Noctua NM-i115x-1200 User manual

NOCTUA NM-i115x-1200
INSTALLATION MANUAL
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Dear customer,
Thank you very much for choosing a Noctua cooler for your Intel
LGA1200/LGA115x system. We always like to think of our coolers
as safe long-term investments: Not only are they built to last,
but we also provide upgrade kits so that you can keep using
your trusty Noctua heatsink whenever you do a system upgrade.
Enjoy your Noctua cooler on LGA1200/LGA115x!
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO
Required mounting parts:
Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according to
the desired final orientation of the cooler:
Orientation A Orientation B
First put the NM-IPS1 plastic spacers onto the bolts of the
backplate, then add the NM-IMB2 mounting bars. Use hole
position 1 on the mounting bars.
Installing the mounting bars
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Place the NM-IBP2 backplate on the rear side of the motherboard
so that the bolts stick through the mounting holes.
Caution: Please make sure that the three cut-outs in the
supplied backplate align with the screws of the motherboard’s
stock backplate.
Caution: Make sure to install the fastening brackets in the correct
position.
Attaching the backplate3
In case you want to use the cooler on an assembled system and
your case doesn’t have a cut-out at the rear side of the mother-
board tray, you first have to remove the motherboard from the
case in order to be able to install the supplied backplate.
Removing the motherboard2
Then fix the new NM-SFB2 fastening brackets to the cooler (you
can either use the original screws or the supplied NM-SSC1
screws). Tighten the screws until they stop, but do not use exces-
sive force (max. torque 0.5 Nm).
Fixing the fastening-brackets to the cooler1
Caution: The following cooler models already use the NM-SFB2 or
compatible fastening brackets, so if you use one of these models,
please skip this step and directly proceed to the next one:
NH-D14 SE2011, NH-D15 SE-AM4 and NH-L9x65 SE-AM4. If
you use the NH-U12S SE-AM4 you can also skip this step, but in
this case, you need to use the NM-IMB3 mounting bars supplied
with the cooler rather than the NM-IMB2 bars supplied with this
kit in step 2.
First take off the original fastening-brackets from the cooler by
unscrewing the four short screws.
Caution: The supplied backplate will install over the motherboard’s
stock backplate, so the motherboard’s stock backplate must not
be taken off.
This manual will guide you through the installation process step
by step using an NH-U12P heatsink as an example. Please note
that the installation procedure is identical for all models.
Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the compatibility
centre on our website (ncc.noctua.at) and verify that the cooler
is fully compatible with your motherboard.
Pleasealso makesurethat your PCcaseoffers sufficientclearance for
the cooler and that there are no compatibility issues with any other
components (e.g. tall RAM modules).
Doublecheckthattheheatsinkandfanclipsdonotmakecontactwith
the VGA card, other PCIe cards, motherboard heatsinks or any other
components.
Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage or losses
caused by compatibility issues.
Should you encounter any difficulties, please check the FAQs on our
website (www.noctua.at/faqs) and don’t hesitate to contact our
support team at [e-mail].
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our
website: www.noctua.at/manuals
2x NM-IMB2
mounting-Bars
2x NM-SFB2
fastening brackets
1x NM-IBP2
LGA115x backplate
4x NM-ITS1
thumb screws
4x NM-SSC1
short screws
4x NM-IPS1
black plastic spacers
Position 1:
LGA1200/115x

NOCTUA NM-i115x-1200
INSTALLATION MANUAL
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Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but do not use
excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm).
Install the fan as described in the cooler manual. If you don’t
have it at hand, you can download it at www.noctua.at/manuals.
Installing the fan7
Even with high-grade products and strict quality control, the
possibility of defects cannot be eliminated entirely. Therefore,
we aim at providing the highest possible level of reliability and
convenience by offering a warranty period of 6 years and direct,
fast and straightforward RMA service.
Should you encounter any problems with your Noctua
product, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team at
[email protected].
Please also consult the FAQ section on our website:
www.noctua.at/faqs
Warranty, support and FAQs!
As it is not possible to reliably calculate or control the forces
that act upon a system during transport (e.g. in shipping), we
generally recommend, for safety reasons, taking off coolers with
a total weight of more than 700g (incl. fan).
If the weight of the heatsink without fan is below 700g and
the total weight including fan is above 700g, we recommend
taking off the fan from the heatsink in order to reduce the weight
below 700g.
Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage that may
arise due to excessive stress during transport if you keep the
heatsink installed.
Transporting your system!
If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on
your CPU, please clean them off first. Then press a small drop with
3-4mm diameter of NT-H1 onto the centre of the heatspreader.
Applying the thermal paste
Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heat
conductivity and cooling performance!
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Fix the mounting bars using the four NM-ITS1 thumb screws.
Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but do not use
excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm).
Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are
pointing outwards.
Caution: If you’re using the cooler for the first time, please take
off the protection cover at the bottom side of the heatsink first!
Put the heatsink onto the CPU and screw it to the screw threads
of the mounting bars.
Fastening the heatsink to the CPU6