Noctua Announces Redesigned Flagship Air Cooler for $149

In the world of CPU coolers that feature a tower design with heatsinks and fans, the Noctua NH-D15 has long been the industry standard as the pinnacle of air-cooling performance. That performance didn't come cheap, though, as these coolers have always rivaled all-in-one liquid coolers in price. It's always been one of the largest coolers you could ever strap onto your CPU. Now, Noctua has redesigned the NH-D15 for better performance and system compatibility by shrinking its size somewhat, all without adding additional noise to the cooler's operation.

The upgraded version has the same name as before but with G2 added. The revamped version offers a wide range of updates to the original design, making it slightly more compact yet capable of handling even more demanding workloads than its predecessor. Noctua says the G2 cooler is capable of running a few degrees cooler than the OG model ...