Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat cooler. Also, big. Very Big.
Reviewed in Canada on January 11, 2020
The NH-D15 is a legendary cooler. Noctua makes legendary fans. This combo performs extremely well, and it does so very quietly. The accessories in the box are well thought out, and all very high quality. The Chromax edition also has the bonus of looking really sleek while maintaining that industrial NH-D15 look.
I am using this behemoth for an ITX build, and I expected a lot more complications than I actually encountered. The mounting system is easy to set up, making the cooler itself a breeze to mount and dismount. The only real difficulty I ran into was installing the CPU fans. You need to be able to get your hands around the cooler in order to clip the fan brackets on, which is impossible for me because of the case I am using.
In terms of compatibility, the NH-D15 is *technically* compatible with my NZXT H210, but to accommodate the cooler in my case, I have to outright remove the exhaust fans or switch from regular-thickness 120mm fans to the slimmer versions. I do have to say, I've seen photos of my case housing a Dark Rock Pro 4 cooler (Be Quiet!) and they managed to keep the stock case fans.
All in all, I'm happy with the cooler. Any issues I encountered, I brought on my self by stuffing such a huge heatsink into such a tiny case. The NH-D15 Chromax is an expensive cooler, but that is in line with the competition. Build quality is top notch, performance is excellent. Spend the money, you can't go wrong. Just make sure you look at compatibility lists, because I can see this not fitting some applications.