- Review -

20.04.2020 eTeknix.com

The Noctua NH-L9i is primarily designed for the low-profile mini-ITX market and, as such, shouldn’t really be directly compared to other larger models as they will always (or at least generally), in terms of performance, have an advantage just in terms of size! For such a small package, however, it’s hard to overlook just what an amazing level of performance Noctua has squeezed from this design. If you are, therefore, looking to create a mini-ITX system or are looking for an upgrade on your existing cooling solution, there are no two ways about it, the Noctua NH-L9i is certainly your best option! And if Noctua’s usual color-scheme put you off in the past, then this chromax.black design should easily dismiss those naysayers! If you’re looking for one of the best air coolers for your mini-ITX build, in terms of aesthetics, design, and performance, then the Noctua NH-L9i is one of the best options around at the moment. Better still, this cooler should happily work in practically any system! It certainly handled our processor happily enough! Admittedly, based on the price, this level of performance doesn’t come cheap. With that colossally huge 6-year guarantee and stunningly sleek chromax.black design, however, you would be exceptionally hard pushed to find anything better!

"Noctua does what Noctua does, they make excellent coolers!" (Mike Sanders, eTeknix.com)