Review on 🌙 Noctua NH-L9x65: The Ultimate Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler (65mm, Brown) by Pogo Shakey

This cooler exceeded all my expectations. Installation was easy, possibly the easiest CPU cooler installation I've ever done. The temperature drops by up to 50% when idling and under load. It's so quiet I can't even hear it. I have 3 x 120mm and 3 x 80mm fans in my mid-tower InWin case and I never realized that the CPU cooler was making the most noise. Amazing upgrade. After the first impressions I am very happy that I chose the Noctua product. With this little beast installed I idle 20-25 cents and run TW WarHammer at Ultra settings on a 4GB 980GTX in a massive campaign, I barely get 50 cents under load. That's still 25% or more less than a standard fan with the very best Arctic thermal compound. (I used the included NT-H1 paste as my MX-4 paste order was delayed. Guess I'll be sending it back. I figured if Noctua included that paste they would trust them. There was a full 4 -g-Tube.) I had a stock 6 year old Intel cooler for my i5-2500k. I've overclocked about 15% with no issues over all these years, but lately it hasn't worked well at all, keeping my CPU around 40-50c. in idle and up to 81s under load. The fan stopped working with Asus AI Suite controls or manual controls (ROG Gene-IV Maximus). It's gotten a little sluggish lately and has recently started issuing temperature alerts. stressed out so I decided against it and issued an RMA. Since there is no real pressure in the cooling system, I'm not sure why high-pressure hoses are used. They're pretty tough. Should be able to do the same with high strength, thin wall and very flexible tubing for about the same price. I will definitely be installing one of Noctua's oversized coolers in my future i7-7700k build instead of liquid. More safety and clearly outstanding cooling technology. Of course, I wish fans had color options. I rarely look inside, but these colors definitely don't match anything I've ever put in a PC case in almost 30 years of building a PC. * Yes, back to the days when RAM was measured in megabytes! :o I would paint them, but that's not a long-term solution. The slightest deviation of the weight from the center unbalances the fans and significantly reduces their lifespan. I will make it work as intended and feel good about it with this amazing 6 year guarantee.