Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.Black, Low-Profile CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 (Black)
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Javier
> 3 dayMy own experience: I had a loud small PC, it had the AMD stock cooler for Ryzen 3400G and it was loud along with the Silverstone flex ATX, once I got this CPU cooler half the noise went away and by half, meant no more noise from CPU cooling, just from the power supply!
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Anthony
> 3 dayDifficult cooler to use, do not use the paste they send.
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P.Ng
> 3 dayThe best low profile cooler in the market. It works great !
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Zuri
> 3 dayReally great product. Needed a cooler for my Ryzen processor in my M-ITX build. Extremely tight case (Silverstone SG13) so I needed something with low clearance. This fit the bill and is nearly silent to boot. Will always recommend Noctua products.
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Bruce kimura
> 3 dayPerforms at the exact same level as the black ridge cooler, at least in my case with a R5 3600. Significantly quieter. Looks amazing. Affordable and available. You dont need a C7 cu. Just get this bad boy
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Colton Forry
> 3 dayLove how it looks, but unfortunately my Silverstone Sugo SG13 case doesnt show the cooler. My 3700x idles at about 40°C. Installation was easy and I liked how much thermal paste was included - should be plenty for multiple installs. Only really audible at full power as set in my UEFI, otherwise I cant hear it over normal background noise.
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Miguel. p
> 3 dayReally good for sff build it’s keeps the temps ok on my no GPU build - 40 on standard use 55-60 while gaming Valorant and simple games. Very sleek very premium quality feel.
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Patrick Campbell
> 3 dayWhisper quiet and tamed a 3700 under-volted to 1.2 @ 4.00ghz in my SFF build.
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Mrs. Elenora Feeney I
> 3 dayNoctua always makes good product, but for some reason my package was opened. That is some sketchy business if you ask me. What if it was something valuable? Good thing the average Joe doesnt know wtf this thing is....
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3b0ny1
Greater than one weekeven a 6 core CPU will struggle with this air cooler. My 3600X would frequently overheat with this cooler causing my PC to randomly crash when doing anything other than web browsing or watching movies.
The NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua’s award-winning NH-L9a-AM4 low-profile quiet CPU cooler for AMD Ryzen based HTPCs and Small Form Factor (SFF) builds. Thanks to the same proven heatsink design and NF-A9x14 PWM fan, it stays true to the NH-L9a-AM4’s successful formula of fusing a height of only 37mm with strong performance and excellent quietness of operation, as well as 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility. At the same time, the chromax.black version with its black fan and black coated heatsink combines these assets with a sleek stealth look. Topped off with the renowned SecuFirm2 low-profile mounting system for AMD AM4 and Noctua’s enthusiast-grade NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.black is a premium choice for customers who seek an ultra-compact heatsink that looks just as great as it cools.
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37mm low profileDue to the slim 23mm heatsink and the NF-A9x14 low profile fan that measures only 14mm in thickness, the NH-L9 stands a mere 37mm tall, which makes it ideal for use in compact HTPCs or Small Form Factor cases that offer minimum clearance for CPU coolers. |
100% RAM compatibilityThe NH-L9a-AM4 has a compact footprint that fully complies with the socket keep-out zones specified by AMD. This means that neither the heatsink nor the fan overhang the RAM, so the cooler provides easy access to the slots and is fully compatible with tall memory modules. |
100% compatibility with PCIe cards on mini-ITXSome AMD-based mini-ITX motherboards have the PCIe slot located close to the CPU socket zone. While larger coolers that exceed this zone may block the PCIe slot, the compact-sized NH-L9a-AM4 provides full compatibility with PCIe cards. |
Custom-designed SecuFirm2 mounting for AM4The NH-L9a-AM4 comes with a custom-designed SecuFirm2 mounting system for the AM4 socket of AMD’s Ryzen platform. Allowing the heatsink to be fixed from the back of the motherboard, it makes installation easier than ever, all while maintaining the trusted SecuFirm2 quality. |
Measurements
- Height (without fan): 23 mm
- Width (without fan): 114 mm
- Depth (without fan): 92 mm
- Height (with fan): 37 mm
- Width (with fan): 114 mm
- Depth (with fan): 92 mm
- Weight (without fan): 390 g
- Weight (with fan): 465 g
Materials
Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints & nickel plating
Cooler Specifications
Please Note:
The NH-L9a-AM4 is a highly compact, quiet low-profile cooler designed for use in small form factor cases and HTPC environments. While it provides first-rate performance in its class, it is not suitable for overclocking and or CPUs that create high heat loads.
Scope of delivery
- NF-A9x14 HS-PWM chromax.black premium fan
- NA-RC7 Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A)
- NT-H1 high-grade thermal compound
- Black SecuFirm2 AM4 mounting kit
- Black screws for 92x92x25mm fans
- Metal Case-Badge
chromax.black design
The NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.black is black from head to toe: Featuring a black coated heatsink, a black fan with black anti-vibration-pads, black fan screws and black mounting parts, it’s right at home in all-black builds and easy to integrate with other colour schemes.
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| NH-L9i | NH-L9a-AM4 | NH-L9a-AM5 | NH-L9i chromax.black | NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.black | NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black | |
| LGA2066, LGA2011-0 & LGA2011-3 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LGA1700 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| LGA1200, LGA115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) | ✓ | X | X | ✓ | X | X |
| LGA775 & LGA1366 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA2011 Narrow ILM / Xeon LGA1366 & LGA1356 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA3647 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Xeon LGA4189 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| AM4 | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i | ✓ | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i | ✓ | with NM-AM4-L9aL9i |
| AM5 | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | ✓ | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | with NM-AM5-L9aL9i | ✓ |
| sTRx4, sWRX8, TR4, SP3 | X | X | X | X | X | X |