Noctua NH-D9L and NH-U9S CPU cooler review

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Product Showcase NH-D9L

Product Gallery NH-D9L

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We'll test two SKUs today, the NH-D9L to the left and to the right the NH-U9S. on this page we will start off with the mini-me version of the D14/D15, the NH-D9L. The cooler is packaged well, cushioned and bundled safely in the box. Everything is clearly labeled. 

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Once unboxed you'll spot the cooling unit consisting of the heatsink assembly, fan and brackets + back plate that support a very wide range of AMD and Intel processors. A little thermal paste is included as well. Also included is a special screwdriver to mount the unit, we'll show you why later on in the article.
  • NF-A9 PWM premium fan
  • Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.)
  • NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
  • SecuFirm2™ Mounting Kit
  • Fan-clips for second NF-A9
  • Noctua Metal Case-Badge

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Above the cooler placed on its side, we can see the base plate, it uses four copper based (nickel plated) heatpipes arranged in a U-shape design with the fan in the middle. The pure copper fins (nickel plated) effectively disperse heat away from the CPU via composite heatpipes, while the middle 92mm fan quickly cools the fins for stable operation of high performance CPUs.

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You'll spot a back plate that supports a wide variety of CPU sockets. Intel LGA 115x, 1366, 2011 and AMD AM2, AM3, FM1, FM2 based processors can be used in combination with this cooler.  The NH-D9L cooler is nice, yet not at all too big at dimensions of 110(H) x 95(W) x 95(D)mm without the fan included. 

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It weighs 531 gram with fan. The fan can be used in PWM mode controlled by your motherboard. Overall you should be able to easily fit the cooler without blocking anything related to the motherboard including DIMM modules.


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