Conclusion and Verdict
In Conclusion, The Noctua NH-D9L offers decent performance for the size and you supeb quality from Noctua. Noctua’s list of features is lengthy and everything Noctua claimed about the NH-D9L stood true in the tests. The installation of a cooler of can be a miserable experience but the SecuFirm2 kits supplied by Noctua make the entire process painless. Clearances can become a major setback when installing any cooler but Noctua has eliminated the clearence issues.
The look of the cooler, once installed inside a case, will let everybody around know you are serious about keeping you CPU as cool as possible on an air cooled setup. The notoriety that is associated with Noctua fans makes the color easy to overlook even if they do not fit in with a particular scheme. If a person absolutely wanted to switch fans to match a particular style Noctua has made that process easy with the fan mounting system used.
The NH-D9L has MRSP around $55 USD and the NF-A9 premium fan will set you back about another $15 USD. The items can be found on Newegg and various other e-tailers. Wether you chose to go with one fan or dual fans, you are guaranteed satisfaction in all categories.
Pros:
- High Quality Materials
- Easy to Install
- Accessory Bundle
- High Performance Fans
- Memory Clearance
- Extreme cooling in a little package
- Ability to add a second fan
Cons:
- Fan Color may not appeal to everyone
Final thoughts:
The Noctua NH-D9L packs alot of cooling in a little package. If you are needing to save the space but do not want to sacrifice performance the dual fan setup competes pretty close to the big behemoth coolers. The price is definately on the higher end when purchasing the extra fan but the performance to price ratio is right on par compared to the 140mm $100 coolers. Look no further if you have a set up that requires a small sized cooler because the Noctua NH-D9L will meet those needs.
