Packaging

Noctua's brown and tan color scheme for their products and packaging design is both nostalgic and comforting due in no small part to the company's consistency. The color scheme screams quality through association, despite aesthetic aversions some potential buyers have. That said, the NH-D15 G2 packaging is slightly revised compared to previous releases. The box is now entirely shades of reddish brown, with the front panel showing the NH-D15 G2 in all its glory. Looking on the left side, Noctua goes into detail on the design itself and how it set a new standard in their unique testing suit otherwise called NSPR or Noctua Standardized Performance Rating, which likely means relatively little to the average consumer. Another turn of the box and you will find new and updated features listed out along with explanations as to why these changes matter.


The right side of the box gives detailed specifications, such as the overall dimensions, weight, scope of delivery, and supported CPU sockets. Finally, the top panel exclusively features the product name and Noctua logo. Overall the packaging is nice and clearly follows the overall design theme of Noctua's coolers.

Contents

Upon closer inspection, you will find all the mounting hardware in a separate box right on top, while the heatsink and fans are encased in a smaller cardboard box below. To say Noctua offers good packaging is an understatement. Everything is well protected with very little wasted space for the cooler to bounce around in. While I personally prefer foam, this unit did arrive in pristine shape with no problems.


Noctua's SecuFirm2 mounting system gets an update, now being called SecuFirm2+. Rather than Phillips head screws Noctua has moved to Torx which makes little sense to me over the old setup, since losing that fancy screwdriver makes things a bit of a pain. That said, everything you need is included. Noctua supports all modern mainstream sockets but support for Threadripper along with Intel HEDT platforms such as LGA2066 and LGA2011 have been left out, which considering the age of those platforms and smaller market share makes sense. Noctua does tend to have dedicated cooling unit SKUs for these more niche product lines, however.

Common parts supplied for mounting include:

• 4x AMD mounting screws
• 4x AMD spacers (Grey)
• 4x Intel mounting screws
• 4x Intel mounting screw C clips
• 4x Intel spacers (blue)
• 4x Intel spacers (black)
• 4x Thumbscrews
• 4x Fan clips
• 2x AMD mounting arms
• 2x Intel mounting arms
• 2x 140 x 150 x 25 mm fans
• 2x Low noise adapter
• 1x Fan Y-cable
• 1x AMD thermal paste guard
• 1x Thermal paste wipe
• 1x Intel backplate
• 1x Tube of NT-H2 thermal paste
• 1x Torx drivers
• 1x Metal Noctua badge