The NH-C14 brings top-flow cooling to a new level by offering an exquisite, uniquely flexible 140mm dual fan setup: The two supplied NF-P14 premium fans can be installed on top and underneath the fin-stack to configure the cooler for maximum performance in dual fan mode and either lower profile (105mm) or maximum component clearance in single fan modes. Bundled with the award-winning NT-H1 thermal compound and Noctua’s SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system, the NH-C14 is a highly flexible, premium-class top-flow solution that further boosts the renowned quiet cooling performance of the much acclaimed NH-C12P series.

Installation Guide (PDF)

Compatibility

Note: As most AMD mainboards come with a stock backplate preinstalled, the cooler doesn’t include an AMD backplate.

C-Type top-flow design

• The NH-C14’s six heatpipe c-type design allows for superb quiet cooling performance while maintaining a much lower profile than today’s tower-style coolers and providing excellent airflow over RAM modules and near-socket mainboard components.

Dual NF-P14 FLX fans

• The NH-C14 comes with two of Noctua’s award-winning, premium quality NF-P14 140mm fans that can be fine-tuned according to the user’s needs via the supplied Low-Noise (L.N.A.) and Ultra-Low-Noise Adaptors (U.L.N.A.).

Low Profile Mode

• Run with a single NF-P14 fan underneath the fin stack and with the top fan removed, the NH-C14 measures only 105mm in height, which makes it ideal for use in smaller enclosures and HTPC applications.

High Clearance Mode

• The lower NF-P14 fan can be removed in order to provide additional clearance for chipset coolers or RAM modules with tall heat-spreaders. Run with a single fan on top, the NH-C14 provides a full 65mm of clearance.

SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system

• Noctua’s enthusiast grade SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting provides broad socket compatibility (LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA775, AM2, AM2+ and AM3) and meets the highest demands in safety, performance and ease-of-use.

Noctua NT-H1 high-end thermal compound

• Noctua's much-acclaimed NT-H1 is a well proven pro-grade TIM solution that provides minimum thermal resistance, excellent ease-of-use and outstanding reliability.

Socket compatibility:	Intel LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA1155, LGA775 & AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3 (backplate required)
Height (without fan):	105 mm
Width (without fan):	140 mm
Depth (without fan):	166 mm
Height (with fan):	130 mm
Width (with fan):	140 mm
Depth (with fan):	166 mm
Weight (without fan):	700 g
Weight (with fan):	850/1000* g
Material:	Copper (base and heat-pipes) aluminium (cooling fins) soldered joints & nickel plating
Fan compatibility:	140x140x25mm / 120x120x25mm
Fan specifications:	Noctua NF-P14
Bearing:	SSO-Bearing
Rotational Speed (+/- 10%):	1200 RPM
Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%):	900 RPM
Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%):	750 RPM
Airflow:	110,3 m³/h
Airflow with L.N.A.:	83,7 m³/h
Airflow with U.L.N.A.:	71,2 m³/h
Acoustical Noise:	19,6 dB(A)
Acoustical Noise with L.N.A.:	13,2 dB(A)
Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A.:	10,1 dB(A)
Input Power:	1,2 W
Voltage Range:	12 V
MTBF:	> 150.000 h
Included:	2x NF-P14 premium fan Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.) Ultra-Low-Noise Adaptor (U.L.N.A.) NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound SecuFirm2™ Mounting Kits Noctua Metal Case-Badge

07-11-2011
Reviewer: JE (1)
I purchased the C14 because it was touted as being excellent and Noctua has a solid reputation. However, when I overclocked my Core i5-760 to 4 GHz, the C14 died. It just could not clear the heat being generated. Later I realized that not all hardware reviewers test on overclocked processors @ 4 GHz. Legitreviews, on the other hand, does and failed the C14. I replaced the 2 Noctua P14 fans with 2 Scythe Kaze Maru 2 140mm fans and my temps dropped by 20C. My overclocked 760 is stable with the hybrid cooler.