Noctua NH-D9L Dual-Tower CPU Cooler Review

Peter Donnell / 8 years ago

Final Thoughts

Price

The Noctua NH-D9L isn’t particularly, but I would hardly say it was expensive either. Clocking in at around £40 from Scan Computers, its price reflects its overall build quality and performance quite nicely.

Overview

When it comes to cooling your system, there are few that do that job better than Noctua. While the cooler may not have had the best cooling performance we’ve ever seen, this much was to be expected, as it is still quite a compact unit. It’s also impressive how many systems this cooler is compatible with, thanks to 100% ram compatibility and a design that shouldn’t conflict with any motherboard VRM, compact and low-profile chassis’ should be an issue and so much more. However, what really shines through is the acoustic performance, as I literally could not hear this cooler running without the fan blades hitting my ears! Obviously, this wasn’t the case after prolonged load on a heavily overclocked CPU, but this cooler wasn’t design for that task anyway.

The build quality is as good as it gets and from the contact plate to the tip of the heat pipes, it’s easy to see that a lot of care has gone into the material choices and construction. This is also one of the reasons the price is a bit higher that similar price and performance products, as the Noctua product has a sublime six-year warranty and I’ve no doubt it’ll long outlast even that. The same can be said for the fan, Noctua fans are regarded as some of the finest in the world, it’ll stay cool and quiet for a very long time.

If you’re on the market for a compact, powerful, whisper-quiet cooler that doesn’t cost the Earth, then you’ll be very happy with what Noctua have to offer here. It’s a perfect cooler for a non-overclocked CPU, a workstation or office system.

Pros

Flawless build quality
Compact design
Easy to install and maintain
Tube of thermal paste included
Virtually silent performance
Six-year warranty

Cons

None

“Compact, well made and excellent value for money, the Noctua NH-D9L is perfect for those that want a quiet, reliable and widely compatible CPU cooler.”