Noctua NH-D15 - Manual (Page 5)

Attaching the mounting bars
First put the plastic spacers onto the screw threads, then fix the
mounting bars using the 4 long screws.
Step 2
Required mounting parts:
Dear customer,
Congratulations on choosing the Noctua NH-D15.
Built on the basis of the legendary NH-D14 and carrying on
its quest for ultimate quiet cooling performance, our flagship
model NH-D15 is an elite-class dual tower cooler for the highest
demands. I’m confident that you will be able to sense some of the
research, attention and care we’ve put into making this cooler.
Enjoy your NH-D15!
Yours sincerely,
Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO
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 list on
our website (www.noctua.at/compatibility) and verify that the
cooler is fully compatible with your motherboard. 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 [email protected]. Noctua cannot be held responsi-
ble for any damage or losses caused by compatibility issues.
Multilingual versions of this manual are available on our
website: www.noctua.at/manuals
2x NM-AMB1 Mounting Bars
4x NM-APS1 Plastic Spacers 4x NM-ALS1 Screws
Caution: The SecuFirm2™ mounting system requires a back-
plate, which is preinstalled on most AMD mainboards. If your
mainboard doesn’t have a backplate, please contact our support
team at [email protected].
Removing the retention module
If your mainboard uses a retention module for CPU cooler instal-
lation, please remove it first. The SecuFirm2™ mounting system
will install directly to your mainboard’s stock backplate on the rear
side of the socket.
Step 1
Caution: Make sure that the curved sides of the mounting bars are
pointing inwards.
Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.
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 heatspreader.
Step3
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 center fan as well as the protec-
tion cover at the bottom side of the heatsink.
Step 4
Then put the heatsink onto the CPU and screw it to the screw
threads of the mounting bars.
Caution: Tighten the screws until they stop.
AMD stock backplate
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