Noctua Chromax Black NH-D15 install with an LGA 1700 Core i9-12900K

Hello, this is the Provoked Prawn and this is a video on the Noctua Chromax Black NH-D15 CPU cooler. Here I’m installing the CPU tower cooler with an LGA 1700 socket on the Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA motherboard with an Intel Core i9-12900K CPU. This is with a Fractal Design Torrent case (

Here I’m showing you what’s included with the cooler, how to install it, benchmark tests I got and more.

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Note, benchmark testing was done with Cinebench R23, which is much more intensive than most other things you’d be doing. It runs hot, but I had the same issue with the Core i9-12900K in previous setups and if you Google you’ll find it’s a common thing.

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Noctua NH-D15S premium CPU cooler with an LGA 1700 install, benchmarks and more

Highlights of the CPU cooler:
Premium design with two included 140mm fans
Quiet airflow and excellent cooling
Multiple parts for easy installation on multiple CPU sockets
6 year warranty

Lowlights:
It’s massive and hides my fancy motherboard 🙁

Specs of the Noctua Chromax Black NH-D15:
Socket compatibility Intel LGA1200, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA1151, LGA1150, LGA1700 (included since Q4 2021, older coolers require NM-i17xx-MP83), LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 (Square ILM) & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+ (backplate required), AM4
Height (without fan) 160 mm
Width (without fan) 150 mm
Depth (without fan) 135 mm
Weight (without fan) 980 g
Height (with fan) 165 mm
Width (with fan) 150 mm
Depth (with fan) 161 mm
Weight (with fan) 1320 g
Material Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
NSPR 183
Max. TDP see NSPR
Fan compatibility 140x150x25 (with 120mm mounting holes), 140x140x25 (with 120mm mounting holes), 120x120x25
Scope of delivery
Black NH-D15 heatsink
2x NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black premium fan
2x Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.)
4-pin PWM Y-cable
NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
Black SecuFirm2™ Mounting Kit
Noctua Metal Case-Badge
Warranty 6 Years
FAN Specification
Model 2x Noctua NF-A15 HS-PWM chromax.black
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)
Voltage range 12 V
MTTF 150.000 h

Watch this video by @Tech Illiterate testing “is more thermal paste hotter?”

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