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Noctua NH-U14S Installation Manual

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LGA1700, LGA1200 & LGA115x
Dear customer,
Thank you very much for choosing the the Noctua NH-U14S.
The NH-U14S is the first 140mm model in Noctua's
award-winning NH-U series. First introduced in 2005, the
NH-U series has become a standard choice for premium
quality quiet CPU coolers and won more than 400 awards
and recommendations from leading international hard-
ware websites and magazines.
Enjoy your NH-U14S!
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.
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 LGA1700, LGA1200 & LGA115x Dear customer, Thank you very much for choosing the the Noctua NH-U14S. The NH-U14S is the first 140mm model in Noctua’s award-winning NH-U series. First introduced in 2005, the NH-U series has become a standard choice for premium...

  • Page 2: Removing The Motherboard

    NOCTUA NH-U14S 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 LGA1200/115x LGA1700 Removing the motherboard...

  • 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 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: 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.

  • Page 6: Fan Setup

    Scan this code to display multilingual manuals on your phone. Fastening the heatsink to the CPU Transporting your system Caution: Please first take off the fan as well as the protection cover at the bottom side of the heatsink. Then put the heatsink onto the CPU and screw it to the screw threads of the mounting bars.
  • Page 7 L.N.A. Adding a second fan The NH-U14S includes an extra set of fan clips and an ex- tra set of thicker anti-vibration pads for installing a second NF-A15 fan in push/pull mode in order to further improve cooling performance.

  • Page 8: Transporting Your System

    (e.g. in shipping), we generally recommend, for safety reasons, taking the cooler off. Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage that may arise due to excessive stress during transport if you keep the heatsink installed.
  • Page 9 LGA20xx Dear customer, Thank you very much for choosing the the Noctua NH-U14S. The NH-U14S is the first 140mm model in Noctua’s award-winning NH-U series. First introduced in 2005, the NH-U series has become a standard choice for premium quality quiet CPU coolers and won more than 400 awards and recommendations from leading international hard- ware websites and magazines.
  • Page 10 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: Orientation A...
  • Page 11 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.
  • Page 12 (e.g. in shipping), we generally recommend, for safety reasons, taking the cooler off. Noctua cannot be held responsible for any damage that may arise due to excessive stress during transport if you keep the heatsink installed.
  • Page 13 Dear customer, Thank you very much for choosing the Noctua NH-U14S. The NH-U14S is the first 140mm model in Noctua’s award-winning NH-U series. First introduced in 2005, the NH-U series has become a standard choice for premium quality quiet CPU coolers and won more than 400 awards and recommendations from leading international hardware websites and magazines.
  • Page 14 If your motherboard does not include a stock backplate, please contact our Noctua service team at support@noctua.at. Attaching 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.
  • Page 15 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. Apply 5 small dots;...
  • Page 16 Caution: Gently tighten the screws until they stop, but do not use excessive force (max. torque 0.6 Nm). Fan setup Reattach the fan to the heatsink using the supplied fan clips:...
  • Page 17 L.N.A. Adding a second fan The NH-U14S includes an extra set of fan clips and an extra set of thicker anti-vibration pads for installing a second NF-A15 fan in push/pull mode in order to further improve cooling performance.
  • Page 18 Clip position for thick pads: standard pads: While Noctua recommends using an NF-A15 fan for best results in dual fan mode, the extra set of fan clips can also be used to install most other fans. The fan clips support: •...

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