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It is stored as the product link only. No value comes from it. Spec values come from the retailer copies of the Noctua spec table and from reviews."}},{"url":"https://www.quietpc.com/nh-d15-g2","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","variants","cpu_cooler","thermal_paste","sockets","ram_clearance_mm","heatpipe_count","fans","display_type","dimensions_mm","heatsink_dimensions_mm","weight_g","heatsink_weight_g","warranty_years","status","in_the_box"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Noctua gives no separate model codes. The model names are NH-D15 G2 (Standard), NH-D15 G2 LBC and NH-D15 G2 HBC. The chromax.black name comes from its own page.","display_type":"The spec table lists no screen or lighting.","gtins":"EAN 9010018000405 for the Standard version, 9010018000429 for LBC and 9010018000436 for HBC.","variants":"Standard has medium base convexity, LBC low and HBC high. 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The Noctua spec page (Chinese version, seen in search results) gives the same EAN.","variants":"chromax.black is sold only in the Standard medium-convexity version. It has the same size, weight and fans as the brown model.","colors":"All-black heatsink, fans, fan clips and mounting hardware.","rgb_lighting":"Spec table: RGB no.","in_the_box":"Box list of the chromax.black. It has no NM-ISW1 washers."}},{"url":"https://eshop.enzure.se/noctua-nh-d15-g2/cat-p/c/p1004921255","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["in_the_box","base_material","fans"],"notes":{"in_the_box":"Scope of delivery of the NH-D15 G2 lists 4x NM-ISW1 shim washers (LGA1700) between the mounting system and the screwdriver.","base_material":"Materials: copper base and heat pipes, aluminium fins, soldered joints, nickel plating. Igor's Lab states that the base plate itself is nickel plated.","fans":"NF-A14x25r G2 PWM: SSO2 bearing, 1500 rpm, 155.6 m3/h, 24.8 dB(A), 4-pin PWM."}},{"url":"https://www.funkykit.com/news/noctua-releases-its-nh-d15-g2-next-gen-flagship-cpu-coolers-and-nf-a14x25r-g2-fans/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","announce_date","launch_price_usd","launch_price_eur","offset_mounting","variants","thermal_paste"],"notes":{"release_date":"Article of 2 July 2024: Noctua released the NH-D15 G2, LBC and HBC that day.","announce_date":"Announced and released on 2 July 2024.","launch_price_usd":"Suggested retail price USD 149.90 for the NH-D15 G2, LBC and HBC. Tax treatment is not stated.","launch_price_eur":"Suggested retail price EUR 149.90 for the NH-D15 G2, LBC and HBC. Whether VAT is included is not stated. The chromax.black price is not stored because the sources disagree on it.","offset_mounting":"The standard cooler includes offset mounting for AM5.","variants":"Standard is medium base convexity, HBC is for LGA1700 CPUs under full ILM pressure or deformed, LBC is for relatively flat CPUs such as AM5 without offset mounting.","thermal_paste":"NT-H2 thermal compound included."}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/story/noctua-introduces-nhd15-g2-cpu-coolers-and-nfa14x25r-g2-140mm-fans/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Story of 2 July 2024.","launch_price_usd":"USD 149.90 each for the NH-D15 G2, LBC and HBC."}},{"url":"https://www.club386.com/noctua-nh-d15-g2-flagship-cpu-cooler-is-here","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["launch_price_usd","launch_price_eur","announce_date"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Article of 2 July 2024: $149.90 on Amazon.","launch_price_eur":"EUR 149.90 on Amazon, with GBP 127.95. Tax treatment is not stated.","announce_date":"Article of 2 July 2024."}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/story/noctua-launches-nhd15-g2-chromaxblack-and-updated-a14x25-fan/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["variants","colors"],"notes":{"variants":"Story of 19 November 2025: the chromax.black is an aesthetic-only change with the same G2 platform, fin layout, mounting system and hardware. Noctua's later statement, as reported by dlcompare, is that only the Standard convexity is sold in black. The story also says pricing matches the non-black models, but reviews report higher black prices, so no black price is stored.","colors":"Matte-black finish on heatsink, fan frames, rotors and accessories."}},{"url":"https://tech4gamers.com/nh-d15-g2-chromax-black-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["colors"],"notes":{"colors":"The original NH-D15 G2 comes in the traditional brown and beige colour scheme. The chromax.black is all black. Retailer listing titles name the standard model as Brown. Noctua's own spec page could not be read."}},{"url":"https://www.manua.ls/noctua/nh-d15-g2/manual","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["usb_header_required"],"notes":{"usb_header_required":"Hosted copy of the Noctua NH-D15 G2 installation guide. The fans connect to the motherboard CPU fan header, with the NA-YC1 splitter cable for two fans. No USB cable or software is mentioned."}},{"url":"https://www.club386.com/?p=125126","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["sockets"],"notes":{"sockets":"Article of 27 November 2025 quoting Noctua's FAQ: all Noctua CPU coolers compatible with LGA1851 and LGA1700 are also compatible with Intel's LGA1954 socket, and no additional mounting parts are needed."}},{"url":"https://www.club386.com/noctua-nh-d15-g2-chromax-black-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["heatpipe_diameter_mm","sockets"],"notes":{"heatpipe_diameter_mm":"Spec table: heat pipes 8 x 6 mm.","sockets":"Spec table of the chromax.black lists LGA1954, LGA1851, LGA1700, LGA1200 and LGA115x for Intel and AM4 and AM5 for AMD."}},{"url":"https://www.igorslab.de/en/noctua-nh-d15-g2-chromax-black-review-return-of-the-king-in-black/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["heatpipe_diameter_mm","base_material","direct_contact_heatpipes","air_cooler_layout","dimensions_mm","weight_g","heatsink_weight_g","measured_thermal_tests"],"notes":{"heatpipe_diameter_mm":"Spec table: heat pipes 8, nickel-plated copper, 6 mm.","base_material":"The base plate is made of nickel-plated CU1100 copper with a purity of 99.95 percent, 44.6 x 51.6 mm, mirror-polished.","direct_contact_heatpipes":"The review describes a base plate as the contact surface and no direct-touch heat pipes.","air_cooler_layout":"Dual tower with 58 aluminium fins in two stacks.","dimensions_mm":"Spec table of the chromax.black: height 168 mm, width 150 mm, depth 127 mm without fans and 152 mm with fans.","weight_g":"1525 g with fans.","heatsink_weight_g":"1180 g without fans.","measured_thermal_tests":"Igor's Lab review of the NH-D15 G2 chromax.black. Ryzen 9 7900X on an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero, open bench, Prime95 for 20 minutes, same paste for all coolers but the paste is not named, SecuFirm2+ with the AMD backplate. Temperatures are the CPU die average as a delta to the room temperature, which is not stated and not air-conditioned. The power levels 100, 150 and 200 W are as published, and the review does not say how they were set. The cpu_power_w value is that level, not a measured power. Noise was measured at 40 cm with a Voltcraft SL-10 meter in a room of 30.4 dB(A), so the dB(A) values do not compare with the Cybenetics rows at 1 m. The 40 dB(A) rows ran at 92% PWM (front fan about 1385 rpm, middle fan about 1325 rpm). The full-speed rows are at 100% PWM and 41.6 dB(A)."}},{"url":"https://www.hwcooling.net/en/noctua-nh-d15-g2-meeting-all-our-expectations-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["ram_clearance_mm","offset_mounting","fans","sockets","dimensions_mm","weight_g"],"notes":{"ram_clearance_mm":"Review of 17 July 2024: for memory modules up to 32 mm in height the front fan can stay in its default position.","offset_mounting":"AM5 offset mounting up to 7 mm off the centre of the heat spreader.","fans":"Comparison table for the NF-A14x25r G2: SSO2 bearing, speed range 300 to 1500 rpm, 155.6 m3/h and 2.56 mmH2O.","sockets":"Intel LGA 115x, 1200, 1700 and 20xx and AMD AM4 and AM5. The 20xx sockets are for the LBC version and are not stored.","dimensions_mm":"168 x 150 x 152 mm with fans.","weight_g":"1525 g."}},{"url":"https://hwbusters.com/cooling/noctua-nh-d15-g2-review-standard-lbc-hbc-comparison/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["fans","in_the_box","dimensions_mm","weight_g"],"notes":{"fans":"Spec table: static pressure 2.56 mmH2O, 91.58 CFM and 155.6 m3/h, 24.8 dB(A), SSO2 bearing, 4-pin PWM. Cybenetics rated the G2 fans Diamond and Titanium in its fan standard, which is not stored.","in_the_box":"Scope of delivery of the NH-D15 G2 lists 4x NM-ISW1 washers for LGA1700. The review does not break the list out by version.","dimensions_mm":"150 x 168 x 152 mm with fans.","weight_g":"1525 g with fans."}},{"url":"https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/coolers/72/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["cybenetics_theta_am5","measured_op_30dba_am5","measured_noise_max_dba","measured_thermal_tests"],"notes":{"cybenetics_theta_am5":"Report of the NH-D15 G2 LBC (Lab ID NCCLR00072, tested 11 July 2024). Cybenetics tested the LBC version on AM5 only. The Standard version has no report. LBC differs only in base convexity from the Standard model, which Noctua lists with the same heatsink and fans. THETA Platinum, air class, rated at 30 dB(A), Ryzen 9 7900X, Default mount. Evaluated under protocol revision 1.8, before revision 2.0.","measured_op_30dba_am5":"Overall Performance 10,465 at 30 dB(A) on the Ryzen 9 7900X for the LBC version.","measured_noise_max_dba":"36.6 dB(A) at the 100% fan setting (1494 and 1536 rpm), the same figure as the HBC report. Hemi-anechoic chamber with a 6 dB(A) noise floor, Bruel & Kjaer 2270 G4 analyser, microphone 1 m from the cooler. Protocol revision 1.8.","measured_thermal_tests":"Cybenetics Cooling Solutions Test Protocol, revision 1.8 (20 minutes per noise level, 10-minute cool-down). Ambient held at 25 C and 30% humidity in a climate chamber, open Cooler Master Test Bench, Prime95 Small FFTs, PBO enabled. The report does not name the paste. The current protocol states Arctic MX-4 for all tests. CPU power is measured at the EPS connectors. The AM5 rows are from the LBC version and the Default mount, and the LGA1851 rows are from the HBC report. The reports do not publish a temperature above ambient."}},{"url":"https://www.cybenetics.com/evaluations/coolers/20/","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["cybenetics_theta_lga1851","measured_op_30dba_lga1851","measured_noise_max_dba","measured_thermal_tests"],"notes":{"cybenetics_theta_lga1851":"Report of the NH-D15 G2 HBC (Lab ID NCCLR00020, tested 7 July to 14 December 2024). Cybenetics tested the HBC version on LGA1851 only. The Standard version has no report. HBC differs only in base convexity from the Standard model. THETA Platinum, air class, rated at 30 dB(A), Core Ultra 9 285K, Default mount, protocol revision 1.8.","measured_op_30dba_lga1851":"Overall Performance 13,976 at 30 dB(A) on the Core Ultra 9 285K (Intel default mode) for the HBC version.","measured_noise_max_dba":"The HBC report gives the same 36.6 dB(A) at 100% (1494 and 1536 rpm) as the LBC report.","measured_thermal_tests":"Intel rows: Core Ultra 9 285K on an ASRock Z890 Taichi, open DimasTech Bench, Prime95 Small FFTs, Intel default mode, HBC version. Same protocol and climate chamber as the AM5 rows."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/noctua-nh-d15-g2-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"Tom's Hardware's review calls the NH-D15 G2 the successor of the NH-D15."}},{"url":"https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/cooling/noctua-nh-d15-g2-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"PC Gamer's review calls the NH-D15 G2 a long-awaited successor to the NH-D15."}},{"url":"https://heise.de/en/news/Noctua-s-best-CPU-cooler-gets-a-successor-after-10-years-9788774.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["predecessor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"Heise reports that the NH-D15 G2 replaces the previous NH-D15."}}],"fields_filled":36,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}