Noctua has displayed its next-gen NH-D15 G2 CPU cooler alongside a range of cool products such as Seasonic Noctua PSUs, Thermosiphon & GH200 solutions.
Noctua Unveils Next-Gen CPU Coolers & Fans Including The Flagship NH-D15 G2 But Not Hyping The Release Date
Noctua has a vast array of next-generation cooling solutions displayed at its Computex 2024 booth. We were given an in-depth run-down on the cooling solutions, when we can expect them, and what the pricing would be like by Jakob Dellinger. Starting right off the bat, we were told that the next-generation NH-D15 G2 CPU cooler will have a price of around $149 US. The price increase over the NH-D15 is not only due to the new 140mm fans but also due to the fact that a lot of engineering hours went into designing the heatsink.
Noctua also briefed us on its brand new Thermosiphon cooling project which is being made in collaboration with Calyos and will come in 240mm and 360mm variants. The Thermosiphon cooler makes use of gravity and flows the liquid through the internal assembly which turns into vapor when heated. That vapor flows up to the main radiator where condensation does its job & turns back to a liquid state. Noctua states that it first wants to target 150-400W CPU applications but is also open to working on similar designs for data centers and even GPUs. But we will first have to wait for the launch of this solution in the market before we get those.
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Besides that, Noctua also displayed a super-massive cooling solution designed for NVIDIA's GH200 GPUs. This monster solution features two NH-U12A heatsinks which are combined together in one singular package. Lastly, we have to mention the very impressive Seasonic PRIME series which now comes in Noctua edition flavor. This new model has much lower noise output, and increased cooling for the internal components, and should be priced around 30 USD higher than the standard model.
Noctua NH-D15 G2 "2nd Gen" CPU Heatsink Cooler
- New fans with superior P/Q performance and speed offset for acoustic optimization
- Tailored fin stacks with reduced fin pitch (1.6 instead of 1.9mm),
20% more surface area - 8 instead of 6 heat pipes
- Offset design for better PCIe clearance, 9mm less overall depth
- Torx® based SecuFirm2+ mounting system with offset option for AM5 and NM-SD1 screwdriver
- NT-H2 thermal paste, NA-TPG1 thermal paste guard for AM5, NA-ISW1 shim-washers for improved contact on LGA1700
- 3 different versions for optimal contact quality in all scenarios:
- NH-D15 G2 (standard version, medium base convexity like other Noctua heatsinks)
- NH-D15 G2 LBC (Low Base Convexity)
- NH-D15 G2 HBC (High Base Convexity)
- Current ETA: June 2024
Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 CPU Fan
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- Progressive-Bend impeller made from Sterrox liquid-crystal polymer pushes air out toward the highest efficiency blade areas
- Centrifugal Turbulator hub for better flow attachment and optimized fluid distribution across the impeller
Winglets reduce tip vortices and thereby increase efficiency - Ultra-tight tip clearance (0.7mm) for superior performance on heatsinks and radiators
- Ultra-high efficiency etaPERF motor with Smooth Commutation Drive 2 for superb running smoothness and SupraTorque for additional torque headroom
- Proven SSO2 bearing and Advanced Acoustic Optimisation (AAO) frame design
- ETA June 2024 (round frame) / September 2024 (square frame) / Q1 2025 (chromax.black)
Next-Gen Noctua 120mm Fans
- Further improved performance over the award-winning NF-A12x25
- Same aerodynamic design approach and feature set as NF-A14x25 G2
- Progressive-Bend impeller made from Sterrox liquid-crystal polymer pushes air out towards the highest efficiency blade areas
- Centrifugal Turbulator hub for better flow attachment and optimized fluid distribution across the impeller
- Winglets reduce tip vortices and thereby increase efficiency
- Ultra-tight tip clearance (0.5mm) for superior performance on heatsinks and radiators
- Ultra-high efficiency etaPERF motor with Smooth Commutation Drive 2 for superb running smoothness and SupraTorque for additional torque headroom
- Current ETA: Q1 2025
Noctua's Next-Gen Dual-Tower 120mm CPU Heatsink Cooler
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- NH-D15 level performance in a 120mm form factor
- 8 heat pipes
- Two next-gen 120mm fans
- Torx-based SecuFirm2+ mounting system with offset option for AM5 and NM-SD1 screwdriver
- NT-H2 thermal paste, NA-TPG1 thermal paste guard for AM5, NA-ISW1 shim-washers for improved contact on LGA1700
- Current ETA: Q2 2025
Thermosiphon Project Aims To Deliver Competitive Performance Against AIO Liquid Coolers
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- Two-phase thermosiphon CPU cooler with flexible tubing
- Exclusive development partnership with Calyos, an expert in developing and supplying two-phase cooling solutions for aviation, renewable energy, and automotive industries
- Development target: Providing the form factor, convenience, and performance levels of all-in-one water cooling solutions without the drawbacks – no moving parts: no pump noise, vibrations, and failures!
- 240/360mm form factor for top-exhaust position mounting (gravity-dependent operation)
- A long-term project in the early development stage, no ETA or
pricing projections
Seasonic PRIME Now In Noctua Edition PSU Flavors
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- Ultra-quiet Noctua Edition of the award-winning Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 1600W power supply
- ~8-10dB(A) lower noise levels thanks to the Noctua NF-A12x25 fan and custom designed, highly optimised fan grill
- Semi-passive operation: Fan stays off until 50% load at up to 25°C ambient temperature for virtually noise-free operation, slowly ramps up to near inaudible levels with increasing loads
- ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 compliant, 12V-2×6 connector for safely powering high-end graphics cards
- Fully modular, Noctua-themed cabling for clean and tidy builds
- Titanium level energy efficiency (94% at 50% load, 80 PLUS Titanium and Cybenetics ETA Titanium certified)
- Current ETA: Q4 2024
NVIDIA GH200 SUPERCHIPS Get Noctua's SUPER-Cooling Solution
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- Prototype for cooling NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper superchips (Grace CPU and Hopper GPU)
- Integrating two customized NH-U12A heatsinks for CPU and GPU cooling with a proprietary base plate for memory cooling and installation
- Supporting up to 1000W total heat emission
- Perfect for running GH200 systems in local environments where noise levels are a concern (e.g. for local HPC applications, self-hosted open source LLMs, fine-tuning LLMs on local data due to latency or privacy concerns, etc.)
- Current ETA: Q4 2024 (for B2B clients on per order basis)
