Loud, Low-Profile SilverStone Nitrogon NT08-115X Designed To Replace Stock Intel CPU Cooler
SilverStone's has a new low-profile CPU cooler designed as a step up from Intel's stock cooler for compact PCs. But it's loud.
The SilverStone Nitrogon NT08-115X is designed for Intel's LGA 1150, 1151, 1155 and 1156 sockets only. It looks somewhat similar to Intel's stock cooler, but the Silverstone model has a larger solid copper base. It measures just 48 mm in height, which should allow it to fit in almost any mini-ITX case. The aluminum heatsink is fairly small, so users shouldn't mistake this cooler as being suitable for overclocking high-end CPUs.
The Nitrogon NT08-115X uses a 92 mm PWM fan that can produce up to 47 CFM of airflow. The fan is rather loud when at full load, though, hitting 62.88 dBA. Users looking for a quieter PC build will want to look for an alternative cooling solution.
There is currently no word on pricing or availability.
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But i think with intel's newer 14nm cpu's, this cooler would probably be fine and run slower(quieter) when not overclocking a 12nm cpu.
This isn't Intel's cooler; it's Silverstone's cooler that they think could serve as a replacement for the stock Intel cooler.
Now I really want a 'surly chek'.
I've found the stock coolers for the larger CPUs to make great low power replacements for the tiny stock coolers Intel provides for their lower power chips.
I'm well aware of the OEM. However that doesn't matter. If this is the cooler that comes boxed with the CPU when you buy it, it is the "stock cooler." Hence, while AMD is trying to improve the cooler that comes with their CPUs, Intel is sourcing an inferior product to what they were using.
Right, but this isn't an OEM for Intel...the title is written such as clickbait. "Designed to replace Stock Intel CPU Cooler" Not "Intel replacing stock cooler with Silverstone product"
I used the stock cooler myself for ages. It's not a bad cooler for the average user. I've got water cooling these days, but to be fair, the noise levels from my PC is really not that much lower now.
People spend $110 for Corsair watercoolers that are that loud.
Not an Intel stock cooler. It is Silverstone. I thought it was Intel stock cooler too until is read the article and understood it was third party.
Real water cooling or a CLC ? There has not been a CLC type cooler made yet that doesn't get beat thermally by a comparably priced air cooler. And the CLCs have to be 8 - 12 times as loud to get close. You can't expect to use a cheap aluminum radiator and a weak 0.11 gpm pump and expect low noise and good thermal performance. To overcome the low heat transfer of the aluminum rad and the low flow rate, CLCs need high rpm fans ... and hence the noise.