- Review -

26.03.2014 RelaxedTech.com

Overall, both the NH-U9B SE2 and the NH-L12 come packed with whisper quiet fans and come loaded with a ton of useful accessories. SecuFirm2 makes the installation process so easy that it's not even funny. The NT-H1 thermal compound that Noctua includes is also top notch. The TIM is much heavier and thicker than Artic Silver 5 but it is still easy to spread around. Noctua is not only great at making CPU coolers and fans but also thermal compounds which not many people are aware of. The customer service is a bonus if you ask me because if the fans ever stop working, Noctua will send you new ones free of charge!

"The Noctua NH-U9B SE2 performed relatively well and even though it did not hold the performance crown in our bench tests, it wasn't designed to handle the 3770K at 4.6Ghz in the first place. The NH-U9B SE2 is a compact cooler that it is obviously not aimed at extreme overclockers but instead at users who are into small form factor systems." (Henry Peshkepija, RelaxedTech.com)