Reviewers can't sell for profit then?

Sure, some things can never be sold though, as they are technically perpetual loans

really impressed with the build quality and packaging, size comparison there

hope it fits into my case :S

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It might not fit with some RAM because the ram is too tall.. thats one reason why i held off getting it. Unless you have some low profile rams, chances are that the noctua DH-14 wont fit.

ive got some mushkin frostbyte which the guy at NCIX originally recomended to fit bigger heat sinks its very low pro, i have the fractal R3 though which is a mid tower, i havent test fit it yet though

Yup there's a picture in my review showing that tall dimms won't work with this cooler. Tall dimms are pointless anyway imo

Get these

http://pcper.com/files/imagecache/ar...reenvanity.jpg

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It should be designed to clear standard ram. Ie the ones that don't have those massive heatsinks. Don't think it's necessary to buy special low profile ram.

standard ram is fine. It's the stupid tall ones that won't work.

ive got the U12P

and my hyperx memory barely clears

shame, ive got that kingston memory fan attachment but cant use it

I'll be reviewing their NH-N12 which is their low profile cooler. I'll post here when it goes up.

So with my Asus P8Z68 Pro Z68 can I use the secufirm2 mounting kit for LGA2011 sockets?

got it all in, ended up fitting quite well, at first i was more concerned with the fins on the actual MB than the ram, but ended up working out well

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what is a good sensor temp program? im currently using realtemp but i dont know which sensors these temps are for, it shows 4 of them, are they all just the cores?

Yeah. Individual core temps. I use Coretemp.

That heatsink and fan combo is fuckin gigantic.

youdontsay.jpg :troll:

You mean the: NH-L12?

I'd like to see that review. Was thinking of getting it and using just the lower 92mm fan. I'm just worried about the motherboard bracket as Asus uses a metal support behind the CPU.

that thing is a beast

Here is my computer with the noctua NH-U12P

http://i.imgur.com/dszow.jpg

is it really necessary, for modern cpus, need a heatsink at that size? even the bulldozer or i7-3XXX

If you want it to be so quiet you literally can't hear it, yes, especially if overclocking

And Bulldozer and i7 3xxx are super hot when overclocking btw.

I have an i7-2600k

This heatsink is as quiet if not quieter than the stock intel one from where I have my case under my desk

It's definitely quieter lol.. at normal speeds, it's inaudible to the human ear. At full speed, your PSU fan will be louder for sure

I love Noctua's coolers. Whenever I'm building a computer, I always check to see if they're on sale or have shipping deals (NCIX) associated with them.

Was able to snag an NH-C12P last year for $39 (via PM) w/ free shipping for the entire order (which was about $30 over here) :)

I'm glad some people appreciate noctua products, outside of their performance despite their colors they have a presence/beauty to them inside a case

I personally would have chosen the dh-14 as well but i was on a budget so i had to resort to the hyper 212 evo.