Among many other products, Noctua has unveiled the highly-anticipated 2nd Generation NH-D15 CPU air cooler at Computex. The new cooler provides a much-needed update to the NH-D15, which launched in 2014 as the successor to the legendary NH-D14 and used to be one of the best CPU coolers on the market.
The second-generation NH-D15 doesn't deviate from the dual tower design characteristic of Noctua's previous installments. However, Noctua made multiple improvements to the design that may not be visible at first glance. First, the company has optimized the tailored fin stacks on the cooler by reducing the fin pitch. As a result, the second-generation NH-D15 has a fin pitch of 1.6mm instead of 1.9mm, equivalent to 20% more surface area for improved heat dissipation.
