Noctua NH-L9a

An air cooler standing 160mm tall rated to dissipate 180W. Noise is specced at 30 dBA; socket compatibility spans AM5, AM4, LGA1700. That rating covers upper-midrange CPUs at stock and mild overclocks. At 160mm tall, verify case cooler clearance — mid-towers typically allow 160–170mm.

Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts. Noctua backs the product through its standard warranty channels; check the listing for region-specific terms. The full specification sheet below breaks out every listed detail, and the compatibility checker flags conflicts with parts already in your build. The category page surfaces comparable models near the same price, which makes shortlisting against this CPU cooler straightforward.