NH-L9x65 chromax.black

65mm height low-profile cooler

Compact low-profile design

65mm height for small form factor systems

Slim NF-A9x14 92mm fan

With PWM support and Low-Noise Adaptor

chromax.black edition

With a black coated heatsink and chromax.black fan

Product line:

Not suitable for CPUs that create high heat loads. Check CPU compatibility before purchase!

The NH-L9x65 chromax.black is an all-black version of the award-winning NH-L9x65 low-profile cooler, which covers a middle ground between the larger NH-L12 series and the ultra-compact NH-L9i and NH-L9a series. With 65 instead of 37mm height and four instead of two heatpipes, the NH-L9x65 is more powerful than its smaller siblings yet retains the NH-L9i’s 95x95mm footprint, which not only guarantees 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility on current motherboards but also makes the cooler more convenient to work with as it doesn’t overhang near-socket connectors. Thanks to the highly optimised NF-A9x14 premium fan that supports fully automatic speed control via PWM, the NH-L9x65 runs remarkably quiet. Topped off with the professional SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system for Intel and AMD, Noctua’s renowned NT-H1 thermal compound and a 6 year manufacturer’s warranty, the NH-L9x65 fuses everything users have come to expect from Noctua’s larger coolers into a compact premium package for space restricted systems.

GameIT.es•Miguel G. Mingorance

“Hay cosas que con el tiempo no cambian, y la calidad de los productos de Noctua es una de ellas.”

NikKTech.com•Nik Kastrantas

“Cost aside you just can’t go wrong with any of these two CPU coolers, performance is very good (always for their size), their fans are pretty much inaudible (you can also add a 2nd fan on the NH-L12Sx77 in push and pull if it fits in your case), both...”

One-Tech•Pedro Alves

“El perfil bajo del Noctua NH-L9x65 chromax.black le hacen indicado para construcciones compactas.”

DataHolic.de•Marcel Bauschke

“Insgesamt ist der Noctua NH-L9x65 chromax.black eine herausragende Wahl für kleine und kompakte Systeme wie HTPCs oder Systeme mit i5 CPUs.”

Hamzatechnos.com•Ahmed Hamza

“على الرغم أن المبرد الهوائي Noctua NH-L9x65 Chromax Black ليس موجه لفئة الجايمرز أو صناع المحتوى الذين يبحثون عن مبردات تدعم كسر السرعة ولكنه يبقى خيارا مثاليا لمن يبحث عن مبرد هوائي صغير بأداء الكبار مثلما ذكرنا في عنوان المراجعة الكاملة للمبرد الهو...”

Glob3trotters.com•Alex Nistor

“The L9x65, as the name suggests, is 65 instead of 37mm tall (including the fan) when compared to the L9 series. With four instead of two heatpipes, this makes it the next logical upgrade over said series if your case accepts the extra height. It is s...”

Blog HTPC•Jesus Mari Quintana

“Por lo demás, el NH-L9x65 chromax.black mantiene la esencia de Noctua: Sistema de montaje sencillo, buena calidad de materiales y construcción, ventilador eficaz y silencioso, así como una razonable cantidad de accesorios, rematado por el toque black...”

EnosTech.com•Nauman Siddique

“I have tested this cooler on AMD Ryzen 7 7700X using PBO Advanced. The cooler keeps the CPU at steady 92°C without throttling under heavy stress testing. This is a good performance from this little master.”

PCEkspert.com•Krešimir Matanović

“Noctua je konačno izbacila NH-D9L i NH-L9x65 hladnjake u chromax.black seriji i time ih znatno uljepšala i približila široj publici. Oba hladnjaka su odlično napravljeni s visokom kvalitetom završne obrade i održavaju Noctuin renome.”

Key features

65mm low profile

Due to its compact heatsink and the 14mm thin NF-A9x14 low profile fan, the NH-L9x65 stands only 65mm tall (the same height as low-profile expansion cards), which makes it ideal for use in compact HTPCs or Small Form Factor cases that offer limited clearance for CPU coolers.

100% RAM compatibility

With its compact 95x95mm footprint, the NH-L9x65 does not overhang the RAM slots on Intel LGA1851/LGA1700/LGA1200/LGA115x and AMD AM5/AM4 based motherboards, which ensures easy access to the modules and 100% compatibility with DIMMs that feature tall heat-spreaders or RGB lighting.

100% compatibility with PCIe cards

Many mini-ITX motherboards have the PCIe slot sitting close to the socket zone. While larger coolers that exceed this zone are likely to block the PCIe slot, the 95x95mm sized NH-L9x65 provides full compatibility with PCIe cards, be it on ATX, microATX or ITX.

NF-A9x14 PWM premium fan

The highly optimised NF-A9x14 premium fan features Noctua's proprietary AAO frame as well as sophisticated aerodynamic design measures. Supporting PWM for fully automatic speed control, the NF-A9x14 allows the NH-L9x65 to stay remarkably quiet.