Noctua NH-L9I Reviews, Pros And Cons - TechSpot

Reviewers Liked

• Ultra compact
• Quiet straight out of the box
• But low noise adapter makes it nearly silent
• Impressive performance for such a little cooler
• Simple installation
• Easy to install
• Good performance
• Thermal paste included
• Great external design and aesthetics
• Very low height even with the 92mm fan installed
• Easy installation

Reviewers Didn't Like

• Price
• Supports only a few Intel sockets
• Cannot be used with Intel CPUs with higher than 65watt TDP

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Expert reviews and ratings

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Noctua's low profile NH-L9i heatsink stands 36mm tall so it will fit into the smallest of small form factor chassis. The NH-L9i is designed to cool Intel socket LGA115x (1155/1156/1150) processors only, which is a departure from the one-size-fits-all...

By FrostyTech on November 04, 2013 80

The Noctua NH-L9i is a great low-profile cooler for an HTPC and offers far better performance than Intel's stock...

By PC Mag on August 16, 2013 96

Now it's time for my final thoughts on the Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile CPU Cooler designed for socket LGA 115X CPU's, how does it compare to its bigger brothers and how does it cope with the extreme heat of Haswell combined with a nice hot summers day?...

By Play3r on July 08, 2013 80

After all the huge tower fans we've looked at recently, it makes a refreshing change to be playing with something at the other end of the spectrum. Noctua's NH-L9i is a compact top cooler - and when we say compact, we mean it. The NH-L9i is a mere 37mm...

By TechRadar on March 23, 2013 85

Noctua is well-known for providing some of the biggest and most efficient air-coolers among enthusiasts and overclockers. Their latest cooler, the NH-L9 series, is designed to meet the demand for the growing market of the small form factor PC with its...

By bjorn3d.com on March 01, 2013 90

If you are looking for a small foot-print cpu cooler that packs a punch in thermal performance, the Noctua NH-L9i fits the bill. Discuss in the...

By Pureoverclock on February 21, 2013 100

The Noctua NH-L9i is a premium heatsink designed for systems where space is an issue and noise control is of utmost importance like a HTPC and SFF (Small Form Factor) PC. These systems often feature half height chassis designs and sometimes have the PSU...

By hardwareasylum.com on February 07, 2013 100

Noctua is company known for high quality and excellent performing CPU coolers and fans. It's safe to say that most of their product line is aimed at the high end user who wants to push their system or CPU to the limits. Enthusiasts, or overclockers they...

By DragonSteelMods on January 16, 2013 90

When we have reviewed previous, larger, Noctua coolers the build quality and design of each has been top notch but there was always the concern that this wouldn't be the case with such a compact model. There would maybe have to be compromises in the...

By HardwareHeaven on January 15, 2013 80

A well-designed CPU cooler that eliminates the worry about space constraints and component clearance....

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