What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
You need to check your motherboard compatibility on noctua’s website. On an amd ryzen 5600x with pbo enabled @4. The cooling is very quiet, with a low, low-pitched whine. You can also use the cooler on an intel core i7-7700k, which has a ghz clock of ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Ram clearance is really good, performance is close to l12s with a much bigger fan.
It fits well, is easy to install, thermals are great( 5600x), and is dead quiet.
As with all noctua fans these are no exception when it comes to noise levels and keeps my cpu under 70 degrees celcius while pl... Read More
However, it seems the b9 fan cannot keep up with the 13600k's heat output, as temperatures continued to climb throughout the test.
Competitiveness
The secufirm2 mounting system has always been of higher quality compared to other manufacturers and it's no different here.
In comparison, the axp120-x67 can maintain stable temperatures at 84 degrees, but with slightly louder noise.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought this cooler as a part of many low profile coolers i wanted to test with the i513600k
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The secufirm2 mounting system has always been of higher quality compared to other manufacturers and its no different here
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The heat sink itself has considerably greater surface area compared to other low profile coolers around its height
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Just in mass the nhl12 is 410g without the fan which is around 40g more than the mass of thermalright axp120x67
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The cooler uses the nfb9 mounted in a downdraft configuration out of the box
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is in contrast to noctuas nhl12s where the nfa12x15 in a downdraft config has an annoying whine
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I tested the cooler with the i513600k at 125w in an all core load for 30 minutes using cinebench r23
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After 30 seconds the cpu package temperatures seemed stable at 86 degrees celsius
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