Noctua NH-U9B CPU Cooler Review

“In many ways the U9 is its own worst enemy, since it is almost as expensive as its bigger brothers yet can’t quite live up (let alone surpass) the U12 and C12's performance shadow. The fan which it comes with is quite decent as a value added fan but it really is not in the same league as its bigger brother the NF-P12 which also comes with both the U12 and C12. However if you can look past Nocuta’s other lines of products, you get to see exactly how good a CPU cooling solution this is for its class. Of course the operative word here is “class”, as it does blow away all the other 92mm fan-based coolers we have reviewed and it did so with a style all its own. However, it is an expensive unit and there are cheaper 120mm based cooling systems out there which will your CPU off with a bit more efficiency.”