Noctua announced two CPU coolers for its chroma.black range — the NH-D9L and the NH-L9x65 low-profile CPU coolers. The low-profile CPU coolers are perfect for many small form factors builds. With a black coat on the CPU coolers, fans, vibration pads, fan clips, and mounting systems, it looks stealthier than the nickel-plated counterparts with Noctua’s signature colors on the fans. The NH-D9L has been designed to provide excellent efficiency at a height of only 110mm. Its comparably low profile (15mm lower than classic 9cm tower coolers such as the NH-U9S) doesn’t only guarantees full 3U compliance but also makes the NH-D9L ideal for compact mini-ITX and Small Form Factor cases that have airflow paths parallel to the motherboard. Thanks to its 95x95mm footprint, the NH-D9L always clears the RAM and PCIe slots, even on ITX motherboards.
The NH-L9x65 covers a middle ground between the larger NH-L12 series and the ultra-compact NH-L9i and NH-L9a series. With 65 instead of 37mm height and four instead of two heat pipes, the NH-L9x65 is more powerful than its smaller siblings yet retains the NH-L9i’s 95x95mm footprint, which, like with the D9L, not only guarantees 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility on current motherboards but also makes the cooler more convenient to work with as it doesn’t overhang near-socket connectors. their highly optimized NF-A9 and NF-A9x14 premium fans that support fully automatic speed control via PWM, both coolers run remarkably quietly. Topped off with the professional SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system for Intel and AMD (including the new offset mounting bars for better performance on AM5), Noctua’s renowned NT-H1 thermal compound, and a 6-year manufacturer’s warranty, they fuse everything users have come to expect from Noctua’s larger coolers into compact premium packages for space-restricted systems.
