When it comes to cooling the brains of our PCs, we are flooded with choices available on the market, but not all CPU coolers are equal. There only a handful of companies that stand out when you think of CPU coolers. One of those companies is Noctua. Today, we will be looking at the Noctua NH-U9B CPU cooler.
About Noctua:
Noctua aims at establishing a new level of quality and performance “Designed in Austria” through paying attention to the users’ needs in a market burdened with all kinds of frills and furbelows and providing sound-optimised premium components, which serve their purpose in a smart, precise and reliable manner.
Specifications:
- Dimensions:
- Without fan: 95mm (W) x 125mm (H) x 70mm (D)
- With fan: 95mm (W) x 125mm (H) x 95mm (D)
- Fan Dimensions: 92mm (W) x 92mm (H) x 25mm (D)
- Weight:
- Without fan: 460 g
- With fan: 550 g
- Material Types: Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminum (cooling fins), soldered joints, nickel plated
- Compatibility: Socket 775, AM2 and AM2+
- Bearing Type: SSO Bearing
- Noise Level: 17.6dBA (13.9/7.1dBA with in-line adapters)
- Air Flow: 37.8CFM (31.0/24.2CFM with in-line adapters)
- Speed: 1,600RPM (1300/1000RPM with in-line adapters)