"A midlife upgrade for my parent’s PC that I built for them during COVID. It’s mostly used for word processing, web browsing, and document management. Since I already had a fanless PSU from a previous build I thought I splurge on Noctua’s fanless CPU cooler and give a passively cooled PC a try.
The temperatures seem fine, the highest I’ve seen it go was just above 50 degrees after I played a modern visual novel on it for several hours. I wasn’t expecting a massive air cooler to have trouble handling a 3200G. And the noise levels were silent, of course. It’s actually a bit unsettling how quiet it is; since there is no fan or lighting, it’s sometimes hard to tell if it’s on or off.
The NH-P1 itself was good, it had clear instructions, all of the accessories were organized, and even came with a Torq screwdriver with the correct length for the cooler and thermal paste. The only issue was how enormous the NH-P1 is. It prevented me from screwing in all of the standoffs and plugging in the EPS cable. I had to remove and remount the cooler after I installed the motherboard inside of the case and plugged in all the cables first. Screwing into the mount is also a bit tricky since it’s difficult to align it with the cooler."
Source: PCPP Get the Noctua NH-P1 here