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Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 Low-Profile CPU Coolers for AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs Now Available

Noctua recently released a new low-profile CPU cooler exclusively designed for AMD’s socket AM5 and Ryzen 7000 processors – the NH-L9a-AM5. This low-profile CPU cooler measures only 37mm in height, making it an excellent CPU cooler for HTPCs or small form factor (SFF) builds. The NH-L9a-AM5 is available in the vanilla color theme and chromax.black variant. It’s now available, and you can check out more details below, including pricing and availability.

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Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 low-profile CPU Cooler for AMD Ryzen Processors Released

Noctua today presented the latest addition to its successful NH-L9 series of low-profile CPU coolers: At a height of only 37mm, the new NH-L9a-AM5 and NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black are an excellent choice for quiet, ultra-compact HTPCs or Small Form Factor (SFF) systems using AMD’s latest, AM5-based Ryzen processors.

According to Roland Mossig (CEO):
“AMD’s just-released 65W Ryzen CPUs are ideal for building small yet highly powerful systems, and our new NH-L9a-AM5 is the perfect cooler to match”,. “It can easily cool the new 7900, 7700 and 7600 at ultra-quiet fan speeds and offers plenty of headroom if customers want to push them beyond 65W – we’ve actually been running up to 130W on the Ryzen 7950X and 7900X!”

Since the original NH-L9a coolers for AM3 and AM4 have received more than 100 awards and recommendations from international hardware websites and magazines, the new AM5 revision builds on the same proven heatsink design to provide excellent low-profile cooling performance for AMD’s latest Ryzen processors.

At a height of only 37mm, the NH-L9a is ideal for extremely slim cases and, due to its small footprint, it provides 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility as well as easy access to near-socket connectors even on tightly packed mini-ITX motherboards. The custom-designed SecuFirm2™ mounting system for the AM5 socket makes installation a breeze and, thanks to the highly optimized NF-A9x14 92mm fan that supports fully automatic speed control via PWM, the NH-L9a-AM5 runs remarkably quietly. The chromax.black version with its black fan and black coated heatsink combines these assets with a sleek stealth look.

Topped off with Noctua’s renowned NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-L9a-AM5 and NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black combine everything users have come to expect from Noctua’s larger coolers into a super-compact, premium-quality package for ITX and HTPC builds with AMD AM5 processors.

For customers who seek to further improve the performance of the cooler, the optional NA-FD1 fan duct kit allows for bridging the gap between the cooler and perforated side panels of Small Form Factor cases. This enables the cooler to draw in fresh air from the outside through the perforated panel, which can, depending on the setup, improve CPU temperatures by as much as 5°C or more.

Pricing and Availability

The Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 low-profile CPU cooler is now available. It comes with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $44.90 for the brown color and $54.90 for the chromax.black variant. For the latest pricing and availability, kindly follow the links below. (#ad)

Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 (brown) is available on Amazon.com here.
Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 chromax.black is available on Amazon.com here.

Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 Specifications

Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 specifications
Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 fan specifications

Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 Ryzen 7000 CPU Compatibility

Noctua NH-L9a-AM5 CPU Compatibility
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