Noctua NH-L9i

The Noctua NH-L9i is a quiet, high-quality sub-two-inch Mini-ITX air cooler with a price tag to match. Unfortunately, our samples didn't live up to the high expectations that Noctua has set in air cooling.

-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
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Product details

  • Proven premium heatsink (more than 100 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites), now available in an all-black design that goes great with many colour schemes and RGB LEDs
  • Only 37mm height allows it to fit ultra-compact HTPC and Small Form Factor (SFF) cases, 95x95mm footprint guarantees 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility on all ITX, Micro-ATX and ATX motherboards
  • Renowned, award-winning NF-A9x14 slim 92mm fan with Low-Noise Adaptor and PWM for automatic speed control: full cooling performance under load, whisper quiet at idle!
  • Includes high-end NT-H1 thermal paste and SecuFirm2 mounting system for easy installation on Intel LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156, LGA1200
  • Renowned Noctua quality backed up by 6-year manufacturer’s warranty, deluxe choice for Intel Core i7, i5 or i3 with moderate heat load (e.g. 11900, 11700, 11600, 10700, see compatibility list)

PROS

+ Quality, Quiet, Small

CONS

- Performance, Price

Expert reviews and ratings

By Tom's Hardware on November 19, 2014
The Noctua NH-L9i is a quiet, high-quality sub-two-inch Mini-ITX air cooler with a price tag to match. Unfortunately, our samples didn't live up to the high expectations that Noctua has set in air cooling.
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By PCMag on August 16, 2013
The Noctua NH-L9i is a great low-profile cooler for an HTPC and offers far better performance than Intel's stock cooler.
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