Noctua NH-C14 - Manual (Page 3)

NH-C14 | Installation Manual AMD
Required mounting parts:
First put the plastic spacers onto the screw threads, then fix
the mounting bars using the 4 long screws.
Attaching the mounting bars
Step 2:
Thank you very much for choosing a Noctua cooler. This
manual will guide you through the installation process of
the SecuFirm2
tm mounting system step by step.
Prior to installing the cooler, please consult the compat-
ibility list on our website and verify that the cooler is fully
compatible with your motherboard.
Should you encounter any difficulties, please check the
FAQs on our website and don’t hesitate to contact our sup-
port team at [email protected]. Noctua cannot be held
responsible for any damage or losses caused by compat-
ibility issues.
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our
website: www.noctua.at
Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting
bars are pointing inwards.
Noctua NH-C14 AMD
Installation Manual
Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.
2x mounting bars
4x long screws
4x plastic spacers
Caution: The SecuFirm2 tm mounting system requires a backplate,
which is preinstalled on most AM2/AM2+/AM3 mainboards.
If your mainboard doesn’t have a backplate, please contact our
support team at [email protected].
Step 3:
Applying thermal paste
If there are residual traces of thermal paste or thermal pads
on your CPU, please clean them off first. Then press a small
drop (4-5mm diameter) of NT-H1 onto the centre of the heat-
spreader.
Caution: Applying too much thermal paste will lower the heat
conductivity and cooling performance!
Removing the retention module
Step 1:
If your mainboard uses a retention module for CPU cooler in-
stallation, please remove it first. The
SecuFirm2 tm mounting
system will install directly to your mainboard’s stock backplate
on the rear side of the socket.
AMD stock backplate
Step 4:
Fastening the heatsink to the CPU
Caution: Please take off the protection cover at the bottom side
of the heatsink first!
Put the heatsink onto the CPU and screw it to the screw threads
of the mounting bars.
Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.
Caution: Please be careful when reaching through the fan
blades with the screwdriver to avoid damaging the fan blades.
Before proceeding with the installation, please verify carefully
that you can reach through the fan blades with the screw-
driver. If the access to the screws is blocked by the fan blades
or frame struts, please open the fan clips, adjust the position
of the fans and then put the fan clips back on. If necessary,
you can readjust the position of the fans after the installation
is completed.