- Review -
NH-L9i
The chart below shows the idle results, where we see that the Noctua NH-L9i is in the middle of a tightly bunched pack. What you can't see is that the NH-L9i was the quietest option. I didn't even use the LNA (low noise adapter), which might have bumped the temperature up a little, but would have brought the noise production even closer to silence. The next chart looks at the load results, which shows that when the processor gets cranking, the NH-L9i offers the best response to taming the additional heat. The processor was 4 degrees warmer with the Titan cooler, and 13 degrees warmer with the stock Intel cooler.
"The Noctua NH-L9i low profile Intel CPU cooler may not be the cooler of choice for the typical computer, but it is an excellent choice for those building up an extremely compact small form factor system. It was able to outperform another low profile cooler and the stock Intel cooler, while also being by far the quietest of the three. In addition to keeping the CPU temperature and noise level down, installation time was also kept to a minimum. The whole installation process took just a few minutes, and it uses bolts instead of plastic push pins to get the job done right and not just quickly." (Jason Kohrs, BigBruin.com)
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