heatsink is designed to keep the fans clear of DRAM slots and should be able to accept taller ram without running into compatibility issues. Can a single-tower heatsink compare with the big dual tower offerings? Let’s put the NH-U14S to the test and see how it measures up.

Introduction
On its website, Noctua says it is a “collaboration” between Austrian and Taiwanese companies. They are famous for premium products, products that cool well and quietly. To that end, the word Noctua means owl, a bird that flies on silent wings.

The NH-U14S is a single tower design that is symmetrical front and back. It is thin enough that it avoids interfering with any tall RAM you may be using, even if you use an LGA 2066 or 2011 motherboard. The heatsink has six heat pipes and includes a single 1500 RPM NF-A15 PWM fan and includes hardware to fit a second 140 mm fan (sold separately).

http://www.overclockers.com/noctua-n...sink-review-2/