“Noctua unveils second-generation NH-D15 cooler and new 140mm fans at Computex 2023”

Noctua will be showcasing several upcoming products at Computex 2023, including prototypes of its second-generation NH-D15 processor cooler and new 140mm fans. In addition, the company shows various mounting kits for AMD CPUs.

Noctua meldt that the second-generation NH-D15 has eight heat pipes, where the current version has six heat pipes. In addition, the distance between the different fins is reduced from 1.9 to 1.6mm. That should provide twenty percent more cooling surface than the first generation NH-D15 had.

The dual tower cooler gets an asymmetric design for better compatibility with high memory modules. Noctua expects the second-generation NH-D15 to be released in Q2 2024, although Noctua’s roadmap is subject to change; the cooler was initially planned for late 2022.

The new processor cooler will also be equipped with a new generation of 140mm fans, which Noctua will also be showing at Computex. These fans are made of liquid-crystal polymer and have tighter manufacturing tolerances. For example, the ends of the rotor blades are closer to the frame. The fans have been in development since 2015, according to Noctua, and are expected to be ready for mass production by the end of this year. A release should follow in the first quarter of 2024.

AM5 mounting kits and more new coolers and fans

Noctua is also showing several mounting kits for Ryzen 7000 desktop processors. This is how the company comes up with a offsetkit. This means that the CPU cooler is mounted slightly lower on the heat spreader of Ryzen 7000 CPUs. As a result, the center of the cooler is closer to the ccd chips with Zen 4 cores, which produce more heat than the higher placed i/odie. The company will release that kit in June on its own website for 3.90 euros. At the end of this year, the set will come standard with Noctua coolers.

In addition, Noctua comes with a mounting kit that allows Noctua coolers to be mounted on top delidded Ryzen 7000 CPUs can be placed. The company developed that set in collaboration with well-known overclocker der8auer. According to Noctua, ‘delidden’, the removal of the integrated heat spreader, from Ryzen 7000 CPUs leads to temperature improvements of 10 to 15 degrees Celsius. The set is compatible with “most Noctua CPU coolers since 2005” and will be available in June for 4.90 euros.

In the coming months, Noctua will release a next-gen cooler for Threadripper processors, a 24V version of the NF-A4x10 fan, a thin 60mm fan and new Chromax Black coolers with a black design. They should all appear in the second half of this year.