In my last review of a Noctua product, I was looking at their best CPU Cooler and probably the best Air CPU Cooler on today’s market, the Noctua NH-D14. Well, today I will be looking at Noctua’s low range cooler for use in HTPC-type setups, the NH-U9B SE2.
Aimed at the HTPC and mini tower cases, the U9B SE2 sports a super small form factor with 2x NF-B9 92mm fans and Noctua’s award-winning SecuFirm2 mounting system. Please be aware that this is definitely not a cooler you should be looking at for your full sized gaming rig. The U9B SE2 is designed to work with the small amount of air flow in an HTPC case. With the fans mounted to have both facing either side, rather than front and back, the fans are able to pull air from the vents typically found on either side of an HTPC case. This is typically not done with most coolers, but it is like this for the U9B SE2 for better performance in an HTPC case.
Source: RipTen
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