- Review -
NH-L9i
The 92 mm stock fan had excellent acoustics, producing a very smooth profile. Aside from turbulence at higher speeds, the sound generated was pleasant throughout the range we tested and we didn't perceive any tonality. [...] For such a short heatsink, simply surviving our test without our overclocked/overvolted CPU throttling is in accomplishment. The NH-L9i performed fairly well, staying 20°C below the throttling point at the lowest tested speed. [...] Given its size, the NH-L9i was easily dominated by most of the heatsinks we've tested in the past. But compared to coolers with similar size profiles, the NH-L9i came out on top
"When you take into account that the NH-L9i is a mere 37 mm tall, its performance seems rather impressive. Additionally, unlike the NH-L12 and Scythe Big Shuriken 2, it doesn't interfere with the PCI-E 16x slot on most Intel LGA1155 mini-ITX motherboards. [...] The NH-L9i primary advantage lies in its acoustics; its fan sounds incredibly smooth compared to the more buzzy Scythe model. The NH-L9i is also 3 mm shorter, giving it a slight edge in compatibility" (Lawrence Lee, SilentPCReview.com)
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