CONCLUSION

   I've been following and testing products made by Noctua since the very beginning so when they announced the NH-D15 to us we immediately knew that it would be a worthy successor to the highly acclaimed NH-D14. Sure we didn't expect miracles since in their current state dual tower CPU Coolers have pretty much reached their maximum cooling efficiency but we did expect something more from Noctua and so surpassing the Silver Arrow Extreme by Thermalright was a very pleasant surprise. Noise levels play a significant role in the end game and so having the best possible cooling efficiency (it did dominate the chart) with relatively low noise levels is always the best possible scenario thus the NH-D15 has placed Noctua back at the top of CPU Air Coolers, for now at least.

   It's very normal for Dual Tower CPU Coolers to be more expensive than single tower ones and even more when we are talking about the current king of the hill. So the NH-D15 by Noctua currently has a recommended retail price tag set at around USD99.90 inside the USA and 89.90Euros inside the EU so once available widely you should be able to find it for even less. Granted the price tag is set quite high but it's not the first time we see such numbers and when we're talking about the best CPU Air Cooler currently i don't think it's much. Of course just like many other people i still hope that Noctua will one day design their very own Liquid CPU Cooler but with solutions like the NH-D15 i don't know if they will ever find a serious reason to do so. For excellent and unsurpassed performance by todays CPU Air Coolers the NH-D15 by Noctua gets our Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Design (Limited Clearance Issues)
- Superior Cooling Efficiency (Top CPU Air Cooler In Our Charts)
- Dual 140mm 1500RPM Fans
- Ability to Add An 3rd Fan
- Noise Levels

CONS

- Price (For Some)