Noctua in the last week has launched a chromax.black edition of the low profile NH-L9a-AM4 cooler aimed at small form factor (SFF) Ryze” systems. The whole kit is all-black right down to the screws and anti-vibration fan mounts. Sans the color, the cooler is otherwise identical to the existing non-chromax series NH-L9a-AM4. Measuring 37 x 114 x 92mm and weighing 465g (with fan), Noctua claims that the cooler is fully compliant with AMD’s motherboard socket clearance specifications and does not interfere with RAM or other surrounding socket components.
“AMD’s Ryzen platform has become more and more popular over the last few months, not only for high-end builds but also for compact HTPCs and Small Form Factor systems”, says Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). “We’ve already introduced the black NH-L9i low-profile cooler for Intel in October, but now we also want to give design-conscious AMD users a new option with the black version of NH-L9a-AM4!”
The new cooler uses the same 14mm thick NF-A9x14 PWM fan as its non-chromax version save for the black coating and is rated at 600-2500 RPM (1800 with low noise adapter) and up to 23.8 dB(A) (14.8 dB(A) with LNA).
The 23mm tall heatsink features a nickel-plated copper baseplate, soldered copper heatpipes, and an aluminum fin stack. Noctua’s CPU Compatibility chart shows that the NH-L9a-AM4 cooler is enough for cooling up to a Ryzen 7 3800X.
The NH-L9a-AM4 Chromax.Black comes with Noctua’s SecuFirm2 low profile mount, NT-H1 thermal compound, and black screws and anti-vibration pads for reducing fan noise. The cooler comes with a 6-year manufacturer warranty.
Price and availability
The manufacturer’s suggested retail price is EUR/USD 49.90. The cooler is available now via Noctua’s official Amazon and eBay stores as well as many computer retailers. You can support Takes On Tech by buying from this link.*
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