Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile CPU Cooler

The NH-L9i is a first-rate quality quiet CPU cooler for Intel LGA115x based HTPCs and Small Form Factor systems. The NH-L9i is ideal for extremely slim cases and due to its 95x95mm footprint, it provides full compatibility with tall RAM modules and VGA cards on mini-ITX mainboards. The NH-L9i fuses everything users have come to expect from Noctua’s larger coolers into a super-compact package for slim HTPC systems.
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The Noctua NH-L9i low profile CPU cooler is a low profile, small form factor, ready made solution. If you have a need for a low clearance, low wattage cooling solution, this is what you need to be looking for! The unit tested here is the “i” variety, designating it for the Intel CPU’s, socket 1150/1155/1156. If you have the “a” variety, you would have an AMD compatible CPU solution. Do your research and make sure you are purchasing the right cooling solution for what you are mounting it on! ;)  The recommended TDP paring of this cooler is to a CPU putting out out 65w or less. So, that said, you have to research your CPU you are using prior to installing this cooler. The NH-L9i is a performance cooler, but not a high wattage performance cooler. There is a lot of performance packed into this small package, but it would not be fair to compare it to other “high performance” / “overclocking” types of coolers.