Below the cooler in all its glory. The cardboard is shipping material, showing the lengths Noctua are going to these days to ensure you get the product as they intended.
From every angle it is clean and shiny. Noctua’s colour scheme isn’t for everyone, even though the performance usually is, but we think it contrasts the silver nicely.
With the cardboard removed you can see an air gap.
Next, more cooler shots and test set up.
Noctua NH-D9L CPU Cooler Review
Package - 9.2
Performance - 9
Price - 9
Consumer Experience - 9.5
9.2
It is not supposed to be a competitor to the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 but it does a fine job none the less. If you want big block CPU cooler performance in your small chassis, this maybe for you. From a consumer experience point of view, there isn't anything bad about this cooler, and there is a lot good about it.
