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Northwind Whisper W6

Current productReleased 2026MPN NWD-WHISPER-W6GTIN 0900000000084

Northwind Whisper W6 is a air tower rated for 250 W at 21 dB(A), 165 mm tall, with brackets for ZX5, ZX4, LG2100, LG1900.

Best for

  • High-power processors under sustained all-core load
  • Quiet builds

Main trade-offs

  • At 165 mm it needs matching case clearance
  • Rated 21 dB(A)

Lowest sample total

$88

Sample data

Across 3 demo retailer offers including shipping. 1.1% above the sample-window median.

Offers
3

2 in stock

Updated
Jul 28, 2026

Data version qgem5pedi9m3

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Retailer offers

Retailer offers

Ranked by delivered total, stock and data freshness. Commission never affects this order.

Sample data
Sample data — illustrative fixture prices from a demo feed, not live retailer quotes.
RetailerPriceShippingTotalAvailabilityOpen retailer
BitForge SupplyBest totalAffiliate partnerSample feed14-day returns · observed 4 d ago$82.99$4.99$87.98In stockGo to store
Nordic PartsAffiliate partnerSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago$85.99$7.99$93.98In stockGo to store
Atlas ComponentsNo affiliate linkSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago$94.99Free$94.99Low stockGo to store

Sample data — illustrative fixture prices from a demo feed, not live retailer quotes. We are not the seller and take no payment. How offers are verified.

Price history

Lowest observed sample total per observation date, 9 points.

Sample data
Lowest
$83
Highest
$90
Median
$87
Current best
$88

Dashed line marks the median of the sample window. All values are illustrative fixture data.

Normalized specifications

Canonical values after unit normalization. Fields used by the compatibility engine are marked.

Typecompat
Air tower
Installed heightcompat
165 mm
Radiator sizecompat
—
Socket supportcompat
ZX5, ZX4, LG2100, LG1900
Rated cooling capacitycompat
250 W
Rated noise
21 dB(A)
Fans
2
RGB lighting
No

Compatibility

Every pairing below was evaluated by the same rule engine the builder uses.

  • CPU

    7 of 7 compatible

    Works with Aetheron ZX-5600, Aetheron ZX-7600X, Aetheron ZX-7800X3V and 4 more.

    Northwind Whisper W6 is rated for 250 W but Volterra LG-14900K peaks at 253 W. Expect thermal throttling in sustained all-core work.

  • Case

    3 of 6 compatible

    Works with Meridian Atlas A4, Meridian Forge F9, Meridian Silentia S7.

    Only 3 mm above the 165 mm cooler. The side panel will fit, but tall memory or a thicker fan will not.

    Northwind Whisper W6 is 165 mm tall; Meridian Compact C3 allows 158 mm.

    Northwind Whisper W6 is 165 mm tall; Meridian Lumen L6 allows 162 mm.

    Northwind Whisper W6 is 165 mm tall; Meridian Nano N2 allows 67 mm.

Provenance

Every canonical value carries the source it came from, when it was retrieved and how confident we are.

FieldSourceRetrievedConfidence
coolerTypeManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
fanCountManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
heightMmManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
noiseDbaManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
radiatorMmManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
rgbManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
socketSupportManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
tdpRatingWManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%

Demo product

Northwind Whisper W6 is a fictional model created for this demonstration catalog. Its specifications are internally consistent so the compatibility and scoring engines can be exercised, but it does not describe a real product.