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LGA1700, LGA1200 & LGA115x
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!
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
centre on our website (ncc.noctua.at) and verify that the
cooler is fully compatible with your motherboard.
The NH-L12 heatsink has been designed before the
introduction of LGA17xx. As the clearance specifications
for LGA17xx differ from other sockets, verifying that
your motherboard is fully compatible with the NH-L12 is
especially crucial on this platform.
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
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO
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- Page 1 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!
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Page 2: Removing The Motherboard
NOCTUA NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition INSTALLATION MANUAL Required mounting parts: 1x NM-IBP4 2x NM-IMB3 backplate mounting bars 4x NM-ICS1 4x NM-ITS1 4x NM-IBT5 clip-on spacers thumb screws bolts 4x NM-IPS1 4x NM-IPS3 black plastic spacers for blue plastic spacers for... -
Page 3: Attaching The Backplate
Position 1: Position 2: LGA1200/115x LGA1700 Fix the bolts using the NM-ICS1 clip-on spacers. Note that 2 extra clip-on spacers are supplied in case any are lost or damaged when removing the bolts at a later point. Attaching the backplate Caution: The supplied backplate will install over the motherboard’s stock backplate, so the motherboard’s stock backplate must not be taken off. - Page 4 LGA1200/115x LGA1700 NM-IPS1 (black) NM-IPS3 (blue) Use hole position 1 for LGA1200/115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) and hole position 2 for LGA1700 (LGA17xx family): Position 1: Position 2: LGA1200/115x LGA1700 Caution: Make sure to use the correct hole position on both ends of the NM-IMB3 mounting bars so that they will not be misaligned.
- Page 5 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 four NM-ITS1 thumb screws.
- Page 6 Scan this code to display multilingual manuals on your phone. Transporting your system For LGA1200/115x (LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155, LGA1156) apply a single 4-5mm dot in the centre: Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower heat conductivity and cooling performance! Fastening the heatsink to the CPU Caution: Please first take off the protection cover at the bottom side of the heatsink.
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Page 7: Transporting Your System
6 years and direct, fast and straightforward RMA service. Should you encounter any problems with your NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team (support@noctua.at). Please also consult the FAQ section on our website:... - Page 8 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!
- Page 9 Required mounting parts: 2x NM-IMB3 mounting bars 4x NM-ITS1 4x NM-IBT2 thumb screws bolts Installing the mounting bars First screw the NM-IBT2 bolts into the screw threads of the LGA20xx socket frame. Then put the NM-IMB3 mounting bars onto the bolts. Caution: Choose the alignment of the mounting bars according to the desired final orientation of the cooler.
- Page 10 Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are pointing outwards. 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). Applying the thermal paste If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads on your CPU, please clean them off first.
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Page 11: Fan Configuration
6 years and direct, fast and straightforward RMA service. Should you encounter any problems with your NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team (support@noctua.at). Please also consult the FAQ section on our website: www.noctua.at/faqs... - Page 12 AMD (AM4 & AM5) NM-AMB6 Dear customer, Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition. If your motherboard does not come with a pre-installed CPU cooler retention module, the AMD stock backplate should be included with Our classic NH-L12 has proven to be the best air cooling the motherboard accessories.
- Page 13 If your motherboard does not include a stock backplate, please contact our Noctua support team at support@noctua.at. Attaching the mounting bars Caution: Choose either the short NM-AMB6 or the long NM-AMB7 mounting bars according to the desired final orientation of the cooler.
- Page 14 NM-AMB6 NM-AMB7 Caution: For the short NM-AMB6 mounting bars, make sure that the curved sides are pointing inwards. Caution: For the long NM-AMB7 mounting bars, make sure that the curved sides are pointing outwards. Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but do not use excessive force (max.
- Page 15 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: Fastening the heatsink to the CPU Caution: Please first take off the protection cover at the bottom side of the heatsink.
- Page 16 6 years and direct, fast and straightforward RMA service. Should you encounter any problems with your NH-L12 Ghost S1 Edition, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team (support@noctua.at). Please also consult the FAQ section on our website: www.noctua.at/faqs...
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