Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition Installation Manua

! LGA115x & LGA1200
Dear customer,
Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition.
Our classic NH-L12 has proven to be the best air cooling
solution for Louqe's award-winning Ghost S1 enclosure. With its
single 92mm fan, the new Ghost S1 edition is tailored for use
in this case and has been updated with the latest SecuFirm2™
mounting hardware for all current mainstream sockets. Topped
off with our further improved NT-H2 thermal compound and a
full 6-year manufacturer's warranty, the NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition
is the ideal choice for premium grade quiet builds in the Louqe
Ghost S1 chassis.
Enjoy your NH-L12 Ghost S1 edition!
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO
This manual will guide you through the installation process of the
SecuFirm2™ mounting system step by step.
Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the compatibility list
on our website (www.noctua.at/compatibility) and verify that the
cooler is fully compatible with your motherboard. Please also make
sure that your PC case offers sufficient clearance for the cooler and
that there are no compatibility issues with any other components
(e.g. tall RAM modules).
Double check that the heatsink and fan clips do not make contact
with the VGA card or other PCIe cards. 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 support@noctua.at.
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our website:
www.noctua.at/manuals
Required mounting parts:
1x NM-IBP2 backplate 2x NM-IMB3 mounting bars
4x NM-IPS1 plastic spacers 4x NM-ITS1 thumbscrews
Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition| Installation Manual
1

Removing the motherboard

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.
2

Attaching the backplate

Caution: The supplied backplate will install over the mother-
board's stock backplate, so the motherboard's stock backplate
must not be taken off.
Place the 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.
3 Installing The Mounting Bars
First put the plastic spacers onto the bolts of the backplate, then
add the mounting bars.
Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according to the
desired final orientation of the cooler:
Orientation A Orientation B
Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are
pointing outwards.
Fix the mounting bars using the 4 thumbscrews.
Caution: Gently tighten the thumbscrews until they stop, but don't
use excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm).
4 Applying The Thermal Paste
If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on
your CPU, please clean them off first. Then press a drop (3-4mm
diameter) of NT-H2 onto the centre of the heatspreader.
Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heat
conductivity and cooling performance!