Noctua NM-i115-1200 Series Installation Manual

Dear customer,
Congratulations on 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, we
also provide upgrade kits so that you can keep using your trusty
Noctua heatsink when you do a system upgrade.
Enjoy your Noctua cooler on LGA1200/LGA115x!
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO
This SecuFirm2™ Mounting-Kit for LGA1200 & LGA115x
(LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) is compatible with most
Noctua retail CPU coolers since 2005. For detailed, up to date
compatibility information please visit:
www.noctua.at/socket_compatibility
Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the compatibility
lists 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.
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.
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 2x NM-IMB2
LGA115x backplate mounting-Bars
4x NM-IPS1 4x NM-SSC1
plastic spacers short screws
Noctua NM-i115x-1200 | Installation Manual
1 Fixing the fastening-brackets to the cooler
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-
C14S, NH-D14 SE2011, NH-D15, NH-D15 SE-AM4, NH-D15S,
NH-D9L, NH-L12, NH-L9x65, NH-L9x65 SE-AM4. If you use the
NH-L12S, NH-U12A, NH-U12S, NH-U12S SE-AM4, NH-U14S or
NH-U9S, 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.
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 don't use excessive
force (max. torque 0.5 Nm).
Caution: Make sure to install the fastening brackets in the correct
position.
2 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.
3 Attaching the backplate
2x NM-SFB2
fastening brackets
4x NM-ITS1
thumb screws
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.
4 Installing the mounting bars
First put the plastic spacers onto the bolts of the backplate, then
add the mounting bars. Use the centre holes of 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.