Best Noctua products in the CPU coolers category
On this page you'll find a ranking of the best Noctua products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've already ranked the most important information about the products for you.
1. Noctua NH-D15 Chromax
The NH-D15 chromax.black is an all-black version of Noctua's award-winning flagship NH-D15. The recipe for success of the premium cooler remains unchanged thanks to the same twin-tower design and the proven NF-A15 PWM fans: The CPU cooler offers excellent smoothness combined with a cooling performance that can compete with complete water cooling systems. The chromax.black version with its black fans and its black coated heat sink combines these advantages with a chic StealthDesign. The all-round high-quality complete package is completed by the renowned multi-socket mounting system SecuFirm2 and Noctua's popular NT-H1 thermal compound. Whether for overclockers or silent enthusiasts: The NH-D15 chromax.black is a real premium solution that looks as good as it cools.
2. Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black
High-end CPU cooler in black, extremely powerful and quiet, with two high-performance PWM fans, compatible with common sockets from Intel and AMD.
3. Noctua NH-D15
Noctua's flagship model NH-D15 is a dual-tower cooler of the elite class, based on the legendary NH-D14, which consistently pursues its quest for ultimate cooling performance with extremely quiet running. With its wider heatpipe layout and two NF-A15 140mm premium fans with PWM support for fully automatic speed control, the NH-D15 can further enhance the award-winning efficiency of the NH-D14.
4. Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black CPU cooler
Dual tower CPU cooler in black, with a 140 fan (1,500 rpm), for Intel and AMD sockets, incl. thermal paste.
5. Noctua NH-L12S
Thanks to the slim NF-A12x15 PWM 120mm fan, the NH-L12S achieves even better silent cooling performance than its 92mm predecessor. At the same time, the NH-L12S is highly flexible: If the fan is mounted above the cooling fins, the cooler supports RAM modules with an overall height of up to 45 mm. If the fan is mounted below, the total height is only 70 mm, so that the cooler fits into many HTPC and Small Form Factor housings. The NH-L12S's all-round high-quality complete package is rounded off by the professional SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system, Noctua's proven NT-H1 thermal compound - a premium solution for the highest demands in the low-profile area.
6. Noctua NH-L9a-AM5
Very quiet & flat premium CPU cooler, with 92 mm fan, perfect for HTPCs and Small Form Factor cases, for AMD AM5 socket.
7. Noctua NH-U9S
Its asymmetrical design with 5 heatpipes allows for a further increase in cooling performance and even better compatibility: thanks to a footprint of 95x95cm, the cooler hangs on all Intel and most AMD based motherboards (also µATX and ITX) neither over the memory banks nor over the PCIe slots. Combined with its compact 125mm height, this makes the NH-U9S a highly versatile solution with excellent package, RAM and PCIe compatibility. The included NF-A9 premium fan, whose speed can be regulated fully automatically via PWM, ensures excellent running smoothness. With a second, optionally available NF-A9 fan, the cooling capacity can be further improved in dual fan operation.
8. Noctua NH-L9x65 chromax.black
The NH-L9x65 is a higher, more powerful version of Noctua's award-winning NH-L9 low-profile cooler. With a height of 65mm instead of 37mm and four heatpipes instead of two, the NH-L9x65 offers significantly more power reserves than its lower-profile siblings, while retaining their 95x95mm footprint. This ensures 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility on Intel-based ITX mainboards and the cooler does not block any connections close to the socket. Thanks to the highly optimised NF-A9x14 premium fan with PWM support for automatic speed control, the NH-L9x65 remains amazingly quiet during operation. The package is rounded off by the professional SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system and Noctua's renowned NT-H1 thermal compound - the NH-L9x65 thus bundles the usual advantages of larger Noctua coolers in a compact, all-round high-quality complete package for systems with limited space.
9. Noctua NH-D12L
High-end CPU cooler with 120 PWM fan, extremely powerful and quiet, compact and asymmetrical design, compatible with common sockets from Intel and AMD.
10. Noctua NH-D9L chromax.black
The NH-D9L is a premium cooler with a twin-tower design that offers outstanding silent cooling performance with a total height of just 110mm. The comparatively low height (15mm less than classic 9cm coolers such as the NH-U9S) not only offers 3U compatibility, but also makes the NH-D9L an ideal solution for compact HTPC and small form factor cases where the airflow runs parallel to the mainboard. Thanks to its 95x95mm footprint, the NH-D9L does not hang over the memory banks or PCIe slots on all Intel and most AMD-based ITX mainboards. The supplied premium fan, whose speed can be controlled fully automatically via PWM, ensures excellent running smoothness.
