I Tested the SMALLEST Low Profile CPU Coolers!
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- Choosing the best CPU cooler for ITX PC's usually boils down to a question of air cooling vs water cooling. But in this video I wanted to find out how the best ULTRA low profile CPU coolers under 47mm end up performing at 65W and 95W. Are these really worth buying for an air cooled ITX PC or do you need to search for something bigger?
Buy items in this video from Amazon at the links below:
Noctua NH-L9a - geni.us/NHL9a
Noctua NH-L9a Chromax - geni.us/NHL9aChro
Noctua NH-L9i Chromax - geni.us/NHL9I
Iceberg Thermal T65 - geni.us/ICEBERGT65
ID Cooling IS-30 - geni.us/IDIS30
ID Cooling IS-40X - geni.us/IS40X
ID Cooling IS-47K - geni.us/IS47K
Thermalright AXP-90 - geni.us/AXP90
Cryorig C7 - geni.us/CryorigC7Cu
Cooler Master G200P - LOL!
be quiet! Light Wings ARGB - geni.us/BQLIGHTWINGS
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0:00 - ULTRA Low Profile CPU Coolers!
1:00 - ID Cooling IS-30
1:27 - ID Cooling IS-40X V2
2:09 - Iceberg IceFloe T65 ITX
2:50 - Noctua NH-L9a
3:36 - Cooler Master G200P
4:16 - Thermalright AXP-90
4:57 - ID Cooling IS-47K
5:15 - Cryorig C7
5:45 - All the HEIGHTS!
6:47 - Cooler Installation
8:26 - The BEST Installation
9:10 - The Absolute WORST Installation!
10:33 - CPU Cooler Charts Explained
11:18 - 65W Cooling Performance
12:54 - 95W Cooling Performance
13:36 - 95W GAMING Performance
15:02 - ITX Case CPU Cooling
16:40 - The BEST & WORST Low Profile Choices
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This went about expected, but Thermalright deserved more love imo, that cooler topped most charts and it's truly incredible. Can't wait to see the Alpenfohn Blackridge tested with modern cpus and it damn well better be in the next part!
Wondering what would happen with a different fan like Noctua's :D
Thermalright has made awesome coolers for a long time. My first build in 08 with a 1st gen i7 920 had a ThermalRight Ultra 120 cooler that kicked most of the competitions butt.
Agreed with the Thermalright. It topped the charts and he didn't even mention it at the end
Exactly... the Thermalright even being like 100 grams lighter than the C7 managed to beat it. Its an amazing cooler.
2 years later I just wanna say it's like "MUH NOCTUA" when the real answer was staring him in the face on each chart. The way to do it is get the TR, get a noctua fan, best of both worlds.@@oscarl-b8870
Nice calvin and hobbs backgreound! I love these in depth videos about CPU coolers, keep up the good work!
We do not see Mike a lot, but when we do..it's absolutely worth it!
Great work as usual!
Thanks!
@@HardwareCanucks can you cool down a 12900k with the cryrig c7 just for gaming?
Great video! I just purchased the newer AXP-90 X-47 full copper for my AM4 system. In addition to the backplate, the fins are rotated parallel to the ram, allowing for better exhaust and thermals. That's why it's slightly narrower than the original.
This video coming in the right time, planning to build a sff system in the near future, and this is definitely useful, i was already prepared to find each and and every video about the low profile coolers, thank you!
Fantastic video! The work that went into the graphs, presentation and graphics are a real treat and pleasure. Thank you for the effort, it is much appreciated!
An excellent video! Really appreciate how you approach this from an SFF use case, rather just throwing us some numbers. Thanks!
Wow Mike, this was a lot of work! Very well done 👍
Amazing work, cant wait for part 2. I hope the Scythe Big Shuriken 3 makes an appearance.
It won't. There's a replacement to the Big Shuriken 3 coming. ;)
@@HardwareCanucks great! Would you be making a video for it?
I really enjoyed your videos! Thorough research and investigation done and is very informative (including the helpful visuals!). Thank you so much for taking the time to help us understand the difference in performance-wise between the current low profile market options. Keep it up!
great video Mike!
Low profile coolers are really heavily neglected on the market and it's great that there's a coverage about a wide selection of them.
I guess they figured most people would head to AIOs for low profile cooling performance and all these RUclipsrs aren't helping matters. Luckily we have companies like Noctua focused all around. I'm happy with the NH-L9a in Chromax for this low profile build I made on a 5700G in a Silverstone case.
@@NightMotorcyclist I am for aircooling all the way, even in SFF builds. Eventhough AiOs have gotten better over the years, aircooling is just still more reliable and less prone to issues (leaking, corrosion, etc.)
@@CaptainMumpitz Unfortunately I've been running into more "elitists" saying that air cooling isn't aesthetically pleasing, noisy, takes up too much space or are for people who don't have the skill for watercooling, especially CLCs (I've built watercooling systems before and have cable managed systems back in the IDE ketchup mustard days but this condescending sh-t is starting to grow).
I feel like SFF builds are only getting popular in the last few years. Bigger used to mean better.
@@MyNameIsBucket because it did really mean better. Most itx boards were barebones and Pcie connectivity wasnt something you saw common place until sandibridge/ ivybridge and even then it usually involved cutdown features.
Glad to see a review featuring the is-40x. That boy is such a great value buy here in the PH since you cen get them on sale for $22 shipped!
Served my 2400g build very well, though admitedly it had to run at max fans to avoid throttling @ 95+ w of power on a full gaming load.
Looking forward to the Low Profile roundup!
Was looking for this video for an HTPC build. Thanks!!
Great vid and info. Thanks for all the testing you did. Very informative! Nice work!
Im very excited for the next round. It really is the most entertaining [size/performance/price] teir. I'm sure you will include the noctua L12S and alpenfohn black ridge, but I am excited to see what else you have chosen. This video was great btw! Good info for those breaking into the growing sff community.
I really appreciate the work on this one. This will age like good wine, a forever relevant video. Thanks guys!
Thanks for takin out the guess factor, i was searching for a good LP cooler for my diy home server
I enjoy your videos. Great and very informative as always. Cannot wait for the next one!
Now this is some very useful information, lots of important details shown. Well done
honestly from your charts, the AXP-90R seems like the best preformance cooler, though idk if mounting procedure is better/easier than the NH-L9a
It's the best but lower compatibility and the mounting system isn't quite as good. Plus in some regions it's hella expensive.
@@HardwareCanucks that is understandable then to choose the noctua, but for it's use case with a compatible system, I'd probably still choose it over the noctua. 😆
@@CodeDonut yeah it's good but it's taller than he noctua, so for some very compact sff cases it won't fit
amazing video big thanks for your sff coverage we are a small comunity and these videos really does really help consumers
Thanks alot for the summary video, it helps me alot in part of my decision making of a cpu cooler for my pc build that i have😁. Pretty much the perfect video that i haven been searching for...
Thanks!
Excellent video!! Well done! Many thanks for including gaming temp.
Great video. Useful, instructive, and engaging. Roll on your next video!
I have been waiting for video like this for a while. Thanks for doing it.
Labor of love. ♥️
Excellent video, very detailed, thank you. Looking forward to the low profile category. Maybe you can also include a chart with RPM/noise data for every cooler?
Love the SFF focus. Would really like to see LGA1700 / 12th gen on low profile coolers (sub 50mm). Using any technique possible to make it run, be that PL2 limits, undervolting, duct-ing, using 25mm fan on L9i, etc. Just want to see which coolers are able to handle 12600k / 12700k the best and at what power draw.. It's pretty much an unexplored topic.
Hmmm. Interesting point. I want to do another roundup later this year once AMD rolls out their new CPUs.
I’m running a intel 12400 with the l9i locked to 70 watts in a In-Win Chopin used as a home office system. Good performance at a ok noise level. Recommended.
I have a Dr. Zaber Sentry 2.0 with a 12600K. Currently using an NH-L9i 1700 for a cooler with the Noctua duct kit. It just BARELY keeps up under full synthetic load with stock settings. Low to mid 90s for temps, BUT it is stable there without climbing any higher. Gonna try some undervolting and see what that does. Also have a few more coolers on the way to try. Biggest headache with LGA1700 is getting a cooler that fits these motherboard options.
You could make your life harder by doing all your tests in a velka 7 or a node 202. They're also both
I was pretty set to try to get my 12700k sffpc build aircooled but honestly nothing that's out there can handle it at it's max 190W TDP under 60mm. Even if you undervolt and limit it to 150W max power draw it's still not adequate. I ended up going with an AIO and I'm much happier with the temps.
really great effort you made
I stopped watching Hardware Canucks a few years ago (no interest in the topics) but now I'm in the market for a few things and Mike has the best actionable videos for me! Mike is A+!
Awesome, thanks so much for doing this!
This is exactly what i was looking for! Glad u found your video, you got a like and a sub, thanks for this!!
I want to change my cooler for my ryzen 7 5700x but also im not sure the coolermaster hyper 212 fits in in my case properly and im looking for a low profile one but couldn't find any comparisons untill now
This helps a lot as a guide and as a reference point
Video is simple and very understandable. Well done !!!💪💪💪
I'm so glad you made this video. I needed a good list of small coolers for my laptop. My OMEN 15's 80w 10750h and 100w 3070, overload the small cooler.
The cover on the bottom has grating along the bottom above the heat pipes. So I am cutting a square out, so I can use some thermal pads to put a cooler on them. Even a little bit of help will go a long way.
I have a laptop stand that will already work perfect for this. And I don't move my laptop much from my living room. It's connected to the TV. So I figure the rare occurrence of me wanting to move the laptop around or out of the house, wont be much of an issue. The laptop will literally just be sitting on top of the cooler, so just a simple tilt and lift should get it up without ruining the thermal pad I'll be using.
Again, thank you guys for doing this video. Saved me some hunting. I'm going with the IS-47k, since the fan is between the cold plate and heat sink. As long as I can get around the same temps I get now, with less noise than the fans in the laptop. I think setting the fan speed of the laptop's fans to decent sound level, along with the IS-47k at a similar level, will make the gaming experience on my OMEN so much better. While still making it portable enough.
Thanks for the video. I really need such information
This video with its charting is a masterpiece. What amazing work, HC team!
Thanks!
I'd love to see how the Thermalright and Noctua compare with optimal changes in an ITX chassis. "Optimal changes" meaning fan swaps, gaskets, etc. It'd also be cool to see how they perform in something miniscule, like a Velka 3 or similarly sized case.
Honestly, I've spent a lot of time trying to optimise things and the only real thing that had an appreciable affect was changing my Big Shuriken 3's fan to a full size NF-P12 fan. At this stage I already had all of my other fan slots filled on my NR200 (NF-A12s on the bottom, A12x25s on top as exhaust). I found that even stuff like fan profiles didn't lead any appreciable improvement, but having stronger fans on top as exhaust helps GPU temps significantly (intake not so much).
@@misterscienceguy Thanks for the reply! It's difficult to carry these experiments out on my budget, so I definitely appreciate the time it took to make this video. There are just so many content creators preaching fan swapping on products like the Alpenfhon Black Ridge and the like.
I have the nh-l9i17xx cooling a i5-12400 in a velka 3 and it cools it adequately, high 60s low 70s under most gaming loads :)
@@tuk91 Awesome! I'm pretty new to the hobby and planning a build in the Skyreach 4 Tiny. Any and all success stories are greatly appreciated--especially at the scale of the Velka 3!
I had the AXP90cu in a Velka 7. It won't throttle a 5800x. It does get into the mid 80s. I did not use the 65w mode and had overclocked ram+IF. I've moved on to watercooling in an Alta G1M. You can fit 900mm of rads in that thing. If you do your research you will find others also conclude the AXP90cu is the top of this roost. No point in getting something else under 47mm.
I love these low profile coolers and the way they look inside a PC when viewed from a transparent panel.
I don't comment often, but had to say Great Video! Very detailed!
crazy good production quality!
Those low profile coolers benefits the best in sandwich layouts cases like the DAN A4 or the Louqe ghost S1. Also, Noctua makes some a foam gaskets for the NH-L9a which concentrates the direction of airflow better into heat sink better. I've saw a drop in about 7C when using this in My DAN A4 with a 3600x cpu. This also allows me to run that fan a little slower to reduce acoustics. I highly recommend using those gaskets where the NH-L9a is closer to the side panels of the case.
Awesome review. I have an AsRock A300W with a Wraith Stealth. I was thinking of getting the Cooler Master , but after this video, I guess it's either the Noctua or the Thermalright.
Great vid. Continue to make the best SFF analysis videos imo.
Thanks!
With this review u earned my sub to u. Keep it up!
FINALLY! Someone has the Icefloe T65 in a cooler roundup.
I always wanted to know how it can keep up with its advertised 65W promise and I must say I am impressed.
It's a great little cooler
That's a lotta testing! Kudos
Great work as always Mike!
Nice comparison! I’d like to see how small tower coolers like the Noctua D9L and U9S perform compared to some of the larger downdraft coolers
One of the best review on low profil cpu air cooler out there ! Maybe on part with GN :P
seeing the performance of TR AXP-90R, makes me feel glad that I bought it over Cryorig, Noctua and CM ones.
Great review. I have a NH-L9i and it always amazes me how well this thing works. Only one I would consider replacing it with is the AXP-90R but I have a DeskMini that only has 46mm cooler clearance. I also have the Noctua NH-L12 Ghost Edition and will be curious to see your review on the slightly bigger coolers.
Axp-90 is clear 47mm
no Alpenfohn Black Ridge? If you run VLP DDR4 and put the 120x15mm Noctua fan under it (blowing air down onto motherboard), it easily will outperform all those coolers.
Also really a pain to get to canada
It would cost me almost 200 to ship to my door in vancouver bc lol
@@mikeymaiku got mine from shop4ca for 73 CAD..took a while though. Im in Ontario..
Thanks Mike for cooler reviews.
This video is something i really wanted
Awesome job mike
Thanks!
I really needed this video when I was building my sff pc 3 years ago...
Revisiting this video because I'm upgrading from my 6700k and plan on reusing it in an InWin Chopin case as a media center, thanks HC for the guidance in choosing a CPU cooler...
Revenant from SFFN here. Great round up and nice work!
Thanks Revenant! Love SFFN! - Mike
Just the video I needed
Thanks for those gaming results , they really help sometimes specially when people are on more tight budgets etc
Nice review. IMO these are fine for 65w parts. I did upgrade from my C7 that worked floorless on my Intel 4000s and 6000s series. Had to give it up when I went AMD 5000, as my first 5600x would have needed an upgrade fitting kit, and it died and I ended up with getting a 5800x instead. Won't stress out the C7 on such an OP CPU as it seems to overheat some tower coolers. But anything under that and I have no regrets on the C7.
I am running a 3700x with the Noctua NH-L9a cooler in a Lazer3D LZ7 case. I built this pc late in 2019. And have been pretty happy with the temps. But, recently I started thinking about what kind of upgrades I could actually do. I think that a "better" CPU is not going to work well in this tiny case and I have not seen any ITX 3060 cards for sale--even if I could afford one. So I started thinking about possibly better cooling and lower noise. After watching this video, it sure seems like I've got it about as good as is possible in the 7 liter case I have.
So, thanks for saving me a few dollars on trying another fan!
Not many SFF videos leave me content with what I have, this seems a bit odd. :)
Looking forward to the next video. To be honest, nothing new here, C7 and L9A/I have always been the best in this size class.
Hope you can include the older BIg shuriken rev 2 because it's a decent amount smaller - which can be the difference between fitting and not fitting in some cases.
Excelent video. Congrats.
Your best video yet. Great job. I’d be curious how the Noctua performs with a full height fan.
Thanks!
Mike! I loved your roundup but I would have also loved to see the Jonsbo HP-400 included as I heard it even outperforms the NH-L9I
I'll be honest. I ordered one from AliExpress and it never arrived. :(
@@HardwareCanucks AH dang. That's a bummer. I'd love to see if it makes an extra mention in part 2!
Again, an awesome video Mike! Can you do 120mm budget AIO coolers?
I had the Noctua 9A and it worked fine but ended up switching to the L12S which really kicks butt while still being able to fit in my NR200 case.
One cooler you didn't add, which is ridiculously short and able to fit into 1u chassis is the CNPS2X from Zalman. They are normally very cheap, around $15. They perform pretty decent for most 65w tdp cpus or apus, but very well if you're able to install a 120mm fan just above it. I used one in a goodisory a01 case with a ryzen 5600g and i was amazed it was able to stay quiet and keep the cpu under 78°C in benchmarks that taxed both the cpu and igpu.
Great video! Please test the Alpenföhn Black Ridge with a Noctua fan, if possible. Thanks :)
very interesting. i might switch my pure rock slim and get a low profile cooler, and a case. informative video
great review!
I have been waiting for his since the Tower Cooler videos, finally! Low Profile coolers can get some love! >:D
This is perfect. I'm looking for a low profile cooler for an itx system I'm planning to build
I love the inclusion of the wraith stealth as well, gives a proper comparison to a stock option
Great work, but can you include Jonsbo hp 400 like direct competitor vs Noctua NH-L9a/i to see how they perform against each other?
Gotta love this man's ITX journey!
Keen to see the catagory that the NH-L12S fits into, being the step up from these
Perfect. I chose an L9a for my R5 2600. My initial thought with the Chromax ver. was to help stop that white oxidation that happens with bare aluminium. I could be wrong though. But a black and sleek lookin cooler still looks cool(no pun intended)
The c7 seems to only be easy to get in some countries like Australia for me and I swapped out the fan for a noctua one and used cable ties. But the more expensive graphine version has mounting clips to use other fans
Looking forward to the next video. I have an old watercooler hanging off to the side All hanky mounted because i need the perfect small cooler for My system 😅
Really would like to see you test the IS-47K with the fan flipped, that's how I and most ppl I have seen on forums using it, performs better from most people's testing
I would've wanted you to test the Thermaltake Engine27. I know it's a rare find, but among the sub-30mm coolers, I remember its performance was appropriate provided you use 65W TDP chips.
When is the V2 of this video coming??? I need it! Amazing work
In a few weeks!
@@HardwareCanucks thanks for the reply!!!!
I have the non-copper Cryorig C7 in my Silverstone Raven RVZ03 and it goes like a champ. It was a legitimate coin flip between this and the Noctua and it came down to what was available at the time when I needed to make a purchase.
I hope you can include the Thermalright AXP120-X67 and the new revision Scythe Big Shuriken 3 Rev. B for the low profile cooler roundup. They're both 67mm tall and will match up against low profile mode on NH-L12S.
It would be also interesting to test both with Nidec Gentle Typhoon or NF-A12x25's. Both coolers should be able to fit the Meshlicious with standard thickness fans whereas NH-L12S is only good for low profile mode with stock 15mm thickness fan.
Would like to see a review on the Id cooling 240 vga cooler. Have been interested in that cooler for a while and haven’t found many reviews on it
Very relavant video for me right now. Im planning an ultra small form factor build with a ryzen 5 3400ge and an rtx a2000
Would like to see the Shadow Rock LP included in the next video. One of the best values for money in the low profile segment imo.
Enjoyed the video, well presented and good info.
If its not to late could you please include the Scythe Fuma 2 Rev.B in your review of low profile coolers (if it qualifies)? I would be very interested in preformance and ease of installation.
Thanks!
And also like to see the ID cooling SE224xt
Guess what's coming next.
Wow thanks, look forward to it.
WoW incredible vidéo again 🔥
My friend you are a God send, awesome vids. Going to be putting together a Ryzen 7 8700g with the new Asrock Deskmini x600 which launches at the end of june. What would you recommend to cool the beastly 8700g with a max clearance of 47mm?? I should note too that i don't care about fan noise, looking for the coldest possible solution for that APU. Cheers mate!
Thermalright AXP-90 X47 in a Meshlicious in 4-slot mode. Works marvelously. What I don't like of it (and most ITX coolers this size it seems) is the installation on the back of the motherboard, which almost involves guesswork on the proper torque needed for a succesful install.
Love the high effort testing, but a lot of these coolers are set-up without their optimal configs - usually most of the coolers with 92mm fans are swapped for a9x14s, since we want optimal heatsink performance with the best noise normalized fan.
Stuff like the is47k should be set up in intake instead of exhaust with a Noctua L9 backplate / bracket (10c+ drop over stock, depending on QC, and even then some units have concave coldplates), or replaced with a Black Ridge v2 entirely.
Hidden gems like the Z39 ($10-15) are used instead of the is30/l9a to reduce the effects of side panel vent turbulence etc with the fan also in intake, for a lot better noise-normalised thermals.
Here's a list of all the coolers that are usually best in class for most cases, from a few years of data in the SFFPC discord:
36mm: axp90x36 w/ a9x14 swap
39mm: z39 w/ a9x14 intake swap
45mm: bent Black Ridge v2 w/ a9x14
47mm: axp90x47 FULL Copper w/ a9x14 OR C7G w/ a9x14
OR: Black Ridge v2 w/ a9x14 intake for better noise with turbulent side panels
47mm w/ VLP ram: Black Ridge + p12 slim / a12x15
53mm: axp90x53 FULL Copper w/ a9x14
58mm: axp100 (58mm) Copper w/ ty100bp
65mm: L12 Ghost Edition w/ a12x15 swapped (or nfb9 kept, small diff)
OR: axp100 65mm ty100bp / Big Shuriken 3 w/ scythe KFS for better RAM compatibility
(or p12 slim swapped onto the BS3 for reduced cooling but better noise normalised)
66mm: L12s bent down (for use in Ghost S1, Formula X1 etc)
OR: axp120x67 w/ a12x15
70mm: L12S w/ a12x15
Anything Higher than 70mm but lower than tower: C14S
What you are talking about is potentially adding more cost. Some of these are already quite expensive (IMO) and spending more cash to swap their fans just isn't optimal from any standpoint.
@@HardwareCanucks This is true to a certain extent, but some of the coolers (z39, is47k etc) on here are relatively cheap even with an a9x14's cost added on (staying cheaper than say a L9a or AXP90CU respectively, even the 47k with the noctua backplate), and performing a lot better than the "better" cooler's stock configs for acceptable noise levels - mainly due to some brands' 9015 fans being pretty horrible, ID cooling etc in paticular. If you ever plan to do an update, those two combos would be best value in class for
@@jeffyjefferyjeff2848 So if one was to do a fan swap on an is47k to a NF A9x14. Then place the fan in the correct orientation (which is intake). After that buy a Noctua L9a AM4 backplate. Would this config be better than AXP90 X47 Full copper with NF A9x14 for an sff build where you have max 47mm? The reason I don't consider blackridge is due to ram compatibility.
Thermalright is the one to choose for SFF. It's been so good cooling my i7-12700kf in a DAN A4 sfx case, with a hot as hell 1080 TI (evga ftw3) baking it up at the same time. I actually found I can re-enable the E-cores on the CPU because the TR heatsink just takes the heat. It's awesome.
I have the Noctua NH-L9a on my AMD A10-6700 since 2014 and no issues until now!
Its amazing that the L9 Noctua still keeps on chugging. Every time I look at different low profile coolers its always back to the L9.
Unfortunate you were not able to get your hands on an Alpenfohn Blackridge (built in partnership with DAN for the Dancase A4). It has a subpar backplate-less mounting system (users get around this with their own backplates), but even in stock form it would have been a pretty competitive option in this roundup.
My first thought as well. I have a Blackridge with a Noctua A9x14 Chromax underneath and a A12x25 on top. In a Sliger Conswole, I've yet to discover a better combo. It's a fantastic so far and dead silent.
Agreed. I order d one and two months in, it hasn't arrived yet.
@@HardwareCanucks I had the Blackridge and one thing you find out the hard way is that its so long that it can block the video card slot unless you are using a case with a sandwich layout. Something you might want to check out in the review.
@@perdomot did u try rotating it?
@@HardwareCanucks I have a spare that I would be more than willing to loan to you for testing. I bought 2 for my MSI Z690I build that I just finished and it unfortunately doesn't fit that board at all. Always like to have an extra laying around. Let me know if you are interested.
Also, wanted to quiz you on a few things with your Sentry 2.0 build (I did basically the same build that you did, 12600K/ RTX 3090/ etc) that I'm not sure have really been talked about yet. At least not that I have seen.
I have the Noctua L9a except what I did was upgrade it with a full thickness fan instead of a slim fan. Highly recommend if you have enough extra room
18:26 I am so confused by the placement of the potted plant here. More than I expected. Lol.
I've used Cooler Master air coolers all the time in the past, mainly because of quality and I knew what I was getting. I agree that the Cooler Master mounting system is a PITA. If I was building a new PC, I agree that there are better options for a similar price and performance.
Hello, I hope we will get to see in the next video Noctua NH-U9S and Noctua NH-L9x65, also the AMD stock Wraith Prism cooler for comparison and maybe the Black Ridge as well (hopefully it will eventually arrive!).
U9S is slight too high but the x65 is just at the limit.