Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 chromax.Black, Low-Profile CPU Cooler for AMD AM4 (Black)

Performs at the exact same level as the black ridge cooler, at least in my case with a R5 3600. Significantly quieter. Looks amazing. Affordable and available. You dont need a C7 cu. Just get this bad boy

Very quiet and all black. Doesnt have the noctua logo on the fan like some. The best low profile air cooler

No other low profile cooler has better temps than Noctua coolers. This is my second one on a different build and its always 30-35c at idle with probably the smallest case Ive ever housed a PC in.

So i got a new small itx case where my AIO is not able to fit. I bought this to cool my Ryzen 2700x and it works great. I play games mostly so cpu isnt intense. Its average is about 45c and ive seen it go as high as 75c during cinebench (cpu bench test). This is basically an open air case with alot of airflow. Im running it with a 3080ti. No issues at all with performance. Definitely recommend. Gpu tops out at 70c while gaming. Fyi. Very low fan noise.

This cooler was so easy to install into the tiny ASRock Deskmini. It is amazingly quiet, even under load. Far quieter than the stock cooler it comes with.

Not the easyest to install, but if you have a low heat CPU and not much space for coolers, this is a great one. If you add the foam thing noctua sells, its great

Great quality.

This seemed quite difficult to install with only one person. Required to screw down the heatsink on while screwing in the bracket on the backside of the motherboard. It does work well and cool well in my case though, it is extremely low profile.

Its very hard not to be impressed with these little coolers. I was so impressed with the one on my 10600 (the i version ofc) I bought this one for my new AMD rig and it is handling the 5800x just fine! Even under heavy load it isnt passing much over 80C, and undervolting has dropped that down to about 74~77 after 15m continuous high load. I cant speak for fully enclosed cases, but in my little SM560 its handling things better than expected.

Incredible quality and precise machining on the parts. Cools as 5600x well but may need to undervolt the CPU for serious gaming. Be very careful when you remove it from the socket. It can bond with a tight seal on the socket. Do not pull it straight up and out- use a slow gradual twisting or, like me, you will pull the CPU out of the socket with the heatsink and bend the corner pins on the processer.