Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.Black, Low-Profile CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 (Black)

Looks sleek and slim, very happy with it so far. The fan can get a bit noisy, especially with AMDs fan curve, so I decided to get a 120mm fan and adapter. Should cool and quiet things down for a perfect low-profile cooler

System: Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro, AMD Ryzen 5 5600g, 32gb G-skill Ripsaw Ram 2400Mhz, 500 gig PNY SSD and 1T WD SSD. Ram at advertised 2400Mhz and cpu over clocked at 4ghz. Heat problems right off the get start. Turned ram down to 2133 and cpu to stock 3.9 and heat problems still, exchanged out with stock heat sink and fan, turn ram back up to advertised and over clocked the cpu and no more heat problems. Gave 2 stars because the Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 chromax Black, Low-Profile CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 just would not do the job. Made from great materials. I will save for my next build which is going to be an F2+ socket, AMD 6800k down to a mini itx case. Ill update if it keeps that one cool.

Performs at the exact same level as the black ridge cooler, at least in my case with a R5 3600. Significantly quieter. Looks amazing. Affordable and available. You dont need a C7 cu. Just get this bad boy

Installation is HARD, but other than that 5 stars all around. I would reccomend two people for intsall then easy.

I bought this because online reviews said it made for easy install. Not so for AMD. You have to remove the backplate. The worst part is then you must hold the backplate while someone holds the cooler so you can get the screws in. All this while theres thermal paste on it that you absolutely cannot get onto the circuits.

Stock Wraith Stealth cooler for my 2600 was making a whining noise so I had to swap it out. Heard a lot of positive talk about Noctua so I decided to give em a go now that theyre making black fans. Threw this thing in my system and I dont even realize its there. Thing is DEAD SILENT, and cools better than the stock Stealth. Between this and the dual 120mm Noctuas I also mounted in the case itself, the loudest thing now is the power supply. Would throw a Noctua fan in there too if I could. These things command a bit of a price premium, but youre getting exactly what youre paying for: computing tranquility.

Noctua always makes good product, but for some reason my package was opened. That is some sketchy business if you ask me. What if it was something valuable? Good thing the average Joe doesnt know wtf this thing is....

would buy again

Great product, it knocked my CPU temperature down 20 degrees C vs. my stock ryzen wraith. I only took a star off because it is very difficult to install without removing your motherboard. For a new build it would be easy but if you are upgrading it will be a challenge. Also there are no extra screws so if one rolls off somewhere you might be in for trouble.

No other low profile cooler has better temps than Noctua coolers. This is my second one on a different build and its always 30-35c at idle with probably the smallest case Ive ever housed a PC in.