Features:

  • Proven premium heatsink (more than 50 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites), now available in an all-black design that goes great with many colour schemes and RGB LEDs
  • Only 37mm height allows it to fit ultra-compact HTPC and Small Form Factor (SFF) cases, tailored footprint guarantees 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility on all ITX, Micro-ATX and ATX AM4 motherboards
  • Renowned, award-winning NF-A9x14 slim 92mm fan with Low-Noise Adaptor and PWM for automatic speed control: Full cooling performance under load, whisper quiet at idle!
  • Includes high-end NT-H1 thermal paste and SecuFirm2 mounting system for easy installation on AMD Ryzen CPUs and APUs
  • Renowned Noctua quality backed up by 6-year manufacturer’s warranty, deluxe choice for AMD Ryzen CPUs & APUs with moderate heat load (e.g. 3700X, 3600, 3400G, 3300X, see compatibility list)
performs well

I use this in my Ncase M1 (glass panels) on my AMD Ryzen 7 3800X. Averages around 43 C and tops out at 70C. This is very impressive considering it is currently 90+F weather and inside my house is at an average temp of 85F

Small but powerful

Amazing low profile cooler. Mine is cooling a Ryzen 5 1600 AF. Low noise levels and exceptional cooling (when gaming roughly 60C , under Cinebench R20 load about 72 C). Im sure that changing the fan out for a larger one would improve temps but I’m happy with it so far.

Game changer

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 they're making black fans. Threw this thing in my system and I don't even realize its there. Thing is DEAD SILENT, and cools better than the stock Stealth. Between this and the dual 120mm Noctua's 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 you're getting exactly what you're paying for: computing tranquility.

Amazing! Great for SSF builds!

Great CPU cooler! Great build quality. Always been a fan of Noctua and I’ve gone with this cooler in so many other SSF builds of mine and my most recent one was in an In Win Chopin cools the CPU perfectly. It’s also about the same size as Low Profile sticks of ram so they should fit in every case possible. Apart from that, they’re Noctua and this is an amazing product. Highly recommend.

Quiet, pretty, and a bit of a bear to install.

Love the fan, super high quality. The mounting kinda was ridiculous though but I'm not sure how to make that better. You have to hold the mounting bracket backplate, fan, and the screw in place all at once. I guess you could temporarily tape the backplate and then remove it after install. But yeah it's dead quiet, looks great, and truly is low profile.

Don't waste your money on anything else

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 don't need a C7 cu. Just get this bad boy

Excellent Quality and Performance!!

This is a great cpu cooler that is quiet and low profile. This is cooling my Ryzen 7 3700X and keeping the temperatures steady and ideal. I would like to see a newer method by Noctua for mounting this type of cooler. Having to secure the unit from underneath is doable just takes some coordination. Overall the device is great and works flawless. I would like to see some option for a fan RGB. This is an excellent purchase for those who may be building an ITX system also. Noctua gets my vote for Quality and Performance.

You can't do better

Seriously: Best. Tiny. CPU. Cooler. Ever. Gives you the most bang for your buck, it's so quiet (I could barely tell my system was running on load), and the new Chromax.black looks so good. Only thing that was awkward about it was installing the back plate under the board and having to screw in from underneath instead of on top like most of the others, but all-in-all, really can't complain after seeing these thermals. Can't get this kind of performance at this size from anyone else. Also, the box they sent it in was adorable, not that it matters for most people, but you can really tell they care about their consumer base.

Fits and works great for SFF!

Fit my ab350 fatal1ty motherboard perfectly. Thank you very much! I have it in my K39v2 case with a 3D printed extender to have outside with flow in.

Weird install process

This seemed quite difficult to install with only one person. Required to screw down the heatsink on while screwing in the bracket on the backside of the motherboard. It does work well and cool well in my case though, it is extremely low profile.

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