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Review on πŸŽ›οΈ Noctua NH-L9x65 SE-AM4, High-Quality Low-Profile CPU Cooler with 92mm Fan for AMD AM4 (Brown) by Viswanath Lopez

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Awesome low power cooler

The description doesn't say anything about the advertised TDP, same as the Noctua website. After trying to figure out why my new build sounds like a blow dryer, I realized that this cooler should really only be used for 45W TDP CPUs. My Ryzen 3700x has a TDP of 65W and will easily overwhelm the cooler, forcing it to go to 100%. It keeps temperatures in check at around 72 degrees (4.2-4.3 GHz), albeit at the expense of the cooler, which is the noisiest part of the system. I return this for the u9s which have excellent reviews for their size to performance ratio. I'm using a mini-ITX build and I'm limited by the size of the cooler.

Pros
  • Good product for the price
Cons
  • Sad hardware