Noctua has announced that the chromax.black versions of its NH-D9L and NH-L9x65 CPU coolers are now available to purchase from Amazon for EUR 74.90 / USD 74.90 and EUR 69.90 / USD 69.90, respectively.
chromax.black is basically Noctua’s fancy way of saying “all black,” and here’s what the manufacturer had to say about these new CPU coolers that are aimed at Small Form Factor builds:
Staying true to the successful formula of the original models, the new chromax.black versions with their black fans and black coated heatsinks combine the same signature quiet cooling performance with a sleek stealth look.
The new NH-D9L chromax.black and NH-L9x65 chromax.black are identical to the award-winning regular models except for the colour: Featuring black coated heatsinks, black fans with black anti-vibration-pads, black fan clips and black mounting parts, they are literally black from head to toe. Thanks to thoroughgoing optimisations of the coating material and process, the chromax.black models provide the same, renowned quiet cooling performance as their regular, non-coated counterparts.
The NH-D9L has been designed to provide excellent efficiency at a height of only 110mm. Its comparably low profile (15mm lower than classic 9cm tower coolers such as the NH-U9S) doesn’t only guarantee full 3U compliance but also makes the NH-D9L ideal for compact mini-ITX and Small Form Factor cases that have airflow paths parallel to the motherboard. Thanks to its 95x95mm footprint, the NH-D9L always clears the RAM and PCIe slots, even on ITX motherboards.
The NH-L9x65 covers a middle ground between the larger NH-L12 series and the ultra-compact NH-L9i and NH-L9a series. With 65 instead of 37mm height and four instead of two heatpipes, the NH-L9x65 is more powerful than its smaller siblings yet retains the NH-L9i’s 95x95mm footprint, which, like with the D9L, not only guarantees 100% RAM and PCIe compatibility on current motherboards but also makes the cooler more convenient to work with as it doesn’t overhang near-socket connectors.
Thanks to their highly optimised NF-A9 and NF-A9x14 premium fans that support fully automatic speed control via PWM, both coolers run remarkably quiet. Topped off with the professional SecuFirm2™ multi-socket mounting system for Intel and AMD (including the new offset mounting bars for better performance on AM5), Noctua’s renowned NT-H1 thermal compound and a 6 year manufacturer’s warranty, they fuse everything users have come to expect from Noctua’s larger coolers into compact premium packages for space restricted systems.
“Many users who build Small Form Factor systems value build-aesthetics just as much as performance and quietness of operation”, says Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). “Our NH-D9L and NH-L9x65 are highly popular among Small Form Factor builders, so we’re excited to introduce them in all-black chromax versions!”
Noctua says that these CPU coolers will be available for purchase at other retailers shortly.
Discussion (4 replies)
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I don't really buy air coolers anymore, at least not for my main machine, but what always used to keep me away from Noctua's otherwise excellent coolers was the ugly color scheme. Bright chrome and that awful brown on beige fan coloring.
I've always been a "performance first" person, who doesn't really care much about aesthetics (within reason) but I just couldn't make myself do it. I hate beige and brown on pretty much anything other than natural wood.
I just rebuilt my better halfs machine into a Fractal Terra SFF ITX case, and wound up going with a Noctua NH-L12S there. Would ahve preferred if it were black, but it is not a big deal. The case has no windows. (you can see it through the vent holes though)
Agree with you there completely man. In recent years they've been introducing much more tolerable color schemes, mainly of the black variety, and I do appreciate that. They stuck to their classic color scheme for so f*cking long. I understand having a signature look, but why did they pick one that looks like @ss? On the other hand, it made it very easy to identify when something was made by Noctua. There was no mistaking that color scheme.
I kinda dig it when it's done right. But yeah, throw that in there with unicorn clown barf RGB and it looks awful.
Wow, even the GPU power cables match that Noctua color scheme. I guess it kinda works with that wood paneling on the outside of the case, but these colors are definitely not for me.