Noctua NM-AM5/4-MP78 Installation Manual

Dear customer,
Thank you very much for choosing a Noctua cooler for your
AMD 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 your AMD system!
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO
This NM-AM5/4 mounting kit can be used both on AMD
AM5 and AM4 motherboards. The installation procedure is
identical.
This manual will guide you through the installation process
step by step using an NH-U12S heatsink as an example.
Please note that the installation procedure is identical for all
models. Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the com-
patibility centre on our website (ncc.noctua.at) 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, 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 support@noctua.at.
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our
website: www.noctua.at/manuals
Please note that this NM-AM5/4-MP78 kit is compatible
with heatsinks with 78mm mounting pitch (see the following
list) only. For heatsinks with 83mm mounting pitch (see the
following list), the NM-AM5/4-MP83 kit must be used instead.
To find out how to determine if your cooler uses 83mm or 78mm
mounting pitch, please see: www.noctua.at/mounting-pitch
For detailed, up-to-date socket compatibility information please
visit: ncc.noctua.at/socket-compatibility-overview
NOCTUA NM-AM5/4-MP78
INSTALLATION MANUAL
! NM-AM5/4-MP78 (78mm mounting pitch)
NH-D12L
NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition
NH-L12S
NH-U9S (chromax.black)
NH-U12A (chromax.black)
NH-U12S (SE-AM4, chromax.black)
NH-U12S redux
NH-U14S
! NM-AM5/4-MP83 (83mm mounting pitch)
NH-D15 (SE-AM4, chromax.black)
NH-D15S (chromax.black)
NH-D14 (SE2011)
NH-D9L
NH-C14
NH-C14S
NH-C12P (SE14)
NH-L12
NH-U12P (SE1366, SE2)
NH-U9B (SE2)
NH-L9x65 (SE-AM4)
NH-P1
Required mounting parts:
AMD stock backplate
(Pre-installed on the motherboard)
2x NM-AMB7 4x NM-APS4
mounting bars grey plastic spacers
1 Removing the stock retention module
If your motherboard comes with a pre-installed CPU cooler
retention module, please first remove it by unscrewing it from
the backplate.
The SecuFirm2™ mounting system will install directly to the
stock backplate, so please keep it in place.
2 Installing the mounting bars
First put the plastic spacers onto the screw threads of the
backplate, then fix the NM-AMB7 mounting bars using the
four NM-ALS1 long screws.
Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are
pointing outwards.
4x NM-ALS1
long screws
Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but do not
use excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm).
3 Applying the thermal paste
If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on
your CPU, please clean them off first.
Apply 5 small dots; 4 small dots with ~2mm diameter near
the corners plus 1 dot with 3-4mm diameter in the centre: