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John Morrison. Founder and Team Leader of SFF.N
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In the world of CPU coolers, one name stands out as the 'premium' brand in the minds of most PC enthusiasts - Noctua. Today, then, we'll be looking at one of their SFF-orientated coolers, the NH-L9a.
The L9a is designed exclusively for AMD sockets (and thus compliments the NH-L9i, designed for Intel platforms), and the 37mm-high profile of the unit is claimed to be compatible with essentially any motherboard layout that has the supported sockets. For a SFF builder, this is good news, since finding a compatible cooler with the right performance characteristics can be among the most challenging parts of designing a build.
Read more here.
The L9a is designed exclusively for AMD sockets (and thus compliments the NH-L9i, designed for Intel platforms), and the 37mm-high profile of the unit is claimed to be compatible with essentially any motherboard layout that has the supported sockets. For a SFF builder, this is good news, since finding a compatible cooler with the right performance characteristics can be among the most challenging parts of designing a build.
Read more here.