Pros & Cons
Pros
Kit comes with attachments for all sorts of motherboards. Comes with both intel and amd fittings to secure it to your motherboard. Only real issue is you have to remove the motherboard to fit the attachment plate behind it (unless you have a case that... Read More
Temperatures of cpu slightly higher than with water but much better overall inside the case. Keeps my i5 4690k around 30° idle and around 60° under load at 4. Ghz machine and get temps of 65c max. Before installing this when running highly cpu intensi... Read More
As for other noctua products, this is well made and makes an appreciable difference to the working temperatures of the pc. It's nice to see noctua still making air coolers in a water cooled world!
This one seems to be quite effective, clipping into lugs on the cooler fins. It also cools well. The base is mirror smooth.
Cons
For a £50 fan it is completely unusable. There are random rusted screws that resemble car parts and as for the cooler it is not usable. It is clear that i have been sent an already returned product as there is dirt, grease and fingerprints covering th... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Fantastic bit of kit, pricy, i didn't pay for its functionality but for the high performance the quality the presentation.
Overall impressed with the quality, packaging and accessories.
I am a bit disappointed by the temperature reduction which is not as overwhelming as expected.
It was simply a bit tricky to hold everything with one hand while doing things with the other i'm replacing another cooler, wit... Read More
Price
This is a great cpu cooler and as far as i am concerned achieving a reduction of 25 degrees is well worth the cost.
Stock ryzen 3600 cooler:idle - 55 cgaming - 70 cstress test - 85 cnoisynoctua:idle - 35 cgaming - 55 c (max i saw).
Packaging/appearance
Superb cpu coolers and fans top quality packaging and accessories worth that little bit extra
Noctua packaging, accessories and mounting hardware are excellent as always.
Competitiveness
As for other noctua products i have bought, this is well made and makes an appreciable difference to the working temperatures of the pc.
Would highly recommend noctua products to anyone who is looking for great performance.
I've never seen my 8700k powered with a 1080 ti go above 70.
In most cases noctua fan doesn't even need to ramp up to 100% only when stress testing.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This has brought it down to around 50 degrees and i cant hear a thing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Handbrake the cpu temperature was reaching 97100 and thermal throttling constantly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After fitting the noctua nhu9s my cpu temperature never gets above 75 even going full out 100
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i was happy with it i applied the thermal paste and fitted the cooler and screwed into place
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Provided thermal paste amount is way more than you need
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Cpu setting left all clocks etc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
All below tests were done extensively during the time i built the system
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Usually 23h gaming various cpu intensive titles to reach thermal equilibrium